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Bath Boules

A free boules tournament in Queen Square every July, with food, music and 64 teams playing for local charities.

Category
Traditions and events
Area
Kingsmead
Where
Queen Square, BA1 2HN
Opening
Early July each year
Price
Free
Best time
Evening of the final
Website
visitwest.co.uk
The north side of Queen Square, Bath, behind the gravel where boules is played

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where

Where it is

The larger pin is Bath Boules. The smaller ones are other places within about 15 minutes on foot.

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