Bath in General

...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 ...

kitchengoddess 05.03.2005 (06.03.2005) · Read full review
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...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 ...

spoilt_little_br 28.09.2002 · Read full review
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...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 ...

mornev 07.08.2003 · Read full review
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...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 ...

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...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 ...

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...to take a trip to Bath and visit a local then you'll most likely have a different experience. The reason that I'm writing this review is that when I visit another city I want to know what the locals do and I want to make sure I've seen what that city really has to offer. Hopefully this will provide that service to someone visiting Bath. Now, lots of things to talk about, so I'll start with the basics. If you're on a day trip to Bath the first thing ...
...the one-way system fun that Bath enjoys! So, the alternative for you is to wake up in you're hotel and get ready to go out. I've not stayed in any hotels in Bath since I was a baby, when my family moved here - so I wont review these since I know very little about them. Breakfast in Bath is varied. Personally I would chose Cafe Rouge on Milsom Street, because their scrambled eggs and salmon on brioche is my favourite. They also offer hot chocolate ...

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...plenty and millions of bars Bath isn't going to suit you, and with Bristol up the road there is no need for it to either. The bars and clubs in bath are great - there enough of them that you don't have to go to the same ones all the time, unless you choose to. Personally speaking as a student, the best bars are along the main high street towards the top of town. The other end from the train station! The Litten Tree, RSVP and The Saracen's Head ...
...The Boater and are popular with all age groups and tend to attract a range of drinkers. All Bar One by the Cathedral has a minimum age of 21 and so has less students. A very popular place is The Ale House. It has an upstairs with real ales and a downstairs with cheap bottles! Something for everyone. As for clubs, it isn't London, but it isn't bad either. Obviously it being a student town means that every night there is student night at a different ...

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Every year, to celebrate something the locals can’t agree on, it’s party time on Walcot Street. I asked a lot of people about the meaning of Walcot Independence Day and the answers I got were thus: “So we can get pissed, ennit?” “I dunno…” “It’s for the traders. I think” “Back in the sixties, Walcot Street was independent, so every year we celebrate that independence” “It ...
...Walcot Street used to have street parties and stuff, until society changed and shops moved in and put a stop to it, so every year we recreate that.” – All genuine answers, I swear. The message may have been lost, but every 10th of June Walcot Street is blocked off from the rest of Bath, a beautiful, picturesque city, and it’ll cost you £3 or £5 to get in. Just off the Street is a big field for the adults to sunbathe, get drunk and ...

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Bath is an amazing city with something for everyone from Roman Ruins to excellent shopping malls, together with museums and an abbey. We stopped here for a couple of hours as part of our Orient Express experience (see opinion) and took a guided tour. The Roman Baths are a must see. Built around a hot spring which still produces water at 46.5 degrees centigrade, the original Roman building was about 20 feet below the level of the pavement today and ...
...principal feature is the Great Bath which is now open to the elements but which was roofed in Roman times. It is 70 feet long by 30 feet wide and 5 feet deep and is still fed from the spring via Roman plumbing. The original lead lining of the bath remains intact. The statues around the edge of the bath were added in the nineteenth century. There are many rooms to visit showing the various stages of bathing from saunas with underfloor heating to plunge ...

SusanLesley 16.01.2001 (16.02.2001) · Read full review
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Bath is on the list of every holiday visitor to these shores and to some extent this is a pity. Why can't we have the place to ourselves? Bath is one city that you must visit and, if you have, visit again. It has a uniqueness but you have to join the tourist trail by visiting the baths and the usual places of interest before venturing further. So get yourself one of those free local guides on what to do and see and you will not go far wrong. However, ...

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Bath is a wonderful city with plenty of attractions for those who are interested in the architecture and history with plenty to please those of all tastes from the expert to the tourist. Must see attractions include of course the Roman Baths and the Pump Rooms and a new plan to open the Roman Baths for public swimming in the hot springs will come to fruition soon. Although this promises to be a crowd puller don’t neglect the other wonderful sites ...
...Also the Bath art gallery next to the market offers a small collection of modern works regularly changed for no fee and although it is not to everyones taste it is certainly individual. The American museum is a refreshing change and although out of town is well worth visiting. The large number of tourists does, however, push up the prices so if you eat out at one of the cities restaurants you will have to budget in advance. The food is very good ...

NickHall 08.08.2000 · Read full review
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My first taste of Bath was last year when i took some time out from the stress of family and work, im not sure why i choose Bath, maybe because it's not to far from where i live, but i am so glad i did! ~~ The town is very lively, with so many lovely shops and places to just stop and watch the world go by, Bath is not the cheapest places in the world to visit, but can be done cheaply, i took one of the open top tour bus'es which took me all over ...
...a little more detail. ~~ Bath has all the major shops that you would expect to find in a town centre, and alot of shops i can only describe as " hippy shops" which took most of my money and alot of my time! ~~ I stayed in a beautiful hotel just outside Bath in Limply stoke, aptly named the Limply Stoke Hotel, i cant recommend this hotel enough, the rooms were delightful, the food hot and tasty, and the staff will do all they can for you. ~~ ...

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Bath is situated in the south west of England about a 30 - 45 minute drive from Bristol so the two cities are quite close to each other. Bath is placed on the side of the River Avon and it is a large place so you can get lost quite easily. It has a huge high street which must be about a mile or maybe even more in length and along that high street are some great shops such as The Disney Store, many mobile phone shops, clothes, Music. Bath has every ...
...is a McDonalds as well. Bath doesn't only have the high street, there are several little shopping malls coming off the high street so they are handy when it rains. In the middle of the high street there are the famous Bath Spa's. Bath is a historical city so there are museums to go with the spa's and they are open to the general public. It isn't very expensive to get in (I went once and can't remember how much it costed, sorry!) Outside the Spa's ...

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Bath is a city that you can get a lot from on a limited budget. The architecture is free, there are some nice walks around the hills that look down onto the city, and there are some reasonable museums too. The downsides are that driving around Bath is a nightmare unless you know your way around. The one way systems are convoluted and quite often grid locked. Parking is expensive on street for most of the centre. There are cheap places to park quite ...
...them. Top tips: stand in the middle of the Circus (the circular road between the Royal Crescent and the main shopping area), clap your hands and listen for the echo. The bread in Phipps bakery (Argyle Street, Orange Grove or George Street) is wonderful. Its even better if you stop by the Argyle Street branch early in the morning and get it straight out of the oven. Two shops worth looking out for are Tridias (a really good toy shop on Walcot Street) ...

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I've lived in Bath for nearly six years now, and I'm sorry to say, I won't be sorry to leave. I came here from London, attracted by the startling beauty of the place - and its amazingly well-preserved historic buildings. The sun glinting off the ancient sandstone, the Bath in Bloom extravaganza each summer, the warm fuzzy feeling when Bath Rugby play at home on Saturdays....what a great place. Then I moved in permanently, and the holiday feeling ...
...it's properly, if unironically, known) does everything it can to attract tourists to the centre of the city for short visits. The residents can go hang. Litter, dirt, poorly-kept roads and the most expensive commerical rent and domestic tax policy in Britain I have ever experienced, all combined to put me right off. The council makes as much money as possible from the residents and businesses of Bath, and pours it into making a tiny portion of the ...

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