Bath: Explore the City with the Skyline Walk.

dog friendly | where to park | difficulty: moderate, some hills

I found myself in Bath again back in 2019 for a commission with The Positive Planner and I was sticking around for a few days in the hope of getting to know the city a little. As ever with me it pretty much rained for the rest of the trip but there was a clear day in which I wanted to explore as much as possible in a condensed time. I’d come across this Skyline walk and it seemed to me the perfect way to take a whistlestop tour of Bath in what little dry weather we had.

Staring in the centre of the city right by the Royal Spa you pass through the streets (don’t forget to look up to take in the architecture!) then you’re soon transported into a completely different perspective of Bath having passed through ancient parkland and along the hidden waterways up to a vista across the city. You can absolutely imagine this walk in Georgian times, strolling up in a full dress and a parasol!

In total the walk takes around 1.5 hours there and back and you’ll be spoiled with choice where to have lunch on your return to the city. There is a longer version of the walk which takes 3.5-4 hours. I’ve bookmarked it for my next visit.