BATH Christmas Market has now opened for the season, bringing thousands of visitors into the city as Bath and North East Somerset Council advises people to plan their travel in advance.

The market runs from November 27 to December 14 and is expected to bring a large number of people to the city, with last year’s event attracting around 444,000 visitors.

From Monday to Friday, Park & Ride buses will run every 10 to 15 minutes between 6.15am and 9pm, followed by services every 30 minutes until 11.30pm. On Saturdays, buses will operate every five minutes from 6.15am to 7pm, every 15 minutes until 9pm, and then every 30 minutes until 11.30pm. On Sundays, services will run every five minutes between 9am and 7pm.

To avoid delays to journeys, the council is advising visitors to consider all the different ways they can travel into Bath, especially on weekends. Bath is served by three Park & Ride sites, has a central train station and several bus operators providing services in and around the city.

Bath’s Park & Ride sites are situated in Lansdown, Newbridge and Odd Down. They have a combined total of 2,806 car parking spaces with additional overflow parking available at Lansdown. Bath's Park & Ride will be running longer into the evenings with additional services for the Christmas Market during the following times:

During peak times extra staff will be on hand at all Park & Ride sites to help oversee queuing and ticket sales. For more information on Bath’s Park & Ride visit the Travelwest website.

The Christmas Market is a short walk from Bath Spa train station, with regular train services from London Paddington, London Waterloo and Bristol Temple Meads. Great Western Rail will be running additional services on each Saturday of the Christmas Market.