How to Plan a Visit to Bath

Home to the only natural hot springs in the whole of the UK, the ancient city of Bath is most famous for its Roman Spa and Baths. It also plays host to some of the country’s finest specimens of Georgian architecture thanks to its boom in popularity as a holiday destination for the rich during the late part of the 17th century.

Instructions

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1. Head to Bath’s world famous Roman Baths to see Britain’s only naturally occurring hot spring in action. You can still walk through the stunning original temple and bath complex and look at the extensive ruins surrounding the area. Make use of the audioguide included in the ticket price to learn about Roman history in Bath.
2. Visit the Bath Museum of Costume to see the history of 400 years of fashion through its collection of over 30,000 clothing pieces.
3. Join a guided walking tour to make the most of your visit to Bath. It’s a very small city even by British standards and is easily explored on foot, whilst your guide fills you in on the rich history of the place. Bus tours are also organised for those who like to take things a little easier.
4. Celebrate one of Britain’s best loved authors at Bath’s Jane Austen Centre. The novelist is one of Bath’s most famous former citizens and this museum offers an insight to the times she lived in and her life in the city. A highlight of the Centre are the Tea Rooms which offer great views of the rest of the city.
5. Get a feel for life in 18th century Bath by visiting Number One, Royal Crescent, the first house to be built in the exclusive area. It’s been restored and furnished faithfully to how it would have been hundreds of years ago.
6. Get your art fix from the Holburne Museum set within the park of Sydney Gardens. It’s a small museum but it manages to house some impressive works including some from Turner and Guardi that are certainly worth a look.
7. Try Bath’s cake speciality, the Sally Lunn bun (a bit like a brioche), at the oldest house in Bath. The delicious sweetmeat has been cooked on the site for over 300 years, but today the house is a tea room and restaurant where you can take breakfast, lunch or dinner.
8. Splurge on a stay in the Royal Crescent Hotel one of Bath’s most luxurious venues. Set in the beautiful Royal Crescent area and overlooking Victoria Park, the five star Royal Crescent Hotel is expensive, but well worth the cash for the handsome architecture and lavish interiors.
9. Escape from the town for a day to take a trip to the world famous Stonehenge. It is an impressive prehistoric monument which is easily reachable by car from Bath city centre.

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