Bath in review
The World Heritage city of Bath and the stunning countryside surrounding it is one of England’s most beautiful places to visit. Located in the south west of England and built in the mouth of an extinct volcano, the city is renowned for its roman baths, three natural hot springs which deliver over 1 million litres of mineral-rich water every day. The popular theory about the source of the Hot Springs of Bath is that they are composed of water that fell as rain up to 10,000 years ago on the Somerset Mendip Hills, soaking through the earth's layers, and pushed up through faults in the limestone beneath Bath.
Bath offers some of the finest architectural sights in Europe such as the Royal Crescent, the Circus and Pulteney Bridge. Splendid Georgian stone crescent, the magnificent abbey, the Botanical Gardens in Royal Victoria Park and the Roman baths have been attracting people from all over the world for many centuries.
From Roman times to the present, the city has always been a place of entertainment, hosting the International Music festival once a year, followed by a guitar, literary and film festival. Nightlife is increasing rapidly, with a mix of pubs, bars and clubs, and an exciting theatre culture as well as a vibrant live music and comedy scene. Bath has been home to historic writers such as Jane Austen and artists such as Gainsbourg.
The impressive megalithic ruin known as Stonehenge, Britain’s greatest national icon, is only an hour’s drive away.
- From our editor T. Ireland – Sydney