Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Bath and North East Somerset - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset, England

Stanton Drew Stone Circles

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

Bath and North East Somerset, England

Solsbury Hill

An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.

Bath and North East Somerset, England

Bailbrook Mission Tin Church

This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.

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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.

6 miles from Bath and North East Somerset

Herschel Museum of Astronomy

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

6 miles from Bath and North East Somerset

Sally Lunn's

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

6 miles from Bath and North East Somerset

Pulteney Weir

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

6 miles from Bath and North East Somerset

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