AFFORDABLE
WEB DESIGN
IN BATH
Bath is a
spectacularly
beautiful
city which
stands on
the River
Avon among
the hills of
England’s
West
Country. The
city’s
compactness
and striking
architecture
- Roman
baths and
sweeping
Georgian
terraces -
combine to
produce one
of the most
elegant
sights in
Europe. The
ancient
Celts, who
first
inhabited
this area,
believed
that Bath’s
hot springs
were sacred,
but it was
the Romans
who built
the temple
and the
famous baths
- now
restored to
their
original
grandeur.
In the
early
eighteenth
century,
under the
direction of
the
socialite,
Beau Nash,
Bath became
England’s
premier spa
town, where
the rich and
celebrated
members of
fashionable
society
gathered to
‘take the
waters’ and
enjoy its
theatres and
concert
rooms.
During this
period the
renowned
architect,
John Wood,
laid the
foundations
for a new
Georgian
city to be
built using
the
honey-coloured
stone that
gives Bath
its mellow
and
indefinable
quality.
However,
Bath is far
from a
fossilised
museum
piece.
Besides the
annual Bath
Festival -
now
recognised
as one of
the most
prestigious
festivals in
Europe -
there are
countless
other arts
activities
spread over
the year.
Art is
permanently
on show at
the Victoria
Art Gallery,
at the
University-run
Holburne
Museum
and at many
other, more
intimate
galleries
and shops.
Bath is also
home to the
Museums of
East Asian
Art and
Costume.
London is
approximately
one hour and
a quarter
from Bath by
intercity
train,
and Bristol
is about
fifteen
minutes
away. For
those
seeking
quieter
retreats,
Bath is
surrounded
by beautiful
countryside,
with the
Cotswolds to
the north,
the Mendips
to the
south-west
and, just
across the
Severn
Bridge, the
Wye Valley
and the
Forest of
Dean. The
coast at
Weston-super-Mare
or South
Wales is
also within
easy reach.
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