Our popular programme of summer walks returns in 2026 with a series of 9 varied topics. Scroll down to see details and booking information for each walk. Advance booking is essential as spaces are limited.
Please help us to make sure that the pleasures of these walks are shared as widely as possible by:
1. Only booking those walks for a date and time that you know that you can attend and then cancelling bookings if your circumstances change.
2. Limiting your bookings to a maximum of no more than 4 people on each walk.
3. Attending when booked – we walk in all weathers.
These walks will be open for booking from 29 April 2026. Until that date the “buttons” to book the walks will not be active.
If the walk that you would like to attend is fully booked then we recommend that you keep checking including close to the date of the walk, as places may become available due to others dropping out.
Walk 1: Regency Bath, 1793-1830
6 walks
With the outbreak of war in 1793 and increasing competition from seaside resorts, Bath enters a period of gentle, genteel decline. Or does it? Join us to find out.
The tour starts in Laura Place outside Pitt House (What3words crowned.arts.looked) and will finish in Beauford Square.
The walk will last approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Wed 3 Jun 11.00 AM
Wed 24 Jun 2.30 PM
Fri 3 Jul 6.00 PM
Thu 23 Jul 2.30 PM
Mon 24 Aug 11.00 AM
Fri 28 Aug 2.30 PM
Walk 2: Transport in Bath: Road, River, Canal and Rail
6 walks
How toll roads, a navigable river Avon, the Kennet and Avon canal, and Brunel’s ambitious railway contributed to the development of Bath.
The tour starts outside the Doubletree by Hilton in Bath, located in Walcot Street, BA1 5BJ (What3words survey.bother.spin) and finishes at Bath Spa railway station.
The walk will last approximately two hours.
Mon 8 Jun 11.00 AM
Thu 18 Jun 2.30 PM
Tue 30 Jun 2.30 PM
Thu 30 Jul 2.30 PM
Mon 10 Aug 11.00 AM
Thu 27 Aug 2.30 PM
Walk 3: Bath & the Great Explorers
6 walks
AGED 16 AND OVER ADVISORY
Tales of Danger, Dastardly Deeds and Derring-Do! This walk will reveal some of the Incredible tales of Explorers associated with Bath.
The tour starts at the North East Corner of Bath Abbey in Orange Grove, (What3words frock.assist.badly) and finishes in Bath Abbey Church Yard.
The walk will last approximately two hours.
Mon 22 Jun 11.00 AM
Thu 25 Jun 2.30 PM
Thu 16 Jul 2.30 PM
Tue 21 Jul 2.30 PM
Mon 3 Aug 2.30 PM
Thu 6 Aug 2.30 PM
Walk 4: The Bath Blitz
10 walks
Step back into the Bath Blitz of 1942. Walk the sites, live the people’s war, stand where heroes stood, remember the human cost.
The tour starts in Kingston Parade (What3words plug.deep.ahead) and finishes at the Circus.
Tue 26 May 2.30 PM
Fri 5 Jun 2.30 PM
Wed 10 Jun 11.00 AM
Wed 24 Jun 6.00PM
Fri 3 Jul 11.00 AM
Fri 10 Jul 2.30 PM
Wed 22 Jul 11.00 AM
Wed 5 Aug 11.00 AM
Fri 14 Aug 2.30 PM
Fri 28 Aug 6.00 PM
Walk 5: Nelson: Why did he live inland in Bath?
6 walks
An intriguing and humorous walk on our country’s greatest naval hero – and what is the mystery of Nelson’s blood?
The tour starts outside the Huntsman in North Parade, (What3words meant.flash.scale) and finishes at BRLSI in Queen Sqaure.
The walk will last approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Tue 2 Jun 2.30 PM
Thu 18 Jun 2.30 PM
Thu 2 Jul 2.30 PM
Wed 15 Jul 6.00PM
Tue 4 Aug 2.30 PM
Wed 19 Aug 6.00PM
Walk 6: Aristocratic Women who came to Bath
4 walks
A look at aristocratic women who came to Bath, mainly in the 18th century, their reasons for visiting and the outcomes.
The tour starts outside the Cross Bath, (What3words coast.deaf.crops) and finishes in Orange Grove.
The walk will last approximately 2 hours.
Fri 5 Jun 11.00 AM
Mon 15 Jun 2.30 PM
Mon 6 Jul 2.30 PM
Mon 20 Jul 11.00 AM
Walk 7: Hot Water, Healing & Hospitals
6 walks
Exploring charitable establishments, and the development of medical treatments using the hot waters, from the Romans to the present day.
The tour starts outside the World Heritage Centre in York Street, (What3words valid.pills.share) and finishes at the Thermae Bath Spa.
The walk will last approximately two hours.
Mon 1 Jun 2.30 PM
Sun 28 Jun 11.00 AM
Mon 6 Jul 11.00 AM
Fri 24 Jul 6.00PM
Sun 2 Aug 11.00 AM
Thu 20 Aug 2.30 PM
Walk 8: Jane Austen’s Footsteps
8 Walks
An introduction to Jane, her family and her characters’ time here during the Regency Period, leaving you to ask “Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?”
The tour starts at the Obelisk in Queen Square, Bath (What3words lodge.dose.attend) and finishes back in Queen Square.
The walk will last approximately 2 hours.
Mon 8 Jun 6.00PM
Sun 14 Jun 2.30 PM
Mon 27 Jul 2.30 PM
Wed 29 Jul 6.00 PM
Fri 7 Aug 2.30 PM
Sun 9 Aug 11.00 AM
Wed 12 Aug 11.00 AM
Mon 17 Aug 11.00 AM
Walk 9: The Bath – Alkmaar Story
6 walks
The unique story of our long friendship with Alkmaar. A journey through oppression, escape, the Holocaust, human kindness and liberation.
The tour starts at the Obelisk in Orange Grove (What3words wool.water.ties) and also ends in Orange Grove.
The walk will last approximately 2 hours.
Fri 12 Jun 2.30 PM
Fri 26 Jun 2.30 PM
Wed 8 Jul 6.00 PM
Fri 31 Jul 2.30 PM
Sun 16 Aug 2.30 PM
Wed 26 Aug 6.00PM