Bristol Airport 37 min
The Pump Room Restaurant (24 min) Classical music accompaniment to coffee, lunch and afternoon tea overlooking Roman Baths hot spring. Brunel's SS Great Britain (37 min) Museum on Brunel's restored 1843 passenger liner with tours below deck and views of the propellor. The Holburne Museum (23 min) Victorian collection of ornate silver and Old Masters in a Georgian building with modern extension. The Roman Baths (24 min) Roman bathhouse and temple, with spring water, Pump Room restaurant, museum and audio tour for kids. The Jane Austen Centre (23 min) Small museum chronicling the life and times of the famous writer, Jane Austen, plus Regency tearoom. Royal Crescent (26 min) Massive green grassy lawns next to the Royal Crescent with serene views of historic architecture. Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (26 min) These notable limestone hills draw hikers & spelunkers with its many caves & ancient historic sites. Prior Park Landscape Garden (19 min) National Trust gardens overlooking Bath with follies, Palladian bridges, lakes and woodland. Thermae Bath Spa (23 min) Modern glass and stone spa with thermal waters, Roman origins and an open rooftop swimming pool. Clifton Suspension Bridge (38 min) Isambard Kingdom Brunel's masterpiece of industrial design spans a deep, urban river gorge. Cheddar Gorge (31 min) Deep limestone ravine with hiking trails, viewpoints & underground stalactite/stalagmite caves. Wells Cathedral (24 min) 12th-century building with 300 sculptures on the West Front, a clock made in 1390 and regular tours. Fashion Museum Bath (24 min) Fashionable dress from 1600 to now plus Victorian clothing and old sports costumes to try on. Pulteney Bridge (24 min) Historic bridge built in 1774 with notable architecture & rows of stores lining each side. Bath Abbey (24 min) Late Medieval church with a Victorian Gothic interior by Sir George Gilbert Scott and tower tours. |