{ "path": "/places/widcombe-locks", "title": "Widcombe Locks and Deep Lock, Bath · Places · Hey Bath", "description": "Widcombe Locks and Deep Lock: A flight of locks climbing from the river to Deep Lock, about 19 feet of drop in one go; boats, gongoozlers and picnics.", "canonical": "https://heybath.uk/places/widcombe-locks", "generated_at": "2026-10-04T20:07:37.850Z", "data": { "place": { "slug": "widcombe-locks", "name": "Widcombe Locks and Deep Lock", "path": "/places/widcombe-locks", "category": "walks-and-outdoors", "category_name": "Walks and outdoors", "locals_pick": true, "why": "A flight of locks climbing from the river to Deep Lock, about 19 feet of drop in one go; boats, gongoozlers and picnics", "opening": "Always open", "price": "Free", "best_time": "Sunny afternoon", "setting": "outdoors", "area": { "code": "E05012493", "name": "Widcombe & Lyncombe", "slug": "widcombe-lyncombe" }, "address": "Widcombe, BA2 4JJ", "lat": 51.37694, "lng": -2.35238, "link": "https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/bath", "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widcombe,_Bath", "verified_at": "2026-10-03", "whats_on": null }, "photo": { "src": "/assets/photos/kennet-avon-canal-2-960.webp", "srcset": "/assets/photos/kennet-avon-canal-2-480.webp 480w, /assets/photos/kennet-avon-canal-2-960.webp 960w, /assets/photos/kennet-avon-canal-2-1440.webp 1440w", "width": 1440, "height": 960, "alt": "Walkers and boats on the Kennet and Avon Canal, Bath", "author": "Lewis Clarke", "licence": "CC BY-SA 2.0", "source": "Wikimedia Commons", "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bath_,_Kennet_%26_Avon_Canal_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6565638.jpg" }, "near": [ { "slug": "widcombe-social-club", "name": "Widcombe Social Club", "path": "/places/widcombe-social-club", "category": "live-music-and-comedy", "category_name": "Live music and comedy", "locals_pick": true, "why": "A volunteer-run club hall in Widcombe with small theatre, gigs and a cheap bar", "opening": "Event nights", "price": "£", "best_time": "Evening", "setting": "indoors", "area": { "code": "E05012493", "name": "Widcombe & Lyncombe", "slug": "widcombe-lyncombe" }, "address": "Widcombe, BA2 6AA", "lat": 51.37637, "lng": -2.35238, "link": "https://visitbath.co.uk/whats-on/dont-look-at-widcombe-social-club-p3934813", "source_url": "https://visitbath.co.uk/whats-on/dont-look-at-widcombe-social-club-p3934813", "verified_at": "2026-10-03", "whats_on": "/whats-on/venues/widcombe-social-club", "distance_m": 63 }, { "slug": "tivoli-cinema", "name": "Tivoli Cinema", "path": "/places/tivoli-cinema", "category": "venue", "category_name": "Theatres, cinemas and halls", "locals_pick": false, "why": null, "opening": null, "price": null, "best_time": null, "setting": null, "area": { "code": "E05012471", "name": "Kingsmead", "slug": "kingsmead" }, "address": "Dorchester Street, Bath BA1 1SS", "lat": 51.37807, "lng": -2.35844, "link": "https://www.everymancinema.com/", "source_url": null, "verified_at": null, "whats_on": "/whats-on/venues/tivoli-cinema", "distance_m": 439 }, { "slug": "bath-pavilion", "name": "Bath Pavilion", "path": "/places/bath-pavilion", "category": "venue", "category_name": "Theatres, cinemas and halls", "locals_pick": false, "why": null, "opening": null, "price": null, "best_time": null, "setting": null, "area": { "code": "E05012463", "name": "Bathwick", "slug": "bathwick" }, "address": "North Parade Road, Bath BA2 4ET", "lat": 51.38114, "lng": -2.35373, "link": "https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/", "source_url": null, "verified_at": null, "whats_on": "/whats-on/venues/bath-pavilion", "distance_m": 476 }, { "slug": "bath-skyline", "name": "Bath Skyline", "path": "/places/bath-skyline", "category": "walks-and-outdoors", "category_name": "Walks and outdoors", "locals_pick": true, "why": "A six-mile loop of woods, meadows and views that Bath people walk after work without leaving the city", "opening": "Always open", "price": "Free", "best_time": "Weekday evening in summer", "setting": "outdoors", "area": { "code": "E05012463", "name": "Bathwick", "slug": "bathwick" }, "address": "Bathwick, BA2", "lat": 51.3783, "lng": -2.3455, "link": "https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/bristol-bath/bath-skyline", "source_url": "https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/bristol-bath/bath-skyline", "verified_at": "2026-10-03", "whats_on": null, "distance_m": 501 }, { "slug": "alexandra-park", "name": "Alexandra Park", "path": "/places/alexandra-park", "category": "walks-and-outdoors", "category_name": "Walks and outdoors", "locals_pick": true, "why": "A terraced park on top of Beechen Cliff where Bath people take visitors for the view over the rooftops at sunset", "opening": "Always open", "price": "Free", "best_time": "Sunset", "setting": "outdoors", "area": { "code": "E05012493", "name": "Widcombe & Lyncombe", "slug": "widcombe-lyncombe" }, "address": "Beechen Cliff, BA2 4FD", "lat": 51.37391, "lng": -2.35927, "link": null, "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath,_Somerset", "verified_at": "2026-10-03", "whats_on": null, "distance_m": 585 }, { "slug": "sally-lunns-cellar", "name": "Sally Lunn’s cellar museum", "path": "/places/sally-lunns-cellar", "category": "culture-and-oddities", "category_name": "Culture and oddities", "locals_pick": true, "why": "A small museum in the cellar with Roman and medieval foundations and an old bakery kitchen; locals tend to forget it is there", "opening": "Daily, shop hours", "price": "£", "best_time": "Mid-morning", "setting": "indoors", "area": { "code": "E05012471", "name": "Kingsmead", "slug": "kingsmead" }, "address": "4 North Parade Passage, BA1 1NX", "lat": 51.38076, "lng": -2.35829, "link": "https://sallylunns.co.uk", "source_url": "https://sallylunns.co.uk", "verified_at": "2026-10-03", "whats_on": null, "distance_m": 590 } ] } }