PlacesLocals’ pickWalks and outdoorsWidcombe & Lyncombe

Prior Park Landscape Garden

A Georgian garden with a Palladian bridge, lakes and a view down to the city, and a steep path up from Widcombe for those who skip the car.

Category
Walks and outdoors
Area
Widcombe & Lyncombe
Where
Ralph Allen Drive, BA2 5AH
Opening
Most days, seasonal hours
Price
££
Best time
Spring or autumn morning
Website
nationaltrust.org.uk
Palladian Bridge reflected in the lake at Prior Park, Bath

Photo: Matt Foster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where

Where it is

The larger pin is Prior Park Landscape Garden. The smaller ones are other places within about 15 minutes on foot.

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Nearby

Near this

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