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Eating an actual MEAL at the Pump Room is expensive, but it's a great place for a light cream tea in the afternoon.

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Take advantage of the free walking tours that start by the Roman Baths and the Abbey. You get a great overview of the town.

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Bath is a very walkable city. Yes, there are some hills, but not a problem if you just take your time.

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Pump Room Restaurant

Restaurant | "Pump Room"

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Eating an actual MEAL at the Pump Room can be an elegant if pricey affair. (The food looked excellent.) You can, however, experience the flavor of the place for much less. They serve a very reasonably priced little 'cream tea' snack that will allow you to experinece the live classical music, chandeliers, and Georgian grace for a pittance.

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 10, 2000

Pump Room Restaurant
Abbey Churchyard
Bath, England BA1 1LZ
+44 1225 444477

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Bath Abbey and Heritage Vaults Museum

Attraction | "Bath Abbey"

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Bath Abbey has been torn down and built up again many times during it's history, but the current incarnation is over 500 years old. You are free to photograph inside as long as there is not a service going on, and there is some truly wonderful stained glass in there. The carving on the outside is magnificent as well. If you go one of the free guided walking city tours locals who love their town will fill you in on the details of the 'hidden meanings' behind some of them.

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 10, 2000

Bath Abbey and Heritage Vaults Museum
12 Kingston Buildings
Bath, England BA1 1LT
01225 422462

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Pulteney Bridge

Attraction | "Pultney Bridge"

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The Pultney Bridge is unusual in that there are shops built directly on it. There supposedly are only a couple bridges like that in all of England. Frequented more by locals then tourists, it seems, you can have a nice quiet cup of tea on a chilly autumn day with a marvelous view of the river from a little tea room right the bridge.

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 10, 2000

Pulteney Bridge
Pulteney Bridge
Bath, England BA1 1EE
+44 1225 477101

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Roman Baths

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Take the tour ... it's worth the money. The money does, after all, go to helping to maintain this wonderful historic site. AND they will tell you all sorts of things you would never know without paying for the tour. Listening, you will understand why people have been coming here quite literally for centuries. The statues in the photo are of a quite recent vintage, but the baths themselves date to Roman times.

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 10, 2000

Roman Baths
Abbey Church Yard
Bath, England BA1 1LZ
+44 1225 477785

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Free Walking Tours of Bath

Attraction | "Walking Tour"

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Each day during the 'season', and on weekends other times, dedicated locals give a guided walking tour of the area that includes a history of the Baths, the Costume Museum, the Circus, The Royal Crescent and more. It does take a couple hours, but it is well worth it. You will learn a great deal about this city from people who truly love it ... and they will point you to other sights that are NOT on the tour that you can investigate on your own afterwards.

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 10, 2000

Free Walking Tours of Bath
Mayor's Guides Office The Pump Room
Bath, England BA1 5AW
+44 1225 477411

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