Bath Extended Walking Tour
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Bath and North East Somerset

Immerse yourself in the history and beauty of Bath with our half-day walking tour. Led by Blue Badge Guides, you’ll gain a complete understanding of the city’s significance and enjoy an informative and entertaining experience. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Bath Abbey - A stunning 500-year-old church (voluntary contribution) where the walk around Bath begins and ends. Your Blue Badge qualified guide will stop at numerous attractions and sites, presenting information in a way that only these highly educated, trained, and skilled individuals can, ensuring the full story of Bath’s 2000+ years of history and associated tales are professionally delivered to all.

Please note the price is per tour, not per person, so up to around 15 of you and your friends or family are included in the price!

  • The Roman Baths - View from outside (express entry tickets, usually available from your guide at £25 per person, to use after the walking tour)
  • Assembly Rooms - Typically, entry is allowed with your guide (a small voluntary donation is requested), where you can witness the grandeur and the location of 18th-century polite society dances.
  • No. 1 Royal Crescent - View Neo-classical architecture
  • The Circus - View Neo-classical architecture
  • Pulteney Bridge - View Neo-classical architecture and the River Avon
  • Sally Lunn’s Museum - View late medieval architecture and hear stories of Bath leading up to its revival in the early 1700s
  • Bath Abbey - Your guide will ensure you have a great experience and are well-informed to enjoy your free time after the tour.
  • Great Pulteney Street - Part of the Pulteney Estate - walk and see some of the estate, including the Holburne Museum and Sydney Gardens
  • Royal Victoria Park - See this beautiful municipal park established in 1830.
  • Kennet & Avon Canal - Marvel at the work (tunnels, locks, bridges, etc.) of the ‘navigators or navvies’ from the late 1700s and early 1800s as they built this man-made canal, connecting the River Avon in Bath with the Rivers Kennet and Thames near London.
What's Included
  • Expert commentary relevant to the clients
  • Informative and entertaining narrative
What's Not Included
  • Gimmicks!
Additional Information

The tour will:

  • be delivered by the UK’s only qualified tourist guides - the internationally respected BLUE BADGE registered / fully insured / Institute of Tourist Guiding qualified guides.
  • walked in a more relaxed way, take in a coffee stop, see other parts of Bath just off the city center, including Victoria Park or the Pulteney Estate perhaps!
  • ensure the clients will take away a complete understanding of the tour location, including how it fits into the history and geography of the UK as a whole.
  • be informative, interesting, appropriately entertaining!
  • OPTIONAL: Roman Baths & Bath Abbey entries possible (depending on availability / ) on the day at the clients expense as part of the tour.
Location
Abbey Churchyard
Next to Bath Aqua Glass / Abbey wooden doors / opposite entrance to the Roman Baths. what3words - https://w3w.co/most.bend.belly.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Miriammchenry
Aug 27, 2023
Blue Badge guided tour of Bath - Jim McFee was absolutely fantastic. If you are looking for a personable, intelligent, clever guide, this is your guy. You’ll be lucky if you can book him because he stays so busy. We thoroughly enjoyed our custom tour.
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Jaya_g
Jul 19, 2023
Andy was an expert. - Our guide Andy was a history buff and an expert who adapted to our agenda of going off the beaten path. The tour time flew quickly and yet we felt relaxed and all learned so much along the way. We would definitely recommend booking the same tour with Andy or another Blue Badge guide.
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David_g
Aug 18, 2022
Walking tour with Andy - Andy was super Informative! He gave us so much history and detail of Bath and volunteered information about other parts of England too, when he heard what our travel plans were. I would definitely recommend this tour!
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Michael_s
Aug 14, 2022
Wonderful experience and memorable information - Our guide, Andy’s knowledge of the city’s history and recommendations for additional exploration was invaluable.
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Sue_m
Jul 25, 2021
Great day in Bath - Had a great tour with Shiela. Informative and full of fun facts about Bath and it’s history! Fabulous day.
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Elisabeth
Oct 5, 2019
Fabulous detailed overview of Bath - Jim, our extremely knowledgeable tour guide, was outstanding. We had a group of 8, perfect weather, and he was the perfect guide for us to get to know Bath. Loved Jim’s detailed history, the local stories, the sites of the city. It was like being in the midst of an excellent podcast where we could see and ask questions. Not only did we get to see all the highlights of the city, he gave us dining suggestions that were spot on. You walk away from this walking tour feeling like you know so much if not only the history of this wonderful city, but some local stories and behind the scenes looks. Perfect tour ~ a must do!
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