Bath 2025

Bath, UK · October 2025

Fifteen guys in Bath: a tour, darts and crazy golf, the Roman Baths and a Sunday roast.

Nine friends line up along the riverside wall with Bath's skyline behind.

The plan

"After the success of our first weekend in Oxford, we continue with a full weekend in Bath." That was how Chris opened the booking page: Saturday and Sunday, 4 and 5 October, with an optional Friday evening. History, games, exploring, good food and lots of social time. Tickets closed and a waitlist opened. Fifteen guys came. Paul W had booked it straight after Oxford; Tyler had found it on TikTok.

Pulteney Bridge and the weir on a clear morning in Bath.
Group gathered on the green before the Royal Crescent under grey sky.

Friday

The early arrivals went to a piano bar on the Friday evening. It rained. In Chris's words the next morning: "We had our Friday night, it was so good, we even saw a bit of the rugby in the rain."

Group lined up along the railings facing the Royal Crescent.
The full table at dinner, candlelight and old portraits.

Saturday

Saturday began with coffee and breakfast together, then a tour of Bath, along the canal towpath and up to the Royal Crescent. Chris has his own review of his guiding: "I spoke about columns at length because I'm like so interesting."

The afternoon was Boom Battle Bar: competitive darts, arcade games and crazy golf. The plan for the evening, as Chris put it that morning, was pres at the pub before dinner, "and then see where the night takes us." Dinner was by candlelight.

On a podcast a few months later, Chris described the Saturday like this.

"What's so great is that mid-Saturday they just started having a great time within themselves and making friends."

Chris, on Friend of Dorothy

Group warming up on the grass before a morning of park games.
The park bandstand across open grass, autumn colour in the trees.

Sunday

Sunday started early for anyone who wanted it, with games in the park, dodgeball included. After brunch, the group went to the Roman Baths, walked by the river, and finished with a roast dinner.

Chris's video of the weekend carried one line on screen.

"Imagine going on a gay weekend with strangers and going away feeling great about yourself."

On screen, in the Bath video on TikTok

Running full pace across the grass toward the camera, arms wide.
Ornate domed ceiling above the Roman Baths visitor centre.

What people said

"Came across this amazing idea on TikTok, took a bit of a blind leap booking onto a weekend in Bath and I am so glad I did. It pushed me out of my comfort zone in the best possible way."

Tyler

"I attended the NSGW in Bath and loved it. Chris is great fun and the men that came were genuine, kind and up for a good time."

Thomas

"Chris is an affable guy embarking on this very cool project to bring open-minded, open-hearted gay men together in a welcoming environment driven by friendliness and curiosity. The one I attended was well-organised and drew a great crowd."

Paul

"I really did not know what to expect from my first event in Bath but I had so much fun and met so many amazing people."

Cliff

In pictures

A statue looks out over the green water of the Roman Baths.
Six friends gather beside the steaming pool at the Roman Baths.
The group gathers beneath the colonnade overlooking the Roman Baths pool.
Bath Abbey's gothic facade rises above visitors resting on benches.
A large group gathers along the riverside wall beneath autumn trees.
Group gathered round an outdoor table at a Bath pub.
Group settling in for dinner at a Bath restaurant.
Full group photo at the bowling alley during the Bath weekend.
Group sheltering under umbrellas on a rainy evening arrival.
Empty Bath street early on a quiet autumn morning.
Group gathered on the towpath beside the narrowboats.
Full group lined up along the canal towpath, autumn trees overhead.
Group gathered under a stone bridge beside the water.
Group walking single file along the narrow canal towpath.
Two figures pass under the stone bridge on the towpath.
A quiet Bath shopping street beneath a footbridge.
Group posed on the pavement outside the Royal Crescent.
A smaller group posed outside the Royal Crescent.
Full group posed along the Royal Crescent railings.
A path through the park lined with turning autumn trees.
Inside a neon-lit arcade, a game underway.
Two watch a target game under blue arcade light.
The group gathered around the arcade games, drinks in hand.
Two share a laugh over a phone at the arcade, warm light.
A game of arcade darts, mid-throw.
Pints poured at the bar under blue neon light.
Clubs bundled up and ready for crazy golf.
Arms out with an armful of clubs, ready to play.
Holding the golf clubs by the venue entrance sign.
Watching a shot at crazy golf, drink in hand.
Lining up a putt while a friend looks on, arms crossed.
The crazy golf course under its mural, mid-game.
Four gather round a hole beneath the mural, mid-round.
No Sex Gay Weekend clubs and cards lined up along the bar.
Full group posed beneath the Boom Box sign, evening out.
Group kneeling and standing beneath the Boom Box sign.
The table laid for dinner, candlelight and portraits on the wall.
Two share a moment at the dinner table, candlelit.
Mid-game on the grass, one holding a plank as others watch.
A lone player runs across the open field.
One helps another up off the grass mid-game.
Two tumble together on the grass mid-game.
A plank challenge on the grass, others looking on.
One helps stretch another's leg after the game.
Stretching out on the grass after the game.
The group back on their feet, ready for the next round.
A kickabout on the grass, park in the background.
Mid-kick during a game on the grass.
Team photo with the dodgeballs before the next round.
Pastries and bakes laid out at a market stall.
A glass of orange juice on a wooden table, straw in hand.
Two friends pose in front of Bath Abbey's towers.
A selfie beside a statue overlooking the Roman Baths' green pool.
A group poses in the sunlit courtyard of the Roman Baths.
Friends line up beneath the colonnade at the Roman Baths.
Three friends pose beneath the colonnade beside the Roman Baths pool.
Three friends pose beneath a colonnade beside the river.
A statue of a man seated with a bull overlooks the riverside gardens.
Eight friends gather close for a group photo beside the river.
A Sunday roast plated in a warmly lit pub dining room.
Holding a sign asking passersby for a weird fact, Bath high street.
Four friends at the bowling alley in Bath.

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