The Nail
One of the places to visit in Bath is The Nail, an attraction. Its neighbours on our list number 33 within 5 km. The Roman Baths, 200 m off, heads what is near.
Attraction in Bath
Inside Bath
The Nail is inside Bath’s built-up area, with 33 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
If warmth matters, go May to September: Bath reaches 17–22°C.
The Nail
Attraction.
In Bath, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Bath
Getting your bearings
On this map, The Nail is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bath’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Of the 6, Bath is the largest, at 94,080 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Bath
Bathampton
Batheaston
Monkton Combe
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where The Nail is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | It’s in town | 94,080 | 41 |
| Bathampton | 1.7 km northeast of it | 1,698 | 35 |
| Batheaston | 2.8 km northeast of it | 3,878 | 34 |
| Monkton Combe | 3.4 km southeast of it | 600 | 36 |
| Bathford | 3.9 km northeast of it | 1,153 | 33 |
| Limpley Stoke | 4.5 km southeast of it | 505 | 32 |
Next door to The Nail
A visit can add 5 museums, an art gallery and a fort, from 55 places within 15 km.
MuseumThe Roman Baths200 m away2
Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery100 m away · 92K visitors a year3
MuseumJane Austen Centre400 m away4
Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms500 m away5
MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy600 m away6
Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill3.5 km away7
Garden · National TrustPrior Park2 km away8
MuseumMuseum of East Asian Art600 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit The Nail
Where is The Nail?
The Nail is in Bath, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Nail?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit The Nail?
May to September are the warmest months in Bath, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Nail?
Within 15 km: The Roman Baths (200 m), Victoria Art Gallery (100 m), Jane Austen Centre (400 m) and The Assembly Rooms (500 m).
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 (8)
- 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
- The Assembly Rooms: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Prior Park: Infilms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of East Asian Art: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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