Bath, England:
Visit Bath is the official tourism website for the city that Jane built, and the Austen connections are numerous, although of course …
Baths, The Roman:
The Roman Baths drew visitors to the city of Bath with the promise of health and vitality from the waters of the …
Chawton Cottage
Jane Austen’s House Museum maintains Chawton Cottage, the home where Jane Austen did most of her mature writing during the last eight …
Chawton House Library:
Chawton House Library is a UK charity with a collection of books focusing on women’s writing in English from 1600 to 1830. …
Fashion Museum, Bath:
The Fashion Museum in Bath isn’t just about Jane Austen. Currently showing is What Will She Wear: The Enduring Romance of the …
Jane Austen Centre, in Bath:
The Jane Austen Centre on Gay Street in Bath is a delightful pilgrimage. After a 15-minute talk, you’re allowed into the museum …
Lyme Park:
Because of the success of the 1995 BBC adaptation, Lyme Park in Cheshire is probably the best known movie representation of Pemberley, …
Mayor of Bath’s Corps of Honorary Guides walking tours:
The Mayor of Bath’s Corps of Honorary Guides conducts free (donations are accepted through the website; the guides do not accept tips), …
Postal Museum, Bath:
We know as much of Jane Austen as we do because of her letters to her sister. By the 1800s, the postal …
Pulteney Bridge:
Pulteney Bridge, designed by Robert Adam, spans the River Avon in Bath and was completed in 1773. Shops line the road on …
Pump Room, The:
The Pump Room overlooks the Roman Baths and it remains an elegant place to have tea, but in Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey: …
Royal Crescent floorplan
This floorplan of one of the homes in the Royal Crescent obviously reflects modern living arrangement, but I think it still is …
Royal Crescent, The:
The Royal Crescent, now and in Regency times, must be the most fashionable address in Bath. From the preservation trust website: “Built …
Sally Lunn’s buns:
Charlotte and Jane will eat a prodigious amount of Bath buns in My Particular Friend, and of course the original Bath bun …
Speaking of The Royal Crescent
I mentioned in a previous post that the museum at No. 1 Royal Crescent in Bath would be reclaiming the space that …
the Circus:
a spectacular ring of buildings in Bath, not far from the Royal Crescent. It was designed by John Wood the Elder and …
The Jane Austen Society Midlands: Autumn Tour to Worthing 7th – 9th October 2011
Here’s Christopher Sandrawich’s account of his tour in Worthing with the Midlands chapter of the Jane Austen Society. He learned of the …
Upper Assembly Rooms:
The newer of the assembly rooms (see assemblies) in Bath. It is now part of the National Trust and are still at …
Victoria Art Gallery
If you’re going to create a website that explores all things Austen, you’ll need pictures of Bath, and the best source is …
Visit Winchester:
Visit Winchester is another of the wonderful U.K. visitor websites with lots of information for the surrounding area (Chawton is northeast of …