Bath

Next time in London, take at least an overnight out-of-that-city to experience the more relaxed uniqueness of Bath. Do not even think of driving. Much of Bath centre is one-way traffic and, anyway, trains run direct, at least every half hour from London Paddington, 80 minutes due west to the centre of Bath.

This is the year of Jane Austen. The 200th anniversary of her death, at only 41, is 18 July 2017. From September she will be the one face…

The Gainsborough Bath, the first and only hotel in the UK to offer its visitors the opportunity to access and experience Bath’s famed natural thermal waters…