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Map and Guide
THEATRES:
Theatre Royal, Sawclose (C4). Box Office
Tel: 448844. For pre West End productions, drama, comedy, opera, ballet
and concerts. Tours of this beautiful Theatre are available on the first
Wednesday and following Saturday of every month at 11am (Wed) and 12pm
(Sat). Website
Ustinov Studio Theatre: Part of the Theatre Royal, the Ustinov hosts
plays, talks and debates.
The Rondo, St. Saviour's Road, Larkhall (follow London Road). For
amateur and professional theatre in all its forms. Box Office Tel: 463362.
Website
CHAPEL ARTS CENTRE,
Lower Borough Walls (C5). Tel: 01225 461700. Open Tuesday to Saturday 10.30am-5.30pm.
Exhibitions, gallery and cafe. Website
CINEMAS: Check
local press for programme details.
Little Theatre, St Michael's Place (C5). Tel: 466822, 2 screens.
Odeon, Kingsmead Leisure Centre, James Street West. Tel: 0871 2244007.
8 screens.
BATH BOATING STATION, Forester
Road (F1). Tel: 466407. Open daily April to September 10am-6pm. A Victorian
boating station, with punts, skiffs and canoes for hire, and abundant
wildlife. Tea Garden and restaurant.
PARKS:
Henrietta Park has a scented garden
designed for the blind.
Parade Gardens, with its bedding plant sculptures, and brass band
on Sundays, is close to the Abbey.
Royal Victoria Park has attractively landscaped parkland full of unusual
trees, colourful bedding schemes, an adventure playground, and excellent
views of the Royal Crescent.
The Botanical Gardens is a peaceful place to stroll and enjoy the
year round colour and variety of 5000 plant species.
Prior Park Landscape Garden. An 18th century garden set in a sweeping
valley overlooking Bath. The garden was created by Ralph Allen, Alexander
Pope, and "Capability" Brown. It is a National Trust property.
There is no parking nearby, so access is by Badgerline bus No.2 or 4,
taxi, or on foot. Follow Prior Park Road for about half a mile. Open daily
except Tuesday (open Friday to Sunday only in December and January), 11am-5.30pm
(or dusk if earlier). Admission charge. Tel: 01225 833422. Website
CYCLE HIRE:
Avon Valley Cyclery,
at the rear of Bath Spa Railway Station (E7). Tel: 461880. Open every
day 9am-5.30pm.
Are you a musician living or performing in Bath? You may find www.bathbands.co.uk useful...
For further information about Bath, including a free
visitor pack, please contact the Bath Tourist
Information Centre.
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