The Circus
Guide
Photo: Ad Meskens · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 15–25 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A perfect ring of grand town houses around giant plane trees, with three tiers of columns and a frieze of carved symbols running all the way round.
A brief history
John Wood the Elder designed it in the 1750s, inspired by Stonehenge and Rome's Colosseum, and his son finished it.
Tips
- Best time
- Any time
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 15–25 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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