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The Jane Austen Centre


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 109 attractions in Bath
Traveller Description: The Jane Austen Centre offers you a snapshot of life during Regency times and explores how living in this magnificent city affected Jane Austen’s... more »
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Attraction type: Tourist/visitor centre, Museum, History museum, Speciality shop
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Address: 40 Gay Street Bath BA1 2NT
England
Tel: 001225 443000
Fax: 001225443018

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16 Dec 2009

The exhibition was well set up with lots of interesting things to see, a very knowledgeable guide. more

Superb
20 Nov 2009

Loved it - the whole experience. Have tea in the Regency Tea rooms definately and leave plenty of time to peruse the gift shop. Wander around the town of Bath and see in your own time the different apsects of Janes life. more

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5 of 5 stars
American in Paris
19 Nov 2009

My daughters and I greatly enjoyed our visit to the Jane Austen Centre in Bath. The staff were pleasant and friendly, as well as knowledgeable. The displays were interesting. We especially enjoyed having lunch in the tea room upstairs, and delighted in learning about having tea the proper way. We learned much about Jane Austen's life and about the settings... more

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5 of 5 stars
Bear Cross,Bournemouth
16 Nov 2009

I really enjoyed my visit to the Jane Austen Centre. It was entertaining as well as educational. The lecture before the tour was very informative and gave an insight into the future marketing of Jane Austen. What a pity she never knew how famous she would become! The exhibition lets us into another world of fashion, manners and customs., and... more

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1 of 5 stars
sheffield
12 Nov 2009

We paid £13-14 to get into this. I may as well have set fire to my money for what it was worth. The talk was a pretty boring rendition of a family tree which could easily have been replaced with a chart and a few quotes. It reminded me of school when all I could think of was home time!... more

Management response from
Bathbluesman, Manager

Dear "robski90", We are very sorry to hear that you were disappointed with your visit to the Jane Austen Centre. It is very rare for us to receive such a review. We are especially sorry to hear that you did not enjoy the introductory talk as we take pride in this part of the visitor experience. We would never replace...

7 Nov 2009

My daughter and I visited the Jane Austen Centre last summer and enjoyed it very much. The tour was very informative and we especially liked the video featuring the actress who played Anne Elliott in "Persuasion". The Tea Room was delightful and the offerings were all delicious. Our favorite yummy was the scone and clotted cream. I've never had better. more

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5 of 5 stars
Los Angeles, California
4 Nov 2009

I planned a visit to Bath entirely because of my recent obsession with Jane Austen's novels and her own person. I was therefore delighted to visit the Jane Austen Center and my very high expectations were entirely met. The staff were very knowledgeable and generous with their time and the exhibit itself was beautiful. more

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5 of 5 stars
Budapest
23 Oct 2009

I totally enjoyed the talk about Jane Austen's life at the beginning of the exchibition. Afterwards I adored the clothes and the letters and I also liked the video. It is worth visiting it again! more

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5 of 5 stars
Wiesbaden
21 Oct 2009

I enoyed very much my visit at the centre. Very interesting introductory talk to the exhibition. The shop and the tea room are great additions ! The tea room is the best in Bath :-) more

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5 of 5 stars
Maidstone
20 Oct 2009

I'm doing a course on the Romantic novelists and was in the area when I learned about this place. The price of entry was pretty standard with various concessions and I wasn't expecfting too much. It isn't the actual house Jane Austen stayed in but just down the same road from one leased by the family so I guess it... more

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The Jane Austen Centre Address

40 Gay Street, Bath BA1 2NT, England
Tel: 001225 443000 Fax: 001225443018