Frome Museum is housed in the former Literary Institution building. The exhibits feature local industries, the most prominent being Singer’s Art Metal Works, famed for...

Black Swan Arts is a dynamic venue for contemporary arts and crafts. There are two galleries dedicated to an ambitious programme of exhibitions sharing high...

The moated castle at Nunney is a striking and magnificent part of the local Somerset countryside. The property is under the administration of English...

The Dewey Museum offers a fascinating insight into local history and contains a wealth of information on a range of topics. The collection contains...

Stourhead is owned and operated by the National Trust and represents one of the most prestigious mansion houses and parkland estates in the region....

Sir Thomas Hungerford was the speaker of the House of Commons and began this beautiful property in 1370. It has since that time developed...

This museum carries an extensive and fascinating history collection that brings to life the way that people have lived in this area for centuries....

This attractive 18th Century landscaped gardens are located within easy reach of the centre of Bath. ‘Capability’ Brown and the poet Alexander pope were...

This museum was founded in 1965 in memory of John Judkyn, a prominent figure in work to bring closer together the people of Britain and...

The American Museum in Britain shows, largely in a series of Period Rooms, the development of American Decorative arts from its European roots to purely...

Founded in 1970, the Mere Museum is housed in a beautiful historic house that dates from 1839. Starting as a small and modest collection,...

One and 1 ½ hour boat trips along the Kennet & Avon Canal from March to October, Wednesday’s, Saturday’s and Sunday’s. Cream tea trips, longer...

The Granary was originally part of Shaftesbury Abbey’s grange at Barton Farm. The medieval building has a fine open timber roof. Nearby are former cow...

Mr Salvat has recreated the atmosphere of early coffee-houses. A waiter in knee-breeches jots down your order with a quill pen as you sit in...

Founded in 1824, this institution is one of the oldest and best respected in the city. The ethos behind the movement was to forward...

The green is secretly Stuart. 17th-century houses built on the former courtyard of Bath Priory were later given a Georgian facelift. Here the greenery has...

Here we glimpse pre-Georgian Bath. A row of timber-framed houses was built in the 1620s along the edge of the former priory orchard. You would...

The Circus was John Wood the elder’s masterpiece. It was a design of startling originality. Drawing his inspiration from antique models as far apart as...

Although the BRSLI did not move to Queen Square until 1932, the institution was founded over a century earlier. Its collection reflects the Victorian spirit...

Gravel Walk was the route for sedan chairs between the town centre and the spreading developments of the two John Woods. It was a mistake...

Victoria Park was created out of the old town common when Victoria was still a princess. Opened in 1830, it was in the vanguard of...

Royalty has routinely come to Bath. But Bath has only to honour one with a monument for him to descend into obscurity. The Queen Square...

Here bubbles up one of Bath’s smaller hot springs. By about 1700 the Cross Bath was ’the bathing place of pleasure’. More private than the...

Like the nearby Cross Bath, this is an elegant Georgian miniature. John Wood the younger, architect of the grand Royal Crescent, focused here on a...

Even quite late in the 18th century, Stall Street was still crammed with shops and lodging houses which hid the spa buildings from passers-by. Sedan...

This gabled front conjures up something of pre-Georgian Bath. According to the credible date carved on it, The Saracen’s Head was built in 1713 -...

Heavy goods travelled by carrier in the 18th century. Carriers John and Walter Wiltshire had a wagon-yard here, now converted into a charming collection of...

Bath’s one remaining city gate is not easy to spot, unless you know exactly where to look. Go down Boat Stall Lane from Grand Parade...

Bath in summer is a city of flowers. Time and again it has won the coveted Britain in Bloom trophy. Here the Parks Department shows...

Pulteney Bridge is a rarity. It is one of only four in the world lined by shops on both sides. It was built for William...

When Bath Archaeological Trust had offices in a house at the Circus, the archaeologists investigated its garden. By an extraordinary chance the Georgian garden plan...

Queen Square was the first speculative development by Bath’s famed architect John Wood the elder. The palatial north façade was designed to give grandeur to...

Bath is blessed with bursts of greenery almost round every corner. Georgian developments draped themselves over the green hills and meadows around the old city...

Bath’s sole surviving Elizabethan mansion has a fascinating history. For centuries the Master of St John’s Hospital had a house here. It was rebuilt along...

This cinema was the brain-child of actress Consuelo de Reyes. Having already created a community arts centre nearby, she wanted a small theatre which could...

You might say this is a church built on cloth. The present church was begun in the Norman period. But it was almost completely remodelled...

A few steps away from the town bridge is the library and museum. The pride of the museum is a faithful reconstruction of the Christopher...

This house proudly proclaims its age. On one of the gables is the date 1675. It still has its original stone-mullioned windows. It is remarkable...

The only timber-framed houses in this stone-built town are in the Shambles. They date from Tudor times. The Shambles was once a market place...

Tucked away from the busy street is this café housed in a converted 17th-century weaver’s cottage. It specialises in fairtrade fare. Tables are squeezed...