Bath Attractions & Sightseeing
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, Somerset
An elegant Georgian city, Bath is one of Britain's greatest treasures. Explore one of the UK's top five attractions with this 24 hour ticket aboard an open-top double-decker bus.
Book Tickets
40 Gay Street, Queen Square, , Somerset BA1 2NT
Tel +44 (0)1225 443000
The ultimate Jane Austen experience featuring recreations of her houses & leisure pursuits. Set within a Georgian town house, the more spirited fan can browse the attractive gift shop for an unrivalled collection of books & specially designed gifts.
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4 North Parade Passage, , Somerset BA1 1NX
Tel +44 (0)1225 461634
Sally Lunn's is the oldest house in Bath, and serves the most famous local delicacy, the original Sally Lunn Bun. The kitchen museum, shows the actual kitchen that young Sally Lunn used to establish her bakery.
Claverton Manor, , Somerset BA2 7BD
Tel +44 (0)1225 460503
The American Museum in Britain, takes you on a journey through the history of America. All the way from the early settlers to the 20th century, with it's remarkable and unique collection of American furniture, and decorative arts, whilst in a breathtaking setting.
5/10 Bartlett Street, , Somerset BA1 2QZ
Tel +44 (0)1225 466689
Situated on Bartlett Street, the Antiques Centre is the home to sixty stands and one hundred and sixty showcases. The quality of the antiques vary enormously from one stand to the next, however each offers a fine range of items for collectors.
12 Kingston Buildings, , Somerset BA1 1LT
Tel +44 (0)1225 422462
Bath Abbey is set in the heart of the city, where over the last twelve and half centuries, three different churches have occupied the site. The Abbey's tower is open for guided tours everyday except Sunday. Climb the 212 steps to the very top, breathtaking views of the city await.
Bath Abbey, 12 Kingston Builinds, , Somerset BA1 1LT
Tel +44 (0)1225 422462
The Vaults Museum is situated on the south side of Bath Abbey, under Kingston pavements. The vaults eighteenth centurey cellars have been carefully restored to offer and intriguing setting for various objexts that have survived from the Abbey's past, some of which date back to the Saxon times.
Forester Road, Bathwick, , Somerset BA2 6QE
Tel +44 (0)1225 312 900
A Victorian Boating Station, which offers traditional boat hire, by the hour, or day. The Boating Station is set along a beautiful stretch of river with goes out to the old toll bridge at Bathampton. Rowing, punting and canoeing are available. With free punting lessons if required.
33 Broad Street, , Somerset BA1 5LP
Tel +44 (0)1225 462946
The Bath Galleries, specialises in English and Continental clocks. With a wide range of longcase, bracket, mantel and other styles and a variety of barometers. The gallerie also offer 17th and 18th century, silver, furniture painting and china.
Julian Road, , Somerset BA1 2RH
Tel +44 (0)1225 318348
A local family firm which started in 1872. The heritage centre gas been saved and lovingly recreated. You can wander through the rooms, past the shop counter, through the Dickensian office, the machine shop and more, all of which recall the atmosphere of a bygone age.
8 Broad Street, , Somerset BA1 5LJ
Tel +44 (0)1225 460333
The Postal Museum in Bath, is where the world's first posting of a stamped letter took place, the stamp used was a Penny Black. The museum houses a full size Victorian post office, and traces the development over to years. In recent years the museum has been used for the inspiration for the tv programme Larkrise to Candelford.
Lansdown Road, , Somerset BA1 9BH
Tel +44 (0)1225 460705
Beckford's Towers was designed in 1825 and completed in 1827 for William Beckford. The 120 foot tower, has uninterrupted views of the countryside, and was was constructed as a study retreat and to house Beckford's precious collection of art and rare books.
The Vineyards, , Somerset BA1 5NA
Tel +44 (0)1225 333895
The museum reveals the story behind the development of the Georgian city of Bath. Discover, how the buildings were designed, decorated and lived in during the 18th century. Exhibts include, artefacts, tools, recontructions and a series of spectacular models.
, Somerset BA3 6RS
Tel +44 (0)1225 754026
The former home of the Hungerford Lords, this 14th century castle features both a chapel and a crypt, as well as being filled with medieval wall paintings. There is a free audio tour available, and a thrilling events programme throughout the year.
5 Church Street, Abbey Green, , Somerset BA1 1NL
Tel +44 (0)1225 466197
Situated in the centre of Bath by Abbey Green, this specialist tobacconist offers a wide range of their own blended tobaccos, pipes, cigars, snuff and many smoking accessories and gifts.
19 New King Street, , Somerset BA1 2BL
Tel +44 (0)1225 446865
A Georgian townhouse, which is the former home of astronomer and musician William Herschel and his sister Caroline during the last quarter of the 18th century. The house was later occupied by the sister of novelist Fanny Burney.
Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, , Somerset BA2 4DB
Tel +44 (0)1225 466669
Transformed in to the Holburne Museum in 1916, it now houses a superb art collection formed by Sir William Holburne in 19th century Bath. Sir William, was widely know for his silve and old master paintings, however he also collected Italian bronzes, such as the famous Susini.
Julian Road, , Somerset BA1 2RH
Tel +44 (0)1225 318348
The museum shows two thousand years of work in the historic city of Bath. The introduction to the city's development, is show in Bath at Work: 2000 Years of Earning a Living, as well as an exhibiton on invention and the landscape of working Bath.
Bennett Street, , Somerset BA1 2QH
Tel +44 (0)1225 477173
For centuries Bath has been the centre of fashion. The development of fashion is traced throughout the past 5 centuries using up to 1000 exhibits of costume, jewelry & accessories. Features include 200 dressed figures.
12 Bennett Street, , Somerset BA1 2QL
Tel +44 (0)1225 464640
Located in a restored Georgian building, the museum houses an amazing collection of artefacts from China, Japan and South East Asia. The displays include, jade, ceramics, lacquer and metalware dating from c5000BC to the 20th Centry.
