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The Royal Crescent in Bath, a half-moon of thirty Georgian houses facing the lawnPhotograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Bath

Royal Crescent and the No. 1 house museum

Georgian house · 1 h · £16 adult · under 18s free · closed Mondays

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From
£16 adult
Duration
1 h
Season
31 January 2026 to 3 January 2027, Tuesday to Sunday
Who it's for
All ages

The Royal Crescent is the half-moon of Georgian houses that appears in every photo of Bath, facing a lawn that slopes down to Royal Victoria Park. Strolling past is free. The first house, No. 1, is a museum furnished as it would have been in the 18th century: drawing room, dining room, bedrooms and, downstairs, the kitchen and servants' quarters.

For fans of Bridgerton, it is the Featherington house: the façade of No. 1 serves as the family's exterior in the series, and the whole crescent appears again and again. It is a filming location from the outside only; inside, the house has nothing from the series, but it shows what the inside of a house like this was like in the late 18th century, from the reception rooms to the kitchen. Guided routes round the Bath filming locations, such as the Bridgerton walking tour, end here.

It opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:30 (last entry 16:30) and costs £16; under 18s go in free with an adult, up to four per adult. On 11 and 17 December it opens until 20:00 by candlelight. From the abbey it is a 15-minute walk, passing The Circus.

As a familyWith teenagers

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

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Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The dining room of The Scallop Shell, with blue banquettes and decorative fish on the wall© The Scallop ShellFish and chips and seafood

The Scallop Shell

Restaurant · Bath · €€€€

What to order: battered cod or haddock with hand-cut chips, or the grilled fish of the day; on weekdays at 16:30, the Fisherman's Tea.

Sunday lunchtime only, from 12:00 to 15:00 · book online
The little square of Abbey Green, in the centre of BathChris debian · CC BY-SA 4.0The Modiste from Bridgerton

The Abbey Deli, the dressmaker's shop

Café · Bath · €€€€

What to order: the Modiste Afternoon Tea, with sandwiches, a scone with jam and cream, sweet treats and the house tea.

Afternoon tea by email reservation only, from 13:30 to 16:00, for 2 to 10 people, with a 50% deposit
The façade of Sally Lunn's on North Parade Passage© Sally Lunn'sThe oldest house in Bath

Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House

Café · Bath · €€€€

What to order: half a Sally Lunn bun, with something sweet (cinnamon and butter) or savoury, and a pot of tea.

No bookings during the day, except the 15:30 tea; for dinner and groups of 12 or more, yes

To stay nearby

The Royal Crescent in Bath seen from Royal Victoria ParkCiara Ní Riain · CC BY-SA 4.0Spa hotel

The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa

Inside the Royal Crescent · Spa with a pool · Garden of almost half a hectare

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: A five-star hotel at number 16 Royal Crescent, with a garden, a spa with a pool and afternoon tea, in the crescent of the Featheringtons' house.

The restaurant at the Premier Inn Bath City Centre© Premier InnHotel

Premier Inn Bath City Centre

Next to Kingsmead · Moderate price · Air conditioning

Why we like it: A chain hotel next to Kingsmead Square, five minutes from the Roman Baths and Bath Spa station, with breakfast and air conditioning.

The Bath-stone Georgian façade of the Gainsborough, with columns© The Gainsborough Bath SpaSpa hotel

The Gainsborough Bath Spa

Thermal water in the hotel · Beau Street · Five stars

Why we like it: A five-star hotel on Beau Street, next to the Roman Baths, with a spa fed by Bath's thermal springs.

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