Tuesday 13th September
Jane Austen's Bath Driver Guided Tour
Meet 9am (finish 12.15pm)
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’.
Tickets £45
SOLD OUTWho's for Tea or Coffee? - Walking Tour
10am (duration 2 hours)
Meet: outside the main door of Bath Abbey, BA1 1LT
Times have changed but not the British love of tea and coffee. With Bath Parade Guides find out about the social custom of tea and coffee drinking in company and at home, during the time of Jane Austen.
Tickets £12
7 walk up tickets available - please email festival@janeausten.co.uk to bookTo Meryton and Highbury – driver guided tour
Meetat 1:15pm (duration 4 hrs 15mins)
Meet: 1:15pm outside the Jane Austen Centre, 40 Gay Street, BA1 2NT
Starting with a driving/walking tour of Austen’s Bath, then on to charming Corsham, to stroll the remarkably unspoilt High Street where Ross Poldark first saw Demelza. Next Lacock - a village trapped in time and location for Meryton and Highbury. Then back to Bath and finishing with the best view of Bath from ‘that Noble Hill’.
Tickets £55
SOLD OUTJane Austen and Bath Walking Tour
2pm (duration 1hr 30mins)
Meet: outside the Jane Austen Centre, 40 Gay Street, BA1 2NT
‘Bath is a charming place, with a variety of amusements, 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.
Tickets £12
SOLD OUTEmbroider like Jane Austen - Workshop
5.30pm (duration 2 hours)
Venue: The Jane Austen Centre, 40 Gay Street, Bath, BA1 2NT
Using historical designs from the Regency era, learn to embroider your own Fischu to wear proudly with your Regency outfit.
Tickets £58
SOLD OUTWaterstones Regency Assembly
6.30pm (duration 2hrs 30mins)
Venue: Waterstones, 4-5 Milsom Street, Bath BA1 1DA
You are cordially invited to an evening of dance, poetry and performance. Dress code: Regency. Prize for the diamond of the season. It's sure to be the talk of the ton! Open Mic: Bring along your regency-themed poems, stories, letters or songs! *Drinks and nibbles included.
Tickets £10 from www.waterstones.com/events
BUY TICKETSGhost Walk
8pm (duration 1hr 30 mins)
Meet: outside the main door of Bath Abbey, BA1 1LT
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 £15
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