Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Bath, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 3.9 km
Ascend 58 m
Descend 68 m

Experience Bath in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BathIndividual Sights in Bath

Sight 1: The Francis Hotel

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The Francis Hotel

The Francis Hotel is a four star hotel located in a Grade 1 listed building on the south side of Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, England. It was part of Accor's MGallery luxury boutique hotel collection. On 1st April 2022, the Francis Hotel left the Accor chain.

Wikipedia: Francis Hotel, Bath (EN), Heritage Website

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: The Egg

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The Egg

The Egg is a theatre in Bath, built specifically for the use of young people. It was converted from a former cinema and church hall by architects Haworth Tompkins. The Grade II listed Victorian building houses the eponymous 'egg'-shaped auditorium, around which an arts cafe, rooftop rehearsal space and basement technical workshop are arranged. The idea was supported by the children's author Bel Mooney. It opened in October 2005. In 2007, the Peter Hall Company made use of the space in order to stage a production of George Orwell's Animal Farm.

Wikipedia: The Egg, Bath (EN), Website

376 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: St. Michael's Without

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St Michael's Church is a Church of England parish church in Bath, Somerset. Completed in 1837 to replace an earlier church, its spire is a landmark in the north of the city centre.

Wikipedia: St Michael's Church, Bath (EN), Website, Heritage Website

402 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Victoria Art Gallery

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The Victoria Art Gallery is a public art museum in Bath, Somerset, England. It was opened in 1900 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It is a Grade II* listed building and houses over 1,500 objects of art including a collection of oil paintings from British artists dating from 1700 onwards. The ground floor was at one time a public library.

Wikipedia: Victoria Art Gallery (EN), Website, Heritage Website

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Pulteney Bridge

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Pulteney Bridge is a bridge over the River Avon in Bath, England. It was completed by 1774, and connected the city with the land of the Pulteney family which the family wished to develop. Designed by Robert Adam in a Palladian style, it is highly unusual in that it has shops built across its full span on both sides. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: Pulteney Bridge (EN), Heritage Website

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Parade Gardens

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The Parade Gardens is a grade II listed park in Bath, Somerset, England. The gardens are situated to the south of the Empire Hotel, Bath and 250 yards to the east of Bath Abbey.

Wikipedia: Parade Gardens (EN)

518 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Saint John the Evangelist RC

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St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church is located on the South Parade in the south-east section of Bath City Centre – the old Ham District where John Wood the Elder, the Georgian architect, had originally planned his gigantic "Forum".

Wikipedia: St John's Church, Bath (EN), Website

620 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: The Empire

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The Empire is a former hotel in Bath, Somerset, England, built in 1901 and designated as a Grade II listed building. It is situated on Orange Grove, close to both Bath Abbey and Pulteney Bridge and adjacent to the Old Police Station.

Wikipedia: Empire Hotel, Bath (EN), Heritage Website

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Guildhall

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Guildhall is an 18th-century municipal building in central Bath, Somerset, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: Guildhall, Bath (EN), Heritage Website

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Bath Abbey

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The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, it was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s. It is one of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country. The medieval abbey church served as a sometime cathedral of a bishop. After long contention between churchmen in Bath and Wells the seat of the Diocese of Bath and Wells was later consolidated at Wells Cathedral. The Benedictine community was dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Wikipedia: Bath Abbey (EN), Website, Heritage Website

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: The Pump Rooms

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The Grand Pump Room is a historic building in the Abbey Churchyard, Bath, Somerset, England. It is adjacent to the Roman Baths and is named because of water that is pumped into the room from the baths' hot springs. Visitors can drink the water or have other refreshments while there.

Wikipedia: Grand Pump Room (EN), Website, Heritage Website

63 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Bath

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BathPedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0

Bath is a city in Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021 Census, the population was 94,092. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Bristol. The city became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, and was later added to the transnational World Heritage Site known as the "Great Spa Towns of Europe" in 2021. Bath is also the largest city and settlement in Somerset.

Wikipedia: Bath, Somerset (EN), Heritage Website

106 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: The Roman Baths

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The Roman Baths are well-preserved thermae in the city of Bath, Somerset, England. A temple was constructed on the site between 60 and 70 AD in the first few decades of Roman Britain. Its presence led to the development of the small Roman urban settlement known as Aquae Sulis around the site. The Roman baths—designed for public bathing—were used until the end of Roman rule in Britain in the 5th century AD. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the original Roman baths were in ruins a century later. The area around the natural springs was redeveloped several times during the Early and Late Middle Ages.

Wikipedia: Roman Baths (Bath) (EN), Website

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Thermae Bath Spa

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Thermae Bath Spa is a combination of the historic spa and a contemporary building in the city of Bath, England, and reopened in 2006. Bath and North East Somerset council own the buildings, and, as decreed in a Royal Charter of 1590, are the guardians of the spring waters, which are the only naturally hot, mineral-rich waters in the UK. The Spa is operated by YTL Hotels.

Wikipedia: Thermae Bath Spa (EN)

570 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: The Mission Theatre

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The Mission Theatre

The Mission Theatre is a theatre in Bath, England.

Wikipedia: Mission Theatre (EN), Website

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