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Bath City Breaks

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Ideal for a weekend or short break, Bath is Britain’s most elegant and most complete Georgian city and home to the country’s only hot springs - the Roman Baths. The city is built from eye-pleasing, honey-coloured limestone with many celebrated architectural pieces, most interestingly the Royal Crescent, and has a striking setting amid seven hills where the Cotswolds meet the Mendip Hills on the banks of the River Avon, the Kennet and the Avon Canal. The hills can make walking tiring, but you are compensated by the wonderful views.

With more than 20 museums, like the Fashion Museum and Assembly Rooms or the Building of Bath Museum, and historic sites, notably Bath Abbey, a large choice of restaurants and plenty of specialist shops – including a daily antique market in Barlett Street – there is definitely something for everyone. In between sightseeing, you can take in vibrant streetlife from any number of cafes, enjoy street entertainers, or take afternoon tea in the celebrated Bath institution of the Pump Room.

Read more on this destination in the AA Key Guide to Britain.

The Pump Room

Visit this chandelier-lit, high-ceilinged Georgian Room and have afternoon tea in sight of the King’s Bath with a chamber trio entertaining. The city’s Master of made it popular by turning it into a fashionable location and hired musicians to play.

Roman Baths

The finest bathhouse site in Britain. Finds from the site are displayed down to the waters. The Roman Bath (the Great Bath) and pool are the highlight. At a constant 46°C (116°F) the spring, sacred to the goddess Sulis, still bubbles today.

Bath Abbey

Legend tells the style of the building was dictated in dreams by angels, to its founder. The west front immortalizes this, with carvings of angels. Fan vaulting and windows are notable, and walls and floors depict inscriptions and memorials.

Fashion Museum and Assembly Rooms

This prestigious collection has fashionable dress from the late 16th century to the present day. The 1960's silver tissue dress is star attraction, while many are drawn to period drama fashions of the early 19th century clothes.

No1 Royal Crescent

See inside one of the town houses in Bath’s most celebrated architectural set piece (Royal Crescent), offering a chance to see china, furniture and pictures of the period along with a kitchen that includes a dog-powered spit.

Mother and daughter sightseeing

Building of Bath Museum

Explaining how Bath developed into a city is this informative museum. Located in a former chapel, you can follow the trail from the former wool trading town to the city you today, transformed into a chic resort.