Let’s start this walking tour from the Roman baths!

On a cold day, you can see the steam rising from the .

First, have a look at the Pump Room. It was a place where visitors to the city gathered. Now it is a restaurant.

On the right, at the corner of Bath Street and Stall Street.

Look for the symbol into the pavement. What is it ?

It means that the is a masterpiece of human creative genius whose protection must be the concern of all.

Take Bath Street. 

Walk past a bank:

Then take Hot Bath Street on your left. 

Walk past Thermae Bath Spa: 

the modern version of the , built in 2006. There is a huge and open rooftop pool!

Retrace your steps, then go up Bath street on your left. 

Turn left into Westgate Street. 

Go past a supermarket: . 

Take Saw Close. 

In Saw Close, you can see the . 

Let’s go up Barton street

and we arrive on a  : . This is an example of town planning. On the north side, we can see . The at the centre celebrates the visit of Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1738. On the west side, we can see .

Take Gay street, and then Queen’s Parade on your left. 

Turn right into Royal Avenue. 

Then let’s take the Gravel. 

Walk along the gardens. 

We’re arriving near an amazing building. It is called the . It is a residential road of 30 houses. It is an example of Georgian architecture. It was designed by the architect John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774. Number1 is now a museum.

Now let’s take Brock Street near Number1

to the . 

It is a circular space surrounded by large townhouses. Who are the architects?

When was it built?

So you can hear that ‘John Wood made the represent the Sun and the the Moon’.

Take Bennett Street. Go to the end of the street.

Turn left into Lansdown Road and right into Guinea Lane. 

Go to the church. 

Jane Austen’s father is buried there.

Who was Jane Austen ?

She in 1775 and in 1817, 200 years ago. She was a writer. She is best known for her novel Pride and Prejudice.

Jane Austen set two of her six published novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, in Bath and made the city her home from 1801 to 1806.

Now retrace your steps and take the Paragon. 

Have a look at the Building of Bath collection : this place has a magnificent .

Take Broad Street and then Northgate Street. Turn left when you are facing a bridge :  

It crosses the river . 

Walk along the banks of the river and then along the Parade Gardens. Turn left into North Parade and walk to the river

From this other , you can have views of .

Bath is a good example of Georgian architecture.