Guidebook for Bath
Essentials
Tesco Express
Bathwick HillConvenient nearby supermarket open until 9 p.m. daily.
Large supermarket with many options; open until 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 5 p.m. on Sunday.
142 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
Northgate StreetLarge supermarket with many options; open until 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 5 p.m. on Sunday.
A friendly co-working space with hourly drop-in rates and day passes available.
The Guild Coworking Hub
High StreetA friendly co-working space with hourly drop-in rates and day passes available.
Food Scene
Top-quality local restaurant, off the beaten path in the nearby residential neighbourhood.
19 locals recommend
Bathwick Boatman Riverside
1 Rockliffe AveTop-quality local restaurant, off the beaten path in the nearby residential neighbourhood.
Perhaps Bath's best restaurant, a friendly, high-quality Italian place with great service and equally good food.
105 locals recommend
Sotto Sotto
10 N ParadePerhaps Bath's best restaurant, a friendly, high-quality Italian place with great service and equally good food.
Delicious Nepalese food, very affordable in a friendly, family-run restaurant.
23 locals recommend
Yak Yeti Yak
12 Pierrepont StDelicious Nepalese food, very affordable in a friendly, family-run restaurant.
Colonna & Small's
6 Chapel RowGreat coffee, carefully sourced and expertly prepared.
Delicious breads, croissants and pastries from a well-known area chef.
31 locals recommend
The Bertinet Bakery
1 New Bond St PlDelicious breads, croissants and pastries from a well-known area chef.
Great coffee from friendly people -- sandwiched between a Starbucks and a Caffe Nero -- skip them and go here instead.
51 locals recommend
Society Café
5 Kingsmead SquareGreat coffee from friendly people -- sandwiched between a Starbucks and a Caffe Nero -- skip them and go here instead.
One of the best restaurants in Bath with a young, Michelin-starred chef.
63 locals recommend
Clayton's Kitchen
15A George StreetOne of the best restaurants in Bath with a young, Michelin-starred chef.
Menu Gordon Jones
2 WellswayWorld-class cooking from a star chef. Reservations a must.
Wagamama Bath
George StreetNoodles and rice -- great for kids and families
Thoughtful Bakery
19 Barton StGreat breads, pastries, cakes, brunches and lunches
Drinks & Nightlife
The Pulteney Arms
37 Daniel StLocal pub.
The Boater
9 Argyle StLocal pub with great beer garden overlooking Pulteney Weir.
Opium Bar
Spring Gardens RoadExcellent cocktails in a secret hidden vaulted cellar
Chapel Arts Cafe
Lower Borough WallsLive music
Everything Else
Sydney Gardens
Sydney PlaceBeautiful historic park where Jane Austen once strolled.
The Holburne Museum
Great Pulteney StreetInteresting local museum with pleasant cafe.
Beautiful walking across hills and through woods, onto National Trust land and Bath Skyline Walk.
Bathwick Hill
Beautiful walking across hills and through woods, onto National Trust land and Bath Skyline Walk.
The original farmer's market every Saturday morning; a vintage and antiques market first and last Sunday of each month, in a historic old railway station.
36 locals recommend
Green Park Station
Green Park RoadThe original farmer's market every Saturday morning; a vintage and antiques market first and last Sunday of each month, in a historic old railway station.
Entertainment & Activities
The place to take the waters and enjoy a relaxing spa experience.
392 locals recommend
Thermae Bath Spa
Hot Bath StreetThe place to take the waters and enjoy a relaxing spa experience.
The Little Theatre
Great independent cinema
ODEON Bath
James Street WestMajor multiplex cinema but still a short walk from our flat
Komedia Bath
22-23 Westgate StLive music and comedy
Sightseeing
Gorgeous vaulted ceilings, stained glass and many memorial stones and tablets make this a fascinating visit. In November and December the Christmas Market surrounds the Abbey.
165 locals recommend
Bath Abbey
Gorgeous vaulted ceilings, stained glass and many memorial stones and tablets make this a fascinating visit. In November and December the Christmas Market surrounds the Abbey.
The Roman Baths
Abbey ChurchyardStunning archaeological site of great historic significance.
Arts & Culture
The Egg Theatre
36 Monmouth StExcellent and fun children's theatre.
Wonderful pre- and post-West End productions in a historic theatre, one of the best regional theatres in the UK
113 locals recommend
Theatre Royal Bath
Saw CloseWonderful pre- and post-West End productions in a historic theatre, one of the best regional theatres in the UK
Permanent exhibition of art from across the centuries with often interesting rotating exhibitions
59 locals recommend
Victoria Art Gallery
Bridge StreetPermanent exhibition of art from across the centuries with often interesting rotating exhibitions