Bath in General

Advantages: History, beautiful buildings, compact centre, individual shops,good places to eat!
Disadvantages: On the pricey side, a bit hard to get to, hilly (but has Shopmobility).

...me when we left Bath after our "girls' weekend " there; we're already considering going back to do our Christmas shopping. We had never been before and were hooked! HISTORY Imagine the ancient Celtic Britons, roaming the cold, misty countryside, when suddenly one of them sees a strange, ethereal white mist rising from a pool. They draw closer........ not only mist but bubbles are emanating from the water. They call the others to look, and someone ...
...by the Middle Ages Bath had a monastery and even its own mint, and had a thriving woollen cloth dyeing industry. Bath Abbey was rebuilt in its present form at the end of the 15th century but was left to go to ruin following the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry 8th. Although the wool trade declined, the waters were still taken for medicinal reasons, popularised a bit more when Anne of Denmark, wife of James 1st, took the waters in an attempt ... Read review

Advantages: c op
Disadvantages: c op

...or you could think that Bath is full of rich old people who look down their noses at everyone. Personally I’m inclined to agree with both, but I am willing to put all my grudges behind me and explain to you how I see Bath from the past, present and future. I was brought up in Bath by my grandparents but left to live in the country, and here I am 10 years later once again living in the city with the “golden” spring. I must say my ...
...go through all aspects of Bath from BC to the present day. **** Bath’s Development **** Years ago I studied Bath, which I suppose I took for granted at the time but now thinking back I think its amazing how just a few small events could be the making of such a, now huge and powerful city. The development of Bath first started in the 6th Century BC when according to legend, Prince Bladud was cured of leprosy by the hot spring waters. At this ... Read review

Advantages: Minimalist Reasonable price for Bath City Centre
Disadvantages: No Parking No Lifts

...we’ve stayed at overnight in Bath over the last year. I’d had enough of red bows tied round the spare toilet roll. Staying in guest houses like this make me think I needed to be a Mrs Bucket, or Bouquet, in the making and I most certainly am not and hopefully never will be. The recommendation in the Sunday Times for the newly opened Milsoms Hotel in Milsom Street right in the centre of Bath and directly above the Loch Fyne restaurant ...
...short street with smart, typical Bath boutique upmarket shops. Through the large entrance doors and the thick, luxurious dove grey fitted carpets leading us up a wide sweeping staircase to the first floor reception area with the original black wrought iron Regency banisters giving a good sense of even more high-quality good taste to come. Reception welcomed us politely and quickly took us to our standard double room on the fourth floor. There are ... Read review

Advantages: Roman baths, museums, colourful City, wonderful walks
Disadvantages: Can get very crowded

...Cities they would be Chester, Bath and London in that order. Luckily I have relatives who live near to both Chester and Bath - I suppose I'll just have to suggest someone moves down to the London area, then I'll have free bed and breakfast in all three Cities! In some ways of course Chester, York and Bath are quite similar. Each contains Roman relics and architecture, each has a river to walk along and museums and historical buildings abound. All ...
...shops. I first visited Bath some years ago as my sister lives in the Bristol area. I loved this City from the outset. It was June at that particular time and both the Town Centre and the outskirts were adorned with baskets of colourful summer bedding plants. Street performers could be seen on every street corner, giving the City a carnival like air and almost all of them were particularly talented and entertaining to watch. Naturally Bath is famous ... Read review

Advantages: Wonderful architecture. History.Culture.Good Eateries
Disadvantages: Can get busy. Pricey

...of fashion, the city of Bath came to be greatly enlarged. The end result : a veritable masterpiece in urban architecture,thanks to the genius of its main architects. There are a lot of sights to see in this fine city ! There are the attractive Georgian-style Circus,Royal Crescent and Lansdown Crescent to gaze at,the lovely 15 th century Abbey to admire,, the magnificent Pulteney Bridge,and the Roman Baths,Assembly Rooms and Pump Room are other great ...
...garden at Victoria Park. The Bath Festival which takes place every year attracts a lot of visitors.On the outskirts of the city is the highly rated University of Bath which has attracted much acclaim both for its scholastic achievements and its fine architecture. As one would expect for a major tourist destination Bath's accommodation base is quite sophisticated.There are highly elegant,albeit,pricey de luxe town hotels, comfortable country -style ... Read review