Bristol Airport 50 min
Thermae Bath Spa (3 min) Modern glass and stone spa with thermal waters, Roman origins and an open rooftop swimming pool. Royal Crescent (10 min) Massive green grassy lawns next to the Royal Crescent with serene views of historic architecture. The Holburne Museum (6 min) Victorian collection of ornate silver and Old Masters in a Georgian building with modern extension. Royal Victoria Park (10 min) Sprawling Victorian parklands with lawns, skate park, playgrounds, boating and tennis. No. 1 Royal Crescent (10 min) 18th-century Palladian-style townhouse featuring elaborate period room displays & fine art. Victoria Art Gallery (3 min) Historical and contemporary European and British artworks including Bath artists and Gainsborough. Bath Skyline (10 min) Hilltop views of city rooftops & World Heritage site accessed via a 6-mile meadow & woodland trail. Fashion Museum Bath (7 min) Fashionable dress from 1600 to now plus Victorian clothing and old sports costumes to try on. Prior Park Landscape Garden (12 min) National Trust gardens overlooking Bath with follies, Palladian bridges, lakes and woodland. Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House & Museum (5 min) Bath's oldest house (c.1483), home of the famous Sally Lunn Bun (a semi-sweet bread) and tearoom. Bath Abbey (3 min) Late Medieval church with a Victorian Gothic interior by Sir George Gilbert Scott and tower tours. Pulteney Bridge (3 min) Historic bridge built in 1774 with notable architecture & rows of stores lining each side. The Roman Baths (3 min) Roman bathhouse and temple, with spring water, Pump Room restaurant, museum and audio tour for kids. The Jane Austen Centre (3 min) Small museum chronicling the life and times of the famous writer, Jane Austen, plus Regency tearoom. The Pump Room Restaurant (3 min) Classical music accompaniment to coffee, lunch and afternoon tea overlooking Roman Baths hot spring. |