First day in Bath

Betsy,
I'm going to apologise to you. I didn't know there was a Rugby Match on today at Bath, hence the packed train. What no-one could have known was that GWR in their infinite wisdom then provided a train half the length of what it would normally have been.
I've just looked it up as there had to be a reason for that happening on a Sunday.

Stuart, it’s not necessary at all! This was the train I wanted - and apparently GWR has been shortening all their trains on this line, so probably I’d have been out of luck no matter when I went

I was told at the hotel that there was a rugby natch - and how that could have affected things. I didn’t see anyone wearing jerseys, though, so maybe not?

Betsy, I'm going to apologise to you. I didn't know there was a Rugby
Match on today at Bath, hence the packed train. What no-one could have
known was that GWR in their infinite wisdom then provided a train half
the length of what it would normally have been. I've just looked it up
as there had to be a reason for that happening on a Sunday.

Wonder if you could have got upgraded to the 1st class section?

The situation of having 5 coach trains operating on some London services is appalling. It is due to a train shortage because they really need new modern trains for their services that don’t go to London. To overcome this situation, from May GWR are going to start using for stopping services in Devon & Cornwall trains that are no longer needed by Transport for Wales. This will free some of the Inter City Express trains for London services.

Go into the street south of the Roman Baths and you will find a very good information centre with free maps. (The place is near an arch).

Oh that should help….you’d think, lol
I think I saw that arch yesterday - great idea, thanks!!!

Wonder if you could have got upgraded to the 1st class section? The
situation of having 5 coach trains operating on some London services
is appalling. It is due to a train shortage because they really need
new modern trains for their services that don’t go to London. To
overcome this situation, from May GWR are going to start using for
stopping services in Devon & Cornwall trains that are no longer needed
by Transport for Wales. This will free some of the Inter City Express
trains for London services. Go into the street south of the Roman
Baths and you will find a very good information centre with free maps.
(The place is near an arch).

Glad you are enjoying the Hotel Indigo. We were very impressed when we stayed there earlier this year.

Skye, thanks!

If you posted about it, I might have booked it based on your posts!

Glad you are enjoying the Hotel Indigo. We were very impressed when we
stayed there earlier this year.

Hi Betsy

I love hearing about your travels. We stayed at Hotel Indigo and enjoyed it as well. We had tea at the Pump Room but our favorite afternoon tea on our month-long British Isles trip was also in Bath at the Royal Crescent Hotel! We also really enjoyed a day trip to Bradford on Avon and tea at The Bridge which is one of the oldest tea rooms in England.

Katie

Hi Katie!

Thank you!

I just had tea at the Pump Room today - loved it. Maybe I should try that if I can fit it in!

To continue my Bath report, I LOVED the Roman Baths. Sadly, I couldn’t finish it all since I had the reservation at the Pump Room, but I saw a good amount,

I ended up spending the next 2 or so hours in that area. It turned out that I banged my watch hard against something …and not only looked the battery, but knocked the face off kilter, lol. So I was lucky that there was a jewelers that also fixes watches - and got it taken care of. I checked out a few shops, shd went to Toppings Bookshop

Tonight it’s dinner at the Scallop Shell, & a show at the Theatre Royal

Hi Betsy I love hearing about your travels. We stayed at Hotel Indigo
and enjoyed it as well. We had tea at the Pump Room but our favorite
afternoon tea on our month-long British Isles trip was also in Bath at
the Royal Crescent Hotel! We also really enjoyed a day trip to
Bradford on Avon and tea at The Bridge which is one of the oldest tea
rooms in England.

Hi Betsy,

I hope you enjoyed your trip to Bath…we are thinking of spending a couple of days there in November.

Would you mind sharing how you liked your itinerary? Is there anything you would have changed?

Thanks!
Cici

Hi CiCi - I loved it so much I added an extra night!

The only thing I would face changed is making my reservation at the Pump Room later instead of 12 pm. I had to cut my visit to the Roman Baths short, and I could have used another hour. Of course I could gate gotten there earlier

I saw pretty much everything I wanted to - and that’s a lot. People who say that Bath can be easily done in a day are crazy, lol

What is on your agenda?

Hi Betsy, I hope you enjoyed your trip to Bath…we are thinking of
spending a couple of days there in November. Would you mind sharing
how you liked your itinerary? Is there anything you would have
changed? Thanks! Cici

Good to know, thank you.

We are coming from London and spending two nights in Bath before heading to Southampton for a TA cruise back to the states.

So far I have only booked the hotel and a 3:30 visit to the Thermae Spa. Did you book the Roman bath tour ahead of time? Also looking at an afternoon tea and maybe a show.

LOVE that there is a bookshop in town…my husband and I enjoy perusing a good bookstore and were lucky enough to visit Barter Books in Alnwick a couple of years ago. We could have spent all day in there, lol.

Thank you again!
Cici

You’re welcome!

Thermae Spa is wonderful - of course I only did the rooftop pool, lol

Yes, I did book ahead of time - I enjoyed it! There’s SO much to see…

I was lucky enough to see a brilliant show at the Theatre Royal - check to see what’s playing, it’s a gorgeous theater

I’m going on a day tour from Edinburgh in June, and we stop in Alnick ! I’m SO excited to get to go to Barter!

Good to know, thank you. We are coming from London and spending two
nights in Bath before heading to Southampton for a TA cruise back to
the states. So far I have only booked the hotel and a 3:30 visit to
the Thermae Spa. Did you book the Roman bath tour ahead of time? Also
looking at an afternoon tea and maybe a show. LOVE that there is a
bookshop in town…my husband and I enjoy perusing a good bookstore and
were lucky enough to visit Barter Books in Alnwick a couple of years
ago. We could have spent all day in there, lol. Thank you again! Cici

Hi Betsy. Thx for your report. I’ll be in bath early July. I’m curious how much time you had at the Roman Baths. I too have a Pump Room reservation at noon but plan to arrive at opening. I’ll also have a guided tour as well. Thanks!

Sotl, I got to the Roman Baths around 10:15 am, did the guided tour as well. I regret not getting there at opening as I couldn’t finish examining all the artifacts before I had to leave…

Hi Betsy. Thx for your report. I’ll be in bath early July. I’m curious
how much time you had at the Roman Baths. I too have a Pump Room
reservation at noon but plan to arrive at opening. I’ll also have a
guided tour as well. Thanks!

Betsy, can you share more about the guided tour? Did you arrange this privately or does the Baths offer any guided tours (for a fee I imagine)

Hillary, It’s on the website - they just take you through the complex. I enjoyed it, but you still need time to view all the artifacts ….and yes, you pay extra for it

Betsy, can you share more about the guided tour? Did you arrange this
privately or does the Baths offer any guided tours (for a fee I
imagine)