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The Jane Austen Centre
The Jane Austen Centre is an exhibition on Gay Street about Austen's years in Bath. It suits readers who want the city's Regency social world explained before walking its streets.
Austen visited and lived in Bath, and the exhibition connects that experience to her writing. It gives context to the drawing rooms, promenades and social rules that recur in her Bath novels. The centre is at number 40 Gay Street; her former home at number 25 is a separate exterior address, so the visit is interpretation rather than entry to her house.
What to look for
The exhibition focuses on Austen's experience of Bath.
Regency-era displays help place her writing in the city's social setting.
Gay Street also contains Austen's former address at number 25.
Useful to know
Allow about an hour for the exhibition before walking Gay Street and the nearby Circus.
If tracing Austen's life, distinguish the centre at number 40 from her former home at number 25.
Your next visit
Estimated · Declared scenario and planning estimates; no live opening, weather, queue or booking service.
Indoor visit · 30–45 min
World planning estimate; admission, opening, visit duration and access need checking.
