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Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park, located in Somerset County of England, is one of the major attractions of the ancient city of Bath. The park is equipped with lavish greenery and acts as a tower giving the visitor an eyeful picture of the old town of Bath. Situated on Shakespeare Avenue, the Alexandra park is set on top of Beechen Cliff and can be reached easily through different modes. It is a dominant local hangout spot, as it provides a whiff of the atmosphere built upon peaceful nature while giving a wholesome perspective of Bath. Read More

Designed by John Wood, the younger Bath Assembly rooms are Grade 1 listed buildings in Bath which are now a major public attraction.æ The Bath Assembly rooms were designed by John Wood the Younger in 1769 and its main purpose was to set a place for dancing and singing. When it was completed in 1771, it was considered to be the most elegant and noble of any in the kingdom. There are four rooms, the Tea room, ball room, great octagon and the card room and each of them have a specific purpose. All these are now available for functions. There is a fashion museum on the lower ground floor.æ Read More

The last Gothic Church in England, Bath Abbey was started in 1499 and built on the ruins of the Norman Cathedral. It is a huge church and located next to the Roman Baths. One can get a wonderful view of Bath from the Abbey Tower.æ The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is commonly known as Bath Abbey. It is an Anglican Parish Church and also a former Benedictine monastery in Bath, England. It was founded in 7th century and was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. The architect of this huge structure was Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is one of the best examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture. The church is cruciform and has a seating capacity of 1200 people. It is an amazing place to admire the beautiful architecture, enjoy the wonderful choral music or sit quietly for some self contemplation. The Bath Abbey also has some tower tours which provide the visitors a change to go behind the scenes and look at a very different perspective from the abbey. There are 212 steps to the top of the tower and from there, one can get the best view of Bath.æ Read More

This wide-scale celebration of music and literature has been in vogue since 1668 but came to be defined as the “Bath International Music Festival” only in the year 1948. Since the name was limiting just to music, it was reinitiated as the “Bath Festival” in 2017. Usually held for two weeks between late May and early June, the Bath Festival features a wide range of locally and globally renowned artists from different art fields.

Fashion Museum, Bath

The Fashion Museum, Bath has an immense collection of over 100,000 objects of clothing and fashion from the Shakespearean era to our era; roughly from the 14th century to the 21st century. Established in the year 1963, the Fashion Museum Bath is set within the walls of the Assembly Rooms of Bath. One of their exciting collections, “Glove Stories” is a collection of a range of gloves from different ages, preserved and up for exhibition. This exhibition is said to be for display only until March 2020, which may want you to double your chances of visiting! Read More

It is a Georgian street located on the other side of the Pulteney Bridge. It is made for casual strolling and is one of the best places to spend some time in the city.æ Great Pulteney street is a huge thoroughfare that connects the towns of Bathwick and Bath over the river Avon in England. If viewed from the city side, the street directly leads to the Holburne Museum of Art which is a major point of attraction of many tourists. It is over 1000 ft long and 100 ft wide, it is the grandest and the widest one in Bath.æ Read More

This former house turned present astronomical attraction was the residence of one of the leading astronomers and musicians of the 16th Century, William Herschel. The man behind the discovery of the planet Uranus. A five storied building, the Herschel Museum of Astronomy is located on the New King Street at a walkable distance from the city centre.

This museum is located on the Great Pulteney Street which displays the treasures collected by Sir William Holburne. There are works by many famous artists and painters.æ Located in the Sydney Pleasure Gardens in Bath, the Holburne Museum is the first public gallery in the city. It is home to fine art that was built around the collection of Sir William Holburne. The major artists include Guardi, Ramsay, Stubbs, Zoffany and Gainsborough. The grand facade and the impressive gardens are the best thing about The Holburne Museum. There are changing temporary exhibitions in this place. On the first floor you can experience themes of the 18th century with sculpture, paintings and porcelain. Just across the hallways there are some Golden age Dutch works and a few portrait miniatures. The top floor of the museum is home to pieces of the Golden age of British painting.æ Read More

Jane Austen Centre is located in the Queens Square and it is a popular museum in Bath. It is a fascinating testament to the last appeal of Jane Austen.æ A famous author, Jane Austen, lived in Bath for 5 years and the city provides the backdrop for two of her novels, Persuasion and Northanger Abbey. The Jane Austen Centre is located at 40 Gay Street in Bath and is a permanent exhibition. Situated in a Georgian townhouse, it tells the story of the time spent by Jane in Bath, including the facts about how her living and writing was affected by the city. There is a Jane Austen Waxwork in the centre which is a life size wax model. There are extensive museum tours and group visit programmes that include walking tours of Georgian and Regency Bath.æ Read More

Established in 1993, the Museum of East Asian Art is the only museum of the United Kingdom preserving collections of East Asian art and other artefacts. Located on Bennett Street, the museum is a 12-minute walk from the city centre. The museum has an array of over 2000 items of jade, ceramic, bronze, wood and bamboo carvings from Korea, China, Japan and Southeast Asian. The art items conserved in the museum are as old as 5000 BCE.