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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bath

16 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bath, England

Updated June 19, 2026
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Botanical Gardens of Bath

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.
Replica of the 7-foot telescope Herschel used to discover Uranus.

Bath, England

Herschel Museum of Astronomy

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

Bath, England

Sham Castle

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.
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Pulteney Weir

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
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Beazer Garden Maze

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

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Sally Lunn's

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

Bath, England

Bailbrook Mission Tin Church

This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.
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Sally Lunn's

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."
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Stories About Bath

The picturesque Bath Abbey sits in the center of town. Just next to it, a king of England may have been crowned.

Found: The First Anglo-Saxon Building in Bath

The discovery, in a city famed for its Roman ruins, may mark the site of England’s first coronation.
by Isaac Schultz, Atlas Obscura
February 11, 2020
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When the Cure for Poisonous Cider Was Hours of Bathtime

Doctors sent "Devonshire colic" patients to soak in the town of Bath.
by Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura
August 19, 2019
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