What to do during a weekend in Bath

[JamesBlond]

Going to Bath with my DP for a weekend soon. Not sure what to plan as it’s been a while since I’ve gone, and I find researching and making an itinerary really exhausting tbh 😳 So any recommendations appreciated…

Sally Lunn’s Tea Room is close to the Roman Baths, so definitely combine them in a half-day. The best time to visit the Roman Baths is about 4pm, so either visit Sally’s for afternoon tea beforehand or reserve a table there for dinner.
On another day, I’d suggest started with No 1 Royal Crescent in the morning, walking to The Circus (perhaps lunch at the Boston Tea Party?) and then the Jane Austen Centre in the afternoon.

Book the Bizarre Bath walk www.bizarrebath.co.uk/

I like the Fashion Museum too.

There’s a nice circular walk along the canal then up the hill opposite the town. Searching “Bath walks” should find it.
I'd research restaurants and book in advance- DH and I ended up in a disappointing Pizza Express.

Thermae Bath Spa were lovely! They did a twilight package when we were there which included dinner.

I love the spa, sitting at the rooftop level looking over bath while in the warm waters is lovely.

If you want a tour of the roman baths you need to book in advance. Well worth a visit though. I find just mooching about in Bath very satisfying but do get to the crescent and down by the weir.

I did a 2 hour walking tour by a local volunteer. It's organised by council and was free (pre covid so not sure if still going)

I went in august so did the baths in the evening - really quiet compared to how the queues looked during the day

Did the Thermae spa first booking as soon as it opened on the Sunday - was getting busy about halfway through - at the start there was only about 3 of us in the rooftop pool

I had afternoon tea @ the pump house.

Went to 1 The crescent(?) which is set up as an old house- that was worth a visit.

If you are looking for a bit of art/culture, then I highly recommend the Holborne House Museum, which is a beautiful gallery in a Georgian House. Also, No.1 Royal Crescent is worth a visit. It's been refurbished to reflect the period in which it was built and us fascinating.

Masses of good restaurants and pubs to choose from - these are both amazing:

www.thescallopshell.co.uk/

www.beckfordbottleshop.com/

Have a great trip - Bath is gorgeous, with masses to see and do!

I was in Bath a few weeks ago and there was regularly a queue at Sally Lunns, I wasn’t that fussed anyway but be prepared for that and we weren’t there on a weekend.

We walked along the river, Pultney bridge is a nice view. We did the Roman Baths. We did book it though people there that didn’t too, although again a weekend it’s probably advised. Didn’t to the thermae baths in the end but they sound nice.

Have a walk to and around the crescent and Bath.

I think you probably do need to read and research where you want to eat and perhaps book: Bath gets busy!

Thermae spa is lovely but it does get quite busy

We went a couple of years ago and went to a nice Italian restaurant called Amarone; there’s a cool wine bar near it called Vino Vino