The 15 best things to do in Bath

Bath’s free-to-enter World Heritage Centre explains why the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site .

Explore the Roman Baths on York Street and explore the Georgian architecture.

Ride along the Kennet and Avon canal and walk in National Trust meadows with far-reaching views across the city.

The Royal Crescent is arguably Bath ’s most singularly impressive piece of architecture.

Jane Austen moved from rural Hampshire to Bath with her family in 1801 .

She lived in a number of houses in the city until leaving for Southampton in 1806 .

William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus through a home-made telescope from the back garden of 19 New King Street.

The Bath Skyline Walk is a six-mile circular trail that starts on the south-eastern fringes of the city above Bathwick and Widcombe .

The Bath Two Tunnels Circuit is a satisfying and immensely varied 13-mile loop that leaves the city via two dramatically lit former train tunnels.

Beckford’s Tower & Museum reopened in 2024 after a 4 million refurbishment.