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Tours around Bath

The information presented on these Bath pages is based on the Bath City Centre Street Map and Guide

GUIDED WALKING TOURS:
Take a free 2 hour walk around Bath's historical and architectural sights, led by the Mayor's Honorary Guides. Tours leave Abbey Church Yard (D5) at 10.30am every day and at 2pm from Sunday to Friday. Additional tours leave at 7pm on Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays from May to September only.
Tel: 01225 477411 for more details.

Ghost Walks of Bath. A 2 hour walk to many spooky locations! Meet at the Garrick's Head pub, next to the Theatre Royal, at 8pm Monday to Saturday from April to October. Fridays only from November to March.
Tel 01225 463618. Website.

An Appointment With Fear. Join a 1 hour Ghost Tour of Bath with costumed guides every night at 8pm from The Crystal Palace pub in Abbey Green , or 8.10pm from the Pump Room main entrance in Abbey Church Yard.
Tel 0771 3278547.

Bizarre Bath - The Comedy Walk. An eccentric evening stroll through Bath. Leaves from outside The Huntsman Inn in North Parade Passage at 8pm every evening from April to September. Tel 01225 335124. Website.

Jane Austen's Bath. Departs at 1.30pm every day in July and August, and weekends and public holidays only for rest of the year, from outside KC Change Visitor Information Centre in Abbey Church Yard. Website.

OPEN TOP BUS TOURS:
Tickets are valid all day and you may get on and off as often as you like to explore places of interest. This is the best way to see all of Bath's attractions. Keep your ticket for discounts at some Bath attractions.
The Bath Tour (green and cream buses). An hour long (or more), award-winning tour with Guide Friday professional guides, leaves at least every 15 minutes in Summer. (In Winter tours leave hourly on weekdays, half-hourly at weekends). The tour starts at the Bus Station (D6) but can be joined at any of the stops marked on the map. Tel: 444102.
The Bath Classic Citytour (red buses). A 45 minute tour, leaving at least every 30 minutes from Terrace Walk (C4). Tel: 01225 424157 for details.
Bath Bus Company. Every 15 minutes from Grand Parade (D4) and other stops on the route. Tel 01225 330444. Website.

HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHTS OVER BATH:
Balloons lift off most days between April and October around 6pm, from Victoria Park. Great fun to watch too!
Bath Balloon Flights Tel: 466888.
Heritage Balloons Tel: 318747.

PLEASURE BOAT TRIPS:
50 minute cruises along the Avon to Bathampton Weir, leaving from below Pulteney Bridge hourly, 11am-dusk, from Easter to October.

For further information about Bath, including a free visitor pack, please contact the Bath Tourist Information Centre.