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Street
Great Pulteney Street
Wide Georgian street leading from the centre towards the Holburne Museum, planned for the Pulteney estate.
A mini guide to
Bathwick & Widcombe
Great Pulteney Street, canal locks and Prior Park across the river
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1 / 6Welcome to the area
Great Pulteney Street, canal locks and Prior Park across the river
Across the River Avon from the Abbey, Bathwick and Widcombe feel like separate villages. Great Pulteney Street leads to the Holburne Museum and Sydney Gardens, while the Kennet and Avon Canal climbs through the Widcombe Locks.
Prior Park Landscape Garden and the Bath Skyline trail open up views from the hills above the city. Widcombe's Claverton Street has cafés and pubs close to Bath Spa station.
Highlights
Start here
If you only have a few hours, these are good places to begin.
Museum
Holburne Museum
Art museum at the end of Great Pulteney Street, with decorative arts, British portraits and Renaissance works.
Park
Sydney Gardens
Public gardens at the end of Great Pulteney Street, crossed by the Kennet and Avon Canal and the railway.
Garden
Prior Park Landscape Garden
National Trust landscape garden on a hillside above the city, with a lake, a Palladian bridge and views of Bath.
Directions Website Report a problem with Prior Park Landscape Garden
Canal
Widcombe Locks
Flight of locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, climbing from the River Avon in Widcombe.
Folly
Sham Castle
Castle-style folly on Bathampton Down, built to be seen from the city.
Find your way
On the map
The map shows Bathwick & Widcombe and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insider tips
Before you go
1
Allow time for the hills
Prior Park, Sham Castle and the Skyline trail all sit on hillsides above the city. Check routes and transport before you go.
2
Walk the canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal runs through Widcombe and Sydney Gardens, so the towpath links several stops on foot.
3
Book Prior Park through the National Trust
Prior Park is a National Trust site. Check the Trust's page for opening arrangements before you travel.
4
Eat in Widcombe
Claverton Street and Brunel Square, by the station, have cafés, pubs and restaurants.
Tips from the Britlens editors
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- Bathwick & Widcombe (area photo): Neiljforsyth, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Great Pulteney Street: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Holburne Museum: David A. Russo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sydney Gardens: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Prior Park Landscape Garden: No machine-readable author provided. Infilms assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, source
- Widcombe Locks: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sham Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bath Skyline: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bath Abbey Cemetery: Rodw, CC0, source
- Smallcombe Cemetery: Mikeyp3, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Alexandra Park: Nick Barber, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- American Museum & Gardens: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Widcombe Manor: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Abbey & Roman Baths: Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone), Public domain, source
- Milsom Street & Walcot: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Georgian Bath: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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