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Street
Great Pulteney Street
Wide Georgian street leading from the centre towards the Holburne Museum, planned for the Pulteney estate.
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Bathwick & Widcombe: things to do
Places worth your time in Bathwick & Widcombe
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Things to do in Bathwick & Widcombe
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
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.
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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.
Walking route
Bath Skyline
Circular National Trust walk on the hills around Bath, passing Sham Castle and giving views over the city.
Cemetery
Bath Abbey Cemetery
Hillside cemetery above Widcombe, with a mortuary chapel and views across the city.
Cemetery
Smallcombe Cemetery
Former burial ground in Bathwick with two chapels, set on a hillside.
Park
Alexandra Park
Park on the hill south of the river with a viewpoint looking across the city centre.
Museum
American Museum & Gardens
Museum and gardens at Claverton Manor, on the hills east of the city, covering American stories, decorative arts and folk art.
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Historic house
Widcombe Manor
Grade I listed manor house in Widcombe, seen from Church Street.
Bath
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Abbey & Roman Baths
The Roman Baths, the Abbey and the Pump Room around the Abbey Churchyard
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10 sights · 34 places to eat
Milsom Street & Walcot
Georgian shopping streets, a riverside bridge and independent cafés north of the Abbey
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Georgian Bath
The Royal Crescent, the Circus and Queen Square on the hill above the city
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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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