7 Best Day Trips to Bath from London

Discover the best day trips to Bath from London in our complete guide. Includes popular things to see and do in this beautiful English city.

Visiting Bath on a day trip from London is a popular and easy option. This gorgeous, honey-hued city is awash with glorious Georgian architecture and steeped in history.

A Bath day trip from London is also attractive due to the short distance, as there’s only a little over 100 miles between the two. 

If you want to plan a trip to Bath from London, this guide is for you. Covered briefly here is how to get to Bath from London and things to do in the city. I will also provide the top seven options for an organised Bath Day Tour from London in more depth. 

Whether you want to take a Bath and Stonehenge tour from London where everything is taken care of for you, would prefer to organise your own trip, or feel like including some other destinations too, this is the complete guide to planning a day trip to Bath from London by train.

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How to get to Bath from London

• By train: London Paddington to Bath Spa | 1 hour & 20 min | 2 trains per hour
• By coach: London Victoria to Bath Spa | 2 hours & 35 min+ | up to 9 coaches per day
• By car: Postcode BA1 1TP for Southgate Shopping Centre Car Park | 2 hours & 30 minutes (approx) | 110 miles

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A brief day in Bath itinerary

• The Roman Baths | Bath Abbey | Sally Lunn’s Tearoom | Pulteney Bridge | The Circus | Assembly Rooms | Royal Crescent | Jane Austen Centre | Pump Room (afternoon tea)

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7 of the best day trips to Bath from London

Private tour to Bath and Stonehenge with My Tailored Tours

• Duration: 10 hours
• Destinations: Stonehenge, Woodhenge and Bath including panoramic tour
• Departure time: 07.30 
• Departure point: Hotel pick-up and drop-off included 
• What’s included: Transport, experienced driver guide, private Stonehenge and Bath tours
• What’s not included: Entry fees, lunch and snacks

This private Stonehenge and Bath day trip from London means having an expert driver guide at your service all day long. After being collected from your London hotel, you’ll visit the famous site of Stonehenge for a private tour.

Close to Stonehenge is Woodhenge, another site that’s equally shrouded in mystery. Woodhenge is also linked to the summer and winter solstice rituals that take place at Stonehenge. Your private guide will explain the history and theories behind both sites.

Beautiful, historic Bath is next on the itinerary. The Roman Baths here are a must, and as this is a private tour you can also include other sites of interest as you wish. The ten hour tour ends with a panoramic tour of Bath before being driven back to London. 

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Private trip to Bath and Windsor Castle with My Tailored Tours

• Duration: 10 hours
• Destinations: Bath including panoramic tour, Windsor Castle and St George’s Chapel
• Departure time: 07.30 (summer) or 09.00 (winter) 
• Departure point: Hotel pick-up and drop-off included 
• What’s included: Transport, experienced driver guide, panoramic Windsor and Bath tours
• What’s not included: Entry fees, lunch and snacks

Also operated by Tailored Tours is this Windsor and Bath tour from London. It’s a good alternative to a Stonehenge and Bath tour from London. Windsor Castle is a must on many a list of sights to see while in the UK. Not least St George’s Chapel, where Queen Elizabeth II and other Royals are buried. 

Your time in Bath includes a panoramic city tour, the Roman Baths and a lunch break. In the afternoon, you’ll head to Windsor to explore the castle and chapel for a couple of hours before heading back to London. 

During this tour, your day includes a panoramic tour of Bath. Plus a private tour of Windsor Castle and St George’s Chapel, which is led by an expert guide. 

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Private trip to Bath, the Cotswolds and Avebury with My Tailored Tours

• Duration: 10 hours
• Destinations: Avebury, Lacock, Bath and Castle Combe
• Departure time: 07.30 
• Departure point: Hotel pick-up and drop-off included 
• What’s included: Transport, experienced driver guide, Avebury, Lacock and Bath tours
• What’s not included: Entry fees, lunch and snacks

Taking a Bath and Cotswolds tour from London is another option. Again this one is a private tour, and it begins at Europe’s largest stone circle in Avebury. Next up is the pretty Cotswolds village of Lacock, which was used as a filming location for the Harry Potter movies. 

Lacock is only around half an hour’s drive from Bath, your next stop. Time to visit the Roman Baths is then included, before you’re taken on a panoramic tour of key Bath sites. These include the magnificent Georgian architecture of The Circus and Royal Crescent. 

Castle Combe is also around 30 minutes’ drive from Bath. Here you can see terraced 17th century cottages and the five star Old Manor House hotel before settling down for the journey back to London. 

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Day trip to Stonehenge and the Roman Baths 

• Duration: 11 hours
• Destinations: Stonehenge, Bath and the Roman Baths
• Departure time: 08.15 (check-in 08.00) 
• Departure point: Victoria Coach Station, London
• What’s included: Stonehenge & Roman Baths entry fees, transport, audio guide
• What’s not included: Lunch, snacks and tips

If you want to go from London to Stonehenge to Bath without paying for a private tour, this coach trip is a more pocket-friendly option. This day trip to Stonehenge and Bath from London lasts for 11 hours and departs from Victoria Coach Station in central London, near Buckingham Palace. 

Your first stop is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Stonehenge. A site shrouded in myth, mystery and legend, no one yet knows exactly how the standing stones got to be where they are. The type of stone originated in Wales. 

Bath then awaits. The Roman Baths are the number one sight to see in the city, and you can spend a while here. Next, some free time is on the agenda so you can discover spots like Bath Abbey, Pulteney Bridge, the Jane Austen Centre, the Assembly Rooms and the Pump Rooms. The latter is a very popular afternoon tea spot in the city. 

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Day trip to Bath, Stonehenge and Windsor Castle

• Duration: 11 hours
• Destinations: Stonehenge, Bath and Windsor Castle
• Departure time: 08.00 (check-in 07.30) 
• Departure point: Victoria Coach Station, London
• What’s included: Selected entry fees, transport, guide and audio tour
• What’s not included: Lunch, snacks, tips and optional entry fees

This highly rated tour has a Badge of Excellence and includes three of England’s biggest sites. If you want a Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Bath tour from London with admission, simply make sure you select the appropriate options when booking. 

The day trip takes in Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and the historic city of Bath. At Royal Windsor Castle you can tour the State Apartments and St George’s Chapel, before heading to Stonehenge near Salisbury. 

Your final destination for the day is Bath, famed for its stunning Georgian architecture and of course the Roman Baths the city is named for. An audio guide supplied here will help you to fully make sense of what you’re seeing. 

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Day trip to Bath, Stonehenge and Stratford-upon-Avon

• Duration: 12 hours
• Destinations: Stonehenge, Bath and Stratford-upon-Avon
• Departure time: 07.45 (check-in 07.30) 
• Departure point: Victoria Coach Station, London
• What’s included: Stonehenge entry fee, transport, Shakespeare’s school tour
• What’s not included: Lunch, snacks, tips and entry to Shakespeare’s birthplace

Stratford-upon-Avon is the home of William Shakespeare, the English playwright who is quite possibly the most famous ever. This day trip to Stonehenge and Bath from London also includes Stratford, so you can discover the history of this renowned writer. 

Again the tour starts at Stonehenge after departing London. The next stop is Bath, via the picturesque Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Once you arrive in the city, you can choose where and how to spend your time. 

Stratford-upon-Avon then awaits. Here you can see places like the playwright’s birthplace, old school, and the church which is his final resting place. The Warwickshire town is also home to the world famous Royal Shakespeare Company. 

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Day trip to Bath, Stonehenge and Windsor Castle with pub lunch

• Duration: 12.5 hours
• Destinations: Stonehenge, Bath, Windsor Castle and Lacock
• Departure time: 07.45 (check-in 07.30) 
• Departure point: Victoria Coach Station, London
• What’s included: Selected entry fees, transport, guide, pub lunch, Bath tour
• What’s not included: Lunch, snacks, tips and entry to Roman Baths

This Stonehenge, Bath and Windsor tour from London includes a traditional pub lunch in one of the Cotswolds’ most scenic villages. The pub you’ll dine in dates from the 14th century, and the village is where parts of the Harry Potter movie series were filmed. 

When in Windsor, you can choose either to take a walking tour of the town or to explore the famous Royal Castle and its chapel and grounds. Also on the itinerary is Stonehenge, where you’ll uncover the history of this fascinating, ancient site. 

This day trip from London to Stonehenge, Bath and Windsor Castle also gives you free time in Bath, the former residence of the celebrated British novelist Jane Austen. She is famous for several works of fiction, most notably Pride and Prejudice.

Which of these day trips to Bath from London will you book?

Whether you wanted to find a London day trip to Stonehenge and Bath or would rather visit another location such as Shakespeare’s birthplace, Royal Windsor Castle or the rolling Cotswolds, there are some excellent coach and private tours to the city to choose from. 

Though you can make your way to Bath by taking a drive, a train or a coach, why stress over car rental, timings, tickets and directions when a guided tour can take care of all that for you?

For more Bath travel ideas, check out our articles on the best day trips from Bath, things to see and do in Bath and where to stay in Bath