Pulteney Weir

If you’re visiting Bath for the first time, this is where you get one of a whole list of photo opportunities, particularly if it’s sunny and the seagulls aren’t hungry for your sandwich.
There are a few ways to see the Weir, one of which involves catching a boat to the apex of the horseshoe, another is along the embankment having navigated your way down the steps from Pulteney Bridge, and the other overlooking the Weir from the street above. All are different and wonderful in their own way.
Speaking of boats, you can catch a boat from the embankment all the way to Bathampton Mill along the River Avon (about £8 return for adults), and if you don’t fancy that, there’s a couple of nearby pubs and restaurants.
The Weir really is one of Bath’s special places, except for when it’s doing its job of protecting the city from floods. This is when the water is so high, the Weir itself is almost hidden. It becomes a muddy torrent of fast-​flowing water and large, heavy debris. Here’s hoping you get a nice day!

Very warm pic., bath is a historical place where you can feel all inside you. I have really enjoyed my one day in Bath. I did really love this place and I will certainly visit again…

Very pretty & a nice photo op.
Built in 1975 to protect the city from flood risks, Bath weir is probably best viewed from the road opposite or from the bridge a little further up.
A less photographed view is from bath gardens, which is private and costs non-​residents of the city a pound to enter.

very central to bath the best places to enjoy it are either in the park or possibly sat in one of the few bars that overlook it, accessed mainly via pultney bridge

This is a really pretty place to stand and drink take-​away coffee from the nearby coffee shops (Starbucks and Caffe Nero are very close by). Pulteney Bridge, with its shops, is just above the weir.
A friend of mine can remember it being built, before I was born, so it’s relatively modern.
After the recent heavy snowfall and rain, you couldn’t see the weir as there was so much water rushing down the river, which was quite dramatic!
There are moorings for canal boats below the weir, and pleasure boats above that take you on a very pleasant ride up the river, with a guide to tell you the local history and places of interest.

bath is our favourite uk city and we go there often. every time we go, we always end up sitting outside in the pub on the weir and juts watching the world go by. there is also a great little bistro type of place that has tables on a small veranda over the weir.

Very attractive horseshoe shape spanning the River Avon & close to the Pulteney Bridge the Weir was built in 1975 to reduce the risk of flooding in the City. It has very strong currents.