Vacations Blog

There are lots of fine traveller destinations in the United Kingdom and none are far more honored than the city of Bath England.  The hot springs established the city as a fashionable place to be for the well to do, keen to cure their illnesses with the spa waters.  The Romans had built their baths and church to take advantage of the springs.  Today, visitors can see the baths and learn about them in the museum. 

From the time of Elizabeth I, tourism came to Bath England and truly took hold in the 18th century.  The town is noted for its Georgian design with its most notable example being the Royal Crescent, a residential road that sweeps gracefully with its classy homes.  The crescent is close to Royal Victoria Park, where hot air balloons are launched each summer, filling the sky with a blaze of color.  The park contains a botanical garden, youngsters’s play area, crazy golf course, bowling green and lawn tennis courts. 

The artistic life of the town is thriving with 5 theatres of global reputation.  The Bath global Music holiday is respected and presents traditional and contemporary classical music, jazz concerts and world music.  The 17 day event includes some outside performances with free admission.  The Bath Literature holiday is another favourite on the Bath Britain annual events calendar.  It has attracted top selling authors, for example Terry Pratchett, Joanna Trollope and Margaret Atwood. 

Museums are plentiful and sundry and include the Bath Postal Museum, on the location of the Post Office that operated from 1822 – 1854.  It tells the story of the post office and the UK post box.  There are displays about the famous Penny Black stamp and there is a copy post office from the Victorian era.  The Museum of Costume presents exhibitions and has an everlasting collection of costumes, dating back to the 18th century.  The museum is within the historic Assembly Rooms, where the city’s society gathered for balls and conferences.  The building contains provoking pieces of art and a beautiful set of 9 candelabrums. 

The Herschel Museum of Astronomy honors the work of William Herschel, who discovered the planet Uranus and was a resident of the town.  Bath’s most noted resident {however ,} is author Jane Austin and she is remembered at the Jane Austen Centre and by an Austin themed city walk.  Bath Britain inspired the novelist to write two of her books, including scenes from the town in them.

How many wonders have you visit during your lifetime? Visit famouswonders.com and see the top wonders of the world and also have a look at places in England.