PlacesLocals’ pickWalks and outdoorsBathwick

Bath Skyline

A six-mile loop of woods, meadows and views that Bath people walk after work without leaving the city.

Category
Walks and outdoors
Area
Bathwick
Where
Bathwick, BA2
Opening
Always open
Price
Free
Best time
Weekday evening in summer
Website
nationaltrust.org.uk
Bath seen across open fields from the Skyline walk near Bathwick Hill

Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where

Where it is

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

51.37830, -2.34550 · Open in a map

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Nearby

Near this

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  • Widcombe Locks and Deep Lock

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  • Widcombe Social Club

    A volunteer-run club hall in Widcombe with small theatre, gigs and a cheap bar

    Locals’ pickLive music and comedy£Widcombe & Lyncombe520 m away

  • Bath Pavilion

    Theatres, cinemas and hallsBathwick650 m away

  • Sham Castle

    A castle front with nothing behind it, on the hill above the university, built in 1762 to be seen from town; the walk up is short and steep

    Locals’ pickWalks and outdoorsFreeBathwick670 m away

  • The Rec on match day

    Rugby by the river in the middle of town, with a crowd that sings and walks home through the park

    Locals’ pickCulture and oddities££Bathwick800 m away

Kept by handChecked Source: nationaltrust.org.uk

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