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Bath is a beautiful small city set in the River Avon valley south of the Cotswolds (population 88,000). First there were the Druids who settled here because of the natural hot springs. Next came the Romans whose bath complex remains at the center of town. The Bath Abbey was built during the...

Public garden behind one of the houses in The Circus.

Walking in the gardens behind The Circus.

The large lawn in front of the Royal Crescent is separated from the public gardens by a “Ha-Ha”.

The Royal Crescent, 30 row houses in a half circle.

The Royal Crescent was designed by John Wood the Elder and built by his son from 1767 to 1775.

The Assembly Rooms are mentioned in some of Jane Austen's novels.

You can tour the Assembly Rooms and then go to the Museum of Costume in the basement.

Assembly Rooms, where people gathered in the afternoon and evenings.

The acorns on the roofline of the Circus remind us of the Druids who settled Bath (Princes of the Hollow Oak).

The Circus, designed by John Wood the Elder and built by his son in the mid 1700s.

Gay Street looking up to The Circus.

Jane Austen Center at 40 Gay Street (she lived nearby).

Queen's Square at the foot of Gay Street. Designed and built by John Wood the Elder 1729 - 1739.

Haringtons Hotel on Queen Street (on the right).

North Parade Passage in the center of Bath.

Abbey Green, a beautiful square near the Abbey.

Thermae Bath Spa. A second building with one pool.

Thermae Bath Spa. You can see the open air pool on the roof.

Thermae Bath Spa, a new spa in historic buildings, using the natural hot springs.