PlacesLocals’ pickCulture and odditiesKingsmead

Bath Record Office

A free reading room in the Guildhall with old plans and council minutes, where you can look up your own street’s history.

Category
Culture and oddities
Area
Kingsmead
Where
Guildhall, High Street, BA1 5AW
Opening
Weekdays, booking helps
Price
Free
Best time
Weekday
Website
batharchives.co.uk
Bath Guildhall, home of the Bath Record Office, from the High Street

Photo: Marc Baronnet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where

Where it is

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

51.38211, -2.35879 · Open in a map

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Nearby

Near this

  • Bath Guildhall

    LandmarksKingsmead0 m away

  • Bath Guildhall Market

    A Georgian covered market with a fishmonger, a greengrocer and stalls that have outlasted several city makeovers

    Locals’ pickIndie shops£Kingsmead50 m away

  • Victoria Art Gallery

    The council’s gallery at the foot of Pulteney Bridge, free to walk into the permanent rooms, with a good shop and changing shows upstairs

    Locals’ pickCulture and odditiesFree (some shows ticketed)Kingsmead70 m away

  • Coeur de Lion

    A pub of one narrow room with a stained-glass window and Abbey Ales on the bar, just off the High Street

    Locals’ pickFood and drink£Kingsmead70 m away

  • Bath Abbey tower tour

    A guided climb of 212 steps past the bells to the roof, about an hour, with Abbey entry included; BA1 and BA2 residents pay half

    Locals’ pickCulture and oddities££ (£16 adult)Kingsmead70 m away

  • Bath Christmas Market, the locals’ route

    Most of the stalls are from the region; locals go on a weekday morning and drift on to the Guildhall or Walcot Street afterwards

    Locals’ pickTraditions and eventsFreeKingsmead70 m away

Kept by handChecked Source: batharchives.co.uk

Times and prices are the usual pattern, not a promise. Check their own site before a special trip.