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al1991
Original Poster
4,351 posts
50 months
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Nice place?
Me and the current GF looking at a couple of nights in Bath for February and just wondering what the general consensus on the place was.
Decent restaurants? Bars? Things to do? We like museums and such.
Also, hotels, does anyone have any specific recommendations? Preferably no more than a £100 a night. So far the Best Western Abbey is looking favourable in terms of a compromise between cleanliness/price/location.
Thanks in advance.
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RESSE
2,618 posts
91 months
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miniman
16,055 posts
132 months
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Bath is lovely, and February is a good time to go as the grim tourist season won't have got going. What's the budget for hotel?
Stuff to do:
Royal Cresent & Circus
Holborn Museum
Roman Baths
Tea in the Pump Room
Punting up to Bathampton
Lots of great independent shops
But I hope you aren't looking for a banging nightlife!
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al1991
Original Poster
4,351 posts
50 months
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Thanks chaps.
Not bothered about the nightlife really. Would rather drink a nice bottle of vino back at the room after a meal than go clubbing.
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miniman
16,055 posts
132 months
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Sorry I missed your budget in the OP. Just round the corner from the Best Western Abbey (which I don't rate to be honest) is my good friend Derek's guest house, Three Abbey Green, directly opposite the rather decent Crystal Palace pub. www.threeabbeygreen.comDefinitely worth a look.
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LFB531
308 posts
28 months
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Tons to do, I work right in the centre and there's plenty of choice of eateries, pubs, tourist stuff etc. Best bit is you can do most of it on foot but take a trip on the tour bus and maybe join a walking tour for a bit of fun.
Stay smack bang in the centre (Abbey is fine) and have fun!
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NDA
10,257 posts
95 months
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Bath is lovely.... Great for just strolling around. I had my best ever cappuccino down one of the side streets in a little family run Italian.
Go to Woods restaurant on Alfred Street (opposite the Assembly Rooms). I was there recently and it was excellent - bistro type place, very relaxed and excellent food. You'll probably need to book - the stroll up there takes you past some interesting little antique shops.
I seem to recall struggling to park anywhere!
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mybrainhurts
71,767 posts
125 months
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S. Gonzales Esq.
1,677 posts
82 months
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Another vote for the Holburne Museum - I'm going on Saturday to see the Field of Light installation. If you're in town on Saturday morning, the Green Park farmers' market is a thousand times better than the Christmas market by the Abbey.
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miniman
16,055 posts
132 months
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S. Gonzales Esq. said: Another vote for the Holburne Museum - I'm going on Saturday to see the Field of Light installation. Ah, thanks for the reminder, I'd forgotten that was on. Really keen to see it.
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Simon Brooks
931 posts
121 months
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Bath at home to Gloucester 18th February. OH goes shopping you get a few beers watching the rugby. Happy days :-)
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ewenm
24,629 posts
115 months
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Loads of pubs and restaurants in Bath. A favourite combo of mine is to start in The Griffin (you could even stay there!) with a good selection of local beers and friendly staff then just round the corner to The Beaujolais for great French food and wine.
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BeirutTaxi
5,182 posts
84 months
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Hey does anyone else have anything to add? I'm looking at doing the same as the OP for this weekend but wondering if Bath will be any good if it's raining and outdoor activities are severely limited!
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mybrainhurts
71,767 posts
125 months
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No problem, just stay in the bath all day...
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rpla102
210 posts
91 months
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All in my opinion obviously...however..
To eat: The Hudson, the best steak in bath (i'd choose to eat here over pretty much anywhere in Bath) or the Beaujolais,(run by this quirky French guy known as JP, can be a great evening) thirdly The Circus resturant is very nice too.
Drink: Hall and Woodhouse if you don't mind it busy, Central Wine bar, or the Salamander (if you like a proper pub)
Stay, depending on budget somewhere just of the beaten track (the centre can become akin to a war zone on a Sat Evening) somewhere on great pultney street, maybe the Dukes hotel....
Have a good time!
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BeirutTaxi
5,182 posts
84 months
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^^ Thanks for the reply  What about interesting/exciting things to do in Bath? Edited especially for MBH: In the CITY of Bath.
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mybrainhurts
71,767 posts
125 months
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Please stop it. Dirty boy... 
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davepoth
20,186 posts
69 months
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BeirutTaxi said: ^^ Thanks for the reply What about interesting/exciting things to do in Bath? Edited especially for MBH: In the CITY of Bath. Exciting? It'd get banned.  Holbourne Museum is good, if only to look at the naff tat Mr. Holbourne collected. He had a lot of money, and a lot less taste. The Roman Baths is good for a wet day, although pricey. Then there's the Abbey, the Museum of Costume, The American Museum (A little out of town but well worth a visit), and the inevitable bus tour of the pretty buildings. If all else fails, the Little Theatre cinema has odd films on most days, and sells beer.
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LFB531
308 posts
28 months
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Bath in the rain just like anywhere else but it's so small, easy to get around and dodge the weather!
Could add the Building of Bath museum followed by a wander around 1 Royal Crescent, you'll pass through Circus and Brock Street doing that and Margarets Buildings is a nice traffic free stop off for coffee.
Big junior rugby festival on at the Rec on Sunday so will be plenty of people about down there.
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