Bath and North East Somerset, Bath

Name: Bath and North East Somerset
Address: Bath, United Kingdom

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Bath and North East Somerset is a unitary authority district in England. Bath and North East Somerset Council was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the county of Avon. It is part of the ceremonial county of Somerset. ()

Alternative names: Area: 133.54 mi²Coordinates: 51°23'24"N, 2°19'12"W

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Bath and North East Somerset – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sydney Gardens Tunnels, Claverton Pumping Station, Sham Castle, Church of St Nicholas.

1.2 miW
Canal
Sydney Gardens Tunnels, Bath
32 min walk • The Sydney Gardens Tunnels are two canal tunnels on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Bath, UK. The No. 1 Tunnel brings the canal into Sydney Gardens from the south and the No. 2 Tunnel exits the gardens to the north.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Historical place, Science museum
Claverton Pumping Station, Cotswold Water Park
29 min walk • Claverton Pumping Station in the village of Claverton, in the English county of Somerset, pumps water from the River Avon to the Kennet and Avon Canal using power from the flow of the River Avon.
0.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Sham Castle, Bath
24 min walk • Sham Castle is a folly on Claverton Down overlooking the city of Bath, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. It is a screen wall with a central pointed arch flanked by two 3-storey circular turrets, which extend sideways to a 2-storey square tower at each end of the wall.
0.5 miN
Church, Historical place, Monuments and statues
Church of St Nicholas, Bath
14 min walk • The Church of St Nicholas is an Anglican parish church in Bathampton, Somerset, standing between the River Avon and the Kennet and Avon Canal.
0.8 miN
Bridge
Bathampton Toll Bridge, Bath
22 min walk • Bathampton Toll Bridge is an arch bridge in England, carrying a minor road across the River Avon near Bathampton, to the east of Bath. It is a Grade II listed structure. The bridge was built of Bath stone by Hickes and Isaac in 1872, for the Bridge Company Turnpike Trust.
1.6 miSW
Church
St Thomas à Becket Church, Bath
42 min walk • St Thomas à Becket Church is a parish church of Widcombe in Bath, Somerset southwest England, and is one of a number of churches named after Thomas Becket. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1 miE
Tower
Browne's Folly, Cotswold Water Park
27 min walk • Browne's Folly is a folly tower on the Farleigh Rise near the village of Bathford in Somerset, England. The Folly was designated a Grade II listed building in 1988.
1.2 miNW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Rondo Theatre, Bath
31 min walk • The Rondo Theatre, in Bath, was established in 1989. The theatre is located in the former church hall of St. Saviours Church, Larkhall.
1.3 miSE
Canal
Kennet and Avon Canal, Cotswold Water Park
33 min walk • The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of 87 miles, made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal.
0.5 miSW
Archaeological site
Bathampton Down, Cotswold Water Park
13 min walk • Bathampton Down is a flat limestone plateau in Bathampton, Somerset, England, overlooking the River Avon and the city of Bath. There is evidence of man's activity at the site since the Mesolithic period including Bathampton Camp, an Iron Age hillfort or stock enclosure.
1 miSE
Museum, History museum
American Museum in Britain, Cotswold Water Park
26 min walk • The American Museum and Gardens is a museum of American art and culture based at Claverton, near Bath, England. Its world-renowned collections of American furniture, quilts and folk art are displayed in a Grade I listed 19th-century house, surrounded by gardens overlooking the valley of the River Avon.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bath and North East Somerset?

Nearby attractions include Bathampton Down, Cotswold Water Park (13 min walk), Church of St Nicholas, Bath (14 min walk), Bathampton Toll Bridge, Bath (22 min walk), University of Bath, Bath (23 min walk).

How to get to Bath and North East Somerset by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bath and North East Somerset:

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Arrivals Square • Lines: 18, 418, U18 (21 min walk)
The Avenue • Lines: U18 (26 min walk)