Flavours of Bath

Road Directions

By road
Car parking in central Bath is restricted as a result of the limited amount of space available. The information put together in this document should enable you to understand the options you have for parking in Bath and help you to decide on the best solution for you.
• In the first instance we recommend that you do not come to Bath by car. We are very close to the bus and train station (2 – 5 minutes walk). Nowhere in Bath is more than a 20 minutes stroll and bus services are very good. If this is not possible, the following options are available:
• There is a public car park very close to Abbey Green, in Manvers Street. Manvers Street is a long stay car park. You can park in it 24 hours a day. It is free overnight from 20.00 until 08.00. Charges are:
Up to 2 hrs £2.80, 3 hrs £4.00, 4 hrs £5.00, 6 hrs £7.00, 8 hrs £9.50, Over 8 hrs £12.00.
• If this is full then try the car park in the Southgate shopping centre which is also £12 for 24 hours.
• Street parking is free every evening from 18.00 until 08.00 and all day on Sundays in designated boxes and on single yellow lines.
• For visitors who stay several days and will not need their vehicle during their visit, we can direct you to where parking is FREE – just outside the city centre parking zone. This will involve a pleasant fifteen minutes’ stroll back to the city centre.
Driving from the M4
• Take the A46 which is signposted Bath.
• Follow the A46 for 8 miles. When the road becomes a dual carriageway stay in the nearside lane and take the major exit signposted Bath
• Take the third exit (right turn) onto the London Road (A4) into Bath.
• Once you have passed the turning (on the left) at traffic lights to the Morrisons superstore, stay in the left lane and turn left at the major junction with traffic lights.
• Cross the river. At the first road junction with traffic lights turn right, and follow the road over the roundabout.
• At the lights by the railway bridge, turn right into North Parade Road. now follow All Directions
From A36 South:
• Follow the Warminster road into Bath.
• Go straight on until you cross the canal.
• At the traffic lights at the bottom of the hill turn left and follow the road over the roundabout.
• At the lights by the railway bridge, turn right into North Parade Road. now follow All Directions
From A4 Bristol:
• Follow the A4 through Keynsham and Saltford.
• After a roundabout, the road becomes a dual carriageway, go straight on at the end and follow the road into Bath.
• At the Sainsbury’s roundabout, stay in the middle lane to follow the main road south of the river.
• At the large roundabout bridged by the railway, go straight on. Follow the road past the Waterside hotel. At the lights by the railway bridge, turn left into North Parade Road. now follow All Directions

All Directions

• Abbey Green is in a pedestrianised area, and it is not possible to drive to the front door. They are only 150 yards from Manvers Street car park, and it’s possible to unload luggage in York St, 25 yards from the guest house and apartment:
• Cross the river on North Parade Road, and turn right at the traffic lights into Pierrepont St.
• Immediately turn left, and then take the first right into York St. You can unload luggage here (stop outside Crisp Cowley), it’s a 25 yard walk down Church Street to Abbey Green.
• Turn around at the end of York St, retrace your steps and turn right. Turn right again at the traffic lights into Pierrepont St.
• Manvers St car park is 150 yards on your left.
• If this is full follow the directions to Southgate car park from this link: http://www.southgatebath.com/getting-here.aspx . It is very close.
Sat Nav users
Manvers St car park postcode: BA1 1JZ
Southgate car park postcode: BA1 1TG