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Jane Austen Centre

Located in Bath and North East Somerset, England Coordinates: 51°23′03″ N 2°21′47″ W

Jane Austen Centre
Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Bath
1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
38 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport25 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport68 km

About Jane Austen Centre

Jane Austen Centre is a museum. Location: Bath and North East Somerset, England.

From Wikipedia

The Jane Austen Centre at 40 Gay Street in Bath, Somerset, England, is a permanent exhibition which tells the story of Jane Austen's Bath experience, and the effect that visiting and living in the city had on her and her writing. The building is part of a block (31–40 Gay Street) which has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. Since 2001 it has hosted the annual Jane Austen Festival, the largest and longest running Jane Austen Festival in the world.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
janeausten.co.uk

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Jane Austen Centre

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (89 mm)
Driest month
July (50 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Jane Austen Centre
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)876068545964506777798189

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Jane Austen Centre

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 25 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 1 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 25 kmwest
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 68 kmwest
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 77 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bath Population: 101.6K 1 kmsouth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 18 kmnorthwest
  • Swindon Population: 201.7K 45 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 50 kmnorthwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 54 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Jane Austen Centre

Within 100 km: 710 historic and cultural sites, 1,254 natural sites, 163 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km109 places

  • Denny Island Island 18 kmW
  • Chew Valley Lake Lake 18 kmW
  • Barrow Gurney Reservoir 1 Lake 21 kmW
  • Barrow Gurney Tank 2 Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km652 places

  • Steep Holm Island 52 kmW
  • Flat Holm Island 53 kmW
  • Sully Island Island 58 kmW
  • Alney Island Island 54 kmN

60–100 km1,366 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 82 kmS
  • Avon Beach Beach 85 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 85 kmS
  • Calshot Beach Beach 97 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bath City, Bath and North East Somerset
    1 km S
  • Twerton Neighbourhood, Englishcombe
    2.2 km W
  • Westmoreland Neighbourhood, Bath and North East Somerset
    0.7 km SW
  • Dolemeads Neighbourhood, Bath and North East Somerset
    0.9 km SE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources