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BATH: Private Walking Tour | Blue Badge Guide
4.9
56 Ratings
Bath and North East Somerset
Experience a private walking tour of the World Heritage City of Bath with a Blue Badge Tour Guide. Learn about the history, culture, and famous landmarks of Bath in an informative and entertaining way. Customizable themes available.
Experience a private walking tour of the World Heritage City of Bath with a Blue Badge Tour Guide. Learn about the history, culture, and famous landmarks of Bath in an informative and entertaining way. Customizable themes available.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bath Abbey - Our tour begins from in front of Bath Abbey, You will see and hear the stories relating to this stunning Gothic church, including previous churches on this site. Also, a summary a Bath’s rich history will be given here to set the scene for the circular walk to come!
- Queen Square - Architecture, WWII damage from 1942
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- Bath Abbey - Our tour begins from in front of Bath Abbey, You will see and hear the stories relating to this stunning Gothic church, including previous churches on this site. Also, a summary a Bath’s rich history will be given here to set the scene for the circular walk to come!
- Queen Square - Architecture, WWII damage from 1942
- No. 1 Royal Crescent - Architecture, stories, culture
- The Circus - Architecture, stories, history
- Pulteney Bridge - Architecture, stories, history, river, filmscapes
- Sally Lunn’s Museum - Architecture, stories, history
- Bath Abbey - Gothic / Romanesque church architecture, Abbey Church v Cathedral, overview of walk, Q&A
- The Roman Baths - View entrance to the Baths, discuss Roman occupation of the city of Aqua Sulis aka Bath!
What's Included
- Expert Tourist Guide
- Expert Tourist Guide
What's Not Included
- Internal visits to venues
- Internal visits to venues
Additional Information
Reserve a private exploration of the World Heritage City, Bath, led by the UK’s only officially certified tourist guides. These experts bear the globally recognized BLUE BADGE, fully insured, and Institute of Tourist Guiding endorsed. They offer a comprehensive grasp of Bath, encapsulating its connection within the UK’s overall history and geography….
Reserve a private exploration of the World Heritage City, Bath, led by the UK’s only officially certified tourist guides. These experts bear the globally recognized BLUE BADGE, fully insured, and Institute of Tourist Guiding endorsed. They offer a comprehensive grasp of Bath, encapsulating its connection within the UK’s overall history and geography. The tour promises to be enlightening, fascinating, and of course, delightful!
Group capacity: We are equipped to serve individuals or couples seeking a unique adventure and groups up to 20. For larger groups, please reach out to us, and we’ll coordinate with additional guides.
We also offer the flexibility to personalize the tour and topics like Romans in Bath, Jane Austen, Literary icons, Remarkable Women of Bath have been favorites among visitors. Just get in touch with us, and we can align the tour with your interests.
- Dogs - we love dogs on our tours, with well behaved owners of course
- Dogs - we love dogs on our tours, with well behaved owners of course
Location
Abbey Churchyard
Normally, we we meet you in front of Bath Abbey, opposite the entrance to the Roman Baths Museum, however, we can also meet you at your Bath city centre hotel, railway station or arrival car park.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(56 Ratings)
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S2386pumelaniea
May 13, 2025
Wonderful tour of bath with an Austen twist - you won't be disappointed! - I visited Bath during the bank holiday weekend in early May with a group of friends and Jim provided the most amazing, informative, fun and interesting tour to our group. The tour was wonderfully personalised as we had a huge Jane Austen fan with us and Jim really took the time to point out some key highlights. There were also lots of fun Bridgerton facts too. Jim has such a vast knowledge of Bath's history and architecture but delivers it with such a fun and engaging manner. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Bath, particularly any Austen or Bridgerton fans - you won't be disappointed but just be prepared for a good old chuckle along the way. Thank you Jim for making our visit extra special.
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Jennyd2778
May 13, 2025
Excellent tour guide - What an amazing weekend and Jim McPhee’s tour of Bath was just incredible and a real highlight. His local knowledge and enthusiasm really made the tour personable and the time we spent together flew by. His personal touch tailoring it towards my love of Jane Austen was wonderful. Thank you so much Jim, we all had the best time.
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Laurie_f
Apr 24, 2025
Lucy is a fantastic guide... - Lucy is a fantastic guide and she was amazing answering the myriad of questions my very curious grandkids had for her! Highly recommend!
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Georgiasy3548vj
Feb 26, 2025
Wonderful University Group Experience - We were lucky enough to take two excellent tours (on a sunny day in February no less!) with guides Jim and Andy. We had chosen to do the Literary Icons and Bath in Tv and Film tours with a group of 40 University students and both guides tailored their tours to our group with heaps of interesting facts and information. The students were very engaged and the guides were only too happy to answer questions and share interesting stories.
We also had some travel disruption heading to Bath which meant we were late arriving to our tours but the guides couldn't have been more understanding and accommodating. Thank you Andy and Jim, I'm already looking at dates to book in for our next trip!
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Susan_m
Feb 23, 2025
Bath with Jim - Our Guide was very bright and informative, he painted a clear picture of Bath for us, its history up to present day, and maintained the interest of all 3 generations of our family group.
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Lornacv7257yx
Jan 29, 2025
Pre trip call - Little did I know when I went on the Internet to try and find the number of the Bath tourist office every number I tried sent me back to the start of the tour! Frustrated as I couldn’t believe such an historical city as Bath didn’t actually have a tourist office with a telephone number! (but then my grandchildren Tell me I’m out of touch) I looked at tour guides listed of Bath and by chance telephoned a number and to my utter delight Jim, clearly very experienced private tour guide very kindly took me on a whistle stop telephone tour and even sent me a page of all the delights of the city and pointed out the Bath delights, age appropriate for the grandchildren.
Furthermore, he gave me all the insider info, the fun little anecdotal stories and quirky places to visit..
Can’t think why the Bath city information office don’t employ Jim!
We’re well prepared for our Bath adventure thanks to Jim McpheeI wouldn’t have any hesitation in recommending him should anybody want an insider exclusive tour?
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H3849zdgraemem
Jan 15, 2025
Our guide Jim was excellent and I cannot recommend Bath Walking Tours highly enough. - After taking two American couples on a birdwatching holiday around Somerset my clients wanted a more general guided tour of Bath with an expert guide on the city. Boy we hit the jackpot with Jim from Bath Walking Tours.
Jim quickly got the level of information exactly right for the group mixing history humour and personal anecdotes as we walked for two hours around the beautiful city. It was a cold afternoon however Jim knew where we could warm our hands and where loos were if required (they were!)
I cannot recommend Bath Walking Tours highly enough.
Graeme
Somerset Birdwatching Holidays
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Juliepaulandecho
Nov 17, 2024
Exceptional Private Tour with Jim – A Must-Do in Bath! - If you’re visiting Bath and want an unforgettable experience, book a tour with Jim! Our private tour with him was nothing short of amazing. He’s incredibly personable, weaving fascinating stories and facts into every stop we made.
Jim struck the perfect balance in pace for our group of four, ensuring we never felt rushed while covering so much ground. From the city’s rich history to its role in filming Bridgerton, from wartime stories to stunning architecture, he brought it all to life with incredible detail.
Not only did Jim share fantastic restaurant recommendations, but he also pointed out the best photo spots and even knew all the hidden toilets (a lifesaver!).
This tour was a highlight of our trip, and Jim is truly a gem. If you want to experience Bath like an insider, he’s your guy. Highly recommend!
Photo: us with our new buddy, Jim (wearing the blue badge)
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Amy_d
Oct 31, 2024
A wonderful start to our time in Bath - James is a great tour guide, with knowledge on architecture and history. I recommend going on a tour with him the first day you arrive in Bath so you can get his recommendations about where to go during your stay. He told us about several things we never would have known about. Highly recommend!
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Ali_k
Jul 29, 2024
Bath a great place to visit. - Andrew walk us through the city main attractions. He is so knowledgeable so nice made the day so efficient and enjoyable.
I recommend this tour as it give you a great summery about Bath and it main attractions and history.
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