There are numerous fine visitor destinations in the UK and none are way more praised than the town of Bath England.  The hot springs established the town as a trendy place to be for the well to do, eager to heal their illnesses with the spa waters.  The Romans had built their baths and temple to take advantage of the springs.  Today, visitors can see the baths and find out more about them in the museum. 

From the time of Elizabeth I, tourism came to Bath Britain and really took hold in the 18th century.  The city is noted for its Georgian design with its most notable example being the Royal Crescent, a home road that sweeps gracefully with its classy houses.  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, children’s play area, crazy golfing course, bowling green and lawn tennis courts. 

The artistic life of the city is flourishing with five theatres of global reputation.  The Bath world Music holiday is well respected and presents standard and up to date classical music, jazz concerts and world music.  The 17 day event includes some outside performances with free admission.  The Bath Literature festival is another favourite on the Bath England yearly events calendar.  It has attracted top selling writers,eg Terry Pratchett, Joanna Trollope and Margaret Atwood. 

Museums are bounteous and sundry and include the Bath Postal Museum, on the site 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’s a replica post office from the Victorian time.  The Museum of Costume presents exhibitions and has a permanent collection of costumes, all the way back to the 18th century.  The museum is within the historic Assembly Rooms, where the city’s society gathered for balls and meetings.  The building contains provoking artworks and a pretty set of nine chandeliers. 

The Herschel Museum of Astronomy commemorates 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 recollected at the Jane Austen Centre and by an Austin themed town walk.  Bath England provoked the writer to draft 2 of her stories, including scenes from the town in them.

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