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Landmark
Royal Crescent
Crescent of 30 terraced houses designed by John Wood the Younger, overlooking Royal Victoria Park.
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Georgian Bath: things to do
Places worth your time in Georgian Bath
Top places
Things to do in Georgian Bath
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Landmark
The Circus
Ring of three-storey townhouses forming a circle with three entrances, begun by John Wood the Elder.
Museum
No. 1 Royal Crescent
Historic house museum in the first house of the Royal Crescent, presented as a Georgian home.
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Museum
Jane Austen Centre
Museum on Gay Street about Jane Austen and her time living in Bath.
Museum
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Former home of the astronomer William Herschel and his sister Caroline, now a museum on New King Street.
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Museum
Museum of East Asian Art
Museum on Bennett Street holding more than 2,000 objects of East and Southeast Asian art, from ceramics to jade.
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Square
Queen Square
Georgian square designed by John Wood the Elder, with an obelisk at its centre, north-west of the Abbey.
Institution
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
Educational charity in a Queen Square building, offering talks, exhibitions and Georgian rooms for hire.
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Park
Royal Victoria Park
Large public park below the Royal Crescent, with lawns and an obelisk.
Garden
Royal Victoria Park Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden within Royal Victoria Park, with winding paths and a stone bridge.
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Landmark
Lansdown Crescent
Curved terrace of Georgian houses on Lansdown Hill, designed by John Palmer.
Museum
Beckford's Tower
Tower and museum on Lansdown Hill, built for the writer William Beckford in the 1820s.
Bath
More areas to explore
12 sights · 16 places to eat
Bathwick & Widcombe
Great Pulteney Street, canal locks and Prior Park across the river
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12 sights · 31 places to eat
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 (area photo): Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Royal Crescent: -wuppertaler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Circus: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- No. 1 Royal Crescent: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Herschel Museum of Astronomy: Nveitch at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Museum of East Asian Art: Rodw, CC0, source
- Queen Square: Richard Vince, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Royal Victoria Park: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Royal Victoria Park Botanical Gardens: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lansdown Crescent: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Beckford's Tower: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bathwick & Widcombe: Neiljforsyth, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Abbey & Roman Baths: Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone), Public domain, source
- Milsom Street & Walcot: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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