Bath Street
Bath Street
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Lisa S
Lincolnshire, UK363 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
Did a full day in bath city loved every second of it people so kind thoughtful helpful friendly welcoming amazing place yes did see a few homeless people and buskers but it didnt stop us from enjoying ourselves we had really nice time and really friendly welcoming locals. We ate in few places shopped in couple of places felt safe and really welcomed. Went for lovely walk to the river side and over the bridge really nice. Came here on 4th march 2023 with coopers coaches tours with a friend of mine. Really beautiful and well worth coming here
Written March 4, 2023
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Grover R
Pensacola, FL22,436 contributions
Dec 2022
It is interesting to read so many varied responses related to Bath and its streets. As Bath Street is one of the pedestrian streets in the city center that has shops lined in beautiful Georgian Bathstone architecture, my review looks to encapsulate that pedestrian area around the sights in the city center.
We visited Bath a week before Christmas in 2022 and one of our favorite parts was the pedestrian city center with shops and the top Bath attractions. The pedestrian only areas make the city great for walking but if you drove it will create problems for driving and parking in the city center. The best thing to do is park before you get to center of the city. There are several surface parking lots surrounding Bath. Go to one of these and park. The rest of the sights are easy to walk to from any parking lot and very safe with the pedestrian areas. The best thing is the Roman Baths and the Bath Abbey are nearly enclosed in pedestrian areas so walk these and you will be rewarded with not only the sights but great shopping as well.
We visited Bath a week before Christmas in 2022 and one of our favorite parts was the pedestrian city center with shops and the top Bath attractions. The pedestrian only areas make the city great for walking but if you drove it will create problems for driving and parking in the city center. The best thing to do is park before you get to center of the city. There are several surface parking lots surrounding Bath. Go to one of these and park. The rest of the sights are easy to walk to from any parking lot and very safe with the pedestrian areas. The best thing is the Roman Baths and the Bath Abbey are nearly enclosed in pedestrian areas so walk these and you will be rewarded with not only the sights but great shopping as well.
Written December 30, 2022
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Jo K
Worcester, UK9,023 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
We love bath and didn’t want to miss the Xmas market. The car parks are expensive. We use the bus. Regular and cheap. Just remember to tap your card when you get on and off or you’ll be charged the day rate which I think is £5.50.
Written November 24, 2022
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Paul F
Ingatestone, UK3 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Picturesque yes, car driver friendly no, disability friendly no (because not car friendly with a tiny percentage of disabled parking available) and roads being closed/dug up and visiting drivers petrified about where they can and can’t go, pull up or park. Too expensive yes, good for coffee drinkers, yes but be prepared to clean your own table. Nice feel about the place both before and after dark (if you don’t mind the unfortunate homeless) but there are too many big chain shops, both retail and food, with a grip on the trade. Went for two nights, hotel expensive food prices would appear ‘fixed’ as almost everyone charged the same for dinner items even pubs. Tried to support local but found it difficult to find / identify them. Streets were very busy and sadly customer services in shops is lacking somewhat. Overall a bit underwhelming as I’d heard many good things about Bath and perhaps on another day it could have been better, but would need to win me over with changes to get me to go back again.
Written August 19, 2023
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ps3bigd
Bath, UK26 contributions
Aug 2024 • Solo
I’ve lived in the City of Bath for all of my life, I will admit it’s changed over the years. And there are some excellent places to eat, drink and stay along with some excellent attractions to visit.
But Bath City council have let a city once proud for its multiple Britain in Bloom wins, it English Heritage status fall in to what has become a grubby dirty looking city. I can’t lay all the blame on the council, as a lot of the restaurants and fast food outlets are just as bad. But the streets are grubby unswept with litter blowing around, empty shops due to over market rates. Broken paving with weeds and plants growing out of them, the further you move from the centre the worse it gets, unkept hedge rows and verges, no it’s not for the bee’s it’s laziness, as they have the money for half brain road closures and underused cycle ways.
Please come and enjoy your visit, but enjoy it before it’s totally ruined down ..
But Bath City council have let a city once proud for its multiple Britain in Bloom wins, it English Heritage status fall in to what has become a grubby dirty looking city. I can’t lay all the blame on the council, as a lot of the restaurants and fast food outlets are just as bad. But the streets are grubby unswept with litter blowing around, empty shops due to over market rates. Broken paving with weeds and plants growing out of them, the further you move from the centre the worse it gets, unkept hedge rows and verges, no it’s not for the bee’s it’s laziness, as they have the money for half brain road closures and underused cycle ways.
Please come and enjoy your visit, but enjoy it before it’s totally ruined down ..
Written August 26, 2024
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HINA W
Islamabad, Pakistan7,340 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
This elegant street was built by Thomas Baldwin in 1791. It contains the Cross Bath. Even though it's now contains many new shops and eateries but I still feel that this street possesses an old world charm. This is probably because most of the modern signage has been limited and there are elegant columns on both sides the street. Only Bath stone has been used to give it an Illusion of harmony. It has cobbled flooring. This street was the hub of Victorian social life. I really loved the fact that many classic films like Persuasion were shot here.
Written July 16, 2023
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EESW1
Lincolnshire, UK5,674 contributions
Apr 2022
Although Bath is always busy with tourists, the city centre is kept free of traffic. Bath Street is a good road to wander down to admire the lovely Georgian architecture. Particularly impressive are the colonnades along some of the buildings.
You can imagine Beau Brummel or a Jane Austin heroine wanddering along here...
You can imagine Beau Brummel or a Jane Austin heroine wanddering along here...
Written April 17, 2022
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TravelingSoccerLoon
Saint Paul, MN7,767 contributions
Sep 2022
The entire city center of Bath is known for its impressive Georgian architecture, but Bath Street is a specific street in the city known for the beautiful colonnades that line the street. Bridgerton fans will recognize this street as it is frequently used in the series or so my wife tells me. It is located at the exit from visiting the Roman Baths. Very photo stop worthy.
Written February 28, 2023
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David D
Devon, UK28,423 contributions
May 2021 • Friends
We walked along this historic cobbled street a number of times during our recent visit to this beautiful old city
The street was built in 1791 and most of the buildings along it are Grade I listed. It is also home to the Cross Bath also the Thermae Bath Spa.
The Cross Bath is a renowned bathing pool where water bubbles up from the ground at a temperature of 46 degrees Celsius.
A glass panel, along the street, gave us the opportunity to take a peek it at one of the pools.
The Thermae Bath Spa, is also along the street, it's modern glass structure does stick out. It is Britain' s only natural thermal spa.
The street was built in 1791 and most of the buildings along it are Grade I listed. It is also home to the Cross Bath also the Thermae Bath Spa.
The Cross Bath is a renowned bathing pool where water bubbles up from the ground at a temperature of 46 degrees Celsius.
A glass panel, along the street, gave us the opportunity to take a peek it at one of the pools.
The Thermae Bath Spa, is also along the street, it's modern glass structure does stick out. It is Britain' s only natural thermal spa.
Written July 16, 2021
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Soos104
Leicester, UK10 contributions
Aug 2022
Bath is extremely over priced, the car parks are extortionate, you have to pay for toilets that are disgusting and every visitor attraction is very expensive. They do not deserve to be visited.
Shame as the city is beautiful and quite clearly the greed outweighs the attractions
Disappointing day out for my family
Shame as the city is beautiful and quite clearly the greed outweighs the attractions
Disappointing day out for my family
Written August 17, 2022
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Hi,there are eight if us visiting Bath Christmas market.One of us uses a mobility scooter.Can anyone recommend a pub/restaurant that is accessible thats near to the xmas market with space for mob scooter and nice food TIA
Written October 1, 2018
Sorry. I was there in the spring and am not aware of the Christmas market. RE getting around, the city center is small so things are close together. The city is built on a hill that goes up from the river.
Written November 15, 2018
What time do the shops normally open on a Sunday? am hoping to make the most of my time in Bath before I have to head home
Written November 21, 2017
You would have to check opening times but normally 10 or 11. This is due to restrictions on a Sunday
Written November 23, 2017
We are looking to stay 7 nights in Bath, would this be too long or it sounds to me like there is plenty to keep us busy, going December 2015 family of 3.
Written January 1, 2015
Hi! My husband and I travel a great deal. We were in Bath in May of 2014. It's a lovely city, but spending 7 nights there? For me it would be way, way too long.
We traveled there by train from London. We went on our own, but notice tour operators on the internet offer day trips from London (about 2 hours away) to Bath which include other stops like Stonehenge and Windsor Castle. The reason is that the tourist area in Bath is rather small. (Check out a city center map.) The small size is why Bath is almost always considered a "day trip" that you can visit in combination with other attractions. You can easily walk and hit all of the attractions within a few hours. We leisurely visited the Roman Baths (which took us about two hours). Then we walked to see the beautiful architecture of the buildings and sites in Bath from end to end. It took about three hours - which included a stop in the pub. There are some nice restaurants, cafes and a few boutiques but after that, unless you like high end shopping and lots of tourists - there is nothing else to see or do. You could of course stay there and go on day trips into London, to the countryside, etc., but don't count on much else in Bath.
Written January 26, 2015
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