Celebrate Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary in Bath!
A once-in-a-lifetime trip to Jane Austen's home city
2025 is Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary, and Austenauts from all over the globe will be celebrating her life and works. Her home city of Bath is gearing up to offer celebrations throughout the year. I’ve partnered with Strictly Jane Austen Tours to promote their bespoke 250th Anniversary Jane Austen tours in Bath. Choose either the spring celebration from April 7th-12th or the autumn celebration from October 13th-18th. Use the code ‘Mrs Jennings’ to let them know I sent you!
Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?
Trust me, I wouldn’t promote this tour if I weren’t impressed with its offerings. Your stay includes five nights at the beautiful Gainsborough Bath Spa, located in the heart of Bath, just a short walk from the pump rooms. Even Sir Walter Elliot couldn’t fault you for staying here. Who knows, you might run into Lady Dalrymple.
Each day will be filled with Austen-inspired activities. You will be treated to a welcome reception upon arrival. Display your lightness of foot at a Regency dance workshop with a caller, piped music, and helper. Learn to sew at an embroidery workshop with expert needlewoman and historian Alison Larkin. Channel your inner Lizzy Bennet with a walk in the countryside. Explore the wonders of Bath in a guided tour of the city with an Austen expert. Enjoy a sumptuous afternoon high tea at the Gainsborough on day four, and a celebratory Jane Austen dinner on the final day.
In addition to these activities, you will visit various museums and houses. Including, a day visit with an expert guide to the Jane Austen House Museum, Whitchurch Silk Mill, and Chawton House. You will also receive a private visit to No1 Royal Crescent Museum, a Georgian townhouse where you can explore what it was like to live with the fashionable set. Plus, a visit to the charming villages of Steventon and Lacock with an expert guide.
One of the biggest draws, in my opinion, is the seven expert talks you will attend.
Talk from best-selling writer Gill Hornby about her celebrated novel Godmersham Park.
A relaxed interactive talk on ‘Jane Austen’s Fiction’ with John Mullan, Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London.
A talk on ‘Reintroducing Jane Austen via The Lady’s Magazine’ by academic and author, Professor Jennie Batchelor, Head of English and Related Literature at the University of York.
Evening talk with Dr. Leigh Wetherall Dickson, Associate Professor at Northumbria University on ‘Gaming, Gambling and the Games Austen’s Characters Play.’
Talk from Sarah Jane Downing, author of ‘Pastimes and Pleasures in the Time of Jane Austen’ and ‘Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen’
Talk from Architectural Historian, Dr Moira Rudolf.
A talk from author Zoe Wheddon on ‘Jane Austen, Daddy’s Girl: The Life and Influence of The Revd George Austen’
An embroidery workshop and talk with Alison Larkin
This tour is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience Jane Austen’s life in the city where she lived. For more information visit Strictly Jane Austen Tours and make sure to use the code ‘Mrs Jennings’ to let them know I sent you!
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