Bath
Built-up area in Bath and North East Somerset, England
| Coordinates: | 51.379, -2.366 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 74 64 |
| Population: | 101,557 |
| Dialling code: | 01225 |
Bath in Bath and North East Somerset, England sits in the valley of the River Avon, surrounded by rolling hills and close to the Cotswolds. It is famed for its natural hot springs and the Roman Baths, and much of the city is built from warm, honey‑coloured Bath stone; its fine Georgian townscape - including the Royal Crescent, Pulteney Bridge and Bath Abbey - earned it UNESCO World Heritage status.
Historically a Roman and later Georgian spa, Bath today combines a visitor‑driven economy with education and creative and professional services, hosting the University of Bath and Bath Spa University. The city has a lively cultural scene (festivals, theatres, independent shops and markets), frequently appears as a film and TV location, and functions as an affluent regional centre with good rail links to Bristol and London, while managing pressures from tourism and housing demand.
Postcode districts covering Bath
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 11.6 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 8.6 miles
- Trowbridge 8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 10.9 miles
- Chippenham 12 miles
- Yate 11.7 miles
- Frome 12.5 miles
- Portishead 19.2 miles
- Clevedon 21.5 miles
- Nailsea 17.4 miles
- Melksham 10.1 miles
- Melksham Without 10.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oldfield Park Ward 0.2 miles
- Kingsmead Ward 0.3 miles
- Westmoreland Ward 0.6 miles
- Moorlands Ward 0.8 miles
- Widcombe & Lyncombe Ward 1.1 miles
- Walcot Ward 1.1 miles
- Bathwick Ward 1.1 miles
- Southdown Ward 1.2 miles
- Lansdown Ward 1.3 miles
- Twerton Ward 1.5 miles
- Odd Down Ward 1.5 miles
- Combe Down Ward 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Bath
BA1 3AB, BA1 5NA, BA2 7DH, BA2 5NY, BA1 6ER, BA2 2DX, BA1 2NQ, BA1 3BJ, BA2 4NA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 15.2 miles
- Cardiff Airport 42.2 miles
- Bath Spa Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Oldfield Park Railway Station 0.6 miles
Hotels in Bath Ad
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5
- Francis Hotel Bath 4
- Bathen House Boutique Hotel 5
- The Queensberry Hotel 4
- Eight
- The Boathouse 4
- Apex City of Bath Hotel 4
- The Gainsborough Bath Spa 5
- Bailbrook House 4
- Hotel Indigo - Bath 4
Schools in Bath
- Bath Academy Independent - secondary
- Bath College Further education
- Bathwick St Mary Church School Primary
- Combe Down C of E Primary School Primary
- Hayesfield Girls School Secondary
- King Edward's School Independent - all ages
- Kingswood Preparatory School Independent - primary
- Kingswood School Independent - secondary
- Moorlands Infant School Primary
- Moorlands Junior School Primary
- Newbridge Primary School Primary
- North Star 180° Special
- Oldfield Park Infant School Primary
- Oldfield Park Junior School Primary
- Oldfield School Secondary
- Prior Park College Independent - secondary
- Ralph Allen School Secondary
- Royal High School GDST Independent - all ages
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College Secondary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Roman Baths Historic site 0.3 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 0.3 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 0.4 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 0.5 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 1.3 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 3.3 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 7 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 8.4 miles
- Hartham Country house 8.5 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 10.3 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 10.3 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 10.9 miles