Free things to do in Bath

6 free-entry places in and around Bath, Somerset. Check parking, opening hours and other costs before you go.

Explore 6 free places ↓
Pulteney Bridge spanning the River Avon above the curved weir in Bath
Pulteney Bridge and the River AvonPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Filter by type

What sounds good today?

Optional — this reshuffles the results, without an account.

Showing 6 of 6 places

Park

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.

Parking uncheckedDetails +
Park

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.

Parking uncheckedCheck parking

Bike & scooter hire nearby

GBFS source
Real cost summary
Parking varies
real cost not checked yet
EntryNot checked
ParkingCheck
Cost to get therevaries

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

Parking price not checked yet — view parking nearby.

Waterfront

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.

Parking uncheckedDetails +
Waterfront

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.

Parking uncheckedCheck parking

Bike & scooter hire nearby

GBFS source
Real cost summary
Parking varies
real cost not checked yet
EntryNot checked
ParkingCheck
Cost to get therevaries

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

Parking price not checked yet — view parking nearby.

Walk

Bath Skyline Walk

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

Parking uncheckedDetails +
Walk

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.

Parking uncheckedCheck parking

Bike & scooter hire nearby

GBFS source
Real cost summary
Parking varies
real cost not checked yet
EntryNot checked
ParkingCheck
Cost to get therevaries

Bathwick Hill or Alexandra Park; city centre car parks

Parking price not checked yet — view parking nearby.

Sport & activity

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.

Parking uncheckedDetails +
Sport & activity

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.

Parking uncheckedCheck parking

Bike & scooter hire nearby

GBFS source
Real cost summary
Parking varies
real cost not checked yet
EntryNot checked
ParkingCheck
Cost to get therevaries

Bathwick Hill street parking at weekends

Parking price not checked yet — view parking nearby.

Garden

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.

Parking uncheckedDetails +
Garden

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.

Parking uncheckedCheck parking

Bike & scooter hire nearby

GBFS source
Real cost summary
Parking varies
real cost not checked yet
EntryNot checked
ParkingCheck
Cost to get therevaries

SouthGate car park ~£3/hr

Parking price not checked yet — view parking nearby.

Driving to Bath? Check petrol on FuelRadar.

Checking free events near Bath…

More free things to do nearby