Out & Around Bath
Recommended: Scenic City Tour & River Cruise
Pratts Hotel (Forestdale Hotels)
- Two nights dinner, bed & breakfast
- City bus tour of Bath/evening talk
- River cruise with light buffet lunch
Why not take this special break in the delightful City of Bath. Your break begins on the Tuesday evening with a welcome drink and an informative and light hearted talk on Roman & Georgian Bath. Dinner will then follow.
On Wednesday morning after breakfast, there will be a short bus tour of the city, taking in some of Bath's glorious Georgian architeture before joining the Pride of Bath for the Avon river cruise.
There will be a light buffet lunch served on board as we cruise the river - this boat has covered areas as well as open decks, so no need to worry about the weather!
You'll be back in plenty of time to relax or go shoppnig before dinner is served in the evening.
For more information or to make a booking please call 0808 144 94 94 or visit www.prattshotel.co.uk.
Guided Walking Tours
Free Walk around Bath
Take a free 2 hour walk around Bath's historical and architectural sights, led by the Mayor's Honorary Guides. Tours leave Abbey Church Yard at 10.30am every day and at 2pm from Sunday to Friday. Additional tours leave at 7pm on Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays from May to September only.
Tel: 01225 477 411
Ghost Walks of Bath
A 2 hour walk to many spooky locations! Meet at the Garrick's Head pub, next to the Theatre Royal, at 8pm Monday to Saturday from April to October. Fridays only from November to March.
Tel: 01225 463 618
An Appointment With Fear
Join a 1 hour Ghost Tour of Bath with costumed guides every night at 8pm from The Crystal Palace pub in Abbey Green , or 8.10pm from the Pump Room main entrance in Abbey Church Yard.
Tel: 07713 278 547
Bizarre Bath
The Comedy Walk. An eccentric evening stroll through Bath. Leaves from outside The Huntsman Inn in North Parade Passage at 8pm every evening from April to September.
Tel: 01225 335 124
Jane Austen's Bath
Departs at 1.30pm every day in July and August, and weekends and public holidays only for rest of the year, from outside KC Change Visitor Information Centre in Abbey Church Yard.
Open Top Bus Tours
Tickets are valid all day and you may get on and off as often as you like to explore places of interest. This is the best way to see all of Bath's attractions. Keep your ticket for discounts at some Bath attractions.
The Bath Tour (green and cream buses)
An hour long (or more), award-winning tour with Guide Friday professional guides, leaves at least every 15 minutes in Summer. (In Winter tours leave hourly on weekdays, half-hourly at weekends). The tour starts at the Bus Station but can be joined at any of the stops marked on the map.
Tel: 01225 444 102
The Bath Classic Citytour (red buses)
A 45 minute tour, leaving at least every 30 minutes from Terrace Walk.
Tel: 01225 424 157
Bath Bus Company
Every 15 minutes from Grand Parade and other stops on the route.
Tel: 01225 330 444.
Hot Air Balloon Flights Over Bath
Balloons lift off most days between April and October around 6pm, from Victoria Park. Great fun to watch too!
Bath Balloon Flights
Tel: 01225 466 888
Heritage Balloons
Tel: 01225 318 747
Pleasure Boat Trips
50 minute cruises along the Avon to Bathampton Weir, leaving from below Pulteney Bridge hourly, 11am-dusk, from Easter to October.
Safaris and Excursions
Danwood City Safari
Departs every day at 10.15am from outside the Huntsman Inn in Terrace Walk. Returns at 5.30pm. Visits the Cotswolds, Avebury, Stonehenge, Salisbury and Longleat.
Tel: 01373 465 965
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