PlacesLocals’ pickWalks and outdoorsKingsmead

Pulteney Weir

The curved weir below Pulteney Bridge, seen at its fullest from the riverside path on the Bathwick side, coffee in hand.

Category
Walks and outdoors
Area
Kingsmead
Where
Grand Parade, BA2
Opening
Always open
Price
Free
Best time
After rain, when it runs full
Pulteney Bridge and the horseshoe weir, Bath

Photo: Andy Li, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where

Where it is

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

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Nearby

Near this

  • Bath Guildhall Market

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

    Locals’ pickIndie shops£Kingsmead70 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)Kingsmead90 m away

  • Bath Guildhall

    LandmarksKingsmead100 m away

  • 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

    Locals’ pickCulture and odditiesFreeKingsmead100 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)Kingsmead150 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 eventsFreeKingsmead150 m away

Kept by handChecked Source: en.wikipedia.org

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