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Are you looking for things to do around Bath? Try our 3-hour self-guided walking tour and scavenger hunt to walk this historic city.
Walk from Parade Gardens to the Royal Crescent via the Roman Baths, the Jane Austen Center, various museums, and monuments. Solve challenges at every stop to learn your next destination. You’ll also learn some local history and fun facts.
The Bath walking tour is a 3.7 km / 2.3 mi self-guided walking tour with challenges along the way. It should take you 3 hours to complete.
A fun learning experience
See the sights!
Learn some local history
Challenge your knowledge
Fun for all ages, kids included
Wheelchair and stroller accessible throughout
Pets are welcome throughout.
Start whenever you are ready, from your smartphone – no fixed schedule
Take as little, or as much time as you wish to complete your hunt
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Once you're standing outside the perimeter (near the entrance to) Parade Gardens in Bath, and have completed the transaction with our website, follow the start instructions in the "Order Complete" email.
Itinerary
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Parade Gardens (Pass by)
This is the starting point to your adventure. Learn about this private garden and see some of its main attractions. Solve a challenge here. 5 minutes.
Admission ticket free -
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Cross the street to a much smaller park and learn about Bath's twin city, a city its soldiers liberated from Nazi occupation in World War II. Solve 2 challenges here
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Bath Abbey (Pass by)
Learn about this grand Abbey as you walk about it. Notice many hidden exterior features. Solve several challenges as you walk around it. Spend 15 minutes here
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Learn about this house museum, and its primary occupant, near the Bath Abbey. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes
Admission ticket free -
The Roman Baths (Pass by)
Learn about this long history of the Roman Baths here. Solve 2 challenges. Spend 10 minutes
Admission ticket free -
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Notice these 2 statues hidden away near another famous Bath. Learn about their history, real and otherwise. Solve a challenge here.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Learn about this other important bath, used for a hospital's medicinal purposes. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
See this very small movie theatre in old Bath. Solve a challenge here. 5 minutes.
Admission ticket free -
Hospital Of St. John The Baptist (Pass by)
Learn about this old hospital by admiring its very old buildings and their features. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes.
Admission ticket free -
Theatre Royal Bath (Pass by)
Learn about this 19th-century theatre and its history. Solve a challenge here Spend 5 minutes.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Learn about another theatre and how it differs from the Royal Theatre Bath. Solve a challenge here, Spend 5 minutes.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
See and learn about a different type of theatre, set at the rear of the Royal Theatre Bath. Solve a challenge here Spend 5 minutes.
Admission ticket free -
3
Spend a little time walking around and through Queen Square, learning about its history and monuments. Solve 2 challenges here.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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See and learn about this significant cenotaph honoring Bath's fallen combatants in several conflicts. Solve a challenge here.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Walk in Jane Austin's, and her characters', footsteps on the Gravel Walk behind many beautiful Georgian-style homes. Learn about her inspirations and see typical Georgian-style gardens. Solve a few challenges here
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6The Royal Crescent
Approach and admire the Royal Crescent, a crescent-shaped row of townhouses. Learn about their history and role in several major Films. Solve a few challenges while you are here.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7The Circus
Make your way to a large, open circular park and roundabout, called a circus here. Learn about the many personalities that have occupied the homes here in the past. Solve a few challenges here.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
See and learn about this very small museum. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes
Admission ticket free -
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See this important memorial to a Royal Navy officer, 1st Governor of Australia. Solve a challenge here.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Walk by and learn about Mary Shelley, who wrote Frankenstein here in Bath back in 1816. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes.
Admission ticket free -
The Jane Austen Centre (Pass by)
Walk by and learn about this small museum set in what is believed to be her old house. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Walk by and learn about this very large 19th-century building that houses the Victoria Art Gallery. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes.
Admission ticket free -
9Pulteney Bridge
Walk across and learn about this commercially lined bridge. Solve a challenge here,
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Learn about this horseshoe weir from the 17th century which prevented the flooding of Bath.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Walk by and learn about this fun little maze in the park by the River Avon. Solve a challenge here.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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