Bath Travel Forum

Hi:
I am from Dubai and will be traveling to Bath in mid-August from Cheltenhham by car. I thought to park my car at Lansdown Park and Ride and take the bus to city center. My English colleague painted a bleak picture of park & ride system saying that I would have to wait in the rain for the bus to the city center, that it would be very slow and that I would never find the bus way back. Is it that bleak or park & ride system work as well as promised in the websites ?

Haven't used the Bath one, but have used many others. I see no reason at all why Bath should be any worse. They are effective systems, and save a lot of parking hassle and expense imo.

I would be very surprised indeed if there are no shelters for the rain. Bus stops are usually pretty central and clearly marked.

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/transportandstreets/Parking/parkandride/default.htm

will give you all the info, including where to catch the bus back.

You could go by train, if you don't want to drive/park/ride. www.nationalrail.co.uk will give you train times and fares.

Agree with leics above. Park and Ride systems always impress me with the efficiency of their operation and remove all the stress of driving into and around congested city centres, particularly unfamiliar ones. And they avoid the very high Parking Charges common in most city centres.

I have used the Bath park and ride and it as easy to use and as efficient as all the other park(s)
and ride(s). You will have no trouble at all using it. And it sure beats negotiating the Bath traffic and avoids the horrendous parking charges.

I've visited Bath last September. Bath is a busy city with a lot of traffic and parking within the city is expensive. There are 3 park & ride parkings around Bath. We used the park & ride parking at Newbridge. The parking is very big with a bus leaving to the city center every 10-15 minutes. It only costs 2,5 £ return ( 2 £ during the weekend) It works perfectly. And you can't get lost. The bus will pick you up at the same place you were dropped in the center. I prefer it anytime to driving into the city center.