City Guide:
Bath
Bath is an historical city situated in
delightful Somerset, in the West of England. Its ancient past can be traced
back to beyond the Romans, but of course it is most famous for its natural
hot springs that bubble up forth from the ground, having taken ten thousand
years from first raining and winding through the ground and then
re-emerging. At the Spa visitor centre in the centre of Bath in Stall
street, the excavated Roman Baths can be viewed. The audio guide that is
given to visitors on entrance, gives excellent information to the visitor in
several languages, allowing a flexible and relaxing tour of the Baths at
one’s own pace.
The water can be seen in the main central
bath which is now open to the skies, but in the days of the Romans this used
to be covered over with a roof – a feat of Roman engineering. Columns and
statues were added by the Victorians. 3D visual displays show how the Baths
would have looked in Roman times. The water still comes up from the springs
today at over 1 million litres per day. The water has a greenish / blueish
colouring, this is due to the natural copper in it. Many other minerals are
also in the water having leached into it as it passed through the rock on
its ten thousand year old journey. These minerals are one of the reasons why
the waters were bathed in, as they are thought to have therapeutic and
healing properties.
A recent opening in Bath is the New Royal
Bath, where a new building now houses the natural spring water where
visitors can now once again bathe in the natural water. It is contemporary
in design situated close to Bath Abbey and the Roman Baths in Hot Bath
Street. The Thermae Bath Spa, made up of the New Royal Bath and the Cross
Bath means that the waters can be enjoyed today in out time. Nestling
amongst Georgian architecture of Bath the Cross Bath has its own individual
spring and offers the visitor a more individual and secluded bathing
experience. At the New Royal Bath, there are two baths, one of which is a
rooftop pool where the skyline of Bath can be seen and the Bath Abbey is an
impressive and imposing building that can be seen whilst one bathes in the
water. There is more to Bath than the Baths alone. Bath offers great
shopping and boutiques sit alongside high street chainstores. The Pulteney
bridge crosses the river Avon and alongside the river are cafes and
restaurants with good views. Cafes are in abundance in the centre of Bath,
where the patron can sit outside in the pedestrian only streets.
Entertainment in the evening in Bath consists
of pubs, bars and restaurants, however there are other activities such as
the cinema which is very central.
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