Getting there and parking
The venue for the Convention is the Bath Pavilion, located on North Parade Road, BA2 4EU, between Bath Rugby and Cricket Grounds. Google map link.
Public transport
The Bath Pavilion is centrally located, just a 5-minute walk from Bath bus and train stations. The nearest bus stop, North Parade, serves routes 19, A4, D1X, and X39, with additional stops nearby providing access to other routes.
Arriving by car
For simple and free parking that supports the environment, we strongly recommend the Park & Ride.
Park & Ride
Bath has three Park & Ride services, parking is free to anyone catching the bus at the site and returning on the same day.
| Side of Bath | Name | Parking cost | Park & Ride location | Buses into Bath and fares* | Closest stop to Convention |
| South | Odd Down, BA2 8PA (Operator website) | Free (provided you catch a bus and return on same day) | Google Map location | Service 41, £3.70 (return) | SouthGate Bus Station, Google Map directions from bus stop to Pavilion |
| North | Lansdown, BA1 9BJ (Operator website) | Free (provided you catch a bus and return on same day) | Google Map location | Service 31, £3.70 (return) | Milsom St Bus Stop, Google Map directions from bus stop to Pavilion |
| West | Newbridge, BA1 3NB (Operator website) | Free (provided you catch a bus and return on same day) | Google Map location | Service 21, £3.70 (return) | Westgate Buildings Bus Stop, Google Map directions from bus stop to Pavilion |
*Holders of English National Concessionary Passes can travel for free; all buses are fully accessible for wheelchair users and pushchairs.
Buses from Park & Ride
Buses run into the city centre from all three Park & Ride sites at least every 15 minutes, with a journey time of 10 minutes.
| Direction | First bus of the day | Buses come every… | Last bus of the day |
| Park & Ride → City Centre | Saturdays: 06:15 | 15 minutes | Saturdays: 20:41 |
| City Centre → Park & Ride | Saturdays: 06:26 | 15 minutes | Saturdays: 21:00 |
JustPark.co.uk
JustPark is an option for reserving parking spaces in advance. You can search for and book available spots for Convention day using this link.
Nearby car parks
All car parks in Bath are listed below.
Blue Badge? parking
Every car park has some Blue Badge parking. Below we’ve listed them all.
- The closest car park to the Convention (1 minute walk) is the Sports & Leisure car park but max stay is 4 hours.
- The closest long stay car park (pretty much unlimited stay, in fact) is Manvers Street; a 6 minute walk from the Convention.
Nearby car parks offering all-day parking for the Convention
Click car park names to go to operator website; walking time links will show you directions on Google Maps.
| Name, location | Blue Badge spaces | Walking time to convention | Parking costs (for 8 hours) | How to pay | Spaces | MiPermit code |
| Manvers St Car Park, BA1 1JZ | 5 | 6 minutes | £18.90 to £24.00 | Cash / cards at machines; or MiPermit | 159 | 751012 |
| Avon Street Car Park, BA1 1UF | 11 | 11 minutes | £18.90 to £24.00 | MiPermit | 140 | 751013 |
| Charlotte Street Car Park, BA1 2NE | 24 | 14 minutes | £18.90 to £24.00 | MiPermit | 1056 | 751014 |
We’ve compiled this for your convenience, but for full details that include the latest updates, please check the operator’s website.
Nearby car parks with limited-duration parking for the Convention
Click car park names to go to operator website; walking time links will show you directions on Google Maps.
| Name, location | Walking time to convention | Blue Badge spaces | Max. stay | Costs | How to pay | Spaces | MiPermit code |
| Sports & Leisure Centre Car Park, BA2 4EU | 1 minute | 6 | 4 hours | £7.20 to £9.30 | Cash / cards at machines; or MiPermit | 128 | 751010 |
| Bath Cricket Club Car Park, BA2 4EX | 3 minutes | 2 | Unclear | Unclear | App/ QR code on arrival | 110 | n/a |
Other short stay car parks (all with disabled parking):
We’ve compiled this for your convenience, but for other short-stay car parks near the Convention as well as full details that include the latest updates, please check the operator’s website.
No CAZ charges for cars/motorbikes
Clean Air Zone (CAZ) charges in Bath only apply to big vehicles. Cars and motorbikes are not charged (except taxis). If you’re unsure, you can check whether charges apply to your vehicle go to www.gov.uk/clean-air-zones.