Bath City - a World Heritage Site

 

Thermal Bath Spa, Bath City has attempted to recapture its historical position as the only town in the United Kingdom offering visitors the opportunity to bathe in naturally heated spring waters.

 

Bath is a world Heritage site ; There is wonderful Somerset country side surrounding the city and ideally placed on the M4 | M5 corridor, an easy place to visit. Bath, England is unique with its hot springs Roman baths Abbey and Sandstone Crescents. Bath is 100 miles west of London.

City of Bath
The city is founded around the naturally occurring hot springs at the Roman Baths

Bath
As a world Heritage site, the City of Bath is one of the most beautiful places in the world to visit. The history of Bath, is connected to the Roman Settlements which used the natural springs to bathe in, hence the name Bath. There were settlements on the Bath springs long before the Romans came and built the City of Bath which forms the foundation of the city as we know it today.

The springs make up one of the most famous attractions in the city of Bath are said to have healing qualities which has drawn many people to the city in the past, and is still a major attraction.

 

Bath’s other attractions for the constant flux of tourists include the four main theatres of the city including the Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, The Egg, and Rondo Theatre. These are internationally renowned attracting companies and directors, such as Peter Hall from around the globe.

Bath also has a long standing musical tradition; include holding the ‘Bath International Music Festival’ and ‘Mozartfest’ every year.  Other festivals include the annual ‘Bath Film Festival’, the ‘Bath Fringe Festival’ and of course the ‘Bath Beer Festival’.

The city of Bath is home to the Victoria Art Gallery, Museum of East Asian Art, and The Holburne Museum of Art, as well as the museums The Bath Postal Museum, The Museum of Costume, Sally Lunn's Refreshment House & Museum, The Jane Austen Centre and the namesake Roman Baths.

A notable ex citizen of Bath is the man credited with the invention of cinematography, William Friese-Greene when he was experimenting with celluloid in the 1870’s.

 

Perhaps the best known ex resident of Bath is Jane Austen who lived in the City of Bath from 1801 until 1806, two of her novels, ‘Northanger Abbey’ and ‘Persuasion’ were even set in Bath.

The city of Bath has strong software, publishing and service-oriented industries, in addition to its big strength of tourism.  In 2006, with the opening of Thermae Bath Spa, the city has attempted to recapture its historical position as the only town in the United Kingdom offering visitors the opportunity to bathe in naturally heated spring waters.