Recommended Accommodation
Dukes Hotel – Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DN +44(0)1225 787960 – just off this wonderful longest and widest street in Bath and a nice flat walk into the city centre.
The Halcyon - 2/3 South Parade, Bath BA2 4AA +44(0) 1225 444100 – really comfortable and welcoming boutique hotel very close to Bath Abbey and the Roman Baths and the start of the promenade.
The Hilton Bath City - Walcot Street, Bath BA1 5BG +44(0)1225 463411 – close to the artisan district of Bath with all its unusual shops in Walcot Street. Recently refurbished and very comfortable hotel.
The Royal Crescent Hotel - 16 Royal Crescent, Bath BA1 2LS +44(0)1225 447427 – superb views over the city from this really prestigious location.
Saco The Serviced Apartment Company, 7 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1NN – reservations +44(0)1225 486540 – with rates from as little as £78 per night and apartments all over the city of Bath.
Recommended Restaurants
Tilleys Bistro – 3 North Parade Passage, Bath +44(0)1225 484200 – imaginative menu and delicious puddings very central and close to Bath Abbey.
Jane Austen Centre Regency Tea Rooms – 40 Gay Street, Bath BA1 2NT +44(0)1225 443000 ext 204. An oasis of calm in the hustle and bustle of the city of Bath. Lovely pots of leaf tea, delicious cakes and of course ‘Tea with Mr Darcy’!
Local Interest
Fashion Museum – Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath BA1 2QH +44(0)1225 – What will she wear? An extra special exhibition about wedding dresses runs until 8th January 2012. How did we wear those corsets?
No.1 Royal Crescent (Bath Preservation Trust) Bath BA1 2LR +44(0)1225 428126 – Delightful museum set out in the style of a Georgian gentleman’s residence. All sorts of interesting paraphernalia from the head scratcher in the bedroom to the dog wheel in the kitchen!
Old Theatre Royal, 12 Old Orchard Street, Bath BA1 1JU – This delightful old theatre, now the Bath Masonic Hall, is open to the public during the week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 11am and 2.30pm on Saturdays 2.30pm only (no tours when events are taking place). Take a look at the Theatre Jane Austen went to and where she set scenes in her books Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.
Publications
Jane Austen’s Regency World - Magazine subscription available securely online. This delightful periodical has informative articles on all sorts of areas of life in the times of Jane Austen and associated pieces too.
Collector’s Library – Complete set of Austen novels available online or from the Jane Austen Centre giftshop, 40 Gay Street, Bath BA1 2NT
Shopping – Books!
Bath Old Books – 9c Margaret’s Buildings, Bath BA1 2LP +44(0)1225 422244 or email batholdbooks@yahoo.co.uk - Book readers heaven! Situated between the Circus and Royal Crescent this gem of a shop is a superb place to find that old book you didn’t know you needed or there again perhaps you did!
Entertainments
Bath Philharmonia – Bath’s only professional orchestra (in their 12th year)
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