The lovely city of Bath, set like an amphitheatre amid 7 hills, has two outstanding features: its Roman remains and its stunning Georgian architecture. Add in museums, culture, shopping and spa options and you wonder, along with Jane Austen, ‘Who can ever be tired of Bath?’
The 14 episodes in our Bath series bring you all the background history and culture you need to fully understand this delightful city. We cover all the famous features, plus day trips to nearby places of interest. In short, here is all the research you’d do yourself if only you had the time.
There’s a podcast for each episode and we are adding more written information to each post as fast as we can. So, let’s go!
BATH : HISTORY & CULTURE

Episode 1: Introduction to Bath

Episode 2: The Roman Baths

Episode 3: Bath Abbey And Medieval Times

Episode 4: The Healing Power of Bath’s Hot Springs

Episode 5: Discovering Bath’s Georgian Architecture

Episode 6: A ‘Season’ in 18th Century Bath

Episode 7: Bath Through the Eyes of Jane Austen

Episode 8: The Museums & Galleries of Bath

Episode 9: Parks and Walks in Bath

Episode 10: Theatre and Music in Bath

Episode 11: A Bath Anthology

Episode 12: Day Trips to Lacock and Corsham

Episode 13: A Day Out To Wells

Episode 14: A Day Trip to Glastonbury
MORE READING ABOUT BATH
Useful websites for tourists
Visit Bath (Tourist Information)
Bath.co.uk (Tourist Information)
Useful guidebooks
The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol and Somerset
Lonely Planet Pocket Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol and the South-West
Insight Guide Great Breaks: Bath
Guide to Bristol and Bath Pub Walks by Nigel Vile
Bath Skyline by Amy Feldman
3 History books on Bath
A Traveller’s History of Bath by Richard and Sheila Tames
A-Z of Bath Places-People-History by Peter Kilby
Stories of Bath A Selective History in 11 Episodes by Diana White
2 Anthologies
Bath in Quotes A Literary View from the Saxons Onwards by Paul Cresswell
Voices of 18th Century Bath Edited by Trevor Fawcett
The Jane Austen Connection
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Jane Austen in Bath (Walking Tours) by Katharine Reeve
Jane Austen and Bath by Terry Townsend
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