Audio tour of Jane Austen’s Bath available for free download
Bath Tourism is offering a free mp3 audio walking tour and map of Jane Austen’s Bath on their Web site. According to the press release:
The main highlights of the tour include the Pump Room - the social heart of the city during Austen’s time where people registered on arrival in the city and took the water; the Assembly Rooms - where people would gather to play cards, dance and take tea; the Royal Crescent - the most impressive address, where people enjoyed promenading and generally being seen; Queen Square - where Austen stayed for a period; Gravel Walk - the location of a touching love scene in the novel ‘Persuasion’; and the Jane Austen Centre - the ‘must see’ exhibition celebrating the life and works of the great novelist.
You will have to fill out a page of information to enable the download. The audio tour can be played on any mp3 player; download it before you leave home and you’re all set to experience Jane Austen’s Bath.
April 27th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Thank you so much for this! I’m going to be in Bath for a few days next month and was looking for something like this to help me find all of the sites I want to see and streets I want to walk.
April 27th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
I won’t be able to use this in Bath anytime soon, but I shall enjoy it, thanks!