The Jane Austen Centre and its Regency tea room

Bridgerton was not filmed here. The Jane Austen Centre is a themed venue: a Georgian house on Gay Street, halfway between the centre and The Circus, dedicated to Jane Austen and the period in which the series is set, the Regency. It is on this route because it is the place in Bath where the world of balls, high-waisted dresses and courtesy calls is properly explained, and where you can have tea in a room from that era.

What can you see?

An interactive exhibition on the life and work of Jane Austen and on the Regency, with actors playing Regency characters who tell you their stories, and a corner for dressing up in period costume, which is what lasts longest with children. You can see it in an hour. It suits a fan of the series who wants the historical side of what they see on screen.

And the tea room?

In the same house is the Regency Tea Room, with leaf tea, homemade cakes and light lunches. Mr. Darcy's afternoon tea costs £31.50 per person, the one with a small bottle of prosecco £39.95, and there is a children's one for under-12s for £14.50. Tables are booked for an hour, with a 10% service charge, on their website or by phone. Entry to the tea room is booked separately from the exhibition.

Opening hours and tickets

Sunday to Friday, from 10:00 to 16:30, and on Saturday until 17:30; the last admission to the exhibition is an hour earlier. In summer, from 1 July to 21 September, from 9:45 to 18:00. Adults pay £18 online, children £9.95 and a family of two adults and up to three children, £40.95. Better to buy in advance.