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In the County of Somerset Southern Edge of Cotswolds 100 miles East of London Access - M4 from East and M5 from North

The city of Bath in the English County of Somerset is located at the southern extremeties of the Cotswolds. Bath is known for it's Georgian classical architecture and it's development as a Roman city 'Aquae Sullis'. The presence of hot springs and easily worked limestone made it attractive to the Romans who built the original town which flourished for 400 years.

Roman architecture in Bath

Bath declined quickly after the Romans left Britain and did not thrive again until the eighteenth century when once again it was water and stone that made it great but this time of Georgian influenced architecture.

 Roman Baths in the centre of the City of Bath
The Roman Baths

Georgian architecture in the city of Bath
The Royal Crescent

Main Local Attractions of Bath

Roman Baths - The towns main attraction dates back to the first century AD. The baths are remarkably well preserved, though no longer used. Adjoining the baths is a symbol of the city's golden age in the Georgian period - the Pump Room - where the fashion conscious elite came to "take the waters".
Royal Crescent - the most photographed building in Bath. Within the building are 30 individual houses , the middle two of which is now a hotel, whilst No.1 houses a museum containing a perfectly restored Georgian townhouse interior. Royal Crescent in Bath

Bath Abbey - In the early 16th century the the Norman cathedral was replaced by a magnificent new one which is a fine example of English Perpendicular architecture and was conceived by the Bishop of Bath in 1499 after experiencing a vivid dream.

The entrance to the Abbey is at the West Front with it's Jacob's Ladder of angels ascending to heaven.

 Bath Cathedral

Pulteney Bridge - Commissioned by William Johnstone Pulteney and designed by Robert Adam between 1770 and 1774, Pulteney Bridge, a mini Pontevechio, cost the enormous sum of £11,000 to build, not least because of the tiny shops lining both sides.

On the right side of the bridge, steps lead down to the river Avon, where cruises on the river depart.

 Pulteney Bridge in Bath over the river Avon

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Cotswold Towns Villages and Places

Towns and Villages to Visit in the Cotswolds

Cotswolds Tourist Information - Towns and Villages in the English Counties of Oxfordshire Gloucestershire Warwickshire Wiltshire Worcestershire and Somerset making up the Cotswolds region:-   Places to Visit Home

Ablington, Amberley, Armscote, Banbury, Bath, Batsford, Bladon, Bibury, Bisley, Blockley, Bledington, Bourton-on-the-Water, Broadway, Broadwell, Broad Campden, Buckland, Burford, Castle Combe, Charlbury, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Chipping Sodbury, Cirencester, Duntisbourne Leer, Eastleach Martin, Evesham, Fairford, Gloucester, Great Tew, Greenfield Village, Guiting Power, Hidcote Bartrim, Laverton, Lechlade, Little Barrington, Little Faringdon, Longborough, Long Compton, Lower Slaughter, Mickleton, Minster Lovell, Moreton in Marsh, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Naunton, North Cerney, Northleach, Oxford, Painswick, Shipston on Stour, Snowshill, Shipton under Wychwood, Stanton, Stow on the Wold, Stratford upon Avon, Stroud, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Upper Quinton, Upper Slaughter, Upper Swell, Willersey,Winchcombe, Windrush, Woodstock, Worcester, Wotton under Edge, Wyck Rissington

Places to Stay in the Cotswolds

Places to Stay Hotels Bed and Breakfast (B&B's) Guest Houses Inns Pubs Self-Catering Cottages in the Cotswolds:-     Places to Stay Home

Armscote, Banbury, Barringtons, Bath, Bibury, Bledington, Blockley, Bourton on the Water, Broadway, Burford, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Chipping Norton, Cirencester, Darlingscott, Evesham, Fairford, Gloucester, Guiting Power, Mickleton, Moreton in Marsh, Minchinhampton, Oxford, Nailsworth, Northleach, Painswick, Shipston on Stour, Snowshill, Stow on the Wold, Stratford upon Avon, Stroud, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Willersey, Winchcombe, Witney, Woodstock, Worcester, Wotton under Edge.
   

Explore Bath and nearby

Nearby: Bradford-on-Avon (5 miles), Corsham (8 miles), Biddestone (9 miles), Castle Combe (10 miles), Bristol (11 miles), Chipping Sodbury (11 miles)