Guidebook for Bath
Food Scene
Nice funky pub/restaurant open most evenings (not Sundays) - good classic pub menu. Starters £6-7, main courses £10-12. Real ale, local cider. About 10 minutes walk away.
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The Forester & Flower
172 Bradford RdNice funky pub/restaurant open most evenings (not Sundays) - good classic pub menu. Starters £6-7, main courses £10-12. Real ale, local cider. About 10 minutes walk away.
Super local deli that serves scrumptious food - eat in or take away. Open 8.30am - 4pm. 5 minutes walk.
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The Darling Deli
The AvenueSuper local deli that serves scrumptious food - eat in or take away. Open 8.30am - 4pm. 5 minutes walk.
A good 'local pub' that serves mid-priced meals. Very friendly owners. There is a garden with tables and play area for kids. About 25 minutes walk away.
8 helybéli ajánlásával
The Cross Keys
Midford RoadA good 'local pub' that serves mid-priced meals. Very friendly owners. There is a garden with tables and play area for kids. About 25 minutes walk away.
Recently re-opened community pub. Excellent food, beer, garden etc. About 40 minutes walk away. Not a lot of parking.
Pack Horse Lane
Pack Horse LaneRecently re-opened community pub. Excellent food, beer, garden etc. About 40 minutes walk away. Not a lot of parking.
Pub and restaurant, our favourite. Nice secluded (but often busy) garden. Good idea to book especially on Friday or Saturday. Walk down the hill (30 minutes) and get the bus back.
58 helybéli ajánlásával
The White Hart
Widcombe HillPub and restaurant, our favourite. Nice secluded (but often busy) garden. Good idea to book especially on Friday or Saturday. Walk down the hill (30 minutes) and get the bus back.
Burger takeaway. Independently owned, with very high standards. Two outlets, one in Walcot Street the other in Saw Close (opposite the Theatre Royal).
10 helybéli ajánlásával
Schwartz Bros
4 Saw ClBurger takeaway. Independently owned, with very high standards. Two outlets, one in Walcot Street the other in Saw Close (opposite the Theatre Royal).
Burgers. Independently owned. It is our nearest burger takeaway, down the hill in Widcombe.
Manhattan Burger Bar
23 Claverton StBurgers. Independently owned. It is our nearest burger takeaway, down the hill in Widcombe.
Fish and Chip take-away. Just 10 minutes walk from the cottage. You are welcome to eat your meal at the King William pub if you wish, as they have no food service there.
Seafoods
171 Bradford RdFish and Chip take-away. Just 10 minutes walk from the cottage. You are welcome to eat your meal at the King William pub if you wish, as they have no food service there.
A great pub that serves pies. Big pies with chips. Great atmosphere. Can get very busy.
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The Raven
7 Queen StA great pub that serves pies. Big pies with chips. Great atmosphere. Can get very busy.
Pub and restaurant. Good, but a bit pricey. Try the White Hart first and if they are full come here.
21 helybéli ajánlásával
Ring O Bells
10 Widcombe ParadePub and restaurant. Good, but a bit pricey. Try the White Hart first and if they are full come here.
If you want Thai food come here. Quick, friendly service.
21 helybéli ajánlásával
Thai Balcony Restaurant
Saw CloseIf you want Thai food come here. Quick, friendly service.
Probably the best pizza in Bath other than Vito's trailer that comes to the King William pub in Combe Down on Thursdays.
14 helybéli ajánlásával
The Real Italian Pizza Co
16 York StProbably the best pizza in Bath other than Vito's trailer that comes to the King William pub in Combe Down on Thursdays.
Arts & Culture
Just the most wonderful museum.... get there early or face long queues.
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A Római Fürdők
Abbey ChurchyardJust the most wonderful museum.... get there early or face long queues.
Super Georgian building with free entry to galleries (fee for special exhibitions). Nice cafe with outside tables.
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Holburne Múzeum
Great Pulteney StreetSuper Georgian building with free entry to galleries (fee for special exhibitions). Nice cafe with outside tables.
This is Bath City's art gallery. It has a permanent exhibition upstairs and touring exhibitions downstairs. Very good quality and child friendly. Usually quiet - seating area upstairs has comfy chairs and a coffee machine.
59 helybéli ajánlásával
Victoria Művészeti Galéria
Bridge StreetThis is Bath City's art gallery. It has a permanent exhibition upstairs and touring exhibitions downstairs. Very good quality and child friendly. Usually quiet - seating area upstairs has comfy chairs and a coffee machine.
44AD artspace
4 Abbey StCommunity art space. Eclectic mix of art and exhibitions on two levels.
A must-see if you are here for the Georgian City of Bath. The historic rooms are set out as if you were here in 1740 - the room guardians are super knowledgeable. Just ask them about the objects...
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No. 1 Royal Crescent
1 Royal CresA must-see if you are here for the Georgian City of Bath. The historic rooms are set out as if you were here in 1740 - the room guardians are super knowledgeable. Just ask them about the objects...
Free entry. Another must see. Imagine you are here in Jane Austen's day. Has a 'secret cafe' at the back where gambling took place. The Fashion Museum is in the basement (ticket required).
43 helybéli ajánlásával
Gyűléstermek
Bennett StreetFree entry. Another must see. Imagine you are here in Jane Austen's day. Has a 'secret cafe' at the back where gambling took place. The Fashion Museum is in the basement (ticket required).
Our village museum. It tells the story of Combe Down and the quarries that supplied stone for the building of Bath. Volunteer run so only open on Sunday and Monday (at the moment). Free.
Museum of Bath Stone
54A Combe RdOur village museum. It tells the story of Combe Down and the quarries that supplied stone for the building of Bath. Volunteer run so only open on Sunday and Monday (at the moment). Free.
Learn how Bath was built - right down to the detail of building construction. Very nice models and panorama of Bath.
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Museum of Bath Architecture
The ParagonLearn how Bath was built - right down to the detail of building construction. Very nice models and panorama of Bath.
An historic theatre with a mix of local and touring shows. You can also get a guided tour.
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Theatre Royal Bath
Saw CloseAn historic theatre with a mix of local and touring shows. You can also get a guided tour.
A small community theatre in Larkhall about a mile and a half from the city centre. As you'd expect, it has a mix of shows from stand up comedy to Shakespeare.
7 helybéli ajánlásával
The Rondo Theatre
Saint Saviours RoadA small community theatre in Larkhall about a mile and a half from the city centre. As you'd expect, it has a mix of shows from stand up comedy to Shakespeare.
Sightseeing
No. 1 Royal Crescent
1 Royal CresWell you have to come here...!
Wonderful Georgian circle of houses. There are three sections of 13 houses divided by the roads that lead into it.
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The Circus
The CircusWonderful Georgian circle of houses. There are three sections of 13 houses divided by the roads that lead into it.
The last great street to be built in Georgian Bath (c1790). Very grand, wide street that is used by film-makers. Pulteney Bridge at one end and the Holburne Museum at the other end.
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Great Pulteney Street
The last great street to be built in Georgian Bath (c1790). Very grand, wide street that is used by film-makers. Pulteney Bridge at one end and the Holburne Museum at the other end.
Tale a stroll along the towpath of the K&A from Widcombe to Sydney Gardens where you can go through a lovely old white-painted iron gates into Sydney Gardens and down to the Holburne Museum.
6 helybéli ajánlásával
Kennet & Avon Canal
7 Beckford GardensTale a stroll along the towpath of the K&A from Widcombe to Sydney Gardens where you can go through a lovely old white-painted iron gates into Sydney Gardens and down to the Holburne Museum.
Yes, a bridge with shops on it. River cruise boats go from just below here to Bathampton Mill and back.
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Pulteney híd
Bridge StreetYes, a bridge with shops on it. River cruise boats go from just below here to Bathampton Mill and back.
Drinks & Nightlife
A great (tiny) pub. No music, no commercial lager, no alcopops. Just good beer, wine and company. The middle bar is a place for discussion with total strangers on anything from the City's car parking regulations to Astronomy. Food at lunchtime only.
14 helybéli ajánlásával
The Old Green Tree
12 Green StA great (tiny) pub. No music, no commercial lager, no alcopops. Just good beer, wine and company. The middle bar is a place for discussion with total strangers on anything from the City's car parking regulations to Astronomy. Food at lunchtime only.
Another great pub. No music. Real fire in winter. Excellent beers. Quirky. You'll love it.
32 helybéli ajánlásával
The Star Inn
23 VineyardsAnother great pub. No music. Real fire in winter. Excellent beers. Quirky. You'll love it.
A community owned pub with a great range of beers. Music - DJ and live music. Can be busy and noisy. The yard has tables and they are happy for you to get a burger from Schwartz Bros (nearby) and eat here.
88 helybéli ajánlásával
The Bell Inn
103 Walcot StA community owned pub with a great range of beers. Music - DJ and live music. Can be busy and noisy. The yard has tables and they are happy for you to get a burger from Schwartz Bros (nearby) and eat here.
Parks & Nature
It will keep them quiet, tire them out... what else do you need? Cafe (kiosk) and public toilets close by.
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Children's Playground Victoria Park
It will keep them quiet, tire them out... what else do you need? Cafe (kiosk) and public toilets close by.
National Trust, so you have to pay an entrance fee unless you have NT Membership. A lovely walk down to Bath from Combe Down - famous for the Palladian Bridge. Cafe and loos near the lower entrance.
133 helybéli ajánlásával
Prior Park Tájkertek (NT)
Ralph Allen DriveNational Trust, so you have to pay an entrance fee unless you have NT Membership. A lovely walk down to Bath from Combe Down - famous for the Palladian Bridge. Cafe and loos near the lower entrance.
Bath Skyline's Woodland Play Area
Great play area nearby for young children.
Shopping
Great to stroll through. Nice cheese stall, coffee seller, deli counter, second-hand books, haberdashery, cooks equipment, cafe (proper old-fashioned greasy spoon).
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Bath Guildhall Market
Guildhall MarketGreat to stroll through. Nice cheese stall, coffee seller, deli counter, second-hand books, haberdashery, cooks equipment, cafe (proper old-fashioned greasy spoon).
Oxfam
5 Lower Borough WallsWhy buy new? An excellent charity bookshop.
Vintage clothing - down an alley near the top of Milsom Street. Buy a tweed suit or a homburg hat, a 20's frock or a silk scarf... rare, good quality stuff. Not that cheap...
Vintage to Vogue
Vintage clothing - down an alley near the top of Milsom Street. Buy a tweed suit or a homburg hat, a 20's frock or a silk scarf... rare, good quality stuff. Not that cheap...
Hmmm, wine.... a specialist store with good (and many reasonably priced) wines and spirits.
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Great Western Wine
Wells RoadHmmm, wine.... a specialist store with good (and many reasonably priced) wines and spirits.
I doubt you'll escape from here without a purchase... it is an Alladin's cave of cooks requirements.
Kitchens Cookshop
4-5 Quiet StI doubt you'll escape from here without a purchase... it is an Alladin's cave of cooks requirements.
Essentials
Co-op Food - Combe Down
The Avenue300m away, in The Avenue. Open 8am to 10pm.
The pharmacy is beside the GP Surgery. Open Mon-Friday. A proper community pharmacy where advice on anything from paralysis to piles is dispensed.
Lloyds Pharmacy
The AvenueThe pharmacy is beside the GP Surgery. Open Mon-Friday. A proper community pharmacy where advice on anything from paralysis to piles is dispensed.