Latest News (July 2024) - Visit West

Bath is in the running for a prestigious national award for being the best small city in the UK, Europe and beyond thanks to its ambitious regeneration and place improvement projects.

Six of Bath’s much-loved parks and Haycombe Cemetery have once again been recognised as among the best green spaces in the country with awards of Green Flags for excellence.

Closer Each Day, the improvised soap opera and uplifting comedy hit of Bristol now in its 13th year, is back for a new season at the Wardrobe Theatre on 16th September and every other Monday until Christmas, and this season there is something new. 

The World A Wave is the theme for the second edition of Bristol Photo Festival.

KIBOU Japanese Kitchen & Bar brings a new take on “bottomless” to Clifton, with the introduction of its Bottomless Sushi menu.

Find out more about the latest local businesses to join Visit West as members.

John Wesley's New Room Launches Exhibition to Highlight the Continuing Fight Against Modern Slavery, Opening Now until 26 October. 

After three sell out years, our ‘After Dark -nights to die for’ event returns this October with new psychological twists and terrors.

Three new through-traffic restriction trials in the Lower Lansdown area of Bath will be installed from 5 August as part of Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Liveable Neighbourhoods programme.

Gloucestershire’s WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, are transforming their wetlands this summer with a new and exciting Code Breakers trail, running from 20 July – 1 September. 

Bristol’s acclaimed Theatre Company Show of Strength and Bath’s award-winning immersive attraction, Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein, have joined forces.

A review of parking charges across Bath & North East Somerset was agreed earlier this year as part of the council’s budget.