{"id":20843,"date":"2016-10-13T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/?p=20843"},"modified":"2021-10-28T16:56:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T16:56:41","slug":"an-adventure-in-bath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/an-adventure-in-bath\/","title":{"rendered":"An adventure in Bath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a romantic weekend \u00e0 deux, a culture-filled trip with the family, or an escape with friends, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/Bath.d6084496.Destination-Travel-Guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bath<\/a> is an enriching destination for all. I recently visited this stunning city with my husband. Like many travelers, prior to my visit I was most intrigued by the Roman Baths. But during our trip, I found there is much more to adore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/Bath-Hotels.d6084496.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bath<\/a> is an enchanting, walkable city packed full of stunning architecture and historic monuments. Even though it is a modern town with innovative restaurants and tons of unique boutiques, it is easy to imagine how life might have been centuries ago. From the Prehistoric and Roman eras of the baths to the cultural boom in the 18th\u00a0century, Bath has been a vibrant hub of human activity for ages.<\/p>\n<p>All you need to do is take to the streets and its historic charm will find you around every corner. Accordingly, we did our fair share of wandering on our own, took a walking tour, and road a helicopter that let us see Bath (and the entire region) from the sky.<\/p>\n<p>Here are highlights from our trip to help you plan your own Bath adventure. Don\u2019t miss the video below.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1.HOTELPIC-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Francis Hotel Room in Bath\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/>I adored our chic accommodations at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/Bath-Hotels-Francis-Hotel-Bath-MGallery-By-Sofitel.h7691.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Francis Hotel<\/a>. The interior design was wild, whimsical, and cozy at once. An afternoon tea or a drink at night in the lounges of the hotel also served as a relaxing break from exploring town.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2.Thechecquersfood-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner at The Checquers in Bath\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/>The restaurant I enjoyed the most was by far the The Chequers, it is a comfy, gastro pub that has been open since 1776. Today, the menu features inspired British cuisine with pan-European influences. And each plate served is a work of art. Above is my seared scallop appetizer with white and purple cauliflower, blackberries, and parsnip puree.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/3.BOSTONTEA-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Tea Party in Bath\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/>Around Bath you\u2019ll find two caf\u00e9s by the name of The Boston Tea Party. Of course, they serve tea and coffee but also breakfast, baked goods, soups, salads, and sandwiches. Pictured above is the larger of the two on Alfred Street. I love its bright and cheery ambiance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5.BATHABBEY-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the Bath Abbey\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/>The beautiful Bath Abbey is absolutely worth a visit. Just be sure to check opening hours for visitors as it is a fully functioning church. The public is also welcome for mass. Religious or not, hearing the choir singing in this stunning 12th\u00a0and 16th\u00a0century structure should make it onto your to-do list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4.ROMANBATHSCC-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the Roman Baths of Bath\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/>Of course, the main attraction in town are the Roman Baths located right next to the Bath Abbey. Be sure to allot 90 minutes or more when visiting\u2014you\u2019ll likely want to take your time in the exhibit that reveals the fascinating history of the Baths. And you\u2019ll want to linger near those steaming pools. I sure did.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6.ROYALCRESCENT-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Royal Cresecent in Bath\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/>One of the very famous architectural marvels of Bath is the Royal Crescent, built in the 1700s. A large field of grass is lined with a curved row of townhouses in the Georgian architectural style. While most of the 30 houses are still private homes, one is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/Bath-Hotels-Royal-Crescent-Hotel.h518649.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Royal Crescent Hotel <\/a>where you can actually book a stay and the other, a museum open to the public. At the museum, No. 1 Royal Crescent, you can see what living here would have been like in the late 1700s.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/7.ASSEMROOMS-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Assembly Rooms in Bath\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/>Around the same era, The Assembly Rooms\u00a0 were constructed as a places for balls and events among locals and visitors alike. These large halls with crystal chandeliers were social hangouts with live music, dancing and banquettes. I couldn\u2019t help but to twirl wall walking through.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/8.-CANALS-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Canals in Bath\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/>In the Sydney Pleasure Gardens just behind The Holburne Museum in Bath I found this stunning scene. A canal with a towpath for strolling is frequented by house boats and cruisers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9.HELIPICCC-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bath by Helicopter\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/>Bath from above was spectacular too. From the racecourse, the helicopter lifted off, giving us a new perspective of Bath. Circling the city we could easily point out the Royal Crescent and the Bath Abbey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DSGAHhQc-mc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/FullSizeRender-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Travel with Kate touching the water\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/a>There I am, back at the Roman Baths. Click on the image to watch the video of my Bath adventure from my walking tour to my helicopter ride.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What do you look for in a city break?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Looking to plan your own trip to Bath?\u00a0Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/OMGB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">365 Days of #OMGB<\/a>\u00a0for your go-to travel guide of Great Britain.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring Bath on foot and from the air<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1809,1782,1816,1839,1875,1788,1840],"tags":[],"authors":[2224],"class_list":["post-20843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-destinations","category-food-and-drink","category-great-britain","category-history","category-interests","category-london","authors-travel-with-kate","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>An adventure in Bath | Expedia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/an-adventure-in-bath\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An adventure in Bath | Expedia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Exploring Bath on foot and from the air\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/an-adventure-in-bath\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Expedia Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-10-13T16:00:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-10-28T16:56:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EV.BathHeader.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1490\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"569\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie McNeely\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie McNeely\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/an-adventure-in-bath\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/an-adventure-in-bath\/\",\"name\":\"An adventure in Bath | Expedia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/an-adventure-in-bath\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/an-adventure-in-bath\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EV.BathHeader.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-10-13T16:00:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-28T16:56:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/593dbd40dd1d061c8d049105752b2c5e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/an-adventure-in-bath\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/an-adventure-in-bath\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/an-adventure-in-bath\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EV.BathHeader.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EV.BathHeader.jpg\",\"width\":1490,\"height\":569,\"caption\":\"I adored our chic accommodations, The Francis hotel. 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