Getting there
- Bath is 106 miles from London and 12 miles from Bristol.
- By bus: National Express buses to London (economy return £21, 3½ hours, 10 daily) via Heathrow, and daily to Bournemouth (£16, 2¾ hours), Manchester (£31, 6¼ hours) and Oxford (£14, two hours). Buses #X39, 339, and 332 run to Bristol (single £3.10, return £3.90, 50 minutes) several times an hour.
- By train: Trains to London Paddington (saver return £39.50, 1½ hours, half-hourly), several each hour to Bristol (single £4.60, 20 minutes). Occasional direct trains to Exeter St. David’s (saver return £23, 1½ hours), Cardiff (£16.10, 1¼ hours, half-hourly) and Oxford (£22.50, 1¼ hours).
Public Transportation
Bus station office
Manvers Street
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 464446
Hours: 8am-5:30pm Mon-Sat |
Train station
Manvers Street |
Places to Visit
Tourist Information Center
Abbey Chambers and Churchyard
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 477101
Fax: +44 (0) 1225 477787
Website: http://visitbath.co.uk/
Hours: 9:30am-6pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm, Sun May-Sept;9:30am-5pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sun Oct-Apr |
No. 1 Royal Crescent
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 428126
Hours: 10:30am-5pm Tues-Sun Mar-Oct, 10:30am-4pm Tues-Sun Nov
Admission: Adult £4, child £3.50 |
Bath Abbey
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 422462
Admission: £2 requested donation
Hours: 9am-6pm Mon-Sat Easter-Oct,
9am-4:30pm Nov-Easter, afternoons only Sun |
Assembly Rooms
Bennett Street
Hours: 11am-5pm
Admission: Free |
Roman Baths Museum
Abbey Churchyard
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 477784
Hours: 9am-5pm daily Mar-June and Sept-Oct,
9am-9pm daily in Jul-Aug, 9:30am-4:30pm
daily Nov-FebAdmission: Adult £8, child £4.60.
With Museum of Costume, adult £10.50 and child £5.90 |
Holburne Museum
Great Pulteney Street
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 466669
Website: http://www.bath.ac.uk/holburne/
Hours: 10am-5pm Tue-Sat mid Feb-Nov
Admission: Adult £3.50, child £1.50
Features porcelain, antiques, and 18-century paintings by Gainsborough, Stubbs, Turner, etc. |
The Jane Austen Centre
40 Gay Street
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 443000
E-mail: info@janeausten.co.uk
Website: http://www.janeausten.co.uk/
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-5:30, Sun 10:30-5:30
Admission: Adult £4, child £2.50 |
Museum of Costume
Located in basement of Assembly Rooms on Bennett Street
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 477789
Hours: 11am-5pm
Admission: Adult £5, child £3.50. With Roman Baths Museum, adult £10.50 and child £5.90 |
Other things to do
Jane Austen’s Bath
A tour that will tell you more about Jane Austen’s connection with Bath
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 443000
Hours: 1:30pm daily June-Sept, Sat and Sun Oct-May
Admission: Adult £3.50, child £2.50
The 1½- hour tour leaves from KC Change Visitor Information Centre in the Abbey Churchyard
Where to Eat
Bathtub Bistro
2 Grove Street
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 460593
Prices: main courses £7.50-12
Hamburgers, international food
Closed for lunch on Mon |
Eastern Eye
8a Quiet Street
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 422323
Prices: main courses £5.50-15
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Walrus and Carpenter
28 Barton Street
Phone: +44 (0) 1225 314864
Prices: main courses £7.50-12
Home-made global cuisine and vegetarian dishes |
© Copyright Emily Kliever 2007 |
