During the May Bank Holiday Weekend we flew for a short weekend break to Bath, England. Initially unaware of what Bath had to offer, as our trip was simply triggered by a new destination from Eindhoven, being Bristol. From there we looked for places to stay in the Bristol area, and found the lovely Chestnuts House B&B, which happened to be in Bath. So Bath it was.Little later we understood Bath is a major Tourist Attracktion in England.
Day 1
Our flight was in the early evening, so we arrived quite late at our B&B. The directions were suficient, so we found it without difficulty.
Day 2
After the very good Breakfast we headed for the Ancient town center. Strolling over the English version of the 'Ponte Vecchio', the bridge over the river Avon. Browsing through some very nice shops with trivia. Of course ending up at the Roman Bath.
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The Roman Bath was an interesting place to visit. Very educative. The audio guide (included with the enterence fee), in your own language, really helped to get the bigger picture. Not only with respect to the Romans, who founded Bath, but also throughout history until last century.
The local restaurant brochure provided by the B&B was very helpfull in finding some nice places to eat. We chose the Rajpoot for lunch (an award winning Indian restaurant) and for dinner we went to The Circus, for which we already found promissing reviews on Tripadviser before we left home.
There happened to be a music festival in Bath, so before ending the day we enjoyed some local musicians in the park next to the river.
Day 3
Having walked through the center of Bath the whole day yesterday, and having seen all we wanted to see, we decided to take the car and see the coutry side. Having one of the most famous Ancient Historical Sites nearby, we started with a siting of Stonehenge.
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| Van Bath 2009 |
Like at the Roman Bath, also here an audio guide in our own language was provided. And simply by walking around the site and chosing the applicable comment the complete story of Stonehenge was told (so now we now it had nothing to do with Druids).
Our next desitination was the wisest of choices: the beach at the south cost, on a Bank Holiday weekend. Eventually, with a detour through the New Forrest National Park, we got there. Arriving there we were surprised by how un-busy it was? No problem to get a beach chair and enjoy the early summer sun.
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On our way back we had a quick stop at Salisbury, took a stroll through the mideval center and ended the day with a lovely dinner at Strada, before heading back to Bath.
Day 4
The next moring we had a very early flight to catch. A lovely weekend had come to an end.
