places to eat
King William's Pub
Telephone: 01225 428096
Much praised pub with great real ales and good food. Carnivore heaven though there are some veggie options
The Marlborough Tavern
Telephone: 01225 423731
Great and hospitable gastro pub with seasonal menu that changes daily just near The Royal Crescent. It also has a courtyard for al fresco dining.
Metro Cafe at Bloomsbury, New Bond Street
Telephone: 01225 461049
Small but smart veggie cafe in town above the fab Bloomsbury gift shop. Get a place by the window and a coffee and indulge in a little people watching.
Garricks Head Pub, next to the Theatre
Telephone: 01225 318368
Owned by the same team as the King William. Same good food in a slightly more glitzy setting.
Beaujolais, Chapel Row
Telephone: 01225 423417
Part of the Bath establishment and run by Jean-Pierre Auge, one of the biggest characters in town.
The Bath Priory, Weston Road
Telephone: 01225 331922
Head chef Chris Horridge creates some unusual and wonderful flavour combinations including lots of fabulous fresh produce and herbs from the Priory's own kitchen garden.
Casanis Bistro
Telephone: 01225 780055
Wonderful new French Bistro serving classic Provencal dishes in a light pleasant room. A new favourite of ours.
The Royal Crescent
Telephone: 01225 823333
Particularly good in the summer when you can eat outside.
The Wheatsheaf, Combe Hay
Telephone: 01225 833504
A great pub about 5 miles south of Bath and well worth the trip. Expect properly muddy landrovers in the carpark, a range of real ales, a suberb wine list and good cooking. They also have 3 rooms if you want to make a weekend of it.
Things to do
Bath Balloons
Telephone: 01225 466888
On a fine summer's evening the only thing better than watching the balloons go up in Royal Victoria park is being in one.
Thermae Bath Spa, Hot Bath Street
Telephone: 01225 331234
The long awaited spa has finally opened in Summer 2006. We are yet to try it but all the talk is that it is really rather good.
The Roman Baths, Abbey Churchyard
Telephone: 01225 477785
An facinating piece of history and really quite beautiful especially in the evening.
