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DISCOVER BATH Thermae Bath Spa Bath Abbey Tower Tour Royal Crescent Take In the View Built from golden Bath stone, the city sightseeing bus tour, to learn more about how Bath There are more museums in Bath in just one square For a breathtaking bird’s eye view of the is internationally renowned for its is the only entire city in the UK that’s a designated mile than most larger cities can boast altogether. city, a Bath Abbey Tower Tour is worth the stunning architectural landmarks. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Learn more about the beautiful buildings at the 212-step climb. Ascend the Gothic landmark, Museum of Bath Architecture and explore Georgian passing the bell chamber and clockface, A visit to Bath wouldn’t be complete without life at No.1 Royal Crescent. Find out about some and emerge on the roof for epic 360-degree The most iconic, the Royal Crescent, is a uncovering the city’s spa heritage at the ancient of the city’s famous residents at the Jane Austen views over Bath. You’ll also find wonderful magnificent sweeping curve of 30 Grade I listed Roman Baths and the modern Thermae Bath Centre and the Herschel Museum of Astronomy, views of the city at Alexandra Park and terraced houses built between 1767 and 1775 Spa. Walk in the footsteps of our ancestors and and be inspired at the Victoria Art Gallery, Fashion Prior Park Landscape Garden, and on and just a five-minute walk from the equally learn about their historic bathing rituals at the Museum Bath and The Holburne Museum, all of the Bath Skyline Walk. grand Circus, three curved segments of Georgian Roman Baths, one of the best preserved Roman which have extensive exhibition programmes. townhouses. 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To find out more – please visit: BATH BRISTOL ONLINE | MOBILE | IN-STORE 12 Northumberland Place 6 The Mall Clifton douglaswestcott.com Bath BA1 5AR Bristol BS8 4DR T +44 (0) 1225 462826 nicholaswylde.com T +44 (0) 117 974 3582 No.1 Royal Crescent Herschel Museum of Astronomy Roman Baths EXPA ND YOUR MIND The Holburne Museum Assembly Rooms Go behind the scenes of a Georgian home at Museum & Gardens is home to the finest collection Discover the stories of The Roman Baths, one of the best preserved No.1 Royal Crescent and discover more about the of Americana outside of the United States. Roman remains in the world, is still welcoming city’s heritage at the Museum of Bath at Work, the city and beyond at our Located below the Georgian Assembly Rooms, visitors after 2,000 years. which includes a reconstructed Victorian soft museums and galleries. Fashion Museum Bath houses a world-class drinks factory and bottling plant. Bath Postal Stunning Georgian buildings line the city streets, collection of historic dress, from Tudor gloves Museum tells the story of the city’s unique role in The city of Bath has been a designated UNESCO once home to some of Bath’s most famous to cutting-edge couture, The Holburne Museum the development of communications – this is where World Heritage Site for more than 30 years, due to residents. Tread in the footsteps of Jane Austen showcases an array of pieces from Renaissance the first ever Penny Black stamp was sent from. its Roman remains, eighteenth-century architecture at the Jane Austen Centre, where you’ll learn about treasures to Gainsborough masterpieces, and and town planning, historic social scene, hot springs her fascination with the city. Astronomer and As well as telling the stories of Bath through the the Victoria Art Gallery offers free entry to their and impressive landscape. Bath’s varied history composer William Herschel discovered the planet ages, there are museums dedicated to collections permanent collection, with a comprehensive can be explored through key moments in time, Uranus from his garden, and his home is now the from far and wide. The Museum of East Asian Art programme of exhibitions throughout the year. where the architecture and footprints of people’s Herschel Museum of Astronomy, complete with a has a vast collection of artefacts from China, Japan, daily lives remain, ready to be discovered.