Jane Austen's Bath And History Trail

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Itinerary

1. Here is where we meet. The Pulteney Bridge is a replica of the Ponte Veccio in Florence with shops lining both sides and was designed in 1769. We continue along Argyle Street and stop to looking at Laura Place and Great Pulteney Street. This stop takes about 15 minutes during which the magnificant town house architecture Great Pulteney Street is explained and its famous residents in the 18th and 19th century. The Holburne Museum of Art is visible from this stop. A walk along Pulteney Street towards the Holburn Museum can be undertaken and at the same time viewing the front of No. 4 Sydney Place where a name plaque commemorates Jane Austens first dwelling in Bath (no admission, museum or centre).

   20 min

2. Celebrating Bath's most famous resident The Jane Austen Centre offers a snapshot of life during Regency times and explores how living in Bath affected Jane Austen's life and writing. A tour through the centre can be booked separately by guests , however my tour does include entering the centre free of charge and visiting the book shop .

   20 min

3. The most photographed building in Bath and largest Crescent in Europe was built in the second half of the 18th century and consists of 30 terraced houses dramatically connected with giant Ionic columns. No. 1 is a museum and guests can see what these grand Georgian houses looked like inside. Charge and tour of the museum is not included.

   15 min

4. A grand medieval cathedral was started in the early 12th century and in 1499 Bishop Oliver King started restoration . Completion took place under Elizabeth I in 1611 . The Abbey is famous for its memorials and wall plaques and the crowning of the first Kind of England, Edgar I in 977. Details will be explored and explained and guests can visit its interiors.

   20 min

5. This is the only place in Britain where you may swim in natural thermal water, crowned with a rooftop pool with 35 degrees Celsius and open summer and winter. The Hetling Spring, Cross Spring and King's Spring will be explained and their origins dating back 10.000 years.

   Passes by

6. Besides the unique architectural achievements of the square guests will get to know details of Jane Austen's short residence at No. 13 in 1799

   Passes by

7. The Masterpiece of the John Wood architects, inspired by their interest in prehistoric stone circles and designed to emulate the Coliseum in Rome. Guest will learn and explore more about the uniqueness of this iconic site. Work started in 1754.

   20 min

8. Public and ball rooms of grand designs where the fashinable people of the Regency period socialized. The ballrooms , the octagon, the card room and the tea room still play host to many events.

   15 min

9. The main landmark of Bath dating from the 1st century AD, featuring the impressive Roman temple of Sulis Minerva and pools. It is recommended that guess book audio tours for the Roman Bath separately before or after the tour . Adjoing the baths is a sumbol of the city's golden age in the Gerogian Period - the Pump Room -where the fashin concious elite gathered for balls, tea and to 'take the waters'. It was here that Catherine and Isabelle often met in Jane Austen's novel 'Northanger Abbey'

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 121 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Highly recommend

  Excellent walking tour! Very informative and a great way to see the city. Loved learning more about Jane and how she saw the city.

  Trisha_KOctober 2026via Viator

• 5Jane Austen and Bath tour

  This was an extremely informative tour with an intersection of Bath history with information of Austen’s life along with places she lived and stayed in Bath. The knowledge I received on the tour helped me understand her perspective when she wrote her novels in an incredible way. It made me appreciate her life and her work in a new way. Highly recommend this tour!

  Amber_SOctober 2026via Viator

• 4Very good introduction to Jane Austen’s Bath.

  This was a really enjoyable guided walk which took in a wide range of Bath locations, mainly, but not exclusively related to Jane Austen. Our guide was knowledgeable and engaging. I would, ideally, have enjoyed more direct references to the scenes in Persuasion and Northanger Abbey which were set in Bath - actual locations where characters lived or visited.

  jchjclOctober 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Exceeded expectations

  Ulrich was an excellent guide. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed the Jane Austen Trail with him

  amosdblnSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Wonderful tour to learn about Jane and Bath

  Great blend of info on Jane A and Bath. Ulrich is pleasant and extremely knowledgeable about Jane A and Bath. Highly recommend. We really enjoyed our tour.

  Laurie_GSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5Deep history of Jane Austen and Bath

  Ulrich was incredibly well informed and took us deep into Jane Austen and her relationship to Bath. We spent almost three hours with him and enjoyed every minute of it. He knew so much about Bath and Jane and had a real passion for the subject. Highly recommended,

  M9404ECelizabetheSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in Bath

• Its from-price is 68% below the median of the 144 experiences we list in Bath.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 16 of 144.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Bath

Bath, in the west of England, is a Georgian spa city of honey-coloured stone, built around natural hot springs first used by the Romans.

Bath's hot springs were first enclosed by the Romans, who built a temple and bathhouse complex here in the first century, now the Roman Baths museum beside Bath Abbey. In the eighteenth century the city rebuilt itself as a fashionable spa in pale local limestone, and the terraces and crescents designed by John Wood the Elder and the Younger, including the Circus and the Royal Crescent, give it its look. The whole city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Top-ranked sights in Bath: Roman Baths, Royal Crescent, The Circus.

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