United Kingdom · Walking Tours

Bath City: Food Tasting + Historical Private Guided Tour

3 Hours Round trip from Bath Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private guided walking tour through historic Bath
  • 02 See Bath Abbey, the Roman Baths, Pulteney Bridge, the Circus, and the Royal Crescent
  • 03 Learn how Bath developed from a Roman site into a fashionable Georgian city
  • 04 Discover Bath’s links to Jane Austen’s life and literature
  • 05 Enjoy 4 to 5 included food or drink tastings
  • 06 Visit the Covered Bath City market hall when it is open
  • 07 Hear stories spanning Bath’s Roman, Georgian, and Victorian eras

Discover Bath through two of its greatest pleasures: elegant architecture and local flavours. This private guided walking tour traces the city’s story from its ancient Roman roots to its rise as a fashionable destination, while introducing some of Bath’s most iconic streets, squares, and landmarks along the way.

As you explore sights such as Bath Abbey, the Roman Baths, Pulteney Bridge, the Circus, and the Royal Crescent, you’ll also stop for 4 to 5 food or drink tastings at selected venues, including the Covered Bath City market hall when open. Alongside the city’s history, the tour also highlights Bath’s connections to Jane Austen’s life and literature, offering a different perspective from a standard historical walk.

Discover Bath through two of its greatest pleasures: elegant architecture and local flavours.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Bath
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Bath abbey and Roman Baths

We start the tour by introducing Bath abbey and Roman Baths and introduce the pre Roman era

Milsom street

Milsom street is a major shopping street and this was even the case in Jane Austen's novels!

Jane Austen Houses

There are actually several locations to walk to in order to introduce where Jane Austen lived in Bath

Pulteney bridge

This is where they filmed one of the greatest scenes from the musical, 'Les Miserables'!

Bath Victorian Post Office and Market

We introduce the history through the various eras of the city

Queen Charlotte square

The first major architectural development of Sir John Wood senior

The Circus Bath

Another architectural development by Sir John Wood father and son.

Royal Crescent

The most famous sight in Bath and again developed by Sir John Wood family

Theatre Royal Bath

Many stories to describe here, including reference to the Keeper of the Ceremonies

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Bath 1 city · 3 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • 4 to 5 food or drink sample portions are included in the cost of your tour.
  • Notice: this tour does NOT enter or include entry fees inside any venues.

What's Not Included

  • Notice: this tour does not enter inside any venues

Know before you go

  • This tour lasts average 150 minutes.
  • The start time suggested of 2pm is a default but feel free to suggest and request alternative start times, starting no earlier than 11am.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Bath, GB
Tour start
Bath, GB
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 hours finish where they began, in Bath.

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