The city of Bath is a famous spa town in England that dates back to the Roman times. It's an hour away from me, and recently I did a day trip there. The most famous landmark in Bath is undoubtedly the Roman Baths, a must for pretty much all visitors. Us locals don't tend to go unless we have visitors. My brother went the other week when he had friends from America. At £23 a head, it cost him nearly £100 and he said the spa water was quite murky!! I had no intention of going, regardless of visitors and murky waters, but I did take a photo from outside.
The Roman Baths is very important to Bath, so important that in 1739 the Royal Mineral Hospital was established, along with a law, giving everyone, including the very poor to use the water from the Roman Baths for healing purposes. I think it seems kind of wrong that we need a law to give everyone equal opportunity to use natural resources. But hey, those were different days.
This is the hospital building, still standing quite grand after nearly three hundred years. It's been sold to private ownership some years ago and apparently they want to convert it to a hotel. I hope it goes ahead as I hate seeing these beautiful buildings fall to derelict.
The Circus and Royal Crescent
Bath is considered an affluent and posh area, as can seen by some of the nicest part of the city. The Circus has a green area in the centre and a circular ring of Georgian houses surrounding it. This photo really doesn't do it justice, you really need to see it with your own eyes to experience the grandeur off all this. If I ever win the lottery, The City Circus would definitely make my list of potential new homes.
The other area which is also very desirable is the Royal Crescent. It's not called Royal for no reason. The crescent of houses has a massive green area in front of it. When the weather is nice, you'll always find people lazing around outside, watching the world go by, or maybe thinking what it would be like to live inside. That certainly crossed my mind when I stopped for my packed lunch. A ditch and meadow separates them, to be stop people going up to the houses. You can of course still walk outside or drive outside, and when I did, my mind started to wander inside the houses again. Really need to win that lottery to stop my imagination going wild.
Pulteney Bridge
This is Pulteney Bridge on the right. Can't see it? That's because it's a bridge lined with buildings on both sides along the whole bridge. There are only four of such bridges in the world, the most famous one probably being the Ponte Vecchio on Florence, Italy. And if you really must know, the other two are in Germany and Venice, also on Italy.
The Pulteney Bridge was built by a wealthy local lawyer and politician in 1770. His family had a massive estate located across the River Avon from the main city centre and he wanted to build a bridge to connect the two. He had a wealth to do that and decided he wanted not only a bridge, but a spectacular bridge. He got his wish, and 250 years later Bath has one of the most remarkable piece of history.
I walked across Pulteney Bridge, it's only 45m long, and look what I found!!
Then I strolled down to the river side, it was lovely to sit there under the sun watching the world go by. It was beautiful across the river, the reflection of the Empire Hotel dropping into the River Avon.
However, for the most stunning view one has to cross the Pulteney Bridge back to the other side to see the Pulteney Weir. This is unarguably the most famous view of Bath.
Ever since the Middle Ages, Bath has suffered from flooding from the River Avon. In 1603 a Weir was built to regulate the flow of water to lessen the flood damage. Then in the 1970s, the weir was rebuilt into this three tier striking horseshoe shape, firmly cementing its place as Bath's most famous landmark.
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Hi, what a beautiful place, I hope you win the lottery and get to live in a castle like that.
I know you would only be in a piece of that castle but you would be inside and that is what matters.
Aside from the Royal tour, a few weeks ago I did this same tour with someone else, how funny if God blesses me when I see it in person that I will feel like it was several times, hahahah.
What was the Royal tour you did?
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I was in Bath last October. I only saw the Royal Circus and the Royal Crescent in the evening and I have to say that it is much nicer during the day as your photos show. As for winning the lottery, in my opinion there is a better chance that Hive's price rises to $10 😉 Have a nice weekend!
I saw your post pinned on Pinmapple! I'll happily take Hive price to $10 anyday!!
I totally agree, maybe in the next bull run!
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The photos are great! Do you take them with your phone or do you have a camera? I love buildings that look old. Visiting historical buildings is my favorite. If I go to England, I will create an account called livingukturkey and share all my travels there 😂😂
I only use my mobile phone nowadays. I dabbled with a DSLR many years ago and its too bulky and ancient to take around, and it's a pity because old cameras aren't worth anything so it's all dead cost now.
I'd better register all the livingukxxxx first for when I go on holiday, particularly if I go to Turkey!!!
Nah I'll steal yours 🤣
It's a beautiful place to visit, outside look which you captured are beautiful ❤️ and that pulteney bridge is looking awesome 😎
I reckon the Pulteney Bridge and the weir is the most photogenic location in Bath, and so recognizable as well
Is the owner of Hive restaurant here on Hive? Hehe.. I am curious to see the inside... But I would love to spend more hours roaming around this place..
Ha ha! I should have gone in the ask him, and maybe offered him some Hive in return for a coffee. If he heard of the Bitcoin pizza story, he may be tempted and we'll have a Hive coffee story in future years 😁
You never know, he might be into crypto as well and needs to know about Hive too 😁
I wish you were able to enter the Roman baths and check them on the inside too. It's so fascinating to walk through such places rich in history. Happily, there are quite a few Roman baths in Romania too which can be visited at no cost, but the bad part is that there are not made any investments with this purpsoe and most likely they won't last forever
That's a pity! Are the Roman baths left to derelict in Romania? You'd better go and visit whilst they're still there!
Unfortunately yes. I've seen most of them already so I call myself blessed but I do hope that I'll be able to still find them in one piece when visiting them in a few years 🥺
wow, never been, but what we miss on our own doorstep, it looks great and not too many tourists, which is a bonus
We're not that far away from you!
I think it's still a good time to staycation now as the tourist level hasn't peaked back up yet. The only problem is the accommodation can be so expensive in a lot of places in UK, it's really a disincentive sometimes
yes i guess so, even airbnb is through the roof these days
Bath is on my list to visit again. It's actually quite an awkward journey from here but I discovered a coach company that does day trips, which would be perfect. Even better, one of the pick ups is about quarter of a mile away 😍.
I didn't know about the Pulteney Bridge or the weir, so I look forward to seeing those. I want to go to Persephone Books, as well, a quirky independent bookshop that specialises in re-printing 20th century writing, mainly by women. It does a lot of fiction but also interesting cookery books and social history. They used to be in Fitzrovia in London and one of my regular haunts. I think they are in Edgar Buildings now.
Can you swim in the river?
Mmm... Leicester is quite a distance, probably best to spend a few days in the South west to make the travel worthwhile.
I just googled Persephone Books, it looks interesting, and how fitting that it's located behind the Jane Austen Museum!
As to swimming... I'm not sure, probably not nearby the weir as the current looks quite fast and I'd imagine they'd want to keep up appearances and not have people swimming there spoiling the view 😀
If that lottery ticket you speak of had gone out to me, I would have handed it over to you to fulfill your crazy ideas and see them. I loved the idea of the takeaway during the trip. The horseshoe analogy for the river fits right in.
You're so kind!!!! If you win the lottery, go and travel and see the world yourself!!!
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Simple loved "The Hive" Restaurant and Bar...
I wonder if they will accept crypto has payment?
Kidding! Thank you for sharing these photos of a sunny day in an English town other than London!
Pure Gold post!
Actually, I miss London, haven't been for a long time. But bwe do have a lot of nice places outside of London, I need to get out more, have become a bit lazy recently
The weir not only is very useful but becomes a beautiful sight to behold in the place! Wonderful!
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Amazing view! I'm curious about how the building was made. If it's made of hardwood or cement or bricks. I am also attracted to the Hive Restaurant. Bu anyway, thanks for sharing this historical building mam.
Which building are you referring to?
The hospital. building, the circus, and the royal crescent mam.
I see. I believe they're all made of stone back in those days. Wood wouldn't last so many years
That was awesome! Well, thanks for the time mam. God bless!
I love bath. We used to live about 40mins north of it, and used to go fairly regularly. I absolutely love the Roman baths, being daft on Roman history - its an amazing place to visit, although as you say a little pricey. I had no idea there were only 4 such bridges in the world ! The only one I havent seen is the one in Germany, so maybe I have to add that to the very long list of places now !
That's a very good reason to go away on holiday to complete your collection!!