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6 genuinely free places in and around Bath, Somerset — each with an honest receipt for what the day really costs once parking and lunch are counted.

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Royal Victoria Park

57 acres below the Royal Crescent with a botanical garden, skate park, play areas and the Great Dell — free and open dawn to dusk.

~£4.00 real costDetails +
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Royal Victoria Park

Bath, Somerset

57 acres below the Royal Crescent with a botanical garden, skate park, play areas and the Great Dell — free and open dawn to dusk.

~£4.00 real costEntry freeParking ~£4.00

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EntryFREE
Parking~£4.00
Lunch for 4Park café; picnic on the main lawn
Cost to get there£4.00

Marlborough Lane pay-and-display ~£2/hr

Parking is a guide (~ typical short visit). Rates change — confirm on arrival or on the map.

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Pulteney Bridge & Weir

One of the world's few shop-lined bridges, with the curved weir below — iconic Bath views from the riverside path, no charge.

~£6.00 real costDetails +
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Pulteney Bridge & Weir

Bath, Somerset

One of the world's few shop-lined bridges, with the curved weir below — iconic Bath views from the riverside path, no charge.

~£6.00 real costEntry freeParking ~£6.00

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EntryFREE
Parking~£6.00
Lunch for 4Bridge shops and riverside pubs ~£10 lunch
Cost to get there£6.00

SouthGate or Avon Street ~£3/hr in peak season

Parking is a guide (~ typical short visit). Rates change — confirm on arrival or on the map.

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Bath Skyline Walk

Six-mile waymarked loop through woodland and meadows above the city — the National Trust's most popular skyline trail, free throughout.

~£4.00 real costDetails +
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Bath Skyline Walk

Bath, Somerset

Six-mile waymarked loop through woodland and meadows above the city — the National Trust's most popular skyline trail, free throughout.

~£4.00 real costEntry freeParking ~£4.00

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EntryFREE
Parking~£4.00
Lunch for 4No café on the trail; pack snacks and water
Cost to get there£4.00

Bathwick Hill or Alexandra Park; city centre car parks

Parking is a guide (~ typical short visit). Rates change — confirm on arrival or on the map.

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Bath Skyline parkrun

Free Saturday 5k on the Skyline above Bath — hilly, muddy in winter, and genuinely one of the prettier parkruns in the country.

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Bath Skyline parkrun

Bath, Somerset

Free Saturday 5k on the Skyline above Bath — hilly, muddy in winter, and genuinely one of the prettier parkruns in the country.

£0 real costEntry freeFree parking

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genuinely free day out
EntryFREE
ParkingFREE
Lunch for 4Head into town for post-run coffee ~£3
Cost to get there£0.00

Bathwick Hill street parking at weekends

Parking is a guide (~ typical short visit). Rates change — confirm on arrival or on the map.

Genuinely free — no catch
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Parade Gardens (riverside view)

Formal riverside gardens below Pulteney Bridge — the lawns inside charge admission in summer, but the river path and bridge views are free.

~£6.00 real costDetails +
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Parade Gardens (riverside view)

Bath, Somerset

Formal riverside gardens below Pulteney Bridge — the lawns inside charge admission in summer, but the river path and bridge views are free.

~£6.00 real costEntry freeParking ~£6.00

Bike & scooter hire nearby

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EntryFREE
Parking~£6.00
Lunch for 4Riverside tea rooms and sandwich shops
Cost to get there£6.00

SouthGate car park ~£3/hr

Parking is a guide (~ typical short visit). Rates change — confirm on arrival or on the map.

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