Slippery Lane is a narrow, gated medieval alleyway in Bath, England, and one of the few remaining examples of the city's pre-Georgian streets. The lane is not accessible to the public, but you can glimpse it off Northgate Street through a security gate, between Waitrose and Mallory Jewellers. Before the construction of Pulteney Bridge in the 1770s, Slippery Lane served as a busy medieval route leading to a ferry that crossed the River Avon to Bathwick. Its name is thought to have two possible or