Thursday 17th September 2026

Events in Lacock are here at the top of this page, please scoll down to find the events taking place in Bath

Jane Austen Festival in Lacock

Coach meeting point: Royal Avenue in Victoria Park opposite Treetop Cafe, Royal Ave, BA1 2NR at 9:25 > arrives in Lacock 10:30
For return journey: Meet in Lacock National Trust car park 15:40 > arrives back to Bath 16:45

Venue for the day-trip: Lacock Village, Lacock, Chippenham SN15 2LF

New for 2026, the Jane Austen Festival is having a day out! We are encouraging our fellow Austen-lovers to head to the picturesque village of Lacock (known to many Austen fans as the Meryton from the 1995 Pride and Prejudice) on Thursday 17th September, and providing a mix of pre-booked and drop-in activities.

Regency costume very welcome but not mandatory, we would love to see as many people in Regency costume as possible, as we turn back the clock to a Regency Lacock!

There will be coach transport provided, however you are very welcome to make your own way to Lacock. There will be plenty of things to do in Lacock: a visit to Lacock Abbey, two different group lunches will be pre-bookable, along with the Regency dance workshop and Book Club listed below. Within the village there are also a number of small shops, cafes and bakeries, along with the Church. 

Coach transport, lunch, visiting Lacock Abbey (for both non members and members of the National Trust) & the Regency dance workshop must be pre-booked. Please do this by carefully selecting from the list of ticket options on the booking page which things you would like to book for.

National Trust members- the National Trust team at Lacock Abbey would really appreciate it if you reserve a free place for visiting Lacock Abbey to help them manage numbers on the day! Even if you are not joining us for any of the any other activities and will find your own way there, please let us know you intend to visit the Abbey.

Tickets:

• Return coach travel- £16 per person
• National Trust Members - Lacock Abbey Free - please remember your National Trust card! / Non member - Lacock Abbey £19.95
• Buffet Lunch at the Red Lion £25 / Afternoon Tea at Sign of the Angel £28
• “As Danced at Meryton” - Regency dance workshop- £18
• Locations in Pride and Prejudice - Book Club with a location twist! - Free drop-in event

*Festival Friends - you will only need to input your priority booking code once to book any number of tickets for the various events on this day-trip. Whichever events you select, booking them all will only use up one of your code's uses

Buffet Lunch at the Red Lion Pub
- Meryton Assembly Rooms from P&P 1995

Lunch begins at 12:30

Venue: Red Lion, High St, Lacock, Chippenham SN15 2LQ

Buffet lunch to include: 
Coronation chicken flatbread
Smoked salmon, creme fraiche, pickled cucumber, sourdough
Roasted red pepper and houmous wrap- vegan
Quiche lorraine
Barbecue chicken wings, crispy onions
Gold ale battered haddock goujons, tartar sauce
Mini dark chocolate brownie
Cupcake selection

Buffet Lunch per person £25

Afternoon Tea at the Sign of the Angel
 - opposite Cranford's Miss Matty's House

Afternoon Tea begins at 12:30

Venue: Sign of the Angel, 6 Church St, Lacock, Chippenham SN15 2LB

Afternoon Tea will include:
A trio of sweet treats
A selection of savoury snacks
A variety of fruit scones or plain scones
Finger sandwiches
A choice of loose leaf tea or cafetiere coffee

Afternoon Tea per person £28

“As Danced at Meryton” - Regency dance workshop

11:00 (duration 1hr 30mins)

Venue: Lacock Village Hall, East St, Lacock, Chippenham SN15 2LF

Join The Jane Austen Dancers for delightful dances selected specifically from the Meryton scenes (Meryton Assembly & Lucas Lodge) of the Pride & Prejudice TV/film productions. These dances are fun and fast, but we won’t try to keep pace with Jane Austen’s Meryton Assembly where they danced twelve dances and the Boulanger!
Aimed at all levels of ability (but the dances are fast), there’s no need to bring a partner. Period costume (no trains) is welcome but not essential. Please wear flat, non-slip shoes, light clothing and bring a drink. You will need a good understanding of English to understand the dance calling.

Tickets £18

Locations in Pride and Prejudice - Book Club with a location twist!

14:00 (duration 1 hour)

Venue: Lacock Village Hall, East St, Lacock, Chippenham SN15 2LF

Walks to Meryton, trips to Derbyshire, relocations to Brighton and overnight stays in Netherfield… location is what moves the plot forward in Pride and Prejudice! Join us in Lacock Village Hall to discuss place and space in Pride and Prejudice.
Jane Austen Festival book clubs take place in small groups, with a list of suggested questions, however we also encourage participants to bring their own thoughts and questions along, and be ready to chat! 

Our book clubs are drop-in sessions with no need to pre-register- we’ll try to accommodate as many people as we can.

Free drop-in event

Bath based events:

"Carriages" to Meryton & Longbourn - minibus tour

13:15 (duration 4 hours)

Meet: Bath War Memorial, Royal Ave, Bath BA1 2PH

Starting with a driving tour of Austen’s Bath, then onto the village of Luckington to visit the St Mary with St Ethelbert Church and walk in the footsteps of the P&P 1995 cast. Next Lacock – a village trapped in time and the location for Meryton & Highbury. Then back to Bath to finish with the best view of Bath from ‘that Noble Hill’.
For this event you will travel in a small luxury 21st Century minibus driven by your tour guide Adge Secker.

Tickets £65

Museum Late Opening at No 1 Royal Crescent

Entrance times start from 16:40 - Last entrance 19:00

Venue: No.1 Royal Crescent, BA1 2LR

Wander the twilit museum and take in the story of the house from a fresh perspective. With standard admission, you will enjoy after-hours access to the museum. Refreshments will be available for purchase throughout the evening, and our on-site gift shop will be open for your perusal.
Open from 4:30pm – 8pm (last admission 7pm, shop and bar close 7:30pm).
Our Jane Austen in Bath experience will run all evening.
Regency costume very welcome, but not mandatory.

Tickets £16 Adult, £14.50 Concession from No.1 Royal Crescent

Regency Rum Bluffers: Pride & Prejudice - singing workshop

17:30 (duration 1hr 30mins)

Venue: Ante Room, Old Theatre Royal, 12 Old Orchard St, Bath BA1 1JU

Regency Rum Bluffers are returning this year with another of their popular Singing with Jane Austen workshops, this year with a Pride and Prejudice theme. Songs are either from Jane Austen’s music collection or the Regency period and will be taught by ear, so no previous musical skills are needed…….and of course there will be the usual quiz.

Tickets £25

Regency Games Evening

18:00 & 20:00 (duration 2hrs each)

Venue: The Bath Gin Bar, 2-3 Queen St, Bath BA1 1HE

Jane Austen was known to be particularly adept at both cup & ball, and spillikins. Enjoy an evening or late-night session trying your skills (or luck) at these, as well as lottery tickets, whist, hazard and other Regency-era games, provided by John White of Select Society.
Fortunes will be gained or lost in the delicious venue of the Bath Distillery Gin Bar; here you will meet the talented mixologists who have created the cocktails of ‘Gin’ Austen, which are a fabulous way to explore the elegance and subtlety of their own gin.

Tickets £12

Ghost Walk

19:15 (duration 1hr 30mins)

Meet: Outside the main door of Bath Abbey, Abbey Churchyard, BA1 1LY

Take a leisurely night-time stroll through the haunted streets of Bath - listen to eerie stories of murder, mystery, mayhem, and ghosts. Including tales of execution areas, haunted pubs, the old hospital, theatre and, of course, the duelling ground where so many met a grisly fate. A scary and fun evening out!

Tickets £17

Lovers’ Vows - Exclusively in Bath for one night only!

20:00 (duration 1 hour)

Venue: Old Theatre Royal, 12 Old Orchard St, Bath BA1 1JU

What would have happened if Sir Thomas Bertram never came back early to Mansfield Park?
The Natural Theatre Company asked themselves that very question. You thought you’d never get to see it, but here it is at last; the (hopefully) full rehearsal of Elizabeth Inchbald’s Lovers Vows’ featured in Jane Austen’s iconic novel, acted out in all its chaotic glory. Will this play within a play be any good? Or will the play go wrong?
(Suitable for ages 12+)

Tickets £28

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