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Jane Austen Centre

Jane Austen Centre is a permanent exhibition in Bath. Add The Roman Baths, 400 m away, to a visit; it leads 57 places within 15 km. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 11 languages.

Photo: Jane Austen Centre, Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

In Bath

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Bath

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Bath

Jane Austen Centre is inside Bath’s built-up area, with 33 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month

For warmth, aim for May to September (17–22°C highs in Bath).

Jan8° / 2°83 mm

Feb9° / 2°60 mm

Mar11° / 4°54 mm

Apr14° / 5°56 mm

May17° / 8°60 mm

Jun20° / 11°57 mm

Jul22° / 13°61 mm

Aug22° / 13°70 mm

Sep19° / 11°62 mm

Oct15° / 8°84 mm

Nov11° / 5°91 mm

Dec9° / 3°90 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bath, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bath. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bath’s full climate →

About

Jane Austen Centre

Permanent exhibition in Bath, UK.

In Bath, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: in Bath
Official site: janeausten.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Mapping Jane Austen Centre

Spot Jane Austen Centre in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Bath, with 94,080 people, is the largest of the 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Bath

94,080 people · 41 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km east of it

Bathampton

1,698 people · 35 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km northeast of it

Batheaston

3,878 people · 34 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km southeast of it

Monkton Combe

600 people · 36 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Jane Austen Centre is	People	Places to visit
Bath	It’s in town	94,080	41
Bathampton	1.9 km east of it	1,698	35
Batheaston	2.9 km northeast of it	3,878	34
Monkton Combe	3.7 km southeast of it	600	36
Bathford	4.1 km east of it	1,153	33
Limpley Stoke	4.8 km southeast of it	505	32
Corston	5.5 km west of it	502	8
Newton St Loe	5.6 km west of it	1,372	9

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Among the 57 within 15 km are 5 museums, an art gallery and a fort.

MuseumThe Roman Baths400 m away 2

Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery400 m away · 92K visitors a year 3

Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms200 m away 4

MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy300 m away 5

Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill3.5 km away 6

MuseumMuseum of East Asian Art300 m away 7

Garden · National TrustPrior Park2.3 km away 8

MuseumHolburne Museum900 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Jane Austen Centre: common questions

Where is Jane Austen Centre?

Jane Austen Centre is in Bath, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Jane Austen Centre?

Permanent exhibition in Bath, UK.

When is the best time to visit Jane Austen Centre?

May to September are the warmest months in Bath, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Jane Austen Centre?

Within 15 km: The Roman Baths (400 m), Victoria Art Gallery (400 m), The Assembly Rooms (200 m) and Herschel Museum of Astronomy (300 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Assembly Rooms: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Herschel Museum of Astronomy: Nveitch at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Little Solsbury Hill: Beechenbummer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of East Asian Art: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prior Park: Infilms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Holburne Museum: David A. Russo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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