Group Travel / Travel and Transport for Groups

Travel and Transport for Groups

Coach Drop Off and Pick up Points

There are two official drop-off points in Bath: Orange Grove behind the Abbey and North Parade outside the Parade Park Hotel and Lambrettas Bar. For continental coaches there is also a drop-off point opposite Orange Grove (beside the Guildhall).

Please note that there is a restriction on coaches using Brock Street, Royal Crescent and parts of Upper Church Street with exemption for journeys registered as Local Services under the Transport Act 1985. However coaches are able to use Pulteney Bridge as a route into the city.

Priority Access Scheme

A priority access system is in operation in Northgate Street at the junction with High Street and Upper Borough Walls. The aim of the system is to reduce pollution in the city centre, making it a pleasant environment for pedestrians and preserving Bath's historic buildings for future visitors. The system operates between the hours of 8.30am and 6.30pm, 7 days a week. The "bus-gates" as they have become known, do not permit passage by tourist coaches operating non-scheduled public services.

Coach Parking
Riverside Coach Park, Avon Street
Tel: (01225) 477133/4
Fax: (01225) 477130
Email: parking@bathnes.gov.uk
Open: 24 hours

Charges
£4.00 for up to 2 hours
£7.00 for 4 hours
£10.00 for 6 hours
£13.00 for 8 hours
£15.00 for 8+ hours
Overnight if not parked during day - £2.00
Overnight if parked during day - no charge

Coach Parking Arrangements during the Bath Christmas Market

Coach parking arrangements for the Bath Christmas Market 2008 (27th November - 7th December) are being managed by Bath & North East Somerset Council. Coach operators and group travel organisers will need to pre-book a coach parking space for the 2008 Christmas Market, as for last year's market. Updated details will be available on the Bath and North East Somerset Council website in due course.