What are nice day trips from Bath?
Short answer
Glastonbury, Cocklake, Queen Camel and Kingsdon are some potential day trips within 50 km of Bath. Freshwater, Montacute, Crewkerne and Dulverton are within 100 km of Bath. Windsor, Lichfield, Stamford and Godalming are within 200 km of Bath by train. We list 77 places below, including 42 old-world towns (Wincanton and Chepstow), 29 lake or river towns (Tintern and Wookey), 14 coastal towns (Fortuneswell and Christchurch) and 11 hiking towns (Penallt and Llangattock). More below.
Within 50 km 14 places
Within 100 km 50 places
By train, within 200 km 13 places
Places with a railway station within a 10-minute drive. Each one links to public-transport directions from Bath, so you can check the route and journey time.
Aberdyfi
A photogenic Welsh village on the Dyfi estuary, Aberdyfi sits within Snowdonia National Park and draws golfers, sailors, and watersports enthusiasts to its w…
Lichfield
Birthplace of Samuel Johnson — who compiled the first authoritative Dictionary of the English Language — and home to a three-spired medieval cathedral, Lichf…
Penparcau
A pocket-sized village just south of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales, Penparcau sits between Tan y Bwlch beach, the River Ystwyth, and the River Rheidol, wi…
Royal Tunbridge Wells
One of only three towns in England to hold the "Royal" prefix — granted by King Edward VII in 1909 — Tunbridge Wells in Kent built its reputation as a fashio…
Windsor
Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British monarch, anchors this walkable Berkshire town on the south bank of the River Thames, just west…
Tonbridge
This walkable Kent market town on the River Medway, Tonbridge has a centre thick with listed historic buildings and churches, a real café and restaurant scen…
Godalming
A heritage-dense market town in south-west Surrey where the Rivers Wey and Ock meet, Godalming has a compact centre thick with listed buildings — several dat…
Machynlleth
Machynlleth, a compact market town in the Dyfi Valley in Powys, Wales, claims the title of "ancient capital of Wales" as the seat of Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh Pa…
Stamford
This walkable Lincolnshire market town with five medieval parish churches, a centre dense with listed stone and timber-framed buildings from the 17th and 18t…
Whitchurch
Claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire, Whitchurch is a heritage-dense market town in the north of the county, close to the Welsh…
Llanelwedd
A pocket-sized village in Powys, Wales, on the northern bank of the River Wye, Llanelwedd is best known as the site of the Royal Welsh Showground, where the…
