PlacesLocals’ pickIndie shopsKingsmead

Topping & Company

Booksellers in the old Friends Meeting House by the Abbey, with ladders, free tea and coffee, and author evenings people actually go to.

Category
Indie shops
Area
Kingsmead
Where
York Street, BA1 1NG
Opening
Daily, 8.30am to 9pm
Price
££
Best time
Evening event
Website
toppingbooks.co.uk
The long Georgian terrace of The Paragon, Bath, where Topping and Company sits

Photo: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where

Where it is

The larger pin is Topping & Company. The smaller ones are other places within about 15 minutes on foot.

51.38063, -2.35935 · Open in a map

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Nearby

Near this

  • Roman Baths

    MuseumsKingsmead50 m away

  • Pump Room

    LandmarksKingsmead70 m away

  • Sally Lunn’s cellar museum

    A small museum in the cellar with Roman and medieval foundations and an old bakery kitchen; locals tend to forget it is there

    Locals’ pickCulture and oddities£Kingsmead80 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)Kingsmead100 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 eventsFreeKingsmead100 m away

  • Chapel Arts Centre

    An independent, not-for-profit arts centre in a former chapel, with jazz, comedy and classes

    Locals’ pickLive music and comedy£ to ££Kingsmead140 m away

Kept by handChecked Source: toppingbooks.co.uk

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