Bath
is a very walkable city, everything is packed into a very compact
area.
You do not really need a Hop On Hop Off bus from a logistical sense,
although there is a tour option that offers a Bath skyline tour outside
the city of Bath.
However, what you do get is a good orientation of Bath perched high
up on the double deck bus. Especially if you are visiting independently
the commentary can set the scene nicely for your stay.
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Bath
Hop On Hop Off Sightseeing Bus |
There
are two routes covered by the same ticket.
The core route covers the city of Bath itself and takes you to the
Roman Baths, the Pump Room, the Abbey where England's first King was
crowned and the Assembly Rooms.
The second 'Skyline Tour' takes you from Bath Railway Station round
Claverton Down past the University of Bath and Prior Park Landscape
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The
tours run a summer and winter schedule, but even in winter frequencies
on the main route is every 20-30 minutes.
The tours use modern double decker buses like those photographed here.
There is a live guide conducting the tour in English with headsets
available with pre-recorded commentary in
Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Cantonese, Mandarin
and Polish.
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Bath
HOHO Bus In Front Of Bath Abbey |
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The
core tour lasts about 50 minutes and the Skyline Tour about 45 minutes
if you do not hop off. You can use the bus as an initial orientation
and subsequently to ferry you from one attraction to another if
you wish.
Tickets can be purchased from the driver and last for 24 hours.
There are concessions for juniors and families.
You will find bus stops by all the main attractions plus the rail
and coach stations.
The ticket also gives you a discount to some of Bath's leading attractions
including the Roman Baths.
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Walking
Tour of Bath
There is a free walking
tour of Georgian Bath with one of the Mayor's volunteer guides.
Although free, these tours are very high quality taken by people proud
to show their city to visitors.
The whole history of Georgian Bath will unfold in a two hour plus
walking tour covering all that is worth seeing in Bath.
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Walking
Tour |
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