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The Francis Hotel
Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HH - England, UK
The The Francis Hotel is sitated within the beautiful Georgian city centre of Bath 19 miles from Bristol Airport and 80 miles from London's Heathrow Airport. Constructed from traditional Bath stone, The Francis dates back to 1728 when it...
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Attractions near The Francis Hotel
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| Grapes (< 1 Mile) |
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This house is older than it looks. 14 and 15 Westgate Street next door were once one house, given a grand face-lift around 1720. But...
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| Pump Room (< 1 Mile) |
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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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| Assembly Rooms (< 1 Mile) |
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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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| Bath Abbey (< 1 Mile) |
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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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| Royal Crescent (< 1 Mile) |
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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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| Abbey Green (< 1 Mile) |
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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 (< 1 Mile) |
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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 (< 1 Mile) |
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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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| Cross Bath (< 1 Mile) |
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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 (< 1 Mile) |
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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 (< 1 Mile) |
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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 (< 1 Mile) |
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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 (< 1 Mile) |
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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 (< 1 Mile) |
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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 (< 1 Mile) |
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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 (< 1 Mile) |
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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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| Little Theatre (< 1 Mile) |
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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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