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Jane Austen 250

2025 marks the 250th birthday of Jane Austen, one of Bath’s most famous former residents, and you’re invited to the festivities!

When the celebrated author Jane Austen made Bath her home, from 1801 to 1806, the city was a thriving spa resort, popular with fashionable society.

Retrace Jane’s steps on your visit to Bath and you will discover the same elegant yet vibrant city which provided inspiration for two of her six published novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.

Find your Austen inspired event...

  • Walking Tour: At Least 50 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Bath

    Curious Minds Festival
    Bath Arts Collective
    Sat 22 Mar ’25 and Sun 23 Mar ’25
    Meet at Orange Grove, BA1 1LP
    Dates

  • BFP3 Miss Austen Investigates with Jessica Bull

    Bath Festivals
    Wed 2 Apr ’25 19:00
    Waterstones, BA1 1DA
    Dates

  • WT3 Walking Tour: Jane Austen Walk

    Bath Festivals
    Sat 17 May ’25 - Sun 25 May ’25
    Meet at Centre of Queen Square by the obelisk, BA1 2HQ
    Tickets

  • WT4 Walking Tour: Five Georgian Crescents

    Less Discovered Bath
    Bath Festivals
    Sat 17 May ’25 - Sun 25 May ’25
    Meet at the Centre of The Circus, BA1 2ET
    Tickets

  • WT1 Walking Tour: Bath on Screen

    The Other Star of The Show
    Bath Festivals
    Sun 18 May ’25 - Fri 23 May ’25
    Meet Outside No.1 Royal Crescent, BA1 2LR
    Tickets

  • An Audience with Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen

    The FORUM
    Tue 27 May ’25 19:30
    The Forum, BA1 1UG
    Dates

  • Tales of a Jane Austen Spinster

    Wanderess Mermaid Productions
    Thu 29 May ’25 - Fri 30 May ’25
    The Mission Theatre, BA1 1UF
    Dates

  • Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel

    As seen in the West End!
    The FORUM
    Fri 6 Jun ’25 19:30
    The Forum, BA1 1UG
    Dates

  • Pride and Prejudice at Bath Abbey

    FilmBath
    Sat 13 Sep ’25 20:00 - 22:15
    Bath Abbey, BA1 1LT
    Dates