# Day Trip to Bath from London: Roman Baths, Royal Crescent and a Rooftop Soak 1 h 20 by train from Paddington: the Roman Baths first thing, the abbey, a Sally Lunn's bun, the Royal Crescent and a hot rooftop soak at dusk. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/bath/itineraries/roman-baths-and-royal-crescent · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 07:45 · Salida: 1 h 15 by train (GWR train from Paddington · you reach Bath Spa around 9:05) - 09:30 · The Roman Baths of Bath (first slot bought online · 2h with audio guide) - 2 min on foot - 11:30 · Bath Abbey and its tower (£9 · the tower, booked separately) - 2 min on foot - 12:30 · Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House (the bun with something savoury · no daytime booking · open every day) · Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House, €€ - 15 min on foot - 14:00 · Royal Crescent and the No. 1 house museum (£16 · under-18s free · Tuesday to Sunday) - 13 min on foot - 15:30 · Pulteney Bridge and the Avon weir (walk down via The Circus and the river) - 8 min on foot - 16:30 · Thermae Bath Spa: thermal bathing with a rooftop pool (booked slot · over-16s only) - 19:30 · Vuelta: 1 h 15 by train (train to Paddington · you arrive around 21:00) Bath is 1 h 20 by train from Paddington, just right for a long day, starting early and coming back at night. It is the day trip from London with the most contrast: the Roman Baths in the morning, the Georgian city in the afternoon and, at the end, the one thing the Roman Baths do not let you do, bathing in the hot spring water, in a rooftop pool with the abbey in front of you. ## The day, hour by hour 7:45 · Train from Paddington. Book the outward and return trains in advance for a reasonable fare. Bath Spa is a five-minute walk from the Roman Baths. 9:30 · Roman Baths. Take the first slot: the Great Bath, the Temple of Sulis Minerva and the museum, with an audio guide (children's too). Allow two hours. In November and December 2026, from £23.50 per adult on weekdays. 11:30 · Bath Abbey. Right next door, with its fan vaulting and the angels on the facade. Entry costs £9; the tower tour is booked separately. It closes at times for services: check its website. 12:30 · Sally Lunn's. The house bun, with something savoury on top, in one of the oldest houses in the city. By day it does not take bookings: arrive before one o'clock. 14:00 · Royal Crescent and No. 1. Walk up Gay Street and The Circus to the Georgian crescent and go into No. 1, a furnished eighteenth-century house. £16; under-18s free. 15:30 · Pulteney Bridge. Walk down towards the river to see the bridge with shops on it and the horseshoe weir from Grand Parade. 16:30 · Thermae Bath Spa. The thermal bath, with the rooftop pool lit at dusk. Book your slot and bring a swimsuit. Over-16s only. 19:30 · Back. Five minutes to the station and a train to Paddington; you arrive around 21:00. ## With children The spa does not admit under-16s. With children, swap it for Bath Skyline, the National Trust hills above the city, with a play area, or for a long walk beside the river. The Roman Baths, with their children's audio guide and Roman characters, and No. 1 Royal Crescent, free for them, work very well. ## Cómo llegar ### Without a car GWR train from London Paddington, about 1 h 20, almost every half hour. In Bath, everything is on foot. ### By car About 185 km along the M4, around two and a half hours without traffic jams. Park at Southgate or Avon Street, paid, or in the park-and-ride car parks. ## Consejos ### Buy the Roman Baths with a time slot At weekends and in the holidays, the queue without a ticket is long. ### Book the spa before the train Weekend afternoon slots fill up. ### If you can, stay a night And leave the next day for Stonehenge. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Is Bath in a day from London worth it? Yes, if you leave early: 1 h 20 by train and everything is on foot. ### How much does the day cost? The Roman Baths, the abbey and No. 1 add up to about £50 per adult; the spa and the train are extra. ### Can you go to Stonehenge the same day? Not with this plan. Stonehenge needs another day, as a trip from Bath or by car. ### Can children bathe in the thermal water? At Thermae Bath Spa, no: it is only for over-16s.