Walking Tour of Bath: Explore Georgian Bath's Dark and Humorous Side

Uncover the dark and humorous side of Georgian Bath on this engaging walking tour. Explore the city’s corrupt past and hear tales of gamblers, thieves, and rogues.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Circus - Architecture and history
  • No. 1 Royal Crescent - Architecture and history
  • Pulteney Bridge - Architecture and History
What's Included
  • Experienced local guide
Additional Information

Embark on an amusing and enlightening walk around Bath, Georgia exploring all the noteworthy locations. Learn about the city’s darker side, as characterized by Methodist minister John Wesley who described it to be one of the most immoral and debauched places in the nation.

Get engrossed in stories about a city teeming with punters, pilferers, exploiters, scoundrels, and nightwalkers.

Location
Abbey Churchyard
Outside the front of Bath Abbey
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cobbwebs
Aug 3, 2025
An entertaining time - Simon was an excellent host and guide. He made us feel very welcome and remembered everyone's names. His knowledge about Bath was amazing and we certainly learnt a few things!
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520rosemaryh
Aug 1, 2025
Recommend this tour - Delighted with the walking tour. Some of Simon's jokes were 'groan worthy', but the history was informative in a humorous way. It's good to hear about the other side of history. Would recommend this tour.
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X1256vamarkb
Aug 1, 2025
Excellent - What a fantastic morning around Bath. The tour guide Simon was the perfect choice. I would highly recommend this tour if you want to have a fun educational tour, lovely person, lovely tour.
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Steven_g
Jul 31, 2025
Brilliant! - Punctual, enthused, and organized is a great way to start and Simon was all three. He clearly enjoys sharing insights about all parts of Bath - the good and the shady which made for a “not the usual walking” tour. If you want a heavy on Bridgerton tour this is not for you - but it was for us and the other participants. Simon covered many eras of Bath’s history in a humorous and engaging manner. No one was bored - he kept an 11 y/o boy engaged as well as the adults - a feat in itself. Fun, entertaining, and informative walk and then it was over. Money and time well spent. BTW Simon - we danced to “Message To You Rudy”
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June_d
Jul 30, 2025
The bad of Bath made real - Very friendly guide with a lot of knowledge. Loved the interesting stories and Simon’s knowledge of Bath.
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Jdtudor
Jul 30, 2025
Great intro to Bath! - Great intro to bath! Very much enjoyed Simon. Fun and interesting and really good info. Highly recommended
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A8191synancyh
Jul 23, 2025
Highly recommend this entertaining, informative and fun tour. - Thanks for a great walking tour yesterday. Really enjoyed the stories of past Georgian folks and what they got up to, and loved hearing about the history of Bath, it’s architecture, and of course the corruption. Many thanks for making my day trip to Bath so interesting and informative.
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Louisecd7392rm
Jul 18, 2025
Great Tour - Simon was friendly and made us feel at ease from the start of the tour. He was very knowledgeable about the city and we learnt a lot. We thoroughly enjoyed the whole tour
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Khm717
Jul 15, 2025
Kind guide with great delivery - Loved Simon! Such a kind guy, absolutely wonderful with remembering EVERY SINGLE PERSON'S name in our group! He included by 11 and 16-year-olds in the conversation and made sure that nothing was too off-color for them. This was a wonderful way to see Bath, which has so much history and could feel overwhelming.
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Lucy_b
Jul 11, 2025
Fantastic tour and guide - not to be missed - An absolutely fascinating and highly entertaining tour of Bath, covering the darker side; gambling, drinking, extortion, with interesting architectural facts. Our lovely guide Simon was so knowledgeable (and funny) and the tour took us around places we would otherwise have missed. Thank you Simon - an excellent two hours!
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).