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Tag: Bath

Posted on June 9, 2023

Bath 2023 – Day Three – Killin’ Time

We had a morning to kill in Bath and as the weather was so good and because we’d enjoyed it so much we decided to head back to the canal. Feeling like Bath natives rather than tourists we headed out without the need to refer to the map retracing our steps across the Pulteney Bridge …

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Posted on June 8, 2023June 8, 2023

Bath 2023 – Day Two – In Hot Water

Bath is known for its spring water and the Roman Baths that were built to take advantage of them which, the leaflet I have in my hand tells me, are the only mineral waters in the UK to be hot. There are three springs in Bath where this water emerges, where it comes from is, …

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Posted on June 7, 2023June 7, 2023

Bath 2023 – Day One – Walk the View!

One of the great things about Reading is that it is easy to escape from and quickly and easily get to almost anywhere in the UK. While it is possible to get away by car we much prefer to travel by public transport when we can and with Reading being a hub getting away by …

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Posted on August 9, 2015October 22, 2025

Out for an Early Bath*

We had decided to spend the day in Bath and given that it is easy to get to from Reading we elected to do so by train. It is always cheaper to buy train tickets in advance and as we also had a railcard it made it reasonably cheap too. When we picked up the …

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