City and Area Guide
The City of Bath
Bath is one of the world's great cities - its status as a World Heritage Site with places like Florence and Salzburg confirms that it's amongst the very best. To echo the words of the travel guides, it's a 'must see' destination, an essential place to visit, and as you'll soon discover it more than lives up to expectations. Find out more...
Beyond Bath
Just a stone's throw from the city of Bath is peaceful countryside rich in history and heritage, a rural patchwork of charming villages and market towns, lakes and valleys.
The industrial and social heritage of this old farming and coal mining region is celebrated in the town of Radstock at the Radstock Museum. The area's a fascinating contrast to Bath, with plentiful evidence of bygone ways of life.
If you fancy exploring out of Bath, Midsomer Norton town centre is an enjoyable place to shop and spend some time. With many specialist and independent shops offering good old-fashioned service, Midsomer Norton provides individuality, choice and good bargains.
Chew Valley, which stretches from The Mendips in the south to Keynsham in the North, is dotted with charming, rural villages and beautiful, fertile countryside. Chew Valley Lake, the largest lake in south-west England, is in the valley, and is a haven to wildlife, as well as a local centre for sailing and watersports.
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