On this Hop-On Hop-Off tour, you have the freedom to plan your own sightseeing itinerary. This hop-on hop-off tour bus takes two routes. Route A has 17 stops while Route B has 9 stops. Your ticket is valid for both the routes. See all of Baths’ main attractions such as Roman Baths, Bath Abbey and Heritage Vaults for a perfect introduction to the city.
Your ticket is valid for 24 hours from when you first board one of the buses. Buses run from 0930h (9:30 am) to 1830h (6:30 pm) with a frequency of every 10 - 20 minutes on route A and every 60 minutes on route B. Your ticket allows you unlimited use, meaning you can hop-on and hop-off as many times as you like at any of the designated stops!
Route A
You can board the bus from any of the stops:
• High Street: The main attractions are Bath Abbey, Heritage Vaults, The Roman Baths, Sally Lunn’s, the restaurant devoted to the famous bun.
• Grand Parade: The place is famous for the Guildhall Market, Parade Gardens and the Pulteney Bridge.
• North Parade: You can see the Bath's oldest house, built in 1482
• Great Pulteney Street: See the Holburne Museum, which houses a wonderfully rich collection of paintings, silver, sculpture, furniture and porcelain, with important works by Gainsborough, Guardi, Stubbs and Turner.
• Great Pulteney Street: See the Laura Fountain.
• Grand Parade
• Manvers Street
• Broad Quay
• Avon Street: The main attraction here is the Coach Park.
• Westgate Buildings: You can visit the Thermal Bath Spa.
• Queen Square: The Square is home to the Jane Austen Centre.
• Brock Street: The street is home to the Royal Crescent: Begun in 1767 by John Wood the Younger, the crescent took eight years to complete and included some of the grandest houses in Bath.
• Weston Road: The golf course is located here.
• Weston Road: Admire the exotic flowers in the botanical gardens located here.
• Upper Bristol Road: See the Royal Victoria Park with children’s playground.
• Royal Avenue: The main attraction here is the Royal Victoria Park, stretching over 57 acres, this park of many parts has something for everyone regardless of age.
• Milsom Street: Some of Bath’s best quality shops can be found here.
Route B
• Terrace Walk: The main attractions are Bath Abbey, Heritage Vaults, The Roman Baths, Sally Lunn’s, the restaurant devoted to the famous bun.
• Great Pulteney Street: See the Holburne Museum, which houses a wonderfully rich collection of paintings, silver, sculpture, furniture and porcelain, with important works by Gainsborough, Guardi, Stubbs and Turner.
• Great Pulteney Street: See the spectacular Laura Fountain.
• Manvers Street
• Bechford Road
• University of Bath: The main attraction around this site is the American Museum.
• Ralph Allen Drive: Stroll through the picture perfect Prior Park Landscape Garden.
• Pulteney Road
• North Parade: Spend some relaxing hours in the scenic Parade Gardens.
You may choose to conclude this tour at any of the stops mentioned above as per your convenience.