Bath Abbey – The Circus, Bath loop from Bath
Bath Abbey – The Circus, Bath loop from Bath
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Bath Abbey – The Circus, Bath loop from Bath
01:44
6.47km
70m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 17, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.24 km
Walcot Street
Highlight • Settlement
1.28 km
The Paragon Covered Steps
Highlight • Historical Site
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3.03 km
Bath Abbey
Highlight • Religious Site
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3.58 km
Parade Gardens
Highlight • Natural
These delightful gardens are Bath’s most centrally situated and popular pleasure grounds, attracting both tourists and residents. Overlooking the River Avon they give fine views of Robert Adams Pulteney Bridge and the weir, especially from the colonnade built early in the last century. The bedding displays are among the finest in the country and the annual 3-dimensional floral feature in the summer is always fun. Concerts are held in the bandstand throughout the summer months and children’s entertainment is provided during the summer holidays. Deck chairs are available. Picnics are allowed but there is also a café with outdoor seating.
Open from April to the end of September. There is a small entrance charge to non-Bath and North East Somerset residents.
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3.69 km
Pulteney Weir
Highlight • River
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4.67 km
Gay Street
Highlight • Settlement
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4.79 km
The Circus, Bath
Highlight • Historical Site
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4.90 km
Bath Assembly Rooms
Highlight • Historical Site
During the Georgian era Bath became fashionable. The architects John Wood, the Elder, and his son, John Wood the Younger, laid out new areas of housing for residents and visitors. Assembly rooms had been built early in the 18th century, but a new venue for balls, concerts and gambling was envisaged in the area between Queen Square, The Circus and the Royal Crescent. Robert Adam submitted a proposal that was rejected as too expensive. John Wood, the Younger raised funding through a Tontine and construction started in 1769. The New or Upper Assembly Rooms opened with a grand ball in 1771 and became the hub of fashionable society, being frequented by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, along with the nobility of the time.
The Bath stone building has rooms arranged in a U shape. There are four main function rooms in the complex: the 100-foot-long (30 m) ballroom — the largest Georgian interior in Bath; the tea room; the card room; and the octagon. The rooms have Whitefriars crystal chandeliers and are decorated with fine art. In the 20th century they were used as a cinema and in 1931 were taken over by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and restored. They were bombed and burnt out during the Second World War, with restoration undertaken by Sir Albert Richardson before reopening in 1963. They are now owned by the National Trust and operated by Bath and North East Somerset Council for public functions. The basement of the building provides a home to the Fashion Museum.
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6.47 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.40 km
1.24 km
885 m
499 m
333 m
100 m
Surfaces
4.11 km
1.83 km
479 m
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