Considering the Aquae Sulis Hotel in Bath?
A VT member wrote the following comment about visiting Bath:
Mud Bath by greebo
The local legend of how the spring was discovered by Bladud son of the legendary king of Britain Lud Hudibras. Apparently Prince Bladud contracted leprosy and was exiled from court. He got a job as a swineherd but the pigs he was looking after also contracted leprosy. He used to drive the pigs over the River Avon at a place called Swindford which still exists. One day Bladud left the pigs alone and maddened by the leprosy the ran away up, coming at last to a black evil-smelling bog whereupon they threw themselves in. When Bladud managed to pull them out of the bog the pigs were cured of the leprosy, so Bladud also threw himself into the bog and became cured. Whereupon he returned back to court and the hot springs became famous for their healing powers. Sadly this time that I visited the Baths, it had changed a lot, due to the amount of visitors to the Baths they have now erected walkways and exhibit rooms. You used to be able to actually walk around the pools and steam rooms but this is now impossible.
