Free Walking Tour of Bath...

On our last morning, Sally and I went for a free walking tour offered on behalf of the Mayor of Bath by a dedicated group of volunteers (no tips are allowed). It was impressive to learn that the entire city center of Bath is an UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its Roman ruins combined with its Georgian architecture, which we saw many examples of during our tour.

Completed in 1774, the Royal Crescent consisted of 30 terraced houses with 114 columns; some of those townhouses have since been split into smaller flats, one is now a museum and another a hotel.

Completed in 1768, The Circus is a historic street of large townhouses forming a circle with three entrances and a lawn in the middle with large trees blocking the view across. Each floor featured a different style column with 528 unique symbols carved across.

The Pulteney Bridge was built in 1774 across the River Avon and is one of only three bridges in the world that has shops on both sides. The low head dam, known as a weir, gave the location another interesting photographic element.

By coincidence, Sally and I happened upon this building our first night while searching for a restaurant. It was dark and we didn’t pay attention to the building itself, but were drawn in by the name: Giggling Squid, which happened to be a very good Thai restaurant. During our tour, we found out that this was originally the Bluecoat School built in 1860, and is now an apartment building.