The Circus · Bath

Spot the Acorns

Find the stone acorns lining the roofline of the Circus — nobody agrees why they're there.

• ⏱ 20 min
• 💷 £0
• 🥾 Medium

The Circus is Bath's Georgian showpiece, three curved terraces forming a perfect circle, topped with hundreds of carved stone acorns. No one's ever pinned down why — a nod to England's ancient oak forests, or architect John Wood's private joke.

What you’ll do

1. 1Walk the circle
2. 2Look up
3. 3Prove it

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Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0