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 miles18.7 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Trowbridge 8 miles12.8 km
- Chipping Sodbury 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Chippenham 12 miles19.3 km
- Yate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Frome 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Portishead 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Clevedon 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Nailsea 17.4 miles28 km
- Melksham 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Melksham Without 10.2 miles16.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Oldfield Park Ward 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Kingsmead Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Westmoreland Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Moorlands Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Widcombe & Lyncombe Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Walcot Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Bathwick Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Southdown Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Lansdown Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Twerton Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Odd Down Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Combe Down Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
Example postcodes in Bath
BA2 1AQ, BA2 5QY, BA2 6NG, BA1 6TH, BA1 1AT, BA1 1SQ, BA2 4BQ, BA1 9DX, BA2 3JW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Cardiff Airport 42.2 miles67.8 km
- Bath Spa Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Oldfield Park Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
Hotels in Bath Ad
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5
- The Queensberry Hotel 4
- Francis Hotel Bath 4
- Bathen House Boutique Hotel 5
- Eight
- Apex City of Bath Hotel 4
- Bailbrook House 4
- The Boathouse 4
- The Gainsborough Bath Spa 5
- The Bath Priory Hotel and Spa 5
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 miles0.5 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 1.3 miles2 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 7 miles11.2 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Hartham Country house 8.5 miles13.8 km
- College Road Allotments Gardens 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 10.9 miles17.6 km