The Welcome to Bath website is here to help you make the most of your time in the city. Our wonderful Bath Welcome Ambassadors offer a similar service in person.
These volunteers are the friendly faces of Bath, offering everybody a warm and informed welcome to the city centre. Look out for them as you wander around the city; they will be dressed in bright blue Welcome to Bath jackets. If you have a question or are looking for advice or recommendations, the team will be happy to help.
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Our Welcome Ambassadors’ Top Picks
To inspire your next visit to Bath, our Welcome Ambassadors have shared their favourite places in the city. From coffee shops to parks, seek some inspiration for your next trip and visit some of these much-loved locations…
Ellen Kythor
“Bath is a brilliant place to visit with children. Since moving back to Bath with young children, we’ve enjoyed wandering, playing, and plenty of treats! I couldn’t choose one favourite place, but here are some ideas if you’re spending time in Bath with kids.
“Bath has lots of fantastic parks. We particularly love the playground at Royal Victoria Park, which is the jewel in the crown of Bath’s playgrounds! There is plenty for children of all ages including sandpits, slides, zipwires, swings, various climbing frames, and separate skate ramps. Not far from the playground, still within Royal Victoria Park, are the Botanical Gardens and Great Dell, with plenty of beautiful trees and natural dens to explore. Another favourite park on a different side of Bath is Sydney Gardens, which is especially pleasant to access via the Kennet and Avon Canal path. From its ornate ironwork bridges, you can watch mainline trains trundle past – see if you can get the train drivers to honk if the kids give them a wave!
“Finally, right in the centre of Bath is Parade Gardens, which is a perfect enclosed green space to take a break with a cuppa while the kids have a safe run around. Grab an ice cream or cake beforehand from cafes near the Abbey to make the visit special.”
Jeff Giblin
“My favourite place in Bath would have to be Chapel Court. The entrance to Chapel Court is behind the Cross Bath, at the end of Bath Street. It’s a wonderfully secluded oasis in the heart of a busy shopping centre. There are benches to rest on, and in the summer, lovely floral displays to enjoy. You are also surrounded by the lovely architecture of St John’s Hospital.
“The site has been a shelter for the weary since 1180, and I think you can somehow sense that by just sitting and enjoying the peace.”
John Cox
“I first came to know Bath when I was a student at the University of Bath, and soon realized what a beautiful city it was. What better place to study architecture?! Subsequently, I was fortunate to spend a number of years working in the city centre.
“When I returned to Bath to work, I had an office in Abbey Chambers, overlooking Bath Abbey and the Roman Baths. A fantastic outlook and location and the start of my love affair with the Abbey Churchyard, a paved square in front of the Abbey and the Roman Baths and Pump Room complex.
“During the day, Abbey Churchyard is alive with the buzz of visitors to the city and the sounds of buskers music. In the afternoon, the sunshine glows on the west face of the Abbey and casts shadows through the colonnade at the churchyard entrance onto the Pump Room and Roman Baths. After dark, Abbey Churchyard takes on a different, slightly magical, character. The buskers have gone and there are less people. The torches around the Roman Baths reflect the steam rising from the mineral waters and the Abbey is illuminated by floodlighting. Time to pause and once again enjoy the beauty of this space.”
Ann Cullis
“My favourite places in Bath are where you can get up and see the city spread out before you. Bath is in a dip surrounded by hills, so whichever way you leave the city centre, you have to climb.”
Click here to see ten of Ann’s favourite vantage points in the city.