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Bath is a World Heritage Site and vibrant city. Rich in Roman and Georgian heritage,it nestles in a sheltered valley, surrounded like Rome by seven wooded hills and nourished by Britain's only natural hot springs.

Bath has been luring visitors with its obvious charms for well over 2000 years. In 2006 the city became a fully fledged spa destination once again with the opening of Thermae Bath Spa, the only place in the UK where you can bathe in natural thermal waters. Bathe in 4 bathing pools, the highlight of which is the open air rooftop pool where you can enjoy views across the city.

Bath presents some of the finest architectural sights in Europe such as the Royal Crescent, the Circus and Pulteney Bridge one of the reasons Bath has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

At the heart of the city next to the Bath Abbey is the Roman Baths Museum, which gives a fascinating insight into the bathing complex and the great Roman temple of Sulis Minerva.

Bath has a wide variety of museums and galleries including such gems as the Museum of Costume, Holburne Museum, American Museum, No 1. Royal Crescent, the Museum of East Asian Art and the Jane Austen Centre, celebrating the life and times of Bath's famous writer.

Yet Bath is not buried in the past! Festivals, theatre and vibrant street entertainment, bring life and excitement to this beautiful city. It is a celebrated shopping centre, with a reputation that goes back to Georgian times. Set within a compact and accessible city centre Bath's range of specialist and well known stores leaves shoppers spoilt for choice.

To make the most of Bath, there are guided walking tours, open top bus tours and even balloon flights for a unique view of the city and surrounding countryside!

If all this leaves you feeling hungry or thirsty there is a mouthwatering selection of restaurants, pubs and tea shops. Search out one of Bath's 'delicacies', a Sally Lunn bun which can be enjoyed at the oldest house in Bath and is still made to the original recipe, or enjoy afternoon tea as the Georgians did, in surroundings that have only slightly changed from then? Next to the Roman Baths Museum you can taste the waters, enjoy a meal and listen to the music in the 18th century Pump Room. There is also a number of award winning restaurants which can make a stay in Bath extra special.

Bath Accommodations

Stay either at the 3* Queensbury Hotel, or at the luxury Royal Crescent Hotel or Bath Priory, all located in the centre of Bath, or at 3* Widbrook Grange located in nearby Bradford on Avon.

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