Why go
- Served by Avon Lane Airfield.
History
Bath, United Kingdom is a city in United Kingdom. We do not yet hold a written history for it — the sources below are the best starting points, and this page will be expanded into a full guidebook.
Restaurants & places to go
British, Restaurant · Wikipedia: en:Old Police Station, Bath · Orange Grove, Bath, BA1 1LP · browns-restaurants.co.uk
Cafe · Features: step-free access · 5 Orange Grove, Bath, BA1 1LP · madhattersbath.co.uk
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Su 10:00- 16:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 26 Stall Street, Bath, BA1 1QF · caffenero.com
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-21:00 · 12 Seven Dials, BA1 1EN · iguanas.co.uk
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th, Su 12:00-22:00; Fr, Sa 12:00-22:30 Features: vegetarian options · 9-10 Cheap Street, Bath, BA1 5AQ · indiantemptation.com
Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 10:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 10:00-22:00 · 4 North Parade Passage, BA1 1NX · sallylunns.co.uk
Thai, Restaurant · Thai restaurant · Saw Close, BA1 1EY · gigglingsquid.com
Sushi, Restaurant · Sushi restaurant · 33 Stall Street, BA1 1QG · kokorouk.com
Steak, Restaurant · Steak restaurant · 23 Milsom Street, BA1 1DE · millerandcarter.co.uk
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Fr 12:00-21:00; Sa 12:00-22:00 · 16 Kingsmead Square, BA1 2AE · jichickens.com
Italian, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · 30 Milsom Street, BA1 1DG · colosseobath.co.uk
Greek, Fast Food · Features: step-free access · 34 Broad Street, BA1 5LP · taka-taka.co.uk
Pizza, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, vegan options, step-free access · 1-3 Westgate Buildings, BA1 2AE · stablepizza.com
Caribbean, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · 11 Bridge Street, BA2 4AS · turtlebay.co.uk
Burger, Restaurant · Burger restaurant · 10 Upper Borough Walls, BA1 1RG · baregrills-smokehouse.co.uk
Fish And Chips, Fast Food · Fish And Chips fast food · 7 Cleveland Place East, Bath, BA1 5DJ · seapearlbath.co.uk
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-21:00; Sa 07:30-21:00; Su 08:30-19:30 Features: takeaway, delivery · Aldermoor Way, Bristol, BS30 7DA · restaurants.subway.com
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 09:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-23:00 · 126 Bath Road, Bristol, BS30 9DE · harvester.co.uk
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-23:00; Su 11:30-22:00 Features: step-free access · 1 George Street, Bath, BA1 2EB · wagamama.com
Indonesian, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-22:30; Su 11:30-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free… · bananatree.co.uk
Bagel, Fast Food · Opening hours: We-Su 08:00-15:00 · 42 Moorland Road, Bath, BA2 3PN · taylorsbagels.com
Nepalese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa,Su 12:00-14:00,17:00-22:00; Mo off · 12 Pierrepont Street, Bath, BA1 1LA · yakyetiyak.co.uk
Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-17:00; Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 10:00-17:00 Features: vegetarian options · 24a Bridge Street · thebridgetearooms.co.uk
Coffee, Pastries, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:30, Sa 08:30-17:30, Su 10:00-16:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 6 Chapel Row, BA1 1HN · colonnaandsmalls.co.uk
Hot Chocolate, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:30; Sa 08:00-21:00; Su 09:00-20:00 Features: step-free access · 21 Old Bond Street, BA1 2LA · knoops.co.uk
Breakfast, Brunch, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-16:00; Su 09:00-15:00 Features: outdoor seating · BA15 2RW · merkinsfarm.com
Tea Shop, Coffee Shop, Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa-Su 09:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating · BA15 2HD · avonclifftea.com
Spanish, Basque, Tapas, Sherry, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-15:00, Mo-Fr 17:00-22:00, Sa 12:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · 31 Barton Street,… · pintxo.co.uk
Modern, Seasonal, Coffee, Pastry, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-16:00 Features: outdoor seating · 1 Brook Lane, Holt, BA14 6RL · glovefactorystudios.com
Steak House, Breakfast, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options · 4 James Street West, BA1 2BX · barandblock.co.uk
French, Restaurant · Features: vegan options · Milsom Place, BA1 1BZ · cote.co.uk
International, Burger, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · Dorchester Street, BA1 1SS · giraffe.net
Donut, Fast Food · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 2 Southgate Street, BA1 1AQ · krispykreme.co.uk
Tex-Mex, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, step-free access · 2 Cheap Street, BA1 1NE · tortilla.co.uk
Chinese, Fast Food · Opening hours: Th-Tu 17:00-23:00 Features: vegetarian options · 26 Moorland Road, BA2 3PW · cheongsing.com
Dessert, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 13:00-23:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-23:30; Su 12:00-23:00 · 7-9 Lower Borough Walls, BA1 1QR · heavenlydesserts.co.uk
Tapas, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · 6-7 Northumberland Place, Bath, BA1 5AR · jarsmeze.com
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Vietnamese restaurant · 7 St James Parade, BA1 1UL · noyaskitchen.co.uk
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Mediterranean restaurant · 12 Bridge Yard, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1EJ · oleamediterranean.co.uk
Sri Lankan, Restaurant · Sri Lankan restaurant · 36 Broad Street, Bath, BA1 5LP · thecoconut-tree.com
Pasties, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-18:00; Sa 07:30-18:30; Su 09:00-17:30 · 1 Lower Borough Walls, BA1 1QR
Bakery, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-15:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · 1 Moorland Road, Bath, BA2 3PJ
Kebab, Pizza, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, step-free access · 41 Monmouth Street, BA1 2AN · alibabafreshfood.com
Lebanese, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · 4 Newark Street, BA1 1AT · comptoirlibanais.com
Asian Tapas, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · 43 Saint James's Parade, BA1 1UQ · maayaofbath.co.uk
354 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Bristol Airport (BRS) 15 mi to the centre
Bristol, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 15 airlines (easyJet, Ryanair, Transavia France, Thomas Cook Airlines…) · direct flights to 73 destinations incl. Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Alicante, Amsterdam, Dalaman… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 15 airlines, 73 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 35 routes: Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Bodrum, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Glasgow, Heraklion, Inverness, Keflavik, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Marrakech, Murcia, Newcastle, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris, Pisa, Prague, Rome, Tenerife, Toulouse
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 28 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Bergamo, Bergerac, Beziers, Bologna, Budapest, Chania, Connaught, Dublin, Faro, Gdansk, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kaunas, Limoges, Malaga, Malta, Palma de Mallorca, Poznan, Reus, Rzeszow, Tenerife, Treviso, Valencia, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Transavia France TO (75W) · 11 routes: Alicante, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Kerkyra/corfu, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Tenerife
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (A320) · 7 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145, ER3) · 5 routes: Aberdeen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Milano, Munich
- Aer Lingus EI (ATR 72, AT4) · 3 routes: Cork*, Dublin*, Shannon*
- Germania ST (ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Hawarden, Toulouse
- Thomsonfly BY (75W) · 2 routes: Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Air Malta KM (A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Aurigny Air Services GR (ATR 72) · 1 route: Guernsey
- Brussels Airlines SN (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Helvetic Airways 2L (Fokker 100) · 1 route: Zurich
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (EMJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Skynet Airlines SI (AT4, ATR) · 1 route: Jersey
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Cotswold Airport (GBA) 24 mi to the centre
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
Charmy Down Airstrip 3 mi to the centre
Bath, Somerset, ENG, GB
Avon Lane Airfield 4.2 mi to the centre
Bristol, Somerset, ENG, GB
Getting there by ferry
South Bank (Beese's)
Ferry terminal · 8.6 mi from the centre
North Bank
Ferry terminal · 8.6 mi from the centre
Netham Lock
Ferry terminal · 9.6 mi from the centre
Temple Quay
Ferry terminal · 11 mi from the centre
Castle Park
Ferry terminal · 11 mi from the centre
Redcliffe Back
Ferry terminal · 11 mi from the centre
Where to stay
88 Newbridge Hill, Bath BA1 3QA, United Kingdom · bathenhouse.co.uk
Grosvenor Bridge Rd, Bath BA1 6BB, United Kingdom · grosvenorvillabath.co.uk
Henrietta Rd, Bathwick, Bath BA2 6LX, United Kingdom · roseatehotels.com
8-10 Queen St, Bath BA1 1HE, United Kingdom · haringtonshotel.co.uk
2-8 S Parade, Bath BA2 4AB, United Kingdom · bath.hotelindigo.com
16 Royal Cres, Bath BA1 2LS, United Kingdom · royalcrescent.co.uk
James St W, Bath BA1 2DA, United Kingdom · apexhotels.co.uk
Beau St, Bath BA1 1QY, United Kingdom · thegainsboroughbathspa.co.uk
Lansdown Rd, Bath BA1 5EH, United Kingdom · lansdowngrove.co.uk
7 Saw Cl, Bath BA1 1EY, United Kingdom · thezhotels.com
4 James St W, Bath BA1 2BX, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Manvers St, Bath BA1 1JP, United Kingdom · royalhotelbath.co.uk
Sydney Rd, Bathwick, Bath BA2 6NS, United Kingdom · macdonaldhotels.co.uk
Lower Bristol Rd, Brougham Hayes, Bath BA2 3QU, United Kingdom · ihg.com
69 Great Pulteney St, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4DL, United Kingdom · bathwindsorguesthouse.com
35-37 London Rd W, Bath BA1 7HZ, United Kingdom · oyorooms.com
Waterside, Rossiter Rd, Basin, Bath BA2 4JP, United Kingdom · travelodge.co.uk
Eveleigh Ave, London Rd W, Bath BA1 7JD, United Kingdom · handpickedhotels.co.uk
Avon St, Bath BA1 1UP, United Kingdom · hilton.com
N Parade, Bath BA1 1LF, United Kingdom · marriott.com
Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BJ, United Kingdom · hilton.com
Leigh Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 2RA, United Kingdom · bestwestern.co.uk
1 Pulteney Gardens, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4HG, United Kingdom · avonguesthousebath.co.uk
32 Brock St, Bath BA1 2LN, United Kingdom · brocksguesthouse.co.uk
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Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Avon Lane Airfield; 18 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 12 mi (nearest: South Bank (Beese's), 8.6 mi).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Bath, United Kingdom. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Tours & experiences
Cultural
Walking Tour
Bus Tour