Photos: Basile Morin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Colin Smith , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Photos: Basile Morin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Colin Smith , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Prior Park's landscape garden, live
Your local guide
Amelia Clarke
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Highlights
- One of four bridges of its kind
- Three lakes built to look natural
- A ditch hidden to keep the view clear
- A stone merchant's garden above the city
- Eighteenth century landscape design in full
About this tour
This session walks the grounds of Prior Park, a landscape garden built by a local stone merchant with advice from some of the best-known designers of his day. You see the Palladian Bridge, the linked lakes and the wide view back over Bath. I explain the tricks used to make a planned garden look wild.
We begin with a sound check on the top lawn, then move down through the garden stop by stop, pausing at each view. Questions come naturally as we walk, and I send a short note on the garden's history afterwards.
It suits anyone who enjoys gardens, landscape design or a slower, greener session away from the streets. It also works well as a calmer alternative to the city centre tours.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Bath before heading out.
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Palladian Bridge 21 min
You see one of only four Palladian bridges of this design left standing anywhere, set across a narrow valley lake, and I explain how it was built purely for the view rather than for crossing.
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Serpentine lakes 21 min
Looking down the line of the valley, you follow the three linked lakes that shape the whole garden, laid out in the eighteenth century to look entirely natural though every curve was planned.
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Ha-ha and viewpoint 21 min
From the top lawn you look over a hidden ditch called a ha-ha, built so grazing sheep stayed out of the garden without any visible fence spoiling the view down to the city.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Bath: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Bath bun and Georgian Bath, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Bath, showing you Palladian Bridge and Serpentine lakes live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on a video call at the garden gate, and I walk the paths slowly as the ground rises and falls.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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