Jane Austen's Bath - minibus tour

9:00 - Friday 11th, Monday 14th, Thursday 17th & Sunday 20th September 2026

(duration 3 hours)

A combination of walking and driving visiting outdoor locations in Austen's Persuasion and Northanger Abbey. Includes Charlcombe, described by Jane 'as being sweetly situated in a little green valley', and finishes 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.

Meet: 9:00 at the Bath War Memorial, Royal Ave, Bath BA1 2PH

Ticket £52

"Carriages" to Meryton & Longbourn - minibus tour

13:15 - Friday 11th, Saturday 12th, Monday 14th, Thursday 17th & Sunday 20th September 2026

(duration 4 hours)

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.

Meet: 13:15 at the Bath War Memorial, Royal Ave, Bath BA1 2PH

Tickets £65

In Pursuit of Jane Austen - minibus tour to Hampshire

7:45 - Sunday 13th, Tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th, Friday 18th & Saturday 19th September 2026 

(duration 9 hours)

All-day minibus tour to Hampshire tracing Jane's footsteps and life. First her birthplace Steventon, then Chawton where much of her writing took place.

Visiting Winchester, King Alfred's capital of England and Jane's final resting place in the cathedral. Meander with guide Adge through the ancient streets, impressive Peninsula Barracks and castle ruins.

An unforgettable and atmospheric tour. For this event you will travel in our bigger 21st Century minibus, accompanied by your tour guide Adge Secker.

Entrance tickets to Jane Austen's House in Chawton & Winchester Cathedral are included in your minibus tour ticket)

Meet: 7:45 at the Bath War Memorial, Royal Ave, Bath BA1 2PH

Tickets £130 (includes entrance fees)

Jane Austen's Bath Homes - walking tour

14:00 - Friday 11th September 2026

(duration 2 hours)

Mrs Austen, accompanied by Jane, came to Bath in 1801, looking for suitable accommodation to rent; eventually living at four different addresses in the city. 
So where did Jane Austen actually live? Walk with Bath Parade Guides to find the locations of her Bath homes and other houses associated with her.The tour ends at 4 Sydney Place, opposite the Holburne Museum where refreshments are available.

Meet: At the entrance to Green Park Park, Green Park Buildings, BA1 1HZ

Tickets £14

Where To Find The Perfect Man? - walking tour

10:00 - Monday 14th September 2026

(duration 2 hours)

Come to BATH! In Jane Austen’s time young people of marriageable age were attracted to the health spa honeypot that was Bath, in order to find their partner for life. Bath was the second most fashionable city after London, with entertainments at every turn, and with plenty of opportunities for young women to meet eligible men. Walk with Bath Parade Guides to discover just how large a fortune the ‘perfect’ man needed, and where he might be found.

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

Tickets £14

A Novel Experience - walking tour

10:00 - Tuesday 15th September 2026

(duration 2 hours)

The English novel really comes into its own in C18th and we know that Jane Austen was an avid reader. In her books, her audience would have recognised references to Fanny Burney, William Cowper and the more sensationalist Gothic novels with vulnerable heroines and supernatural, uncanny happenings. Come along with Bath Parade Guides to find out more about who Austen was reading, what this tells us about her view of contemporary issues, and why, when Northanger Abbey's John Thorpe says his favourite book was The Monk, Austen's readers would have experienced a shiver of foreboding.

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

Tickets £14

Around Bath with Anne Elliot - walking tour

10:00 - Wednesday 16th September 2026

(duration 2 hours)

Both Jane Austen and Anne Elliot are brought rather reluctantly to live in Bath, and it is tempting to think that Jane Austen drew on her own walks and experience in the city when writing Persuasion. So come along with Bath Parade Guides to retrace Anne’s steps round Bath, see the city through her eyes, and maybe Jane Austen's. Along the way we will be able to spot some of the locations used in the filming of the various Persuasion adaptations, including the famous Gravel Walk.

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

Tickets £14

Beechen Cliff and the Bath Landscape - walking tour

10:00 - Friday 18th September 2026

(duration 2 hours)

Climb in the footsteps of Northanger Abbey’s Mr. Tilney and Catherine Morland to the top of 'that noble hill, whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.' Availability allowed, this tour includes a stop to explore St Mary Magdalene's Chapel. Stout shoes and a sturdy constitution are required as there are numerous steps, but wonderful views.

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

Tickets £14

Jane Austen: Incurable Romantic - A brand new wandering show in the heart of Bath!

Saturday 13th September - 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00 

Sunday 14th September - 11:30, 12 noon, 12:30, 13:00 & 13:30

Saturday 20th September - 11:30, 12 noon, 12:30, 13:00 & 13:30

(duration 1 hour)

The Natural Theatre Company is back for their 10th consecutive year at the Jane Austen Festival with their hilarious walkabout show, Jane Austen: Incurable Romantic!

Following the success of Austen Undone and Lost & Found, this brand new piece celebrates everything Jane Austen. It reveals recognisable plot-lines, familiar characters and just a little bit of Austen-based nonsense. Immerse yourself in wooing, weeping and wagers as we wander around historic Bath, and watch this joyful story come to life around you! (Suitable for ages 10+)

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

Tickets £19

Jane Austen & Bath - walking tour

10:00 & 14:30 Sunday 13th & Saturday 19th September 2026

14:30 Tuesday 15th September 2026

(duration 1hr 30mins)

Oh! Who could ever be tired of Bath?’ So said Jane Austen’s character Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey, which (along with her novel Persuasion) is set in Bath. Through family links and having visited and lived in the city, Austen knew Bath very well indeed. Come and find out more on this walking tour led by Mr Knightley of The Jane Austen Centre.

Meet: The Prince of Wales Obelisk Monument, Centre of Queens Square, Bath, BA1 2HH

Tickets £15

Ghost Walk

19:15 - Tuesday 15th & Thursday 17th September 2025

(duration 1hr 30mins)

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!

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

Tickets £17