Walks · Bath · English
5 narrated stops, 16 minutes of stories, 2.5 km on foot. Press play at each stop — no app needed — or open the walk in Avsha and let the stories keep coming as you move.
Stop 1 · 3 min
In short: Upper Oldfield Park features Victorian villas made of honey-hued Bath Stone on the city's southern rim. Built in the late 19th century to escape industrial smog, it offers views of the Royal Crescent and Lansdown across the valley's bowl shape.
↓ 1.3 km · 18 min to the next stop
Stop 2 · 3 min
In short: William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the back garden of his home at 19 New King Street in Bath on March 13, 1781. He used a homemade seven-foot reflecting telescope he and his sister Caroline built in their basement.
↓ 600 m · 8 min to the next stop
Stop 3 · 3 min
In short: Architect John Wood the Younger built only the grand facade, while individual owners were free to build whatever they wanted behind it. This resulted in uniform "Queen Anne" fronts and a chaotic, mismatched jumble of extensions called "Mary-Anne" backs.
↓ 200 m · 3 min to the next stop
Stop 4 · 3 min
In short: John Wood the Elder designed The Circus to honor Druidic heritage, giving it the exact 318-foot diameter of Stonehenge. The architecture mimics the Roman Colosseum and features over five hundred carvings, including Masonic symbols and acorns representing the legend of Prince Bladud.
↓ 450 m · 6 min to the next stop
Stop 5 · 3 min
In short: The Gravel Walk is a secluded promenade in Bath where Jane Austen’s characters Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth reconcile. It also features a town garden restored to its original 1760 layout, containing plants like roses, lavender, and medicinal herbs.