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Date spot in Bath

Bath Christmas Market

Wander the wooden chalets of the Christmas market around the Abbey and the streets nearby, with mulled wine, local makers and plenty to snack on.

Wooden market stalls decked with greenery in front of Bath Abbey's Gothic windows, with crowds of shoppers

Around Bath Abbey, city centre

Abbey Church Yard, Bath BA1 1LY
  • Event
  • Outdoors
  • Romantic

Why it's a good date: Bath is made for Christmas, all golden stone and twinkling lights. Weekends get very busy, so go on a weekday evening if you can.

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  • The spa's open-air rooftop pool, bright blue among Bath's pale stone rooftops, seen from above

    Thermae Bath Spa

    Hot Bath Street, city centre

    Hot Bath Street, Bath BA1 1SJ
    • Activity
    • Romantic
    • Cosy

    Soak in naturally warm spring water in Britain's only natural thermal spa, saving the best for last: the open-air rooftop pool, looking out over the Abbey and the hills.

    Why it's a good date: Floating in warm water on a rooftop as the sky goes dark is hard to beat. Go in the evening, and on a cold day if you can: the steam makes it.

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    Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)

  • The green water of the Great Bath surrounded by stone columns and a terrace lined with statues, with Georgian buildings above

    The Roman Baths

    Abbey Church Yard, city centre

    Abbey Church Yard, Bath BA1 1LZ
    • Culture
    • Rainy day

    Walk round the steaming green Great Bath and the remains of the Roman temple and bathhouse below street level, then taste the spa water at the end of your visit.

    Why it's a good date: It's the one everyone comes for, and it lives up to it. On summer evenings it stays open late and the Great Bath is lit by torches, which is the time to go.

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    Photo: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)

  • The long curve of the Royal Crescent's pale stone terrace behind a wide green lawn

    The Royal Crescent and the Circus

    Royal Crescent and the Circus, upper town

    Royal Crescent, Bath BA1 2LR
    • Outdoors
    • Free
    • Romantic

    Stroll from the ring of townhouses at the Circus along Brock Street to the great sweep of the Royal Crescent, then out onto the lawns of Royal Victoria Park below it.

    Why it's a good date: Bath at its grandest, and it costs nothing. Bring a picnic for the park, or peek inside a Georgian home at No. 1 Royal Crescent.

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    Photo: Ciara Ní Riain, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)

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