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Bailbrook House, Bath
London Road West, Bath, Somerset BA1 7JD
Set in 20 acres of gardens and parkland, the 18th century Bailbrook House occupies a magnificent setting. Overlooking the Avon valley, the hotel is just 2 miles from the centre of the wonderful city of Bath. Less than 10 miles...
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Attractions near Bailbrook House, Bath
A selection of attractions close to Bailbrook House, Bath:
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| Assembly Rooms (2.5 Miles) |
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In Jane Austen’s time these were known as the Upper Rooms, since there were other assembly rooms in the city centre. The wide-eyed heroine of...
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| Royal Crescent (2.6 Miles) |
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The grandest of Bath’s many Georgian crescents; the Royal Crescent was built by John Wood the Younger between 1767 and 1774. It consists of thirty...
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| Bath Abbey (2.7 Miles) |
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Behold how it is good and pleasing. This is the exhortation in Latin across the doors of Bath Abbey. Millions come to do just that....
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| Abbey Green (2.7 Miles) |
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The green is secretly Stuart. 17th-century houses built on the former courtyard of Bath Priory were later given a Georgian facelift. Here the greenery has...
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| The Circus (2.7 Miles) |
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The Circus was John Wood the elder’s masterpiece. It was a design of startling originality. Drawing his inspiration from antique models as far apart as...
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| BRLSI (2.7 Miles) |
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Although the BRSLI did not move to Queen Square until 1932, the institution was founded over a century earlier. Its collection reflects the Victorian spirit...
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| Gravel Walk (2.7 Miles) |
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Gravel Walk was the route for sedan chairs between the town centre and the spreading developments of the two John Woods. It was a mistake...
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| Cross Bath (2.7 Miles) |
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Here bubbles up one of Bath’s smaller hot springs. By about 1700 the Cross Bath was ’the bathing place of pleasure’. More private than the...
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| Hot Bath (2.7 Miles) |
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Like the nearby Cross Bath, this is an elegant Georgian miniature. John Wood the younger, architect of the grand Royal Crescent, focused here on a...
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| Saracen’s Head (2.7 Miles) |
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This gabled front conjures up something of pre-Georgian Bath. According to the credible date carved on it, The Saracen’s Head was built in 1713 -...
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| Shire’s Yard (2.7 Miles) |
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Heavy goods travelled by carrier in the 18th century. Carriers John and Walter Wiltshire had a wagon-yard here, now converted into a charming collection of...
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| East Gate (2.7 Miles) |
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Bath’s one remaining city gate is not easy to spot, unless you know exactly where to look. Go down Boat Stall Lane from Grand Parade...
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| Georgian Garden (2.7 Miles) |
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When Bath Archaeological Trust had offices in a house at the Circus, the archaeologists investigated its garden. By an extraordinary chance the Georgian garden plan...
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| Queen’s Square (2.7 Miles) |
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Queen Square was the first speculative development by Bath’s famed architect John Wood the elder. The palatial north façade was designed to give grandeur to...
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| Green Park (2.7 Miles) |
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Bath is blessed with bursts of greenery almost round every corner. Georgian developments draped themselves over the green hills and meadows around the old city...
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| Abbey Church House (2.7 Miles) |
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Bath’s sole surviving Elizabethan mansion has a fascinating history. For centuries the Master of St John’s Hospital had a house here. It was rebuilt along...
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| Little Theatre (2.7 Miles) |
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This cinema was the brain-child of actress Consuelo de Reyes. Having already created a community arts centre nearby, she wanted a small theatre which could...
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| Pump Room (2.8 Miles) |
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The Pump Room was the pulsing centre of the spa in its Georgian heyday. The glittering social life of the country’s premier resort revolved around...
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