Monkton Combe

Worth seeing in and around Monkton Combe

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Bath

   The University of Bath is a public research university in Bath, England. Bath received its royal charter in 1966 as Bath University of Technology, along with a number of other institutions following the Robbins Report.

   2.5 km · university in Bath, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bath Abbey

   The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, it was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s.

   3.5 km · church building in Bath, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Pulteney Bridge

   Pulteney Bridge is a bridge over the River Avon in Bath, England. It was completed by 1774, and connected the city with land in Bathwick which Sir William Pulteney and his family wished to develop.

   3.6 km · Grade I listed bridge in Bath, Somerset, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Roman Baths

   The Roman Baths are well-preserved thermae in the city of Bath, Somerset, England. A temple was constructed on the site between 60 and 70 AD in the first few decades of Roman Britain.

   3.5 km · museum and site in Bath, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Theatre Royal

   The Theatre Royal in Bath, England, was built in 1805. A Grade II* listed building, it has been described by the Theatres Trust as "One of the most important surviving examples of Georgian theatre architecture".

   3.7 km · theatre in Bath, Somerset, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Aquae Sulis

   Aquae Sulis was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia, established in the first few years after the Romans arrived in Britain. It is situated where the Fosse Way crosses the River Avon, in an area of naturally occurring hot springs.

   3.5 km · town in Roman Britain on the site of Bath, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Herschel Museum of Astronomy

   The Herschel Museum of Astronomy at 19 New King Street, Bath, England, is a museum that was inaugurated in 1981. It is located in a town house that was formerly the home of William Herschel and his sister Caroline.

   4 km · museum in Bath, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Prior Park Landscape Garden

   Prior Park Landscape Garden surrounding the Prior Park estate south of Bath, Somerset, England, was designed in the 18th century by the poet Alexander Pope and the landscape gardener Capability Brown, and is now owned by the National Trust. The garden was influential in defining the style known as the "English landscape garden" in continental Europe.

   1.6 km · Grade I listed garden in Bath, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Queen Square

   Queen Square is a square of Georgian houses in the city of Bath, England. Queen Square is the first element in "the most important architectural sequence in Bath", which includes the Circus and the Royal Crescent.

   3.9 km · square of Georgian houses in the city of Bath, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Holburne Museum

    The Holburne Museum is located in Sydney Pleasure Gardens, Bath, Somerset, England. The city's first public art gallery, the Grade I listed building is home to fine and decorative arts built around the collection of Sir William Holburne.

    3.6 km · museum in Bath, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Monkton Combe

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 27 km · Cardiff (CWL), 71 km · Birmingham (BHX), 128 km

Stations

Bath Spa railway station, 3.1 km · Avoncliff railway station, 3.7 km · Freshford railway station, 2.5 km · Limpley Stoke railway station, 1.3 km · Hampton Row Halt railway station, 4 km

• Cardiff → Monkton Combe

  61 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · £8–11
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• London → Monkton Combe

  154 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · £16–22
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Monkton Combe

  128 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · £15–20
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