During my time in Bath I studied the history of Bath, its architects and residents who made this UNESCO World Heritage City a historical jewel. The legacy of Jane Austen’s writing and reading her novels inspired me to gain extensive knowledge about her time before and while she lived in Bath and after leaving Bath as well as the significance Bath had on her writing. Tour reviews underline my unique approach catering to individual personal or group needs, expectations and appreciations .
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 9.
Here is where we meet. The Pulteney Bridge is a replica of the Ponte Veccio in Florence with shops lining both sides and was designed in 1769. We continue along Argyle Street and stop to looking at Laura Place and Great Pulteney Street. This stop takes about 15 minutes during which the magnificant town house architecture Great Pulteney Street is explained and its famous residents in the 18th and 19th century. The Holburne Museum of Art is visible from this stop. A walk along Pulteney Street towards the Holburn Museum can be undertaken and at the same time viewing the front of No. 4 Sydney Place where a name plaque commemorates Jane Austens first dwelling in Bath (no admission, museum or centre).
Celebrating Bath's most famous resident The Jane Austen Centre offers a snapshot of life during Regency times and explores how living in Bath affected Jane Austen's life and writing. A tour through the centre can be booked separately by guests , however my tour does include entering the centre free of charge and visiting the book shop .
The most photographed building in Bath and largest Crescent in Europe was built in the second half of the 18th century and consists of 30 terraced houses dramatically connected with giant Ionic columns. No. 1 is a museum and guests can see what these grand Georgian houses looked like inside. Charge and tour of the museum is not included.
A grand medieval cathedral was started in the early 12th century and in 1499 Bishop Oliver King started restoration . Completion took place under Elizabeth I in 1611 . The Abbey is famous for its memorials and wall plaques and the crowning of the first Kind of England, Edgar I in 977. Details will be explored and explained and guests can visit its interiors.
This is the only place in Britain where you may swim in natural thermal water, crowned with a rooftop pool with 35 degrees Celsius and open summer and winter. The Hetling Spring, Cross Spring and King's Spring will be explained and their origins dating back 10.000 years.
Besides the unique architectural achievements of the square guests will get to know details of Jane Austen's short residence at No. 13 in 1799
The Masterpiece of the John Wood architects, inspired by their interest in prehistoric stone circles and designed to emulate the Coliseum in Rome. Guest will learn and explore more about the uniqueness of this iconic site. Work started in 1754.
Public and ball rooms of grand designs where the fashinable people of the Regency period socialized. The ballrooms , the octagon, the card room and the tea room still play host to many events.
The main landmark of Bath dating from the 1st century AD, featuring the impressive Roman temple of Sulis Minerva and pools. It is recommended that guess book audio tours for the Roman Bath separately before or after the tour . Adjoing the baths is a sumbol of the city's golden age in the Gerogian Period - the Pump Room -where the fashin concious elite gathered for balls, tea and to 'take the waters'. It was here that Catherine and Isabelle often met in Jane Austen's novel 'Northanger Abbey'
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Jane Austen's Bath And History Trail lasts about 2h 30min. The itinerary has 9 stops.
Prices start at $39 per person for this Bath experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM.
Children aged 5–9 pay nothing, adults from $39.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is In front of No 17. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in DE, EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 10 participants.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 120 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Ulrich Wenske.
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This was an extremely informative tour with an intersection of Bath history with information of Austen’s life along with places she lived and stayed in Bath. The knowledge I received on the tour helped me understand her perspective when she wrote her novels in an incredible way. It made me appreciate her life and her work in a new way. Highly recommend this tour!
This was a really enjoyable guided walk which took in a wide range of Bath locations, mainly, but not exclusively related to Jane Austen. Our guide was knowledgeable and engaging. I would, ideally, have enjoyed more direct references to the scenes in Persuasion and Northanger Abbey which were set in Bath - actual locations where characters lived or visited.
Ulrich was an excellent guide. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed the Jane Austen Trail with him
Great blend of info on Jane A and Bath. Ulrich is pleasant and extremely knowledgeable about Jane A and Bath. Highly recommend. We really enjoyed our tour.
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Ulrich was incredibly well informed and took us deep into Jane Austen and her relationship to Bath. We spent almost three hours with him and enjoyed every minute of it. He knew so much about Bath and Jane and had a real passion for the subject. Highly recommended,
A great review Thank you so much Ulrich
I really enjoyed this walking tour of Bath. The city itself is beautiful, and the tour is a great way to explore it, as you get to walk around quite a lot while learning about its history. Ulrich is extremely knowledgeable and shared so much information throughout the tour, including lots of interesting details about the places we visited. I was impressed by how much he knew about the city and its history. Bath is very walkable and many of the main sights are quite close to each other, but you still cover a good amount of ground during the tour, so be prepared to walk! Overall, it was a very interesting and informative way to discover the city.
Great review thank you so much Ulrich
Yuri did a very through job of the tour. He seemed to have a lot of knowledge to share. Disappointing that he did have any way to identify himself or the company. Given how much goes on out there not a good start. The tour mentions starting and stopping at the same place but when we reached the end time and we were nowhere close to the starting place he said I have another tour you can walk to this other place if you want. There were only 3 of us and it was hard to keep up with him. We got to the Jane Austen center and they said they were full. If this was part of the tour it was definitely a miss. Would have been good to know the route planned.
Hi My name is Ulrich not Yuri All in all not a fair comment. After 2.1/2 hours walking it wouldn’t have been possible to walk another 1/2 hour to the starting point in this case . The Jane Austen Centre can be overcrowded and full but this is clearly out of my control. I am generally not mapping out all tour details in advance since I maintain a very off the beaten track itinerary and there are ‘copy cats’ in abundance. I am a self employed Tour Guide and I do recall that I spoke to a member of the group how I started out . Nevertheless I am glad that you seemed to still have enjoyed the tour. Ulrich
The tour gave you a lot of the history of Bath and took you past a lot of historical sites, but did not really give you much insight into the life of Jane Austin…what motivated her to write the stories she did, inspirations, what it was like to be a woman fighting to be financially independent in a man’s world, funny anecdotes about her life.
Hi You seemed to have had some expectations which move into categories outside the theme of this tour which focusses on Jane Austen’s life and time in Bath. However as you may have noticed there were quite extensive information given of the reasons and background why she did not have peace of mind in Bath to write any new novels and what she did instead etc etc So I would have loved to receive a bit of a fairer comment …..Anyway you seemed to have enjoyed the tour overall Ulrich
I thoroughly enjoyed this tour with Ulrich! He is very knowlegeable about Bath architecture and history, not just the parts related to Jane Austen.
Great review of Bath and Jane Austen at the same time. We saw the assembly hall where there was lots of dancing like in the books and movies. Ulrich was great.
Many thanks indeed for this review Robert Ulrich
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Austen's Bath And History Trail | 2h 30min | 4.7 (120) | $39 | |
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 The Haunted Paths of Bath a Ghost Walk Through History | 1h 30min | 4.8 (13) | $22 | View |
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