Bath itinerary: 1 to 7 days
Plans for one to seven days in Bath, day by day: the Roman Baths, the Circus and the Royal Crescent first, then Bath Abbey, Pulteney Bridge and the Victoria Art Gallery, and the Jane Austen Centre, Thermae Bath Spa and the Holburne Museum as you add days. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 3 days
Bath in 1 day
Day 1
Roman Baths
Remarkably preserved Roman bathing complex and temple of Sulis Minerva around the steaming Great Bath, with an audio-guided museum.
Circus
John Wood the Elder's 1768 ring of Georgian townhouses, divided into three curved segments around a lawn of plane trees.
Royal Crescent
A sweeping crescent of 30 Georgian houses overlooking Royal Victoria Park, with No. 1 Royal Crescent as a house museum.
No. 1 Royal Crescent
A museum house at the end of the Royal Crescent, furnished to show how a wealthy family lived in Georgian Bath.
Bath in 2 days
Day 1
Roman Baths
Remarkably preserved Roman bathing complex and temple of Sulis Minerva around the steaming Great Bath, with an audio-guided museum.
Circus
John Wood the Elder's 1768 ring of Georgian townhouses, divided into three curved segments around a lawn of plane trees.
Royal Crescent
A sweeping crescent of 30 Georgian houses overlooking Royal Victoria Park, with No. 1 Royal Crescent as a house museum.
Pulteney Bridge
Robert Adam's 1774 bridge lined with small shops on both sides, best seen from Parade Gardens with the weir below.
Day 2
Bath Abbey
Late-medieval abbey church with fan vaulting, large windows and the ladder of angels on the west front; tower tours available.
No. 1 Royal Crescent
A museum house at the end of the Royal Crescent, furnished to show how a wealthy family lived in Georgian Bath.
Parade Gardens
Riverside gardens below the street with flower beds, deckchairs and a view of Pulteney Bridge and the weir.
Bath in 3 days
Day 1
Roman Baths
Remarkably preserved Roman bathing complex and temple of Sulis Minerva around the steaming Great Bath, with an audio-guided museum.
Circus
John Wood the Elder's 1768 ring of Georgian townhouses, divided into three curved segments around a lawn of plane trees.
Day 2
SouthGate, Bath
Modern shopping centre in Georgian style next to the bus and railway stations.
Bath Abbey
Late-medieval abbey church with fan vaulting, large windows and the ladder of angels on the west front; tower tours available.
Victoria Art Gallery
Bath's public art gallery above Pulteney Bridge, with British paintings from the 17th century to today.
Pulteney Bridge
Robert Adam's 1774 bridge lined with small shops on both sides, best seen from Parade Gardens with the weir below.
Parade Gardens
Riverside gardens below the street with flower beds, deckchairs and a view of Pulteney Bridge and the weir.
Day 3
Jane Austen Centre
Exhibition on Gay Street about Jane Austen's years in Bath, with costumed guides and a Regency tearoom.
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
The Georgian townhouse where William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, kept as it was in his day.
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath
Small museum with Chinese, Japanese and Korean ceramics, jades and bronzes in a Georgian house.
Bath Assembly Rooms
Georgian ballrooms and tea room by John Wood the Younger, setting of Jane Austen scenes, run by the National Trust.
Royal Crescent
A sweeping crescent of 30 Georgian houses overlooking Royal Victoria Park, with No. 1 Royal Crescent as a house museum.
No. 1 Royal Crescent
A museum house at the end of the Royal Crescent, furnished to show how a wealthy family lived in Georgian Bath.
Bath in 4 days
Day 1
Roman Baths
Remarkably preserved Roman bathing complex and temple of Sulis Minerva around the steaming Great Bath, with an audio-guided museum.
Circus
John Wood the Elder's 1768 ring of Georgian townhouses, divided into three curved segments around a lawn of plane trees.
No. 1 Royal Crescent
A museum house at the end of the Royal Crescent, furnished to show how a wealthy family lived in Georgian Bath.
Royal Crescent
A sweeping crescent of 30 Georgian houses overlooking Royal Victoria Park, with No. 1 Royal Crescent as a house museum.
Day 2
SouthGate, Bath
Modern shopping centre in Georgian style next to the bus and railway stations.
Bath Abbey
Late-medieval abbey church with fan vaulting, large windows and the ladder of angels on the west front; tower tours available.
Victoria Art Gallery
Bath's public art gallery above Pulteney Bridge, with British paintings from the 17th century to today.
Pulteney Bridge
Robert Adam's 1774 bridge lined with small shops on both sides, best seen from Parade Gardens with the weir below.
Parade Gardens
Riverside gardens below the street with flower beds, deckchairs and a view of Pulteney Bridge and the weir.
Day 3
Jane Austen Centre
Exhibition on Gay Street about Jane Austen's years in Bath, with costumed guides and a Regency tearoom.
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
The Georgian townhouse where William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, kept as it was in his day.
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath
Small museum with Chinese, Japanese and Korean ceramics, jades and bronzes in a Georgian house.
Bath Assembly Rooms
Georgian ballrooms and tea room by John Wood the Younger, setting of Jane Austen scenes, run by the National Trust.
Theatre Royal, Bath
A 1805 Georgian theatre with an ornate auditorium, staging touring drama and pre-West End productions.
Day 4
Beckford's Tower
William Beckford's 1827 tower on Lansdown Hill with a gilded lantern and views, reopened after restoration in 2025.
Cross Bath
Small Georgian open-air thermal bath fed by a hot spring, bookable for private sessions through Thermae Bath Spa.
Queen Square, Bath
John Wood the Elder's first Georgian square (1730s) with an obelisk and gardens in the centre.
Bath in 5 days
Day 1
Roman Baths
Remarkably preserved Roman bathing complex and temple of Sulis Minerva around the steaming Great Bath, with an audio-guided museum.
Circus
John Wood the Elder's 1768 ring of Georgian townhouses, divided into three curved segments around a lawn of plane trees.
No. 1 Royal Crescent
A museum house at the end of the Royal Crescent, furnished to show how a wealthy family lived in Georgian Bath.
Royal Crescent
A sweeping crescent of 30 Georgian houses overlooking Royal Victoria Park, with No. 1 Royal Crescent as a house museum.
Day 2
SouthGate, Bath
Modern shopping centre in Georgian style next to the bus and railway stations.
Bath Abbey
Late-medieval abbey church with fan vaulting, large windows and the ladder of angels on the west front; tower tours available.
Victoria Art Gallery
Bath's public art gallery above Pulteney Bridge, with British paintings from the 17th century to today.
Pulteney Bridge
Robert Adam's 1774 bridge lined with small shops on both sides, best seen from Parade Gardens with the weir below.
Parade Gardens
Riverside gardens below the street with flower beds, deckchairs and a view of Pulteney Bridge and the weir.
Day 3
Jane Austen Centre
Exhibition on Gay Street about Jane Austen's years in Bath, with costumed guides and a Regency tearoom.
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
The Georgian townhouse where William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, kept as it was in his day.
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath
Small museum with Chinese, Japanese and Korean ceramics, jades and bronzes in a Georgian house.
Bath Assembly Rooms
Georgian ballrooms and tea room by John Wood the Younger, setting of Jane Austen scenes, run by the National Trust.
Theatre Royal, Bath
A 1805 Georgian theatre with an ornate auditorium, staging touring drama and pre-West End productions.
Day 4
Beckford's Tower
William Beckford's 1827 tower on Lansdown Hill with a gilded lantern and views, reopened after restoration in 2025.
Cross Bath
Small Georgian open-air thermal bath fed by a hot spring, bookable for private sessions through Thermae Bath Spa.
Queen Square, Bath
John Wood the Elder's first Georgian square (1730s) with an obelisk and gardens in the centre.
Day 5
Thermae Bath Spa
Modern spa using Bath's natural hot springs, with a rooftop pool overlooking the Abbey; best at dusk.
The Holburne Museum
Art museum in Sydney Gardens with Gainsborough and Stubbs paintings and decorative arts, plus a garden cafe.
Sydney Gardens
Bath's 18th-century pleasure garden, now a park crossed by the canal and the railway, once visited by Jane Austen.
Bath in 6 days
Day 1
Roman Baths
Remarkably preserved Roman bathing complex and temple of Sulis Minerva around the steaming Great Bath, with an audio-guided museum.
Circus
John Wood the Elder's 1768 ring of Georgian townhouses, divided into three curved segments around a lawn of plane trees.
Beckford's Tower
William Beckford's 1827 tower on Lansdown Hill with a gilded lantern and views, reopened after restoration in 2025.
Day 2
SouthGate, Bath
Modern shopping centre in Georgian style next to the bus and railway stations.
Cross Bath
Small Georgian open-air thermal bath fed by a hot spring, bookable for private sessions through Thermae Bath Spa.
The Holburne Museum
Art museum in Sydney Gardens with Gainsborough and Stubbs paintings and decorative arts, plus a garden cafe.
Sydney Gardens
Bath's 18th-century pleasure garden, now a park crossed by the canal and the railway, once visited by Jane Austen.
Pulteney Bridge
Robert Adam's 1774 bridge lined with small shops on both sides, best seen from Parade Gardens with the weir below.
Parade Gardens
Riverside gardens below the street with flower beds, deckchairs and a view of Pulteney Bridge and the weir.
Day 3
Jane Austen Centre
Exhibition on Gay Street about Jane Austen's years in Bath, with costumed guides and a Regency tearoom.
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
The Georgian townhouse where William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, kept as it was in his day.
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath
Small museum with Chinese, Japanese and Korean ceramics, jades and bronzes in a Georgian house.
Bath Assembly Rooms
Georgian ballrooms and tea room by John Wood the Younger, setting of Jane Austen scenes, run by the National Trust.
Royal Crescent
A sweeping crescent of 30 Georgian houses overlooking Royal Victoria Park, with No. 1 Royal Crescent as a house museum.
No. 1 Royal Crescent
A museum house at the end of the Royal Crescent, furnished to show how a wealthy family lived in Georgian Bath.
Day 4
Bath Abbey
Late-medieval abbey church with fan vaulting, large windows and the ladder of angels on the west front; tower tours available.
Theatre Royal, Bath
A 1805 Georgian theatre with an ornate auditorium, staging touring drama and pre-West End productions.
Queen Square, Bath
John Wood the Elder's first Georgian square (1730s) with an obelisk and gardens in the centre.
Day 5
Thermae Bath Spa
Modern spa using Bath's natural hot springs, with a rooftop pool overlooking the Abbey; best at dusk.
Victoria Art Gallery
Bath's public art gallery above Pulteney Bridge, with British paintings from the 17th century to today.
Day 6
Bath Locks
Flight of locks where the Kennet and Avon Canal joins the River Avon, with a towpath walk to Widcombe and beyond.
Bathwick Hill, Bath
Steep street of Georgian and Regency villas climbing to views over Bath and the university.
Prior Park Landscape Garden
An 18th-century landscape garden shaped by Alexander Pope and Capability Brown, with a Palladian bridge and views down to Bath.
Bath in 7 days
Day 1
Roman Baths
Remarkably preserved Roman bathing complex and temple of Sulis Minerva around the steaming Great Bath, with an audio-guided museum.
Circus
John Wood the Elder's 1768 ring of Georgian townhouses, divided into three curved segments around a lawn of plane trees.
Royal Crescent
A sweeping crescent of 30 Georgian houses overlooking Royal Victoria Park, with No. 1 Royal Crescent as a house museum.
No. 1 Royal Crescent
A museum house at the end of the Royal Crescent, furnished to show how a wealthy family lived in Georgian Bath.
Day 2
SouthGate, Bath
Modern shopping centre in Georgian style next to the bus and railway stations.
Cross Bath
Small Georgian open-air thermal bath fed by a hot spring, bookable for private sessions through Thermae Bath Spa.
The Holburne Museum
Art museum in Sydney Gardens with Gainsborough and Stubbs paintings and decorative arts, plus a garden cafe.
Sydney Gardens
Bath's 18th-century pleasure garden, now a park crossed by the canal and the railway, once visited by Jane Austen.
Pulteney Bridge
Robert Adam's 1774 bridge lined with small shops on both sides, best seen from Parade Gardens with the weir below.
Parade Gardens
Riverside gardens below the street with flower beds, deckchairs and a view of Pulteney Bridge and the weir.
Day 3
Jane Austen Centre
Exhibition on Gay Street about Jane Austen's years in Bath, with costumed guides and a Regency tearoom.
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
The Georgian townhouse where William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, kept as it was in his day.
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath
Small museum with Chinese, Japanese and Korean ceramics, jades and bronzes in a Georgian house.
Bath Assembly Rooms
Georgian ballrooms and tea room by John Wood the Younger, setting of Jane Austen scenes, run by the National Trust.
Day 4
Royal Victoria Park, Bath
A 57-acre Victorian park below the Royal Crescent with a botanical garden, playground and hot-air balloon launches.
Bath Abbey
Late-medieval abbey church with fan vaulting, large windows and the ladder of angels on the west front; tower tours available.
Theatre Royal, Bath
A 1805 Georgian theatre with an ornate auditorium, staging touring drama and pre-West End productions.
Queen Square, Bath
John Wood the Elder's first Georgian square (1730s) with an obelisk and gardens in the centre.
Day 5
Thermae Bath Spa
Modern spa using Bath's natural hot springs, with a rooftop pool overlooking the Abbey; best at dusk.
Victoria Art Gallery
Bath's public art gallery above Pulteney Bridge, with British paintings from the 17th century to today.
Day 6
Bath Locks
Flight of locks where the Kennet and Avon Canal joins the River Avon, with a towpath walk to Widcombe and beyond.
Bathwick Hill, Bath
Steep street of Georgian and Regency villas climbing to views over Bath and the university.
Bath Skyline
A National Trust circular walk of about six miles through woods and meadows above Bath, with wide views over the city.
Prior Park Landscape Garden
An 18th-century landscape garden shaped by Alexander Pope and Capability Brown, with a Palladian bridge and views down to Bath.
Day 7
Beckford's Tower
William Beckford's 1827 tower on Lansdown Hill with a gilded lantern and views, reopened after restoration in 2025.
Museum of Bath at Work
Local history museum on Bath's trades and industries, including a reconstructed Victorian engineering works.
Watch: Bath in 3 days
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Bath
May to September brings the warmest weather and longest days for walking around the Georgian city, but summer weekends are crowded with day-trippers. Spring and autumn are quieter and still pleasant. Winter is cold and damp, but the Christmas market from late November to December draws large crowds.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Bath on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Bath on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Bath on GetYourGuide or on Viator
- From the airport: a private transfer in Bath with Kiwitaxi
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for United Kingdom from Airalo
- Last day: leave your bags in Bath with Radical Storage and keep sightseeing
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Tips for Bath
- Book Roman Baths tickets online for a timed entry; queues are longest from late morning in summer and on weekends, and prices are lower on weekdays.
- Thermae Bath Spa sessions sell out at weekends and in the evening; book ahead or arrive early, and note under-16s are not admitted.
- Bath Abbey is closed to sightseers during services, and the tower tours (212 steps) sell out, so book them in advance.
- The centre is small and walkable; drivers should use the Park & Ride sites, as city-centre parking is limited and Bath has a Clean Air Zone.
- Beckford's Tower reopened in 2025 after restoration with limited opening days; check the Bath Preservation Trust website.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
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Photo credits
- Bath Abbey: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bath Assembly Rooms: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bath Locks: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Bath Skyline: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bathwick Hill, Bath: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beckford's Tower: John Sparshatt, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Circus: unknown author, Public domain
- Cross Bath: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Herschel Museum of Astronomy: Nveitch at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Museum of Bath at Work: Rodw, Public domain
- Museum of East Asian Art, Bath: Rodw, CC0
- No. 1 Royal Crescent: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parade Gardens: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Prior Park Landscape Garden: No machine-readable author provided. Infilms assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- Pulteney Bridge: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Queen Square, Bath: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
- Royal Crescent: unknown author, Public domain
- Royal Victoria Park, Bath: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
- SouthGate, Bath: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sydney Gardens: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Holburne Museum: David A. Russo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Theatre Royal, Bath: Graemesavage14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Thermae Bath Spa: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Victoria Art Gallery: Mimihitam, CC BY-SA 3.0
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