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Combe Down, Bath — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Combe Down is a village on the outskirts of Bath, England, within Bath and North East Somerset, near Prior Park and Midford Castle.
About Combe Down
Where to stay in Combe Down
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Prior Park draws the visitors. A stay in Combe Down means the outskirts rather than the middle of Bath, which suits travellers who would rather walk in from a village edge than sleep in the centre. The Museum of Bath Stone is minutes away.
Rooms thin out towards Monkton Combe and Midford Castle, so most travellers weighing the village against the alternatives end up comparing it with the centre of Bath itself.
About Combe Down
What are the main landmarks in Combe Down?
Prior Park is the largest name here. Beyond it the register runs long and domestic, with Rock Hall House, Belmont House, Greendown House, Isabella House and Tyning House among the listed frontages, and Lodge Style and Charlton House on the same roll. The Museum of Bath Stone sits in the village.
Church of the Holy Trinity holds the parish, while St Michael's Church at Monkton Combe keeps a churchyard of monuments, one of them raised to Margaretta Shute. Midford Castle stands apart.
What is the history of Combe Down?
Combe Down enters the record undated. The buildings do the dating instead, from Prior Park and Midford Castle down to Tucking Mill House, Scott House and Vale View House, a listed register long enough to fill a village rather than merely a corner of one. Church of the Holy Trinity anchors the parish.
Perrymead Cemetery keeps the Evans Memorial, and the churchyard at St Michael's Church in Monkton Combe holds monuments older than most of the roads that now tie Combe Down to the rest of Bath and North East Somerset.
Where is Combe Down?
The village lies at the edge of Bath inside the Bath and North East Somerset area, within the ceremonial county of Somerset, close to Monkton Combe.
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Updated September 2026