Tone up your torso at Frome Boulder Rooms or put your foot down and take it up a gear on the 160cc karts at Absolutely Karting in Bristol. Explore new worlds at virtual-reality gaming centre VR Experience. Or try it all at Lane 7, including bowling, beer-pong, darts, pool, curling, shuffleboard, karaoke, and ping-pong.
Go back to ancient times at the historic Roman Baths or discover the history of the postal system, and a time before digital communications, at Bath Postal Museum. Hop on and off an open-top Tootbus at Bath Abbey, Jane Austen’s favourite haunt (Beechen Cliff), and the Terrace Walk, lined with Victorian statues.
Head to Victoria Falls for 18 holes of fun golf over rushing waterways and waterfalls, with the Royal Crescent as a backdrop. Take to the water on Thames skiffs, Canadian canoes or punts, keeping an eye out for otters. Take an electric boat down the Kennet Canal. Or visit the show caves at Cheddar Gorge.
Find an old bomb crater now in use for outdoor performances, plus a café farm and shop, nature trails and toddler play area at Bath City Farm. Discover Bath’s unique cultural offering as a UNESCO World Heritage Site at Bath World Heritage Centre. And enjoy idyllic views on a restored track at Avon Valley Railway.
First things first: take a tour and take home some gin at The Bath Distillery Company. Ride horses at Lucknam Park, shoot pretend pigeons at Coombs Clay Shooting or fire for the fairways at beautiful Bath Golf Club. Hire boats and bikes at Bath Boats and Cycles. Or ride and glide at Segway Bath.
Make new friends at Bell Farm Alpacas, cycle through the tunnels that connect Bath with the Midford Valley at Two Tunnels, or race your pals at M4 Karting. Blast dad in the backside at Hamburger Hill Paintball in Bristol or UK paintballing in Bath. Or figure a way out of the escape rooms at Escape4fun in Bath.
Find Mary Shelley’s house, share a rooftop spa experience at the Thermae Baths with their 360-degree views, see what life was like in the 18th century at No.1 Royal Crescent. Time your trip for the summer to enjoy hammocks, cabanas and plenty of long, lazy drinks at Bath on the Beach.
Catch The Circus, a Georgian masterpiece inspired by classical Roman architecture, or sample the feel of Italy on the Pulteney Bridge, lined by shops and lit up by night.
Admire Bath Abbey’s gorgeous Gothic interior and soaring ceiling. Then wander the cobbles and dip into the high-street brands and quirky independents.