Experience UK
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Tuesday 4 February 2020
Why Bath?
Well, for a starter it's one of England's most beautiful cities. In fact, it is also one of the country's oldest tourist destinations. Nearly 2000 years ago the Romans were drawn to this area by the hot natural springs. Aquae Sulis, as the Romans called Bath, soon became a prosperous Roman Spa town, attracting visitors from all over the colony and beyond.
Since Roman times, Bath has grown and developed considerably, becoming a magnet for the wealthy, who during the 18th Century practically rebuilt the city, embellishing it with elegant neoclassical architecture, inspired by Greece, Rome and Florence. No trip would be complete without visiting the Circus, built by John Wood the Elder in the 1750s, Holburn Museum, built-in 1796, and the Pump Room, again from the same year, to name just a few.
The city has been called England's Florence, and indeed Pultney Bridge over the River Avon was inspired by the Ponte Vecchio spanning the river Arno in Florence.
Pultney Bridge
The Circus
Holburne Museum
The Pump Room
There is much to see here and numerous museums to visit (13) The city is also associated with many famous people who over the years have made it their home: the famous Georgian architect Beau Nash (1674-1762), who designed many of Bath's most prominent buildings, the explorer David Livingstone, Empire builder Clive of India, the artist Thomas Gainsborough, and perhaps the city's most famous daughter: the novelist Jane Austen, to whom a museum is dedicated in Gay Street.
The Museums and their links:
9) Roman Baths
Itinerary for Bath and Stonehenge
(Wednesday February 5th)
Depart College Road (Outside Sports Centre) 07:00 (Early!!)
Travel to Stonehenge with coffee/toilet break in the historic town of Tewksbury
Arrive Stonehenge Visitor Centre 11.00 (approx.)
Depart for Bath 12:00
On arrival in Bath, there will be an optional guided tour visiting Pulteney Bridge, the Circus, the Royal Crescent, the Cathedral, The Pump Room and the Roman Baths, followed by free time.
Estimated departure time from Bath: 17:00*
Please follow this blog for maps and information......
*Departure times may be subject to change
Wednesday 22 January 2020
Birmingham Itinerary
Dear All
Our trip tomorrow, Thursday 23rd January is to
Birmingham and the Thinktank Science Museum and Planetarium.
Can everyone please gather outside the Stanley Matthews
Sports Centre/gym just before 9am.
The itinerary is:09:00: Pick Up outside Sports
Centre
10:30: Arrive Birmingham
11:00: Visit to Thinktank
Science Museum13:00 Planetarium
show in the museum (see attached map for location)14:00 Free time
in Birmingham16:30: Depart
Birmingham (coach pickup point to be confirmed tomorrow)
Wednesday 23 October 2019
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