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Yeah I’ll react to that sure the Glorious hey guys uh bath England now preemptive like first video of the day hope you guys are doing well original link to the video for memory Seekers top of the description as always let’s get started city of bath dates

Back to the Romans and became a popular destination for the wealthy and fashionable in Georgian times it had a thriving social scene with balls concert and other events taking place throughout the year 300 years on tourists are still falling under the spell of this city Built For Pleasure and parties join us

As we take a tour through time and explore the only UK City designated a UNESCO world heritage site we’ll travel back centuries in just a few steps passing architectural masterpieces like the Royal crant and the circus or even further into very nice architectural masterpieces like the World present in

The circus or even further into the past when the Romans harnessed the hot springs in the area to create the Roman baths this video will help you plan and enjoy your time in bath let’s go I’m in frame right my hair gets so poofy after the shower I hate it B is situated in the beautiful County of Somerset skirting the southern edge of the cotwolds but not within that region just 90 minutes from London Paddington Station getting here for a day trip or longer is very easy and my preferred method for traveling this time as I was

Staying for the weekend and parking overnight can be expensive I say I as will will not be with me this time as he’s on his own trip visiting a friend in Hamburg we’ll start our walk about from from the bath Spar station where many of you may well begin your visit my train

Ticket with reserve seating was just £34 returned from London booking in advance using Great Western Railways the train crosses the river aen as it Glides into the station designed and built in 1840 by the famous civil engineer isard Kingdom Brunell in fact he orchestrated the creation of the entire Great Western

Line from London to Bristol I’ve heard that name it’s familiar heading into the central area of bath but skirting around the main shopping area for now our first stop is at the popular landmark of pulney bridge that spans the river Ren the bridge was constructed in 1774 in a striking palladian style designed

By Robert Adam and commissioned by Sir William Pony pony wanted to extend the city city across the river Haven without visitors knowing theyd ever left the okay I just want to point out nicely done wanted to extend the city across the river Aven without visitors knowing they’d ever left the

Center and crossing the river the bridge therefore had a very unusual feature with shops lining its full span on either side fooling you into thinking it was just another Street it was a great success and provided a much needed link between the two parts of bath and quickly became a popular a tourist

Destination many come to this Cafe on the bridge to grab a coffee and a nice slice of cake taking one of the few priz seats overlooking the river and Weir we’ll see more of the bridge later as we take a walk down by the river on Grand parade just beside the

Bridge is the Guild Hall Market it has been trading on this site for over 800 years making it one of of the oldest markets in England the current building is Victorian dating from 1861 and was designed by Architects Hicks and Isaac at one time over 400 stalls were

Squeezed into this hall now around 20 stalls of independent Traders display their wees for visitors to browse and buy anything from leather goods to smelly cheese and bakery Treats Towering beside the market and a focal point within the city is the impressive B Abbey there has been a religious building on this site since 675 ad when records indicate oi a local King gave lands near bath to the abbis of patina to build a Convent when was the first pope and when

Did Christianity Constantine right he’s the one who made uh Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire I think but when did he live 400 500 the reason I’m asking this is because six 600 if you just want to go forward in the video go ahead but 675 ad so obviously Jesus

Was Zer or you know 30 what 3380 or something and then Christianity wasn’t a thing that was tolerated that much and so I’m wondering at what century ad did Christianity become a thing to where you would want to build a church did he just say a religious building or did he there has

Been a religious building on this site since 67 75 ad when records indicate Oz a local King gave lands near bath to the abis of patina to build a Convent okay so it might not be Christianity by 973 ad it become an important Monastery and the chosen spot

To Crown the first ever King of England King Edgar if anyone can clarify that if you purchase a ticket to enter the church then you can see a stained glass window depicting the coronation of Edgar check out this it for details of opening times and current prices to

Visit in the last 1,000 years the previous buildings have either been destroyed in attacks fallen into disrepair or have been replaced with new and more impressive churches the current Abbey dates from 1499 but has required major repairs and improvements over the centuries the incredible fan vaed ceiling so named because it looks like

An open fan was was designed by King Henry VII’s Master Masons Robert and William virtue so crazy how good that is just because I I I’d imagine you can go so off like it it looks like it was created with um signed by King Henry VII’s Master Masons I can’t think right now

Artificially virtue really is quite an impressive site well it what never mind the Abby continues to evolve and update for those looking to delve into its history in Greater detail visit the new discovery center that opened just this year objects from the aby’s archives are on display within the ancient vaults

Beneath the Abby building this is included in your ticket price still sort of waking up guys so sorry if I’m a little slow in the beginning of the video for me the highlight of my visit to the was choosing to take a tour of the tower available Monday to Saturday

In small groups each hour you can climb a total of 22 steps to reach the top of the tower for amazing views of the city you cannot B online so my advice is go early and reserve a space you can come back later in the day to take I get so

It is such an easy simple pleasure of mine just these old super spiraly old old staircases I I just get happy I don’t know the narrow spiral steps first take us onto the outside of the West window where we can look down into Abby churchyard this is where people cue to

Enter the Roman bars in bath sorry I’ll see myself out climbing again it’s up onto the roof of the Nave and we begin to see the city spreading out below Us you can take a Peak at the bars and look over the King Parade Where on dry day performers and buskers entertain the crowds it’s also here the Christmas Market is held heading inside the tower the tour guide explains the bell ringing process the trapo is there in case a bell ever

Needs removing they also shared a Charming story about how the Bell ringers know when to start the peel of bells at a wedding squeezing into a small room with a creaking floor there is a tiny spy hole where a lookout can see and hear the ceremony they can then

Signal back to the ringers apparently they could use walkie-talkies but prefer to maintain this ancient tradition walking over the top of the fan vaed ceiling we reach a tiny room containing the clock face and learn that in the mid ceiling we reach a tiny yeah you can see the top of it room

Containing the face and learned that in the mid 20th century someone came and handwound the clock multiple times a day thankfully it’s now automated it faces north of the city as all the markets were traditionally on that side another larger clock was higher up on the tower back in the 18th

Century but that started to affect the building due to its weight so this smaller one was commissioned and installed here in 183 34 the tour is time to make sure you enter the bell tower in between the quarter-hour Chimes the original 15th century Bells were sold to Spain thanks

To King Henry VII and the Reformation however the boat transporting them sank on Route eight new Bells were installed in 1700 and an additional two smaller ones in 1774 to give a 10 bell ring [Applause] the P to resistance is arriving on top of the tower for panoramic and picturesque views across the what does that mean pie to resistance I just I’m assuming it means like the the climax the best part but what does it literally translate to is arriving on the Pista resistance is arriving on

Top of the the tower the panoramic and picturesque views across the city I love how much your towns match the land not match the landscape but they they because of their their the more I see it the more I like that everything is uniform and I know there

Are a lot of laws in some places in England where houses have to be made of some certain material and I wasn’t really at first oh my God that is nice um that it it it looks like like it’s not it looks like you’re one with the

Landscape do you know what I mean like it it like it looks like if you kind of look kind of uh peripherally like the it there just a bunch of rocks inside of the landscape and it just it fits and it makes it all look super super nice especially from like bird’s eye View same with like Cambridge and Oxford stuff like that An outstanding hour and a fascinating tour in the heart of the Abbey below us are the Roman BS a stunning example of Roman engineering rediscovered and explored in the late 19 century and opened to the Georgian public in 1897 it offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of Roman

Britain you can book tickets to visit through this website it is open daily and in the summer there are extended hours I chose an evening visit as many of the day tourists have left and its quieter at this time the Georgian public it’s a very popular attraction and can

Be very busy I thought georan meant a time period of King George and so when he said 1897 I was a little confused the BS were built in the first century ad when the city was a town called Aquis sulis it was oh crap was us used for over 400 years

Until the end of the Roman Empire in Britain they were originally dedicated city was a town called Aquis suis it was used for over 400 years until the end of the Roman Empire in Britain they were originally dedicated to Solus manura who was the Roman goddess of healing and

Wisdom it was a huge complex with a temple and the bath house as can be seen in this model Recreation the water to feed the baths comes from a natural thermal underground spring which still flows with hot water today at 46° C 240,000 Gall of water

Rise here daily it is rich in minerals including calcium magnesium and sulfur however in recent times it has been discovered that the water is now unsafe to use with pollutants a toxic algae and the Romans using lead pipes to channel the water causing it to close for swimming in

1978 I thought it was um like a an amoeba brain eating people of what did I he hear that somewhere social classes from the wealthy to the poor came to bathe socialize and worship the baths were also used for medical purposes as the hot water was believed to have healing

Properties the Romans believ this water to be sacred this is the Terrace which allows you to look down it is crazy and I would see the the draw to do that to swim in here you know swimming in a you know a pool that was used by people so long ago

On the great BS lined with Victorian statues of Roman emperors and governor of Britain in the Roman era it would have been enclosed with an arched roof indor Pool inside the complex you can see parts of the Great temple entrance built next to the spring dedicated to suus manura and housing a statue of the deity you can learn about the people of aquaus how they lived woried and died the bath house was a complex of interconnected rooms rooms including

Changing rooms hot rooms cold rooms and swimming pools the baths were heated by a system of underfloor heating and interestingly a project to repair the crumbling floor in bath Abbey in recent years has seen water from the baths diverted through pipes to provide free underfloor heating within the church the

Vast amount of water the spring produces each day is not all needed and the Romans devised a clever overflow drain seen here and still in use today carrying the Surplus water through a drainage system and out into the river aen using gravity flow I truly think that people are no smarter or Dumber

Today than they were back then maybe you could make an argument that better nutrition could Aid the brain in a a more healthy growth and maybe people on average could be a little more but negligible and also how it seems like stuff during Roman times was even more advanced than stuff like a

Century or two after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and it shows you how history doesn’t always just like go like this it kind of like like it always kind of Trends up I guess but with like little dips when civilization sort of half collapses we have stepped down below

Street level and an walking around the great bath on the Pavements laid by the Romans 2,000 years Ago the bath was lined with large thick sheets of lead to hold the water its depth is 1.5 m a perfect level for comfortable Bathing this is the inflow to the great bath water flowing directly from the spring nearby the water is green today due to the algae the sunlight and water allowing photosynthesis conditions the Romans had the roof and so the water would have remained clear and appealing you can safely love being in a

Pool when it’s raining um and like going underwater and looking up and seeing all of the the the H the surface so the water would have remained clear and appealing you can safely taste the famous Spa water at the West bars but I’m leaving the attraction now and

Heading next door to experience a drink of the water from a far more onate and famous marble vs the pump room with its Corinthian columns was built in 1789 and took 10 years to complete allowing the Georgians to sample the water and socialize in the wonderful building that is today

Restaurant what did this I got distracted by Vanilla Ice was built in 1789 and took 10 years to complete allowing the Georgians to sample the water and socialize in the wonderful building that is today a restaurant patr was novelist Jane Austin a regular visitor to the pump room and

She used it as a setting in her novel’s North Hangar Abbey and persuasion it’s free to enter the pump room and Sample a small cup of the mineral water I have to say the aroma of sulfur and the tepid water was not to my liking making me thirsty my flower vase is

Out as you’d expect with so much history and beautiful architecture B is a popular busy location all year round if you want some retail therapy then there are plenty of streets lined with stores for all your shopping needs I love that uh since you know they’re not used

Anymore right having flowers and C therapy there are plenty of streets lined with stores for all your shopping needs there are also many places to eat and drink and I’ll share my experiences later Raisins Only two Foods I don’t like raisins and Olives beside the pump is York Street and a distinctive Landmark this Archway was before you say oh wow you know underdeveloped pallet or whatever I try to enjoy them every time they’re not good I’m sorry and the green olives are even even worse built in 1889 by architect Charles Davis it was

Constructed to cover the pipes which carried hot water from the Roman B spring to a new Spa turning into Church Street we pass some of the smaller independent shops and then arrive at a huge plain tree planted over 200 years ago it’s known as The Hanging Tree as this location was

Reputedly used for public executions but long before the tree was planted I love the seagull call it’s so F continuing on down North Passage we’re heading to the oldest house in B dating from 1482 and a tale about a young Hugo Refugee escaping persecution in France uh one sec guys I got to pee I have to answer this too quickly good this is Sally Lan’s eating house it was home from 1680 to a young French lady who became known for ease of pronunciation for the locals as Sally Lan she baked the now world famous bath

Bun from this charming shop it’s tasty there is always a queue here to get a seat but you can bypass this and head down into the tiny Museum below stairs and also byy take away bun to try if you don’t want to wait utting the queue on British I’m not entirely I thought she was real for a second sure if the ovens and fires are original but this is what it would have looked like in the 17th century Legend has it when Sally found work in the kitchen of the shop then known as Lily put Aly Bakery they found

She had a skill for baking and she developed her own unique recipe from which she baked a rich large buttery bun similar to the French Brios that she would have been familiar with before she fled France selling it on the streets of bath they became very popular and known as

The Sally Lan buan there is however no historical evidence to support the legend of Sally you’ll have to make your own mind up I popped back early evening When the Crowds dispersed and had a late afternoon tea another haunt of Jane Austin which she wrote about in her

Letters when she lived in the city the bun is designed to be enjoyed with either sweet or savory ACC compliments and you can have many combinations today in this te- room you are served a half bun as they are very big it’s it’s light fluffy very rich and absolutely delicious I highly

Recommend you try one although some of you will want to put the cream down first before the jam I can see the comments coming Now the cream is more dense and stable than the jam and so wouldn’t you want to put that down first because smearing the cream on the jam seems more disruptive to the makeup of the sandwich of the not thing than putting the jam on the cream that the

Jam on the cream seems like the correct way to me chill though don’t don’t uh kill Me it’s my opinion Let’s have a quick look at the map and see where we’ve been so far there is lot still to Explore we’ll now move on to Bath Street which might be familiar to many of you unfortunately shrouded in scaffolding at the moment it’s been the backdrop to many a period drama and TV show it was built in 1791 by Thomas Baldwin a local architect and originally named Cross

Bath Street as it contains the cross bath at the Western end designed in a neoclassical style the line of Georgian townhouses are now a popular shopping destination with a variety of shops cafes and restaurants bath had three thermal Springs the largest at the Roman baths and two smaller ones called heling

Spring just around the corner from here and this one cross spring if you fancy having a dip in this spring then it’s open to the public to visit the current structure of the bath cross was built in 1784 by Thomas Baldwin the bath is a small oval-shaped pool that is surrounded by a

Colonade the water in the bath is heated to a temperature of around 43° C what is that in Fahrenheit 43 839 it’s like 102° Fahrenheit 48 no 42 is two 110 Degrees if you’re in need of an afternoon pickme up then maybe head to the bath Distillery gin bar on Queen Street until 2018 in the vaults below small batches of gin were distilled using 11 Botanicals you can take a Distillery tour in a larger location on

Monmouth place I just sat and enjoyed my gin though I can’t remember which one I tried maybe that’s saying something the Jane Austin Center on Gay Street is a big draw for fans of this famous writer she lived in bath for 5 years of her short life and the center offers you

An insight into how living in This Magnificent City affected the celebrated author and her writing costume I I think I heard Mark Twain was not a fan of her and that’s putting it lately gu will take you on an entertaining journey through her life with interactive activities along the

Way if you’d like to find the places that Jane lived or frequented in B then watch our separate video on Jane Austin’s life from birth to death as we visit all the notable locations I honestly oh nice I would like to to watch that I would like to learn about

Her life including those here in bath that we won’t be covering in this Video disase Allison’s disease what a round at the top of Gay Street we have reached the impressive and famous circus a ring of large tow houses forming a circle with three entrances designed by architect johnwood the Elder it was built between 1754 and 1769 and is regarded as a preeminent example of Georgian

Architecture wood died Less Than 3 months after the first stone was laid his son John Wood the younger completed the project to his father’s Design circus means a ring oval or Circle in Latin the circus has been featured in many films and television shows including the duchess The Importance of Being Earnest and the Crown taking the Brock Street entrance we now head to the Royal cresant upon part of bath not to be missed when you Visit I thought I had to sneeze I did but I didn’t the Royal Cresent is a row of 30 terrorist houses laid out in a sweeping presentant design by the architect John Wood the younger it was built on land previously owned by bar Abbey between 1767 and

1774 it is among the most out standing examples of Georgian architecture to be found in the United Kingdom number one the Royal cresant was the very first of the houses to be built and has been turned into a m Museum which has been decorated and furnished just as it might have been During the period towards the end of the 18th century this website gives you details

Of opening times and ticket prices the rooms feature historic Furniture pictures and objects that reveal what life was like for B’s wealthy and fashionable residents not only do you see how they lived upstairs but you also get an interesting insight to below stairs and the domestic servants

Lives the self-guided tour is brought to life through film and sounds as you pass through each of the Glorious rooms it certainly is one of the best examples of a Georgian home we’ve come across on our travels throughout the Country in front of the royal cresant is a large grassed area and if you look closely it is separated by a sunken ditch known as a haa the top half was a lawned area for the residents of the royal cresant in lie of a front garden the haha created

An invisible boundary between the lawn and the public park area that extends to the Royal Victoria Park the park is free to enter and many people come to have picnics during their visit to Bath it was opened in 1830 by the 11-year-old Princess Victoria 7 years before her Ascension to the throne

And was the first Park to carry her name the park covers an area of 57 acres and features a variety of attractions including a children’s play area a bandand and botanical gardens located in the northwest corner which I chose to have a little walk around they were founded in

188 C which I chose to have a little walk around they were founded in 1887 and cover an area of 9 Acres the gardens feature a variety of plants trees shrubs flowers and a rock garden there is also what is supposed to be a replica of a Roman temple temple of manura

A seating area and Cafe for drinks and snacks provide a stop to rest and you might even see some of the local Wildlife little ears let’s have another look at the map and see where we’ve been curious what this is right here heading back into the the center of the

City passing the bottom of the royal cresant parallel to the Royal Avenue look out for the gravel Walk This Charming path takes you behind all the impressive Georgian houses on Brock Street and the circus which we viewed from the front as we walked to the Royal CR the path has been here

Since 1771 and was a route to and from the city for sedan chairs it was also a route for ladies to walk with their flowing dresses and parasols partway down is a quaint Georgian Garden open for free which we featured in our Jane Austin video after dark the Warm Glow of the

Street Lamp and buildings lit with spotlights give the city a very elegant warming feel and it’s lovely to walk the same streets again when the roads are less busy PP room that’s a good name for a Gym one second guys okay Sorry of course there are many bars pubs and restaurants and so you will have to contend with the partygoers Stag and hendus I guess the modern-day version of the social gatherings in the assembly rooms the Georgians so enjoyed during my visit I stayed overnight in a wonderful Hotel on

Henrietta Street just a few minutes stroll from the PNE Bridge Henrietta house has combined a number of Georgian houses on the street to create a gorgeous hotel and I found it a great spot to spend the night in comfortable and period surroundings after a good night’s sleep

And a delicious breakfast to set me up for another day I headed out to explore the east and south ooh looks very good Canadian bacon or what what I would call Canadian bacon nice toast perfectly toasted toast beans mushrooms tomato hash brown eggs south side of the

City the weather for a time was looking a bit more promising as I walked up great portney Street which is one of the widest in bath at 30 m designed by Thomas Baldwin and commissioned by Sir William pulney the same chat that built the impressive Bridge these three-story

Tow houses were intended to be part of a much larger set of Grand Street squares and circuses however the scheme by Thomas Baldwin to create a whole new town east and south of the river was hit by Financial Panic as a result of the French Revolution and the collapse of

Many banks including the one funding Baldwin’s great plans at the end of the street is hurn Museum you might recognize it from the TV drama Bridgeton as the home of Lady Danbury this was originally the Sydney Hotel built in 1796 to 99 perched on the edge of Sydney Gardens a popular

Pleasure ground in the 18th century Sir William hurn a keen Fine Art and objects collector and owner of the hotel bequeathed it to the people of B in 1882 and a museum opened in 1883 showcasing his collection it became the city’s first Art Gallery inside you’ll find a wonderful collection of decorative Arts

Including porcelain Glass and Metal work paintings from distinguished artists such as stubs gainor and Reynolds make it a popular attraction for art lovers behind the museum we enter the Georgian pleasure grounds of Sydney Gardens the only such remaining in the UK guys I do love history and I love history museums

And a lot of different museums right I feel like every single Museum can be a technically a history museum um but art museums I went to the van go Museum it was pretty good but uh I don’t know there’s only so I can only look at paintings for for so long I

Love paintings that are clearly trying to depict depict something right I’m not saying you have to get it as close to a photograph as possible I’m just I like to see people skill on display in art rather than a piece of art that I’m could take

A lot of skill but is more up to interpretation the more it gets to like you have to interpret it the less I like it I guess the gardens were a popular destination for the fashionable Society of Jane Austin lived syy Place overlooking the grounds from 1801 to

1804 and enjoyed visiting ironically the gardens were used as a filming location for the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility during its Heyday the pleasure grounds were full of Music and Dance dancing firework displays concerts amusement rides and food and drink it had the Labyrinth a form of maze to

Amuse and entertain the visitors and whilst that might have gone now still ois beauty and a place to enjoy a walk around with many reminders of the past cut right through Sydney Gardens at the turn of the 19th century was the kennet and aen Canal a vital transport

Link bringing Coal Stone and goods to the busy City on top of one of the tunnels built is Cleveland house not easy to see here this was the headquarters of the canal company and also the workplace of isard Kingdom Brunell who was the engineer responsible for many of the Canal’s features

The railway would also disturb the pleasure grounds in 1840 when they too cut through the gardens part of brunell’s ambitious plan to link London with Bristol providing a valuable passenger and good stop for bath and boosting tourism a walk or cycle down the toe path of the canal is a great way to

Spend some time I’m sort of curious how train tracks progressed over time it’s such a probably not interesting no no immediately but like I mean train tracks are essentially the same I don’t know what my point is right now all right I Like Trains if you Contin continue along this

Route it will take you to the pretty Village of bampton in about 40 minutes oh golf course I didn’t even see that eventually the canal reaches the wonderful town of Bradford on aen and those that have watched our channel for a while will remember we visited this

Beautiful place a few years ago so if you’re staying in bath for some time do consider a visit it really is beautiful you can watch our video covering all the main highlights from the link at the end of this video heading back down great portney Street let’s catch up with the river

Aven beside the portney bridge there are some steps on the left as you head into the center of the city these take us down to the River’s Edge and views of the grand parade not seen from street level the impressive colonades that line the riverbank are a hidden walkway and set

Of vast vaults under the buildings that have not been open to the public for years as far as I’m aware due to disrepair plans to regenerate the area have been ongoing for 10 years but don’t seem close to starting what what would happen if it it

No I okay no it would probably hit the okay above is what was the Empire Hotel designed by the bath architect major Charles Edward Davis for the hotelier Alfred Holland in 1901 Hotel a grand and popular hotel in its day now plush Riverside apartments with Browns restaurant on the ground

Floor you just saw a pleasure craft arriving and it’s from here that you can take a boat ride from portly Cruisers there is no pre-booking just come and queue up for a 1hour round trip to bampton the first boat is at 10:00 a.m. each day and it runs around every

40 minutes until 5:00 p.m. block system okay I’ve definitely seen this image before thought it looked familiar continuing along the riverbank we pass the north parade Bridge it’s a good spot to climb up and view the portney bridge from a distance so you can get to the ocean from here it’ll take a

While across the river we see St John the Evangelist Church it was designed by Charles Francis hansome and built between 1861 and 63 a Gothic Revival style building dedicated to St John the Evangelist one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ soothing at this Southern point in the

City the river aen links up with the Kennon aen Canal at lock 7 whitcom lock this building thimble Mill was bought by the canal company in the 1830s to house a large steampowered water pump that pumped water up to lock 11 so is there like a a Rubber seal on the bottom of

The doors H how is it not going under the door this building thimble Mill was bought by the canal company in the 1830s to house a large steampowered water pump that pumped water up to lock 11 replenishing the water lost each time a boat passed through the lock a modern

Electric pumping station now completes that task I love how there stuff growing on is the second deepest lock in the country and was only added in 1976 making it the newest on the canal even if it looks a bit worse for wear it merged locks 8 and N due to a new ring

Road that was built around the city I would love to watch it an in-depth engineering video about these you can continue your walk along the canal it will take you all the way back to Sydney Gardens and Beyond I wish I had more time to walk it

All back on the river Ren we’re going to cross over into the city using the green half Penny Bridge getting its name from the Hy or half a new penny that was charged to pedestrians to use the bridge the little toll building still intact there is no charge these days to cross

It was originally a wooden bridge that sadly collapsed in 1887 killing 10 people on it at the time this much stronger Iron Bridge replaced it we have now arrived back at the station where we started let’s have a look at the map one last time and see

Where we’ve been we’ve not seen all the bath has to offer by any means but I hope this video is given you an interesting insight into some of the wonderful things to see and do in bath we really hope you visit we have many more videos like this on our channel so

Do check out other places to visit in the UK and abroad thanks for watching the memory secet and see you again next time hey geez why did I think it would in the beginning it was up here just bath and York just sounds like they go together

Um hey leads must be pretty cool it’s like directly in the center of the skinny part uh it was really cool video guys um I feel like I I sort of just started to watch towards the end there instead of comment I hope that wasn’t too boring um but I really enjoyed

Watching that I mean you still got to see the video so love you guys hope you’re all doing well would appreciate any comments love for you to like And subscribe and hopefully I’ll see you next video bye guys