The Packhorse, Bath

Name: The Packhorse
Address: Old School Hill, South Stoke BA2 7DU, Bath, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1225 830300

#27 among attractions in Bath

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Facts and practical information

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. The pub reopened in March 2018. ()

Coordinates: 51°20'59"N, 2°21'53"W

Address

Old School Hill, South Stoke BA2 7DUBath United Kingdom

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+44 1225 830300

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Day trips

The Packhorse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Prior Park, Prior Park, Combe Hay Locks, Entry Hill Golf Course.

1.5 miNE
18th-century park with Palladian bridges
Prior Park, Bath
39 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.
1.4 miNE
Georgian architecture
Prior Park, Bath
36 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.
0.4 miSW
Canal
Combe Hay Locks, Bath
12 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.
0.9 miN
51°21'45"N • 2°22'5"W
Entry Hill Golf Course, Bath
23 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
0.8 miE
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Midford Castle, Cotswold Water Park
20 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.
~160 ftW
Church
Church of St James, Cotswold Water Park
1 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.
0.4 miN
Nightlife
Cross Keys Inn, Bath
11 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.
1.2 miSW
Manor house
Combe Hay Manor, Cotswold Water Park
30 min walk • Combe Hay Manor in Combe Hay, Somerset, England is a manor house. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The house was built in two phases for Robert Smith and his son, John. The first, western, part dates from 1728 to 1730 and is believed to have been built by John Strahan of Bristol.
1.3 miNE
, Georgian architecture
Buildings and architecture of Bath, Bath
35 min walk • The buildings and architecture of Bath, a city in Somerset in the south west of England, reveal significant examples of the architecture of England, from the Roman Baths, to the present day.
1.1 miNE
Tunnel
Combe Down Tunnel, Bath
28 min walk • 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.
1.3 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Franklin's Gardens, Bath
35 min walk • Franklin's Gardens is a purpose-built rugby stadium in Northampton, England. It is the home stadium of Northampton Saints. The stadium holds 15,249 people. The four stands are: Carlsberg Stand; Cinch Stand; Church's Stand; and Barwell Stand.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to The Packhorse?

Nearby attractions include Church of St James, Cotswold Water Park (1 min walk), Combe Hay Locks, Bath (12 min walk), Midford Castle, Cotswold Water Park (20 min walk).

How to get to The Packhorse by public transport?

The nearest stations to The Packhorse:

Bus

The Beeches • Lines: 171, 172, 173, 174 (20 min walk)
Oolite Grove • Lines: 171, 172, 173, 174 (21 min walk)