There are numerous fine tourist destinations in the UK and none are way more praised than the town of Bath England.  The hot springs established the town as a fashionable place to be for the well to do, eager to cure their ailments with the spa waters.  The Romans had built their baths and church to exploit the springs.  Today, visitors can see the baths and find out about them in the museum. 

From the time of Elizabeth I, tourism came to Bath England and really took hold in the 18th century.  The city is noted for its Georgian design with its most prominent example being the Royal Crescent, a home road that sweeps gracefully with its sublime houses.  The crescent is close to Royal Victoria Park, where hot air balloons are launched each summer, filling the sky with a blaze of color.  The park contains a botanical garden, youngsters’s play area, crazy golfing course, bowling green and lawn tennis courts. 

The creative life of the city is prospering with five theatres of global reputation.  The Bath global Music holiday is respected and presents conventional and latest classical music, jazz concerts and world music.  The seventeen day event includes some outside performances with free admission.  The Bath Literature festival is another favourite on the Bath England annual events calendar.  It has attracted fastest selling writers, such as Terry Pratchett, Joanna Trollope and Margaret Atwood. 

Museums are abundant and sundry and include the Bath Postal Museum, on the location of the Post Office that operated from 1822 – 1854.  It tells the story of the post office and the British post box.  There are displays about the famous Penny Black stamp and there is a replica post office from the Victorian age.  The Museum of Costume presents exhibitions and has a permanent collection of costumes, dating back to the 18th century.  The museum is within the historic Assembly Rooms, where the town’s society gathered for balls and conferences.  The building contains galvanizing pieces of art and a stunning set of 9 chandeliers. 

The Herschel Museum of Astronomy commemorates the work of William Herschel, who discovered the planet Uranus and was a resident of the city.  Bath’s most famous resident {however ,} is author Jane Austin and she is recalled at the Jane Austen Centre and by an Austin themed town walk.  Bath England inspired the author to write two of her novels, including scenes from the town in them.

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