{ "path": "/places/victoria-art-gallery", "title": "Victoria Art Gallery, Bath · Places · Hey Bath", "description": "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…", "canonical": "https://heybath.uk/places/victoria-art-gallery", "generated_at": "2026-10-04T20:13:01.000Z", "data": { "place": { "slug": "victoria-art-gallery", "name": "Victoria Art Gallery", "path": "/places/victoria-art-gallery", "category": "culture-and-oddities", "category_name": "Culture and oddities", "locals_pick": true, "why": "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", "opening": "Tue to Sun, 10.30am to 5pm", "price": "Free (some shows ticketed)", "best_time": "Weekday", "setting": "indoors", "area": { "code": "E05012471", "name": "Kingsmead", "slug": "kingsmead" }, "address": "Bridge Street, BA2 4AT", "lat": 51.38269, "lng": -2.35863, "link": "https://www.victoriagal.org.uk", "source_url": "https://www.victoriagal.org.uk/event/bath-society-artists-121st-open-exhibition", "verified_at": "2026-10-04", "whats_on": "/whats-on/venues/victoria-art-gallery" }, "photo": { "src": "/assets/photos/victoria-art-gallery-960.webp", "srcset": "/assets/photos/victoria-art-gallery-480.webp 480w, /assets/photos/victoria-art-gallery-960.webp 960w, /assets/photos/victoria-art-gallery-1440.webp 1440w", "width": 1440, "height": 1080, "alt": "The domed corner of the Victoria Art Gallery by Pulteney Bridge", "author": "Rodw", "licence": "Public domain", "source": "Wikimedia Commons", "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Victoria_Art_Gallery_2008.jpg" }, "near": [ { "slug": "guildhall-market", "name": "Bath Guildhall Market", "path": "/places/guildhall-market", "category": "indie-shops", "category_name": "Indie shops", "locals_pick": true, "why": "A Georgian covered market with a fishmonger, a greengrocer and stalls that have outlasted several city makeovers", "opening": "Mon to Sat", "price": "£", "best_time": "Saturday morning", "setting": "indoors", "area": { "code": "E05012471", "name": "Kingsmead", "slug": "kingsmead" }, "address": "High Street, BA1 5EB", "lat": 51.38248, "lng": -2.35839, "link": "https://bathguildhallmarket.co.uk", "source_url": "https://bathguildhallmarket.co.uk", "verified_at": "2026-10-03", "whats_on": null, "distance_m": 29 }, { "slug": "bath-guildhall", "name": "Bath Guildhall", "path": "/places/bath-guildhall", "category": "landmark", "category_name": "Landmarks", "locals_pick": false, "why": null, "opening": null, "price": null, "best_time": null, "setting": null, "area": { "code": "E05012471", "name": "Kingsmead", "slug": "kingsmead" }, "address": "High Street, Bath BA1 5AW", "lat": 51.38211, "lng": -2.35879, "link": "https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/", "source_url": null, "verified_at": null, "whats_on": "/whats-on/venues/bath-guildhall", "distance_m": 65 }, { "slug": "bath-record-office", "name": "Bath Record Office", "path": "/places/bath-record-office", "category": "culture-and-oddities", "category_name": "Culture and oddities", "locals_pick": true, "why": "A free reading room in the Guildhall with old plans and council minutes, where you can look up your own street’s history", "opening": "Weekdays, booking helps", "price": "Free", "best_time": "Weekday", "setting": "indoors", "area": { "code": "E05012471", "name": "Kingsmead", "slug": "kingsmead" }, "address": "Guildhall, High Street, BA1 5AW", "lat": 51.38211, "lng": -2.35879, "link": "https://www.batharchives.co.uk", "source_url": "https://www.batharchives.co.uk", "verified_at": "2026-10-03", "whats_on": null, "distance_m": 65 }, { "slug": "coeur-de-lion", "name": "Coeur de Lion", "path": "/places/coeur-de-lion", "category": "food-and-drink", "category_name": "Food and drink", "locals_pick": true, "why": "A pub of one narrow room with a stained-glass window and Abbey Ales on the bar, just off the High Street", "opening": "Daily, 10am to late", "price": "£", "best_time": "Weekday afternoon", "setting": "indoors", "area": { "code": "E05012471", "name": "Kingsmead", "slug": "kingsmead" }, "address": "17 Northumberland Place, BA1 5AR", "lat": 51.38238, "lng": -2.3597, "link": "https://www.abbeyales.co.uk/our-pubs.html", "source_url": "https://camra.org.uk/pubs/coeur-de-lion-bath-116723", "verified_at": "2026-10-04", "whats_on": null, "distance_m": 82 }, { "slug": "pulteney-weir", "name": "Pulteney Weir", "path": "/places/pulteney-weir", "category": "walks-and-outdoors", "category_name": "Walks and outdoors", "locals_pick": true, "why": "The curved weir below Pulteney Bridge, seen at its fullest from the riverside path on the Bathwick side, coffee in hand", "opening": "Always open", "price": "Free", "best_time": "After rain, when it runs full", "setting": "outdoors", "area": { "code": "E05012471", "name": "Kingsmead", "slug": "kingsmead" }, "address": "Grand Parade, BA2", "lat": 51.38245, "lng": -2.35739, "link": null, "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulteney_Weir", "verified_at": "2026-10-03", "whats_on": null, "distance_m": 90 }, { "slug": "bath-half", "name": "Bath Half", "path": "/places/bath-half", "category": "traditions-and-events", "category_name": "Traditions and events", "locals_pick": true, "why": "The half marathon that closes the city one Sunday each March; neighbours line the route with flasks and signs", "opening": "One Sunday in March", "price": "Free to watch", "best_time": "Race morning", "setting": "outdoors", "area": { "code": "E05012471", "name": "Kingsmead", "slug": "kingsmead" }, "address": "Around the city, BA1", "lat": 51.3825, "lng": -2.3605, "link": "https://www.bathhalf.co.uk", "source_url": "https://www.bathhalf.co.uk", "verified_at": "2026-10-03", "whats_on": null, "distance_m": 131 } ] } }