The largest city in Somerset, England is named after it’s Roman Baths. Although it’s a city, it is easily walkable and doesn’t take long to walk between all the main sights. The city is a World Heritage Site, where some of the popular sites to visit include Bath Abbey, the Roman Baths, Pulteney Bridge, the Thermae Spa (which unfortunately we missed, so now we have a reason to visit again sometime), Royal Crescent and The Circus.
Before visiting we googled Bath’s top sights on a variety of websites and then narrowed it down to the ones we were interested in seeing.
The city also has lots of really nice bars and restaurants, many of which have outdoor seating and enticing smells emanating from them. We love Thai food and there were plenty of Thai restaurants to choose from in Bath.
Our hotel, Bathen House, was lovely and took around 30 minutes to walk to the city centre, with the option to walk along the river (River Avon) or through the park (Royal Victoria Park). The hotel also has plenty of free parking, which is a big bonus in Bath and one of the reasons we chose it.
We only stayed for two nights, but it was plenty of time to enjoy the city, see all the sights and get a really good feel for it. The only attraction we personally wouldn’t have bothered with, in hindsight, is the Roman Baths. Although lovely to see, we found the self guided tour to be very overpriced at £23 per person (£21 weekdays) and would be inclined to recommend it mainly for people who are interested in history. I believe the tours are normally done with a tour guide, but due to Covid, they were self-guided at the time we visited.
So all in all, Bath is a beautiful city to explore, with lots of history, stunning architecture and a great atmosphere. It is also very close to the Cotswolds, which you can read about in our Cotswolds webpage. We would definitely like to return one day and visit the Thermae Spa!
Below are a selection of photos we took…
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