Combe Down Tunnel, Bath

Name: Combe Down Tunnel
Address: Bath, United Kingdom

#146 among attractions in Bath

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Facts and practical information

Combe Down Tunnel is on the now-closed Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway main line, between Midford and Bath Green Park railway station, below high ground and the southern suburbs of Bath, England, emerging below the southern slopes of Combe Down village. ()

Coordinates: 51°21'22"N, 2°20'29"W

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Combe Down Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Prior Park, Prior Park, The Packhorse, Combe Hay Locks.

0.8 miN
18th-century park with Palladian bridges
Prior Park, Bath
21 min walk • Prior Park Landscape Garden surrounding the Prior Park estate south of Bath, Somerset, England, was designed in the 18th century by the poet Alexander Pope and the landscape gardener Capability Brown, and is now owned by the National Trust.
0.7 miN
Georgian architecture
Prior Park, Bath
18 min walk • Prior Park is a Neo-Palladian house that was designed by John Wood, the Elder, and built in the 1730s and 1740s for Ralph Allen on a hill overlooking Bath, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
1.1 miSW
Nightlife
The Packhorse, Bath
28 min walk • The Packhorse Inn in Southstoke within the English county of Somerset is a Grade II listed building which was largely rebuilt in 1674. It was changed from a farmhouse to a pub in the 19th century but closed in 2012. A local campaign has achieved designation as an asset of community value has raised money to renovate it.
1.5 miSW
Canal
Combe Hay Locks, Bath
38 min walk • The Combe Hay Locks is a derelict flight of locks on the Somerset Coal Canal near Combe Hay, Somerset, England. Twenty two locks raised the canal 134 feet over approximately 1.6 miles.
1.2 miW
51°21'45"N • 2°22'5"W
Entry Hill Golf Course, Bath
32 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
0.4 miSW
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Midford Castle, Cotswold Water Park
12 min walk • Midford Castle is a folly castle in the village of Midford, and the parish of Southstoke 3 miles south of Bath, Somerset, England.
1.1 miSW
Church
Church of St James, Cotswold Water Park
29 min walk • The Church of St James is an Anglican parish church in Southstoke, Somerset, England. It was built in the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.
0.6 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael's Church, Cotswold Water Park
15 min walk • St Michael's Church is the Church of England parish church of Monkton Combe, Somerset, England. It was also the parish church of Combe Down until the 1850s when the communities separated. It is a Grade II listed building.
1.2 miN
Church
St Thomas à Becket Church, Bath
32 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 miW
Nightlife
Cross Keys Inn, Bath
25 min walk • The Cross Keys Inn is a pub-restaurant and former coaching inn, trading since before 1750, on a corner of Midford Road in Odd Down, Bath in the English ceremonial county of Somerset. It is since 2014 a free house.
1 miN
Cemetery
Bath Abbey Cemetery, Bath
26 min walk • The Anglican Bath Abbey Cemetery, officially dedicated as the Cemetery of St Peter and St Paul, was laid out by noted cemetery designer and landscape architect John Claudius Loudon between 1843 and 1844 on a picturesque hillside site overlooking Bath, Somerset, England.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Combe Down Tunnel?

Nearby attractions include Midford Castle, Cotswold Water Park (12 min walk), St Michael's Church, Cotswold Water Park (15 min walk), Prior Park, Bath (18 min walk), Prior Park, Bath (21 min walk).

How to get to Combe Down Tunnel by public transport?

The nearest stations to Combe Down Tunnel:

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Wayside • Lines: 171, 172, 173, 174 (33 min walk)
Wellsway • Lines: 171, 172, 173, 174 (33 min walk)