North Road Quarry, Bath

Name: North Road Quarry
Address: Bath, United Kingdom

#143 among attractions in Bath

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North Road Quarry, Bath is a 0.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest close to Sham Castle in the city of Bath, Somerset, notified in 1990. ()

Coordinates: 51°22'48"N, 2°20'10"W

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North Road Quarry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Recreation Ground, Sydney Gardens Tunnels, Sydney Gardens, Holburne Museum.

0.8 miW
Sport complex, Park, Sport
Recreation Ground, Bath
22 min walk • The Recreation Ground is a large open space in the centre of Bath, England, next to the River Avon, which is available to be used by permission from the Recreation Ground Trust for recreational purposes by the public at large but particularly the people of Bath and surrounding areas.
0.6 miNW
Canal
Sydney Gardens Tunnels, Bath
17 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.
0.7 miNW
Park
Sydney Gardens, Bath
19 min walk • Sydney Gardens is a public open space at the end of Great Pulteney Street in Bath, Somerset, England. The gardens are the only remaining eighteenth-century pleasure gardens in the country.
0.8 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Holburne Museum, Bath
20 min walk • The Holburne Museum is located in Sydney Pleasure Gardens, Bath, Somerset, England. The city's first public art gallery, the Grade I listed building, is home to fine and decorative arts built around the collection of Sir William Holburne. Artists in the collection include Gainsborough, Guardi, Stubbs, Ramsay and Zoffany.
0.9 miS
18th-century park with Palladian bridges
Prior Park, Bath
24 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.
0.8 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St John's Church, Bath
22 min walk • St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church is located on the South Parade in the south-east section of Bath City Centre – the old Ham District where John Wood the Elder, the Georgian architect, had originally planned his gigantic "Forum".
~910 ftN
Forts and castles
Sham Castle, Bath
5 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.
0.7 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bath
18 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is located on Church Street in the Bathwick area of Bath, Somerset, England. The church is Anglican and located near Pinch's Sydney Place and Bath's famed Sydney Pleasure Gardens.
0.9 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Historical place
Old Orchard Street Theatre, Bath
24 min walk • The Old Orchard Street Theatre in Bath, Somerset, England was built as a provincial theatre before becoming a Roman Catholic Church and since 1865 has been a Masonic Hall. It is a Grade II listed building.
0.6 miSW
Church
St Thomas à Becket Church, Bath
17 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.
0.9 miW
Street
Duke Street, Bath
22 min walk • Duke Street in Bath, Somerset, England was built in 1748 by John Wood, the Elder. Several of the buildings have been designated as Grade I listed buildings. The street, which overlooks the River Avon, is pedestrianised with no vehicles permitted to enter.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to North Road Quarry?

Nearby attractions include Sham Castle, Bath (5 min walk), Bathwick Hill, Bath (8 min walk), Smallcombe Cemetery, Bath (11 min walk), Bathampton Down, Cotswold Water Park (13 min walk).

How to get to North Road Quarry by public transport?

The nearest stations to North Road Quarry:

Bus

Smallcombe House • Lines: 18, 418, U18 (5 min walk)
Woodland Place • Lines: 18, 418, U18 (5 min walk)

Train

Bath Spa (23 min walk)