Defunct Victorian railway station is 'thriving and ready to be reimagined'

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        August 24, 2026

Defunct Victorian railway station is 'thriving and ready to be reimagined'

Good Morning Bath — Monday, 24 August 2026

An "exciting" future lies ahead for the landmark attraction
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Defunct Victorian railway station is 'thriving and ready to be reimagined'
• An "exciting" future lies ahead for the landmark attraction
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SomersetLive / Bath Chronicle — Bath section · Local news · yesterday
Inside the 'heavenly' Bath bakery that's happily closing for the rest of the year
• This heavenly spot will be worth the wait when it returns
Avon and Somerset Police Bath RSS feed · Health and safety · yesterday
Public thanked for early calls as sound equipment seized at unauthorised music event
• Sound equipment was seized after police were called to a rural location between Almondsbury and Tockington on Saturday 22 August.
Bath Echo RSS feed · Local news · 3 days ago
Plans submitted to create seven-bed HMO on Wellsway in Bath
• The change of use application for the property includes adding a loft extension.
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Pub set to attract more visitors with sauna and ice bath facilities
• The pub is Grade II listed and within a conservation area, the Green Belt and Cotswolds National Landscape.
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25–28 Aug · American Museum & Gardens, Claverton Manor, BathAmerica 250 at American Museum & Gardens25–27 Aug · Avon Valley Adventure ParkAvon Valley Summertopia 202626 Aug · Meet at Bath Abbey Churchyard, BathBath History & Scandals Tour27 Aug · No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath, UKBook Talk: Key Dates in Georgian History (27 August 2026)26 Aug · No.1 Royal CrescentDecoupage Shells at No.1 Royal Crescent25–27 Aug · Bath Pizza CoFree Live Music at Bath Pizza Co25–28 Aug · The Gallery at No.1 Royal Crescent, BathGlenn Brown: Grottoesque at No.1 Royal Crescent27–28 Aug · The Forum, Bath, EnglandMan in the Mirror: A Tribute to Michael Jackson26–28 Aug · Pitchperfect Camping, Woolverton, SomersetRode Comedy Festival25–28 Aug · Royal High Senior School, BathSuperCamps Holiday Club - July/August25 Aug · The Roman BathsT'ai Chi on the Terrace25–28 Aug · The Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset, UKThrough the Crescent by Studio Ellie Maya4 Sep–6 SepFoodies Festival
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Did you know? · Bath
Robert Adam modelled Bath's Pulteney Bridge on an unused design by Andrea Palladio for Venice's Rialto Bridge.
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