About The Jane Austen Centre

Opening hours

Monday: 10am-4:30pm
Tuesday: 10am-4:30pm
Wednesday: 10am-4:30pm
Thursday: 10am-4:30pm
Friday: 10am-4:30pm
Saturday: 10:00am-5:30pm
Sunday: 10am-4:30pm

The Jane Austen Centre in Bath focuses on the life and works of Jane Austen, as well as the Regency period in which she lived. A constantly evolving attraction, the Jane Austen Centre aims to inform and entertain visitors.

Your visit to The Jane Austen Centre offers you a snapshot of life during Regency times and explores how living in this magnificent city affected Jane Austen and her writing. Jane Austen, 1775 - 1817.

Our famous costumed Guides will take you on a journey through the Centre. You can have fun dressing up, tasting some Regency food, writing with quill pen and ink and even having your picture taken with the world-famous Jane Austen waxwork while finding out about England’s most famous author.

The Jane Austen Centre is easy to find being located in a beautiful Georgian building in the heart of the City of Bath. Situated between the architectural attractions of Queen Square and The Circus, and just a short stroll from Bath Abbey, the Assembly Rooms and the Roman Baths. The Jane Austen Centre is just 5 minutes walk from the Charlotte Street car park.