Corner stores and supermarkets
7 minute walk; nearest proper supermarket. Great take-away sushi which you can take to eat down by the river.
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Waitrose & Partners
Northgate Street7 minute walk; nearest proper supermarket. Great take-away sushi which you can take to eat down by the river.
Julian Road Stores
2a Rivers St Pl4 minute walk; nearest corner shop.
7 minute walk. Nearest Sainsbury's, medium size.
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Sainsbury's Local
54-56 Moorland Road7 minute walk. Nearest Sainsbury's, medium size.
Tesco Express
Bathwick Hill7 minute walk. Nearest Tesco's, a small one.
Sainsbury's
Green Park Road10 minute walk. Nearest big Sainsbury's.
Marks & Spencer Bath
16-18 Stall St11 minute walk.
Morrisons
London Road18 minute walk.
Local food producers
6 minute walk. Sourdough bakery, who make handmade bread from stoneground and UK-grown grains. Fabulous pizza nights.
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Landrace Bakery
61A Walcot St6 minute walk. Sourdough bakery, who make handmade bread from stoneground and UK-grown grains. Fabulous pizza nights.
The Bertinet Bakery
1 New Bond St Pl6 minute walk, great bread.
Paxton & Whitfield
1 John St4 minute walk; sublime cheese.
Chandos Deli
6 Princess Victoria St2 minute walk, lots of yummy fare.
10 minute walk, Saturday 9am-1pm. Temporarily housed in this car park while Green Park roof is under repair: go straight down Gay, continue down onto Barton & Saw Close. Turn right onto Kingsmead Square and then left onto Avon and keep going until you hit A367. It’s on your right-hand side.
www.bathfarmersmarket.co.uk/
Riverside Coach Park, Avon St, Bath BA1 1UT
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Bath Farmers' Market
10 minute walk, Saturday 9am-1pm. Temporarily housed in this car park while Green Park roof is under repair: go straight down Gay, continue down onto Barton & Saw Close. Turn right onto Kingsmead Square and then left onto Avon and keep going until you hit A367. It’s on your right-hand side.
www.bathfarmersmarket.co.uk/
Riverside Coach Park, Avon St, Bath BA1 1UT
7 minute walk; fruit and veg stall.
8am-6pm every day
Kingsmead Square, Bath, BA1 2AB
Head down Gay which turns into Barton & Saw; turn right onto Kingsmead Square.
Fruit, vegetables, salads, juices and seasonal flowers
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Kingsmead Square
7 minute walk; fruit and veg stall.
8am-6pm every day
Kingsmead Square, Bath, BA1 2AB
Head down Gay which turns into Barton & Saw; turn right onto Kingsmead Square.
Fruit, vegetables, salads, juices and seasonal flowers
11 minute walk. 7am-5.30pm every day except Thursday and Sunday
New Orchard Street, Bath, BA1 1QG
11 minute walk: head down Gay which turns into Barton & Saw; turn left onto Westgate and then right onto Stall. Continue until you go past M&S and hit Metro Bank, and it’s on your left.
Fruit and vegetables
Jimmy Deane’s Fruit, Veg & Salad
11 minute walk. 7am-5.30pm every day except Thursday and Sunday
New Orchard Street, Bath, BA1 1QG
11 minute walk: head down Gay which turns into Barton & Saw; turn left onto Westgate and then right onto Stall. Continue until you go past M&S and hit Metro Bank, and it’s on your left.
Fruit and vegetables
Dining - breakfast/ brunch
3 minute walk. Best place for breakfast/ brunch if you have not booked (big, no reservations)
All day breakfast
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Boston Tea Party Alfred Street
8 Alfred St3 minute walk. Best place for breakfast/ brunch if you have not booked (big, no reservations)
All day breakfast
4 minute walk. Local, but will be busy, no booking
11 Margaret's Buildings, Bath BA1 2LP
Left onto Brock, right onto Margaret’s Buildings, and it’s on the left.
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The Green Bird Cafe
11 Margaret's Buildings4 minute walk. Local, but will be busy, no booking
11 Margaret's Buildings, Bath BA1 2LP
Left onto Brock, right onto Margaret’s Buildings, and it’s on the left.
4 minute walk. Fancy but need to book, and get there before 11am when their brunch menu starts which is not as great. Also good for lunch.
+44 1225 307100
https://theivybathbrasserie.com/
The Ivy Bath Brasserie, 39 Milsom St, Bath BA1 1DS
Straight down Gay, left onto George, right onto Milsom. It’s on the left.
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The Ivy Bath Brasserie
39 Milsom St4 minute walk. Fancy but need to book, and get there before 11am when their brunch menu starts which is not as great. Also good for lunch.
+44 1225 307100
https://theivybathbrasserie.com/
The Ivy Bath Brasserie, 39 Milsom St, Bath BA1 1DS
Straight down Gay, left onto George, right onto Milsom. It’s on the left.
5 minute walk. Local, but will be busy, no booking
Wild Cafe, 10a Queen St, Bath BA1 1HE
Straight down Gay, left at the end of Queen Square, right at the Raven onto Queen Street & it’s on the right.
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Wild Cafe
10a Queen St5 minute walk. Local, but will be busy, no booking
Wild Cafe, 10a Queen St, Bath BA1 1HE
Straight down Gay, left at the end of Queen Square, right at the Raven onto Queen Street & it’s on the right.
Dining - coffee/ chocolate
10 minute walk, but so worth it. Honestly, the best. Can’t recommend the Classic Dark enough. Sublime. Just by the Abbey/ Roman Baths.
www.mrspottschocolatehouse.co.uk
7 York St, Bath BA1 1NQ
They also do chocolate workshops, including a luxury one for two. Need to book in advance. Email chocolatier@mrspottschocolatehouse.co.uk
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Mrs Potts Chocolate House
50 Park St10 minute walk, but so worth it. Honestly, the best. Can’t recommend the Classic Dark enough. Sublime. Just by the Abbey/ Roman Baths.
www.mrspottschocolatehouse.co.uk
7 York St, Bath BA1 1NQ
They also do chocolate workshops, including a luxury one for two. Need to book in advance. Email chocolatier@mrspottschocolatehouse.co.uk
3 minute walk. Always busy, shop inside too. Have never booked. Would also be good for lunch.
1-2 Bartlett St, Bath BA1 2QZ
Walk past the Assembly Rooms onto Alfred, turn right down Bartlett and it’s on your right
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Cafe Lucca
1-2 Bartlett St3 minute walk. Always busy, shop inside too. Have never booked. Would also be good for lunch.
1-2 Bartlett St, Bath BA1 2QZ
Walk past the Assembly Rooms onto Alfred, turn right down Bartlett and it’s on your right
5 minute walk. Take themselves very seriously. No booking.
Best coffee in Bath, apparently.
6 Chapel Row, Bath BA1 1HN
Down Gay, diagonally across Queen’s Square, turn down Chapel Row and it’s on your left
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Colonna & Small's
6 Chapel Row5 minute walk. Take themselves very seriously. No booking.
Best coffee in Bath, apparently.
6 Chapel Row, Bath BA1 1HN
Down Gay, diagonally across Queen’s Square, turn down Chapel Row and it’s on your left
Dining - pubs that do great food, close by
5 minute walk. Very gastro, serving since 1776.
+44 1225 360017
https://chequersbath.net/
The Chequers, 50 Rivers St, Bath BA1 2QA
Left onto Brock, right down Margaret Buildings and over onto its continuation, Catharine Place, right on Rivers, and it’s on your right.
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The Chequers
50 Rivers St5 minute walk. Very gastro, serving since 1776.
+44 1225 360017
https://chequersbath.net/
The Chequers, 50 Rivers St, Bath BA1 2QA
Left onto Brock, right down Margaret Buildings and over onto its continuation, Catharine Place, right on Rivers, and it’s on your right.
5 minute walk. Does Bath Gin & surprisingly good food (get a table upstairs).
5 minute walk
+44 1225 428889
https://www.salamanderbath.co.uk/
The Salamander, 3 John St, Bath BA1 2JL
Down Gay till you hit Queen Square, turn left down Old King Street, and continue right onto John Street. It’s on your left.
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The Salamander
3 John St5 minute walk. Does Bath Gin & surprisingly good food (get a table upstairs).
5 minute walk
+44 1225 428889
https://www.salamanderbath.co.uk/
The Salamander, 3 John St, Bath BA1 2JL
Down Gay till you hit Queen Square, turn left down Old King Street, and continue right onto John Street. It’s on your left.
9 minute walk. Relaxed, gastro, open fire, walled garden.
+44 1225 423731
http://www.marlborough-tavern.com/food-and-drink/dinner/
The Marlborough Tavern, 35 Marlborough Buildings, Bath BA1 2LY
Left onto Brock, across the Royal Crescent, right onto Marlborough Buildings and it’s at the end on the left.
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The Marlborough Tavern
35 Marlborough Buildings9 minute walk. Relaxed, gastro, open fire, walled garden.
+44 1225 423731
http://www.marlborough-tavern.com/food-and-drink/dinner/
The Marlborough Tavern, 35 Marlborough Buildings, Bath BA1 2LY
Left onto Brock, across the Royal Crescent, right onto Marlborough Buildings and it’s at the end on the left.
Pretty garden, lighter than usual pub fair but portions hearty. Nice short, scenic 22 minute walk along the river. Closed on a Monday.
+44 1225 338053
https://www.whitehartbath.co.uk/restaurant
The White Hart, Widcombe Hill, Bath BA2 6AA
Walk over Pulteney Bridge and turn back on yourself to go down the steps onto the riverbank. Walk all the way along the river, onto the main road at the bottom (Rossiter), onto Claverton Street (Widcombe high street, lovely for a stroll), and White Hart is down at the bottom.
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The White Hart
Widcombe HillPretty garden, lighter than usual pub fair but portions hearty. Nice short, scenic 22 minute walk along the river. Closed on a Monday.
+44 1225 338053
https://www.whitehartbath.co.uk/restaurant
The White Hart, Widcombe Hill, Bath BA2 6AA
Walk over Pulteney Bridge and turn back on yourself to go down the steps onto the riverbank. Walk all the way along the river, onto the main road at the bottom (Rossiter), onto Claverton Street (Widcombe high street, lovely for a stroll), and White Hart is down at the bottom.
Dining - pubs with decent walks
Food is OK – it is all about the view. The 38-minute steep walk is a bit hard core on the way up, but lovely on the way down.
+44 1225 482682
https://www.hareandhoundsbath.com/
Hare & Hounds, Lansdown Rd, Bath BA1 5TJ
Go over Brock to Royal Crescent, and right onto Marlborough Buildings. Continue up the hill (called Cavendish Hill, and then Winifred’s Lane). You will pass some stunning crescents (e.g. Somerset Place), and you could meander over down Landsdown Crescent if you had time. Winifred’s turns into Sion road, for some brief respite until you turn left onto Landsdown Road and continue up the hill a decent distance until you pass Kingswood School on the left. Hare and Hounds is on the right with a stunning view to reward your effort getting up there.
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Hare & Hounds
Lansdown RoadFood is OK – it is all about the view. The 38-minute steep walk is a bit hard core on the way up, but lovely on the way down.
+44 1225 482682
https://www.hareandhoundsbath.com/
Hare & Hounds, Lansdown Rd, Bath BA1 5TJ
Go over Brock to Royal Crescent, and right onto Marlborough Buildings. Continue up the hill (called Cavendish Hill, and then Winifred’s Lane). You will pass some stunning crescents (e.g. Somerset Place), and you could meander over down Landsdown Crescent if you had time. Winifred’s turns into Sion road, for some brief respite until you turn left onto Landsdown Road and continue up the hill a decent distance until you pass Kingswood School on the left. Hare and Hounds is on the right with a stunning view to reward your effort getting up there.
70-80 minute walk, uphill for part of it.
Locals bought it out when it was going under, and it’s buzzing. Great food. Lovely garden.
+44 1225 830300
https://packhorsebath.co.uk/book/
The Packhorse, Old School Hill, South Stoke, Bath BA2 7DU
We like to walk up Prior Park Road from Widcombe, up to Perrymead, down Fox Hill once you get to the top, right along North Road, left down South Stoke Road, which turns into South Stoke Lane at the Cross Keys pub. You can also go through the 2 Tunnels, which is especially nice on a rainy day.
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The Packhorse
Old School Hill70-80 minute walk, uphill for part of it.
Locals bought it out when it was going under, and it’s buzzing. Great food. Lovely garden.
+44 1225 830300
https://packhorsebath.co.uk/book/
The Packhorse, Old School Hill, South Stoke, Bath BA2 7DU
We like to walk up Prior Park Road from Widcombe, up to Perrymead, down Fox Hill once you get to the top, right along North Road, left down South Stoke Road, which turns into South Stoke Lane at the Cross Keys pub. You can also go through the 2 Tunnels, which is especially nice on a rainy day.
110 minute walk: scenic walk along canal to Freshford; get the train back which takes 9 minutes.
Food used to be great; went down between the lockdowns and we are hoping it gets great again.
+44 1225 722250
https://theinnatfreshford.com/
The Inn at Freshford, The Hill, Freshford, Bath BA2 7WG
Pick up the canal at Dundas Aqueduct (e.g. up Widcombe Hill and across the fields at Claverton Down). Keep to that side of the canal until you reach the turn off to Limpley Stoke. Walk up through Limpley Stoke to Freshford; the Inn is on the way out of Freshford on the other side.
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The Inn at Freshford
110 minute walk: scenic walk along canal to Freshford; get the train back which takes 9 minutes.
Food used to be great; went down between the lockdowns and we are hoping it gets great again.
+44 1225 722250
https://theinnatfreshford.com/
The Inn at Freshford, The Hill, Freshford, Bath BA2 7WG
Pick up the canal at Dundas Aqueduct (e.g. up Widcombe Hill and across the fields at Claverton Down). Keep to that side of the canal until you reach the turn off to Limpley Stoke. Walk up through Limpley Stoke to Freshford; the Inn is on the way out of Freshford on the other side.
160 minute scenic walk along canal to Bradford-on-Avon. Get the train back which takes 15 minutes. You could also cycle, but we find the canal path quite bumpy.
+44 1225 869492
https://timbrellsyard.com/book-a-table
Timbrell's Yard, 49 St Margaret's St, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DE
Pick up the canal at Dundas Aqueduct (e.g. up Widcombe Hill and across the fields at Claverton Down). Keep to that side of the canal until you reach Avoncliff, when you switch over to the other side for the last leg to Bradford-on-Avon
Check what time the trains are going, as they can be few and far between.
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Timbrell's Yard
49 St Margaret's St160 minute scenic walk along canal to Bradford-on-Avon. Get the train back which takes 15 minutes. You could also cycle, but we find the canal path quite bumpy.
+44 1225 869492
https://timbrellsyard.com/book-a-table
Timbrell's Yard, 49 St Margaret's St, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DE
Pick up the canal at Dundas Aqueduct (e.g. up Widcombe Hill and across the fields at Claverton Down). Keep to that side of the canal until you reach Avoncliff, when you switch over to the other side for the last leg to Bradford-on-Avon
Check what time the trains are going, as they can be few and far between.
Dining - casual, amazing, book in advance
2 minute walk. All the locals are mad for this place, and it does have good wine. The food is more tapas, but it does have amazing evening sunlight, in and out.
+44 1225 809302
https://www.beckfordbottleshop.com/bath/
5-8 Saville Row, Bath BA1 2QP
Head down Bennett and turn right after the Assembly Rooms. It’s on the corner on your left.
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The Beckford Bottle Shop
5-8 Saville Row2 minute walk. All the locals are mad for this place, and it does have good wine. The food is more tapas, but it does have amazing evening sunlight, in and out.
+44 1225 809302
https://www.beckfordbottleshop.com/bath/
5-8 Saville Row, Bath BA1 2QP
Head down Bennett and turn right after the Assembly Rooms. It’s on the corner on your left.
2 minute walk. My local favourite (esp goats cheese starter plus fish and chips). Not open Monday/ Tuesday.
+44 1225 724386
https://www.claytonskitchen.com/
Clayton's Kitchen, 15A George St, Bath BA1 2EN
Down Gay onto George; its on your left.
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Clayton's Kitchen
15A George Street2 minute walk. My local favourite (esp goats cheese starter plus fish and chips). Not open Monday/ Tuesday.
+44 1225 724386
https://www.claytonskitchen.com/
Clayton's Kitchen, 15A George St, Bath BA1 2EN
Down Gay onto George; its on your left.
6 minute walk. Dreamy fish and chips; grilled or fried. The word is that Gordon Ramsey rates this place (I have no idea if this is true or not)
+44 1225 420928
https://www.thescallopshell.co.uk/
The Scallop Shell, 22 Monmouth Place, Bath BA1 2AY
Down Gay; diagonally across Queen Square. Gp down Chapel Row and turn right onto Mpnmouth. Its on your right.
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The Scallop Shell
22 Monmouth Pl6 minute walk. Dreamy fish and chips; grilled or fried. The word is that Gordon Ramsey rates this place (I have no idea if this is true or not)
+44 1225 420928
https://www.thescallopshell.co.uk/
The Scallop Shell, 22 Monmouth Place, Bath BA1 2AY
Down Gay; diagonally across Queen Square. Gp down Chapel Row and turn right onto Mpnmouth. Its on your right.
70 minute walk or a taxi (but it's a lovely walk, and you will feel very virtuous as you tuck in).
Book as soon as you know you are coming: the best Sunday lunch; incredible supper clubs (Saturdays) and curry nights (Fridays)
+44 7564 783307
https://www.castlefarmmidford.co.uk/
Castle Farm, Midford Rd, Bath BA2 7PU
We like to walk there through the 2 Tunnels – it’s a bit of a climb once you get to the Hope & Anchor, but it’s short. Alternatively, you could come over Perrymead, as for the Packhorse, but turn left once you hit the Cross Keys pub, and it’s on your left.
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Castle Farm Cafe
Midford Road70 minute walk or a taxi (but it's a lovely walk, and you will feel very virtuous as you tuck in).
Book as soon as you know you are coming: the best Sunday lunch; incredible supper clubs (Saturdays) and curry nights (Fridays)
+44 7564 783307
https://www.castlefarmmidford.co.uk/
Castle Farm, Midford Rd, Bath BA2 7PU
We like to walk there through the 2 Tunnels – it’s a bit of a climb once you get to the Hope & Anchor, but it’s short. Alternatively, you could come over Perrymead, as for the Packhorse, but turn left once you hit the Cross Keys pub, and it’s on your left.