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Bathwick, Bath — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Bathwick is an area of Bath on the far bank of the River Avon from the historic city centre, holding the Holburne Museum and St Mary's Church.
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Where to stay in Bathwick
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
The Holburne Museum marks the Bathwick end of the walk in. Rooms here sit across the River Avon from the Roman Baths and the streets that carry most of the city's visitors, which suits travellers who want the centre within reach but not underfoot. The Recreation Ground is close.
Anyone booking on this bank should expect a short crossing to reach the Jane Austen Centre, the Fashion Museum and the rest of the museums in Bath.
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Holburne Museum end
The Bathwick streets by the Holburne Museum, where the walk over the River Avon into the historic centre begins.Find hotels in Holburne Museum endcricket at the Bath Cricket Club GroundRecreation Ground
The riverside edge of Bathwick along the Recreation Ground and Bath Cricket Club Ground, open turf rather than frontages.Find hotels in Recreation GroundHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Bath
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Museums & Galleries
4- Roman Baths Heritage
- Holburne Museum Heritage
- No. 1 Royal Crescent Heritage
- Victoria Art Gallery Heritage
Churches & Religious Sites
8- The Forum, Bath Heritage
- St John's Church Heritage
- Church of St Swithin, Bath Heritage
- St Mary's Church, Bathwick Heritage
- St Michael's Church, Bath Heritage
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- Christ Church, Bath Heritage
- Old Orchard Street Theatre Heritage
- St Matthew's Church, Widcombe Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Aquae Sulis
Stadiums & Sports
2- Recreation Ground
- Bath Cricket Club Ground
Landmarks & Notable Places
3- Museum of Bath Architecture Heritage
- General Wade's House Heritage
- Rosewell House Heritage
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About Bathwick
What are the main landmarks in Bathwick?
The Holburne Museum anchors the area. St Mary's Church, Bathwick stands nearby, and the Recreation Ground and Bath Cricket Club Ground take up open ground on this side of the River Avon. Across it lies the older half of the city.
That bank carries the Roman Baths and Aquae Sulis, the Victoria Art Gallery, the Fashion Museum, the Herschel Museum of Astronomy, the Museum of East Asian Art and the Old Orchard Street Theatre, all on the far side of the water from Bathwick.
What is the history of Bathwick?
The oldest names here are Roman. Aquae Sulis and the Roman Baths belong to the far bank, and Bathwick faces them from the other side of the River Avon, where the electoral ward carries its own name and parish. The River Avon fixed that division.
St Mary's Church, Bathwick serves that parish, while the wider register of Bath keeps General Wade's House, Rosewell House, the Old Orchard Street Theatre and the Museum of Bath at Work among the marks of later centuries.
Where is Bathwick?
The River Avon separates Bathwick from the historic centre of Bath, inside the Bath and North East Somerset district and the county of Somerset, England.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Bathwick?
Holburne Museum end: the Holburne Museum and the crossing into the centre. Recreation Ground: cricket at the Bath Cricket Club Ground.
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Updated October 2026