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Has anyone got any suggestions for touristy things to do in Bath - bringing the missus down for her birthday with my 2 teenage kids. We will do the obvious Roman baths, but will have another 3 days to fill. Can anyone help?

go to visit the spa there there is an outdoor swimming pool on the roof and its heated, there are also quite a few decent places to eat out there as well. Avoid Po na na

The Hanging Gardens of South Twerton are worth a visit. Outside the usually touristy things in the centre there isn't much to do there. Victoria Park is perhaps worth a visit. Rainbow or Padleigh Woods maybe, if you like walking. It's not far to Bristol!

There are a lot of pubs there. The art gallery and abbey are quite good (and free) if your into that sort of thing. Otherwise, most tourists walk around looking at the cat-sick coloured buildings. It's quite an ugly place in the winter.

In terms of pubs, I'd recommend either the The Crystal Palace (https://plus.google.com/103140515175580012224/about?gl=uk&hl=en), Moles cafe  (http://www.moles.co.uk/83/),  The Porter  (http://www.theporter.co.uk/) or, a little off the beaten track,  The Royal Oak  (http://www.theroyaloak-bath.co.uk/), which only serves local ales and ciders and which is awesome

Get on the train & come to Swindon.

Sally Lunns

Tourist Information Centre  ;)

Crystal Palace has always flitted between being a good pub and a bad pub- everytime I go there I get the opposite to what I had last time, it's very odd. Is it good again now? (not been in about a year)

Go to the star, drink bass.  Go to the hat and feather.  Go to the King William on London Road for a good Gastropubby type meal.  Walk down the canal path, Bath Skyline walk is quite nice.  Go and watch the rugby if they're at home.

Bristol sounds a good shout for a day gnasher - clifton suspension bridge and ss great britain. Found a Bath ghost walk in the evening - anyone been on it?

I'm ashamed to say that I spent 5 months living exactly next door to the King William, and only went in twice. It did look nice when I went, but a bit too pricey.

The Longacre more your thing Dave?

I have no idea what that is

The Longacre Tavern - you lived a few doors away from it

I don't think that was open when I lived there. If it's the place I'm thinking of, it was a Domino's by the time I left

Pay over the odds for everything.

Have a picnic on the grass in front of the Royal Crescent, obvious but cheap.

In December?  :no:

The American Museum

Wait until the Jane Austen center shuts and follow home the bloke in period dress, shouting Edwardian insults at him

Hop two stops up the GWR and take a town match in......

When it was the Longacre it was pretty rough.  Murders and stuff happened there.  My mate lives in a flat opposite these days.  King William was good grub.  Overpriced but 'gastropub in Bath' isnt going to be cheap.

I was in Bath a few weeks back, great great place, the Royal Crescent had been taken over by the "Reclaim the Streets" mob: tents, person dressed as gorilla banging a tambourine, bet the snooty residents are loving it.

I think the Roman Baths are fairly expensive entrance fee, so as someone already mentioned, you might be better off putting the money towards going to the new Spa. Then you get to immerse yourself in the thermal waters. Far more preferable i.m.o

Just checked, from January it's £12.75 per adult, £8.50 per child, bit steep.

http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/visiting/admission_charges.aspx

Important to note, having just perused the website, under 16's are not permitted into the Bath Thermal Spa

£26 for a 2hr session in the various pools and sauna rooms (Not cheap!)

http://www.thermaebathspa.com/treatment-prices/spa-sessions/

It did seem like a bit of a rough area when I lived there.

Well, rough by Bath standards.

There are free tours, about 90mins in length that run from outside the Roman Baths, two per afternoon. Very much enjoyed that, not too history heavy, and tourguides with plenty of enthusiasm.

Find the Salamander, and drink Festivity.  A top drop from Bath Ales.

Read this post this morning and saw said bloke outside the little sainsburys near pizza hut earlier, I was tempted to do just that!

If its around about now, go ice skating just near the royal crescent.  Actually dont.  Its a bloody stupid idea.  Ive just been and now have a swollen knee due to a spectacular fall.  If I didnt already have a ruptured cruciate ligament, I would have ruptured it today.