{"id":258,"date":"2008-02-08T22:18:32","date_gmt":"2008-02-08T12:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=258"},"modified":"2008-02-08T22:18:32","modified_gmt":"2008-02-08T12:18:32","slug":"bath-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/britain-ireland\/bath-england","title":{"rendered":"Bath &#8211; England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A visit to Bath is like a journey back in time to the elegance of the Georgian period.\u00a0 This World Heritage Site, is set in stunning countryside, and is one of England&#8217;s most beautiful destinations.\u00a0 Bath is a unique city and its key attractions like its world-famous hot <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/EnglandWales\/Bath\/GB_0611.jpg.html\" title=\"Roman Bath, Bath, England\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/7863-2\/GB_0611.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Roman Bath, Bath, England\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Roman Bath, Bath, England\" \/><\/a>springs, Roman Baths, splendid Abbey and Georgian stone crescents have attracted visitors for centuries.\u00a0 The city centre is traffic-free and therefore great for exploring on foot.\u00a0 Just in case you get tired, there are many cafes where you can stop for sustenance or enjoy a very English cuppa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/EnglandWales\/Bath\/GB_0679.jpg.html\" title=\"Bath Abbey, Bath, England\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/7975-2\/GB_0679.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Bath Abbey, Bath, England\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Bath Abbey, Bath, England\" \/><\/a>Bath owes its importance to its hot springs which is quite unique in Britain. The Romans built a magnificent temple and bathing complex which still flows with natural hot water today. The complex deteriorated over time and it was not until the 18th century that the city was rejuvenated again. A beautiful Georgian city grew from Bath&#8217;s ancient roots and it was Richard &#8216;Beau&#8217; Nash who played an important part in transforming the city into a fashionable centre of Georgian society.\u00a0\u00a0 This was the period of England&#8217;s industrial revolution and there was a fair amount of wealth about.\u00a0 Beau Nash organized endless series of balls, games and entertainment to draw the rich and idle to the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/EnglandWales\/Bath\/GB_0659.jpg.html\" title=\"The Crescent, Bath, England\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/7941-2\/GB_0659.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Royal Crescent, Bath, England\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Royal Crescent, Bath, England\" \/><\/a>Most people will start their visit\u00a0at\u00a0the Roman Bath, but Bath&#8217;s other attractions are definitely worth seeing as well.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/EnglandWales\/Bath\/GB_0679.jpg.html\" title=\"Bath Abbey, Bath, England\">Bath Abbey <\/a>is close by and if you head north up Barton Street which meets up with Gay Street, you&#8217;ll come across The Circus.\u00a0 The Circus was unsual during the time and departs from the usual Georgian square.\u00a0 Turn left into Brock Street and you&#8217;ll meet the magnificent Royal Crescent.\u00a0 This is the most majestic street in Britain and on this arc are 30 houses built between 1767-74 by John Wood Jnr.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As you&#8217;re exploring, look at the plaques on the buildings and these may sometimes tell you which famous resident used to live in the house.\u00a0 No. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/EnglandWales\/Bath\/GB_0676.jpg.html\" title=\"Pulteney Bridge, Bath, England\"><\/a>1 Royal Crescent is a museum and it is believed that the Duke of York probably lived there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/EnglandWales\/Bath\/GB_0676.jpg.html\" title=\"Pulteney Bridge, Bath, England\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/7969-2\/GB_0676.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Pulteney Bridge, Bath, England\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Pulteney Bridge, Bath, England\" \/><\/a>When you&#8217;re through with The Crescent and making your way back to the Roman Bath, it&#8217;s worth checking out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/EnglandWales\/Bath\/GB_0676.jpg.html\" title=\"Pulteney Bridge, Bath, England\">Pulteney Bridge <\/a>on Lansdown Road.\u00a0 All these structures are among the finest architectural treasures in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bath\u00a0is absolutely worth visiting and if I were living in England, this is the kind of place I&#8217;d love to live in.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A visit to Bath is like a journey back in time to the elegance of the Georgian period.\u00a0 This World Heritage Site, is set in stunning countryside, and is one of England&#8217;s most beautiful destinations.\u00a0 Bath is a unique city and its key attractions like its world-famous hot springs, Roman Baths, splendid Abbey and Georgian [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,7,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bath-england","category-britain-ireland","category-england"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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