Bath Walking Tour: Small-Group Experience Including Avon River Cruise

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Discover Bath’s history and hotspots with a river cruise and walking tour. Perfect for families and time-savvy travelers.

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

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Highlights

Meet at Bath Quays on the riverside in central Bath. Be greeted by your skipper and guide to start this unique land and water tour of the World Heritage city. Cruise for 30 minutes along the Avon River, taking in sights such as the Half Penny Bridge, St. John’s Church, Bath Abbey, Parade Gardens, Pulteney Bridge, the Weir and the Mill. The short walking tour will take under an hour, designed to give you an overview of Bath’s rich history and orientate you with the city. The tour includes the main sights of the Roman Baths, The Abbey, Guildhall, the Ancient City Wall, the Theatre Royal, and Queens Square. This tour is ideal for those who are looking for an informed, leisurely overview of the city. The total combined tour is approximately 80/90 minutes in duration and will provide plenty of signposting to allow you to explore the city on your own and make the most effective use of your time. Being short this is ideal for families with children and there is a kids quiz to help keep them interested on the walking tour. We have a licenced bar on our small 12 person all weather traditional cruiser, so during this part you can relax with a prosecco or another drink from our hot and cold drinks collection. Points of Interest - Bath Abbey - Pulteney Bridge - The Roman Baths - River Adventures

What's Included

Sightseeing river cruise
Live commentary onboard

What's Not Included

Drinks, available to purchase on the river trip
Entrance fees. Given the short nature of this tour there will not be any internal visits. These can be explored later in your own time.
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
There are no toilets on the boat trip.
Dogs are not permitted onboard the boat

Additional Information

Experience a fresh take on this World Heritage city by exploring it from the river and on foot. This tour features a 25-minute boat ride paired with a 50-minute walking tour through the heart of Bath, offering a concise overview of the city’s rich history and attractions without any dull moments. Knowledgeable guides will keep you engaged with current insights on what’s trending in Bath today, ensuring you make the most of your visit. Perfect for those looking to optimize their time in Bath and for families with children.

Children must be accompanied by an adult
At this current time, we cannot guarantee on any trip where you will be sitting, internally or externally, or that you will be able to move around within the boat.
No outside food and drink to be consumed onboard; a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks can be purchased
No dogs

Location

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Tours start at Bath Quays Waterside, adjacent to Avon Street Carpark. We are 1 minute from Bath Bus Station and Broad Quay (Road). 5mins from Bath Spa Train Station. Look out for the orange flag by the waterside.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Carlabx4659yk

Oct 8, 2023

Perfect end to the weekend - Such a Great experience from start to finish ..Boat ride was very relaxing and serene and such perfect weather both hosts on the boat were very helpful and informative.. We then did the walking tour with the young lady she was fantastic, she was very clear and had a great sense of humour to add..loved all the information she gave us...highly recommended...keep up the great work guys 😊

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Tanyahq5144hd

Oct 6, 2023

Fantastic, friendly and informative. - What a lovely walking tour we had of Bath with Olivia, she was fun, enthusiastic, observant, engaging and very knowledgeable of the city and its heritage. The boat trip, although short, was beautifully guided and very informative. We had spectacular picture opportunities and the cappuccino onboard was really nice too. We would definitely recommend this to family and friends. Thank you 😊.

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Extraordinary792602

Oct 5, 2023

Highly recommend. - We can highly recommend the Boat and Walking Tour. Very informative and engaging tour guide (thank you Olivia!) and also the added bonus of being in a small group.

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V603jramandah

Oct 4, 2023

Lovely weather for October, perfect introduction to the City. - Our hosts were very friendly and accommodating. Also, very knowledgeable, pointing out lots of places of interest and explaining history. Very enjoyable and worth the money.

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Y3739znbrendah

Sep 16, 2023

Informative and fun - Highly recommend this tour for a great overview of Bath! Two lovely young women (college students) lead the experience. They were knowledgeable, professional and entertaining! Enjoyed having both the river perspective and walking experiences.

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850osmanm

Sep 8, 2023

FANTASTIC BATH EXPERIENCE - Very great first time experience in the city of Bath. Olivia gave us a wonderful experience on this tour, very knowledgeable when it comes to the historic attributes of the city.

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Okiemutem

Sep 15, 2023

Boat ride gives quick view of sites to see by the river. Walking tour good indepth history of city and sights - Nice short boat ride. Paul knew his history. Walking was great, guide was a local & v knowledgeable

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Vicki_o

Sep 15, 2023

Nice way to start your day in Bath - The boat tour was very relaxing. The walking tour was nice. It was good to hear some of the history and see the highlights of the city.

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Seenu23

Sep 6, 2023

Trip - River cruise was short in duration. Olivia who was the guide for the walking tour was brilliant. It was a small group. So was nice

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Cloudylondonbike

Sep 3, 2023

We felt unwelcome - We were so disapointed by the way we were treated by River Adventures. My family came all the way from Southern France to visit Somerset, so I booked this tour so that they could discover Bath. We were sent a link indicating where the meeting point was. The link did not work on my phone and because there was no written explanation describing where to find the meeting point we did not know where to go. We called River Adventure but no one picked up. We called back and when someone finally picked up (8 minutes after the tour was suposed to start) we were told that that the boat had left. They did not even bother calling us. When I asked to speak to the manager, Paul, he coldly asked me to contact Trip Advisor instead. He clearly did not care or want anything to do with us. We felt so unwelcome. It was such a disapointing introduction to Bath. Although they invited us to join the walking tour - which we did and which was nice - the boat tour was what we were really looking forward to (in particular the children). I then sent a message complaining to which they replied late at night saying that we could join another boat tour the next morning early. My family had already left, but in any event the invite came too late and was not sincere. It looks to me like this company has lost its purpose. They run one tour right after the other and have little interest in offering visitors an unforgettable experience. I asked to be partially reimbursed but did not get a reply.

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