Bathford
Bathford is six miles from Bath Spa train station and is in a lovely rural area with delightful views and easy access to Kingsdown Golf Club. The Crown pub is at the bottom of Bathford Hill, and in a commanding position at the top of Bathford Hill is the village Post Office and general stores which is a community shop with a paid manager but staffed by volunteers from the locality. Bathford has a number of large houses or mansions dating from the eighteenth century including Titan Barrow,...
Bathampton
Bathampton lies two miles east of the city of Bath and the River Avon and the Kennet and Avon Canal pass through the village. Batheaston can be reached via a toll bridge. Bathampton is the site of the last legal duel in England and also from 1900- 1983 the location of the Harbutt company, inventors and makers of Plasticine. Bathampton Pre School is in the village hall and has been rated ‘Good’. The Primary School is one of the best in Bath and is rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. The George...
Bitton
Bitton is a beautiful village halfway between Bath and Bristol, at the foot of the Cotswolds with a stunning 11thC church, St Mary’s, in the village and there are many events held there. The Church Fete is a major village event with a dog show and ever popular egg throwing contest. There is a Gardening Club, History Society, Flicks in the Sticks, Community Choir and a very active community in the village. The country walks round Bitton are stunning, with river walks and walks along the...
Colerne
Colerne is about 3.5 miles west of the town of Corsham and 7 miles northeast of the city of Bath. The village of Colerne is very vibrant. There are two good pubs, ‘The Fox and Hounds’ and ‘The Six Bells’, a post office, newsagents, village shop, florists, hairdressers. The primary school has a ‘Good’ Ofsted report and is really well regarded. There is a pop-up café in the parish offices. Lucknam Park, the Georgian country house hotel and spa, is about a mile away. There are excellent walks...
South Stoke
South Stoke is a sought-after village with a strong community spirit, 3.5 miles from the centre of Bath. The village benefits from ‘No Through Traffic’ but Bath is easily accessible with its excellent facilities, shops and schools nearby. The bus stop is conveniently in the centre of the village with buses going into town and the Bath Bus Station on a regular basis. The village pub, The Packhorse, is a wonderful hub of the village and has a stunning garden and excellent food, and was saved...
Upton Cheyney
Nestled in the Cotswolds 7 miles from Bath and 7 miles from Bristol, Upton Cheyney is a highly desirable village. Many of the properties there have outstanding views across the valley and even as far as the Severn bridge. Manor Farm is a brilliant wedding venue and offers occasional evening entertainments such as Salsa nights. The Upton Inn is the friendly village pub with excellent food. Although only a small village, the community spirit is strong and there is an annual village fete with...
Widcombe
Widcombe is a thriving community with excellent facilities and services. On the south-eastern fringes of Bath city centre, the area is only a few minutes’ walk over ‘Halfpenny Bridge’ (Built in 1877 and restored in 2013) across the River Avon from the rear of the railway station. You can also approach from the centre of Bath along the riverside path from Argylle St or North Parade Bridge. The White Hart has superb food, and there are two other decent pubs, the Ring O’ Bells and the Ram. There...
Lansdown
Lansdown is on the northern slopes of the city, with many Georgian and Victorian large houses, and very popular with families. Many have stunning south facing views. Lansdown Crescent, the most spectacular Georgian crescent, many would claim, in the whole of Bath, has twenty five storey houses, and was designed by John Palmer and built between 1789 and 1793. The Crescent is situated above Royal Crescent and has superb views over the city. The battle of Lansdown was fought in 1643 between Sir...
Bathwick
Bathwick lies on the east side of the river Avon. By the end of the 18th century, Bathwick was a tiny village, separated from Bath, but now has some of the best streets and most elegant Georgian buildings of the city, including Sydney Place, Laura Place and Great Pulteney Street. The district became part of the Bath urban area with the 18th century development of the Pulteney estate: in 1788 Argyle Street, Laura Place, Henrietta Street and Great Pulteney Street arose in rapid succession,...
Camden
Camden is located on the northern slopes of the city, with magical views over the rooftops towards Prior Park and the Bath Skyline and Beechen Cliff in the south, and Bathford, Bathampton and Batheaston in the east. There are a number of individual terraces and the very grand Camden Crescent, with houses of three stories, attics and basements, designed by John Eveleigh, and built in 1787/8 at the western end of Camden Road. At the eastern end of Camden Road there is the convivial Claremont...
Larkhall
Charming Larkhall is located on the East side of bath. With a relaxed, bohemian spirit this delightful ‘village’ has many attractions. The Larkhall Deli, Goodies and Ma Cuisine are lovely, the butchers are excellent and there is a handy Co-op and newsagents, as well as an indie bookshop. The Rose & Crown, and Nourish pubs are located here. Oriel New Hall in Larkhall is the hub of the community , offering yoga, Pilates, art classes and a library. The Rondo is an excellent local theatre...
Central Bath
Bath is the only city in Britain to achieve Unesco World Heritage status, with its many elegant Georgian sweeping terraces. John Wood the Elder imprinted his Palladian vision on the city, bringing from London in 1727 the concept of spacious squares and crescents and inspired at the heart by ideas of Imperial Rome. His developments - the Parades and Queen Square - set a fashion in Bath that others were to emulate across the growing Georgian city and the Royal Crescent built between 1767 and...