University of Bath

Places of Interest Nearby

Sham Castle

Photo: Paul Brooker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sham Castle is a folly on Claverton Down overlooking the city of Bath, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. It is a screen wall with a central pointed arch flanked by two 3-storey circular turrets, which extend sideways to a 2-storey square tower at each end of the wall. Sham Castle is situated 3,300 feet northwest of University of Bath.

American Museum and Gardens

Museum

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The American Museum and Gardens is a museum of American art and culture based at Claverton, near Bath, England. Its collections of American furniture, quilts and folk art are displayed in a Grade I listed 19th-century house, surrounded by gardens overlooking the valley of the River Avon. American Museum and Gardens is situated 3,500 feet east of University of Bath.

Prior Park Landscape Garden

Garden

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Prior Park Landscape Garden surrounding the Prior Park estate south of Bath, Somerset, England, was designed in the 18th century by the poet Alexander Pope and the landscape gardener Capability Brown, and is now owned by the National Trust. Prior Park Landscape Garden is situated 1 mile southwest of University of Bath.

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Claverton Down

Suburb

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Claverton Down is a suburb on the south-east hilltop edge of Bath, Somerset, England. It is linked to the Bathwick area of the city by Bathwick Hill. Primarily a rural area with relatively few houses, it is home to the University of Bath, the headquarters of Wessex Water and a private golf course, the Bath Golf Course.

Bathwick Hill

Locality

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Bathwick Hill is a street lined with historic houses in Bath, Somerset, England, many of which are designated as listed buildings. It climbs south east from the A36 towards the University of Bath on Claverton Down, providing views over the city.

Claverton

Hamlet

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Claverton is a small village and civil parish about 2 miles east of Bath at the southern end of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 115.

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