Royal Crescent
Guide
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FreeSightAllow 20–40 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A sweeping half-moon of 30 joined town houses with a single long row of columns, looking out over a sloping lawn and the park below.
A brief history
John Wood the Younger built it between 1767 and 1774; behind the matching front, each owner built the back of their house as they liked.
Tips
- Best time
- Late afternoon, when the stone glows
- Cost
- Free from outside
- Allow
- 20–40 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- The upper town: Georgian Bath up the hill: the Circus, the Royal Crescent, Royal Victoria Park and small museums.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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