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The Most Tiresome Place in the World: Jane Austen & Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent

No.1 Royal Crescent, 1 Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerst, BA1 2LR
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A woman in Regency clothing writing at a writing desk
  • A woman in Regency clothing writing at a writing desk
  • A picture of Jane Austen from the front of one of her novels.
  • No.1 Royal Crescent Bath
  • No. 1 Royal Crescent

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In 2025 No.1 Royal Crescent will celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with a new temporary exhibition, ‘The Most Tiresome Place in the World’: Jane Austen & Bath.

Jane Austen had a complicated relationship with Bath. The scandals and shallowness of the City fuelled her cynicism and wit, and nothing escaped her scathing pen. And yet she wrote very little while living in the City. 

Letters, contemporary responses and the only manuscript she wrote in Bath will reveal the highs and lows of her time here, as this exhibition exposes how turbulence and loss cast a long shadow over Jane Austen and Bath.

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£45.00

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Bath is operating a charging Clean Air Zone. Owners of all higher emission vehicles – except private cars and motorbikes – will need to pay to drive in the city centre. To check if you need to pay or to apply for an exemption or discount, go to bathnes.gov.uk/BathCAZ

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Bath is operating a charging Clean Air Zone. Owners of all higher emission vehicles – except private cars and motorbikes – will need to pay to drive in the city centre. To check if you need to pay or to apply for an exemption or discount, go to bathnes.gov.uk/BathCAZ

Opening Times

Season (5 July 2025 - 2 Nov 2025)
DayTimes
Wednesday18:30 - 20:30

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