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JANE AUSTEN’S BATH
In Netflix’s new version of Persuasion, Bath’s Regencyera streets take a starring role alongside Dakota Johnson and Richard E Grant. Fancy donning a bonnet yourself? The Jane Austen Festival takes place 9 to 18 September, but you can follow in the author’s footsteps year-round; she lived in Bath and it provided inspiration for Persuasion. Visit the film’s locations during a stay at The Gainsborough Bath Spa (thegainsboroughbathspa.co.uk; rooms from £290 a night), the only hotel to offer direct access to the thermal waters (inset, right). Go to visitbath.co.uk.
NEW TRAVEL PODCAST
Jules Verne (vjv.com) has released a new podcast series, Passepartout, People & Places, named after Phileas Fogg’s valet, whose name (Passepartout) means ‘goes everywhere’. Episode one reveals how the The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee barge is now sailing in Portugal. Jules Verne’s Royal Barge on the Douro cruise starts from £2,895pp for seven nights.
WHAT I’M READING…
In The Ethical Traveller: 100 Ways To Roam The World (Without Ruining It!) (Smith Street Books; £12.99, out 1 September), travel writer Imogen Lepere shares ways we can make positive changes to the planet when we go away, as well as support local communities. Beautifully illustrated, it’s full of g
