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14 Beauford Square, Bath, BA11HJ, United Kingdom
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The Roman Baths
Bath Abbey
View from the Top of the Baths
The pigeons got a few crumbs
Greetings! It's possible that my husband and I may have to fly into Gatwick Airport rather than Heathrow. Is there an easy way to get to Bath from Gatwick? Prefer bus to the train due to cost. Thanks for the help.
Go to Victoria bus station using the tube and then take a bus using National Express, more info on www.nationalexpress.com
or gt a bus to city centre depending on what airport you fly into !
They do actually run a service to Bath ,is this the same (my English geography is'nt that good!)
http://www.nationalexpress.com/destinations/results_details.cfm?t=own&location_code=87025&fromc=Bath%20Spa
you can buy me a beer at the next VT meet up ! ;)
Thank you, All! First time traveler to Europe can now sleep easier. :)
Well enjoy your first trip to Europe, its an experience to be enjoyed! Any further questions let us know!
Do take the time to take a leisurely stroll in the town (especially in the late afternoon) when the weather is lovely (Spring time). Do make sure you stay at least a night and enjoy a lovely leisurely dinner. Don't ever rush through a visit to Bath! The warmth of the people and they are very friendly.
This is a traditional local tea time treat – a yeast dough bun with plenty of dried fruit (sultanas, currants and citrus peel) and sprinkled with large sugar granules. It is thought to date back to the later 18th century, the invention of a Dr. Oliver, whose patients loved them so much that their waistlines expanded at an alarming rate and he was forced to replace them in their diets with the savoury Bath Oliver biscuit instead.
Dr. Oliver was one of several successful physicians who gathered in Bath during the 18th century to treat the sick who came here for the curative properties of the thermal waters, and was one of the key figures in the city’s success as a fashionable resort destination. He was instrumental in founding the Royal Mineral Water Hospital in Upper Borough Walls in partnership with two of the other key influential figures of his day, John Wood and Master of Ceremonies, Beau Nash. This is now one of the oldest functioning hospitals in the UK (see photo 2).
The Bath Bun is still just as popular today. You’ll find them sold in tea shops all over the city – or why not do as I did and treat yourself to one in the elegant setting of the Pump Room?
A variation is the Sally Lunn, sold in the much-advertised Sally Lunn House (said to be the oldest in Bath). I have never visited, put off by that same over-advertising and a sense that a café that pretends to be a museum is rarely a good example of either. But if you’d like to check it out, head to North Parade Passage just behind the Abbey.
Gough's Cave is an internationally famous archeological site and contained Britian's oldest complete skeleton (9,000 years old). You can take a walk inside the caves without a guide. I was not very impressed as it just seemed far too overdone. The floors is nicely paved there is discreet coloured lighting, too fake for me, I like to feel like I am in a cave and not an amusement arcade.
One of the best things about Bath is that the city's three main attractions, the Roman Baths, the Bath Abbey, and Pulteney Bridge, are all within walking distance of each other. In fact, they are so close together that you could probably get them all in one photograph if the baths weren't below ground. This means all you need to get around is a pair of shoes, though I recommend also taking a bus tour of the city so you can get a narrated history as you ride around.
Recommended by our B+B owner was definitely worth tracking down.
Arrived on a quiet night so service was superb and the food first rate and very very reasonably priced too!
Would dinfitely go back when am next in Bath
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