Drink

The Cross Guns Inn

Good food and grassy terraces leading down to the river - and overlooked by an aqueduct. Superb in the summer. You can get a train as there is a small station just two minutes walk away, get a taxi or take a very scenic walk along the River Avon (about 8 miles from Bath city centre or 2 miles from the station at Bradford on Avon).

outdoors

Address: 159-160, Avoncliff, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 2HB
Getting there: from Avoncliff Station cross the River Avon
Website: crossgunsavoncliff.com (opens in a new tab)

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