Warleigh Weir, Bath

Name: Warleigh Weir
Address: Bath, United Kingdom

#142 among attractions in Bath

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Warleigh Weir is a river structure located on the River Avon in Somerset, near Bath. The weir was originally built to supply a head of water to a grist mill in Claverton. The weir was subsequently raised by a height of 12 inches between 1809 and 1813 as part of the construction program for the Claverton Pumping Station, which sits on the site of the old grist mill. ()

Coordinates: 51°22'37"N, 2°18'1"W

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Warleigh Weir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dundas Aqueduct, Claverton Pumping Station, Browne's Folly, Kennet and Avon Canal.

1.1 miS
Outdoor activities, Canal
Dundas Aqueduct, Bath
30 min walk • Dundas Aqueduct carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and the Wessex Main Line railway from Bath to Westbury. The aqueduct is near Monkton Combe, Somerset, and is about 2+1⁄2 miles southeast of the city of Bath.
~560 ftNW
Museum, Historical place, Science museum
Claverton Pumping Station, Cotswold Water Park
3 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.
1.1 miN
Tower
Browne's Folly, Cotswold Water Park
30 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.
~820 ftSW
Canal
Kennet and Avon Canal, Cotswold Water Park
4 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.
1.3 miNW
Archaeological site
Bathampton Down, Cotswold Water Park
33 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.
0.5 miW
Museum, History museum
American Museum in Britain, Cotswold Water Park
12 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.
1.1 miN
Natural attraction, Protected area
Browne's Folly, Cotswold Water Park
28 min walk • Brown's Folly or Brown's Folly is a folly tower sitting within a 39.9 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Bathford in Somerset, notified in 1974: the site itself is known as the Farleigh Down Stone Quarry, and is managed as a nature reserve by the Avon Wildlife Trust.
1.2 miNW
Neighbourhood
Bath and North East Somerset, Bath
32 min walk • 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.
1.1 miW
Universities and schools
University of Bath, Bath
28 min walk • The University of Bath is a public research university located in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following the Robbins Report.

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Which popular attractions are close to Warleigh Weir?

Nearby attractions include Claverton Pumping Station, Cotswold Water Park (3 min walk), Kennet and Avon Canal, Cotswold Water Park (4 min walk), American Museum in Britain, Cotswold Water Park (12 min walk).

How to get to Warleigh Weir by public transport?

The nearest stations to Warleigh Weir:

Bus

The Avenue • Lines: U18 (27 min walk)
Arrivals Square • Lines: 18, 418, U18 (28 min walk)