From London · Two days · No car
Bath, a Georgian Saturday
Ninety minutes from Paddington to a city built for walking: one of England's oldest farmers' markets in a Victorian station, a wine bar with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and Bath's only Michelin-starred dinner.
GWR · London Paddington to Bath Spa
About two trains an hour. Advance fares are much cheaper than walk-up ones: book when you book the table.
Modern British, Michelin star · The Queensberry Hotel · Saturday evening
Book on OpenTable two to three weeks ahead for a Saturday. Lunch runs only Friday to Sunday, 12:30 to 1:30.
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One of the UK's first farmers' markets, under the roof of an old railway station, with producers from around Bath.
Saturdays, 9am to 1:30pm. A ten-minute walk from Bath Spa.
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The Beckford Bottle Shop
Get: A board of British charcuterie and cheese, two small plates, and a glass from the thirty-odd open bottles.
A wine shop with a Michelin Bib Gourmand kitchen: the best long lunch in town.
Tuesday to Saturday. Book a table for a weekend lunch.
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Sally Lunn's
Get: A Sally Lunn bun, half toasted with cinnamon butter.
Yes, it's on every tourist list. The bun is the thing Bath is known for, and you eat it in one of the oldest houses in the city.
Walk in. The queue is shortest in the late afternoon.
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The Olive Tree
Get: The tasting menu; Chris Cleghorn cooks what's best that week in the West Country.
Bath's only Michelin-starred restaurant, in the basement of a Georgian townhouse hotel.
Book on OpenTable two to three weeks ahead for a Saturday. Lunch runs only Friday to Sunday, 12:30 to 1:30.
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Landrace Bakery
Get: A pastry made with their own milled grain, and a loaf to take home.
Bath's best bread, milled from heritage wheat. Upstairs at Landrace is its restaurant if you'd rather sit down.
Walk in. Check the Sunday hours before you go.
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The Chequers
Get: The Sunday roast.
A proper Bath pub with a serious kitchen, near the Royal Crescent. The right end to the weekend.
Book the Sunday roast a week ahead.
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Plan this trip
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On the map
The star is Bath Spa. Pins are numbered like the stops; red is the table to book.
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Good to know
How do you get to Bath from London by train?
GWR from London Paddington to Bath Spa, about 1 hr 25 min. About two trains an hour.
What is the one restaurant to book for a food weekend in Bath?
The Olive Tree: Bath's only Michelin-starred restaurant, in the basement of a Georgian townhouse hotel. Book on OpenTable two to three weeks ahead for a Saturday. Lunch runs only Friday to Sunday, 12:30 to 1:30.
Which market should you go to in Bath?
Bath Farmers' Market (Green Park Station): Saturdays, 9am to 1:30pm. A ten-minute walk from Bath Spa.
Do you need a car?
How do you do a food weekend in Bath by train? GWR from Paddington takes about 1 hour 25 minutes. Go on a Saturday for the farmers' market at Green Park Station, lunch at The Beckford Bottle Shop and dinner at The Olive Tree, Bath's only Michelin-starred restaurant.
Every place checked open on November 4, 2026. Train times, fares, hours and booking windows change: check with the railway and the restaurant when you book. Walk times are straight-line estimates from the station. Photos marked "a photo like it" are of the food, not the place, until we have the place's own. Chef Amazing isn't paid by any railway or restaurant here. Something wrong? hello@chefamazing.com.
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