Bath and North East Somerset Trip Overview
Discover Bath at your own pace with our self-guided walking tour of the city. You will discover more of this wonderful city and the history that has defined the area with our Welcome to Bath tour and Jane Austen Walking tour. Whether you’re after a cake at Sally Lunn’s or a bathe in the Thermae Spa, these tours are perfect for you.
You’ll join Katie, a historian and her friend Colm as you wander through the UNESCO World Heritage Site and stroll down the streets of Bath with this walking podcast tour. Learn about the city’s Roman origins, mysterious natural waters and beautiful architecture. Learn about the Georgian and Regency era and walk in the footsteps of Jane Austen, Mary Shelley and Beau Nash in this historical journey through one of Britain’s most beautiful cities. Our interactive digital audio guide can be downloaded anytime directly onto your smartphone!
Additional Info
Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Discover Bath at your own pace with our self-guided walking tour of the city. You will discover more of this wonderful city and the history that has defined the area with our Welcome to Bath tour and Jane Austen Walking tour. Whether you’re after a cake at Sally Lunn’s or a bathe in the Thermae Spa, these tours are perfect for you.
You’ll join Katie, a historian and her friend Colm as you wander through the UNESCO World Heritage Site and stroll down the streets of Bath with this walking podcast tour. Learn about the city’s Roman origins, mysterious natural waters and beautiful architecture. Learn about the Georgian and Regency era and walk in the footsteps of Jane Austen, Mary Shelley and Beau Nash in this historical journey through one of Britain’s most beautiful cities. Our interactive digital audio guide can be downloaded anytime directly onto your smartphone!
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Parade Gardens, Orange Grove, Bath BA1 1EE England
Our guides, Katie and Colm, will give you an overview of what to expect on this tour including the development of Bath and its early history up to the end of the 17th century.
We will then meander down to look down towards the river Avon and the spectacular view of Parade Gardens and surrounding hills as Katie sets the scene of Bath in 800BC and the legend of King Bladud.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Sally Lunn’s Museum, 4 North Parade Passage, Bath BA1 1NX England
After taking in the view, we will go past one of Bath’s major institutions – Sally Lunn’s tea shop – a key point of interest on our Jane Austen tour. The tea shops have become a key part of Bath’s history as it became a fashionable spa town.
Pass By: The Roman Baths, Abbey Church Yard, Bath BA1 1LZ England
Next, we stop at Bath’s most famous landmark – the Roman Baths – formed shortly after the Romans arrival.
Stop At: Bath Abbey, Bath BA1 1LT England
Around the corned from the Roman Baths is Bath Abbey – we discover how the Baths were forgotten, how Bath changed during the Saxon period, the Christianisation of the country, Abbey foundation and crowning of King Edgar the Peaceful in 973AD – the birth of England!
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Hospital Of St. John The Baptist, 4-5 Chapel Row, Bath BA1 1SQ England
As we continue through bath, we reach St John’s Hospital – a hospital steeped in history, particularly during medieval life in Bath.
Stop At: The Cross Bath, 9-10 Bath Street, Bath BA1 1SN England
We then reach the Cross Bath – Colm and Katie will tell the story of Mary of Modena and Bath’s reluctant role in the Glorious Revolution 1688!
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Thermae Bath Spa, Hetling Pump Room Hot Bath Street Hetling Pump Room, Bath BA1 1SJ England
We continue onto the Bath Thermae Spa where you can explore the Spa for yourself and “take the waters”
Pass By: The Pump Room Restaurant, Searcys at the Pump Room, Stall St, Bath BA1 1LZ, UK
We then continue onto the Pump Room/Roman Baths. Katie and Colm will discuss the rise in popularity in Bath as a spa resort during the 18th century. They will also introduce you to some of the more interesting stories about Jane Austen and here time in the city.
Pass By: Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose, Bath BA1 1EY England
Built in 1805, this theatre was the heart of Bath’s evening pursuits and the spiritual home of Beau Nash
Stop At: Queen Square, Bath England
Next, we move to Queen Square and one of Jane Austen’s main residence. We’ll also discover John Wood the Elder and the unique architectural design of houses in the area.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Georgian Garden, Behind The Circus, Bath BA1 1EE England
Wander through the Georgian Gardens and onto the Royal Crescent, walking in the footsteps of 18th century aristocracy. We’ll explain the reason behind the wide streets and the role of “taking the air” in Bath life.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Royal Crescent, Royal Cresent, Bath BA1 1EE England
Once you reach the Royal Crescent, take a moment to marvel at this world-renowned architecture.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Circus, At the Convergence of Brock, Bennett, and Gay Streets, Bath England
As we continue our tour, we discover the Circus where we learn more about John Wood the Elder and neo-classical Georgian style.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath BA1 2QH England
We then come across the Assembly Rooms and gain a fascinating insight into evening life in Bath in the 18th and 19th centuries – from dances to card games. Jane Austen loved these social events and there was a strong emphasis placed on young women to gain husbands here.
Pass By: Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein, 37 Gay Street, Bath BA1 2NT England
We visit Gay Street – another one of Jane Austen’s residences and then explore the fascinating world of Mary Shelly and her best-known fictional character, Frankenstein
Pass By: The Jane Austen Centre, 40 Gay Street, Bath BA1 2NT England
We finish outside the Jane Austen Centre where you can continue to learn more about the history of one of Britains most famous women
