PlacesLocals’ pickIndie shopsWalcot

Walcot Street independents

The artisan end of town: vintage shops, independent cafés and, on Saturdays, the flea market back on its old cattle market pitch.

Category
Indie shops
Area
Walcot
Where
Walcot Street, BA1 5LX
Opening
Shops daily, flea market Saturdays
Price
Free
Best time
Saturday
Farrow and Ball shop on Walcot Street, Bath

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

Where

Where it is

The larger pin is Walcot Street independents. The smaller ones are other places within about 15 minutes on foot.

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Nearby

Near this

  • Landrace Bakery

    Sourdough from grain they mill themselves, cinnamon buns that go early, and a proper restaurant upstairs

    Locals’ pickFood and drink££Walcot40 m away

  • Walcot Reclamation

    A salvage yard of stone fireplaces, doors and old taps, where walking round is free and nobody rushes you

    Locals’ pickIndie shops£ to ££Walcot110 m away

  • The Bell

    A Walcot Street pub with free gigs most Sunday lunchtimes and a beer garden; a gig and a pint without a ticket

    Locals’ pickLive music and comedyFreeWalcot140 m away

  • The Beckford Bottle Shop

    A wine shop with a small bistro on Saville Row: buy a bottle to take home or drink it there with a plate of something

    Locals’ pickFood and drink££Kingsmead180 m away

  • The Star Inn

    An unspoilt pub first licensed in 1760, with beer poured from the jug and a long bench in the small bar the regulars call death row

    Locals’ pickFood and drink£Walcot180 m away

  • Persephone Books

    A shop that reprints forgotten women writers in dove-grey covers, with the books stacked round the room

    Locals’ pickIndie shops££Kingsmead190 m away

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