Garden · near Bath · Somerset

Prior Park

Prior Park is a grade I listed garden in Bath. Care of the site is provided by the National Trust. Top of the 56 other places within 15 km is The Roman Baths, 1.9 km off.

Photo: Prior Park, Infilms (Public domain)

Where

100 m

southeast of Bath

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Garden near Bath

Just outside Bath

Prior Park is 100 m southeast of Bath. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Bath has 2,275 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

In Bath the warm season is May to September, with highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°83 mm

Feb9° / 2°60 mm

Mar11° / 4°54 mm

Apr14° / 5°56 mm

May17° / 8°60 mm

Jun20° / 11°57 mm

Jul22° / 13°61 mm

Aug22° / 13°70 mm

Sep19° / 11°62 mm

Oct15° / 8°84 mm

Nov11° / 5°91 mm

Dec9° / 3°90 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bath, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bath. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bath’s full climate →

About

Prior Park

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 6 languages.

Bath’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed park and garden
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 100 m southeast of Bath
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/prior-park

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Prior Park and what surrounds it

The orange dot is Prior Park; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns around Prior Park, by distance

The 8 towns are led in size by Bath, with 94,080 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 100 m northwest of it

Bath

94,080 people · 41 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km southeast of it

Monkton Combe

600 people · 36 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Limpley Stoke

505 people · 32 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km northeast of it

Bathampton

1,698 people · 35 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Prior Park is	People	Places to visit
Bath	100 m northwest of it	94,080	41
Monkton Combe	1.5 km southeast of it	600	36
Limpley Stoke	2.5 km southeast of it	505	32
Bathampton	2.6 km northeast of it	1,698	35
Winsley	3.1 km southeast of it	1,365	17
Freshford	3.5 km southeast of it	333	10
Batheaston	3.9 km north of it	3,878	34
Bathford	4.2 km northeast of it	1,153	33

Make a day of it

Pair Prior Park with these

Nearby, 56 places within 15 km include 5 museums, an art gallery and a fort.

MuseumThe Roman Baths1.9 km away 2

Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery2 km away · 92K visitors a year 3

MuseumJane Austen Centre2.3 km away 4

MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy2.4 km away 5

Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill4.9 km away 6

Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms2.5 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle6.8 km away 8

MuseumHolburne Museum2.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Prior Park: common questions

Where is Prior Park?

Prior Park is 100 m southeast of Bath, Somerset.

What is Prior Park?

Grade I listed garden in Bath, United Kingdom.

Who runs Prior Park?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Prior Park?

May to September are the warmest months in Bath, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Prior Park a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near Prior Park?

Within 15 km: The Roman Baths (1.9 km), Victoria Art Gallery (2 km), Jane Austen Centre (2.3 km) and Herschel Museum of Astronomy (2.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Prior Park: Infilms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Herschel Museum of Astronomy: Nveitch at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Little Solsbury Hill: Beechenbummer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Assembly Rooms: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holburne Museum: David A. Russo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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