Radcliffe Square in Oxford with the spire of the University Church and the Radcliffe Camera
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Literary Britain: a trip template

Writers' houses, libraries and literary landmarks across England and Scotland.

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Where
Bath, Edinburgh, London, Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester
Suits
Anyone with this interest
Season
Check each site
Pace
Your choice. Days group stops by place. They are not a timetable.
  • Step-free access reported at 2 of 11 stops
  • No stops marked family-friendly in our guides

How this was chosen. Taken from our themed trip of the same name, grouped by place with about four stops a day. Travel between places is not planned: check National Rail.

Step-free and family flags come only from data we hold (OpenStreetMap contributors or the venue's own access page) and are not a full access check. Contact each venue before you go.

Day by day

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  1. Day 1 · Bath

    Bath

    1. Jane Austen Centre

      Museum · Georgian Bath

      A museum about Jane Austen and her time living in Bath.

  2. Day 2 · Edinburgh

    Edinburgh

    1. Writers' Museum

      Museum · Old Town & Royal Mile

      A museum about Burns, Scott and Stevenson.

    2. Scott Monument

      Monument · New Town

      A monument to Sir Walter Scott.

  3. Day 3 · London

    London

    1. Charles Dickens Museum

      Museum · Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia

      A museum in a Bloomsbury house.

    2. Shakespeare's Globe

      Attraction · The South Bank

      Plays and tours.

    3. Keats House

      House museum · Hampstead & Primrose Hill

      In Hampstead.

  4. Day 4 · Oxford

    Oxford

    1. Bodleian Library

      Library · Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles

      One of the oldest libraries in Europe.

    2. The Story Museum

      Museum · Christ Church, St Aldate's and Folly Bridge

      A museum about stories.

  5. Day 5 · Cambridge

    Cambridge

    1. Wren Library

      Library · Colleges and the Backs

      At Trinity College.

  6. Day 6 · Manchester

    Manchester

    1. John Rylands Library

      Library · Spinningfields & Deansgate

      A neo-Gothic library.

    2. Chetham's Library

      Library · Northern Quarter & Cathedral

      A library near the cathedral.

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