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<\/a><\/p>\nIt was a crisp winters day when we took the train from London Paddington to Bath on\u00a0an early februari\u00a0morning.<\/p>\n
Bath must be one of my all time favourite cities to go to in England, the Somerset town\u00a0is small enough so you don’t have the hassle of having to work out buss and underground systems and large enough to spend the day walking and taking in the gorgeous sights.\u00a0The city\u00a0has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, something that won’t surprise you when you arrive.<\/p>\n
Bath is named as such because it is and has been a spa town since Roman times and possibly even before that. The Roman Baths are still one of the city’s largest attractions and they are well worth a visit. When we visited on a gorgeous winter morning\u00a0in february, we were alone for most of our visit which was quite magical.\u00a0After the Roman empire fell\u00a0in the first decade of the 5th century, the Roman baths fell into disrepair and were slowly lost. The entire structure above the level of the pillar bases which you can see today is a later construction.\u00a0The hot water spring is now housed in 18th-century buildings, designed by architects John Wood, the Elder and John Wood, the Younger.
\nVisitors in Georgian England drank the waters in the Grand Pump Room, which is still accessible from the Baths and is a good way to end your visit with tea and cake – rather than water.\u00a0With\u00a0the opening of Thermae Bath Spa in 2006, Bath\u00a0has become the only town or city in the United Kingdom where you can\u00a0bathe in naturally heated spring water. With it Bath is reclaiming it’s historical heritage.<\/p>\n
The city is primarily built in Georgian architecture crafted from light golden\u00a0Bath stone and is well known for its terrace\u00a0structures. The most spectacular of Bath’s terraces,\u00a0the Royal Crescent, was built around\u00a01767 and designed by the younger aforenamed John Wood. Walking around these streets, especially when the beams of sunlight are kissing the stone buildings and colouring them golden is a very nice way to spend an afternoon. \u00a0I am not surprised that Bath has such an uplifting and positive feel to it, every time I arrive, I just want to stay.
\nJane Austen lived in Bath in the early 19th century and you can visit the Jane Austen Centre on one of the larger impressive lanes. Go to the gift shop if you need an I love Mr. Darcy tote bag or mug in your life. My favourite view is looking up the hill towards Pulteney Bridge from the banks of the River Avon. The bridge is one of only four in the whole world to have\u00a0shops built across its full span on both sides and was completed in 1774.<\/p>\n
Another place\u00a0I like to go to – especially for its cellar again – is one of the oldest buildings in Bath called Sally Lunn’s in the formerly Lilliput Alley. This is an\u00a0eating house which\u00a0houses\u00a0the historical kitchen in which the recipe for the Sally Lunn bun was recovered in the 1930’s. Legend goes that Sally Lunn\u00a0created the first Bath bun \u2013 naming it the Sally Lunn all the way back in the 17th century. \u00a0The Sally Lunn Eating House claims that the recipe was brought to Bath in the 1680s by a Huguenot refugee called Solange Luyon, who became known as Sally Lunn. Another theory is that Sally Lunn is the\u00a0anglicisation of ‘Sol et lune’ which is French for ‘sun and moon’, representing the golden crust and white base. It was a custom in the past to name things after how they looked. Like Hot Cross buns were named Cross buns because they were marked with a cross.\u00a0Pop downstairs to see the kitchen and the 12th century\u00a0faggot oven. I just want to cook in it, push the dolly who sits in front of it aside and take over the kitchen. Seriously, why are places still putting creepy old dolls in settings?<\/p>\n Bath has two buns today, the Bath bun and the Sally Lunn, and both are competing to be the first bun to be made in Bath. The Bath-bun is a sturdy and gorgeous usurper \u2013 a new potentiate, whose blandishments have won away a great many children, we regret to say, from their lawful allegiance to the plum-bun. The Bath-bun is not only a toothsome dainty, but showy and alluring withal. It was easier for ancient mariners to resist the temptations of the Sirens, than it is for a modern child to turn away from a Bath-bun\u2026Large, solid, and imposing, it challenges attention, and fascinates its little purchasers.<\/em> Address book<\/strong><\/p>\n See and do<\/strong><\/p>\n The Roman Baths<\/a> Food<\/strong><\/p>\n The Foodie Bugle Shop and Cafe<\/a><\/strong> My number one spot for breakfast, light lunch and cake and tea or coffee. But also for carefully sourced groceries, your daily loaf of decent bread, cheeses, pastries, vegetables, and homewares in the basement shop. Beautiful vintage kitchen and home items and carefully chosen new items to grace the home, kitchen and garden. A must visit for the perfectionist foodie. The owner Silvana is a friend.<\/p>\n The Fine Cheese Co<\/strong> For cheeses from Britain, France and Italy. They also have a cafe.<\/p>\n Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House & Museum<\/strong> For Sally Lunn buns served with all kinds of extra’s like eggs, bacon, jam etc. The Bath Bun Tea Shoppe<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 Abbey Green, Bath<\/p>\n For Bath Buns and tea<\/p>\n Pump Room, Searcys (\u00a3\u00a3)<\/strong> For Afternoon Tea in Jane Austen style surroundings, right by the Roman Baths.<\/p>\n The Circus Cafe and Restaurant (\u00a3\u00a3)<\/strong> For lunch and dinner, serving modern British food and English wines (French and Italian too)<\/p>\n Jamie’s Italian Bath (\u00a3)<\/strong> For Italian inspired dishes cooked with fresh ingredients. Always a winner<\/p>\n Outside Bath<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Eat and Stay<\/strong><\/p>\n The Pig restaurant and hotel (\u00a3\u00a3)<\/strong> For lunch and dinner, serving modern British food and English wines and ales. Breakfast for guests of the hotel. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was a crisp winters day when we took the train from London Paddington to Bath on\u00a0an early februari\u00a0morning. Bath must be one of my all time favourite cities to go to in England, the Somerset town\u00a0is small enough so you don’t have the hassle of having to work out buss and underground systems and…<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe Bath bun is said to have been invented as a cure in the 18th century by a doctor called William Oliver, het later invented the Bath Olivers, a rather dry biscuit that served his purpose to be easy for the stomach much better than the rich Bath Bun did.
\nThe bun is made of a sweet dough very much like that of an original Hot Cross Bun, it is dotted with currants and at the bottom of each bun you will spot\u00a0a knob\u00a0of sugar. The buns are finished with a sticky wash and dotted with a couple of extra currants and a few of those teeth breaking sugar nibs. There is a description of this bun in a mid 19th century journal showing us that the bun was known all over England and Scotland by this time.<\/p>\n
\nEdinburgh Journal of 1855, Chambers<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n
\nJane Austen\u00a0Centre<\/a>
\nThe Circus
\n<\/a>The Royal Crescent<\/a>
\nBath Abbey<\/a>
\nTheatre Royal<\/a>
\nPulteney Bridge<\/a><\/p>\n
\n7 Margaret’s Buildings, Bath BA1 2LP<\/p>\n
\n29-31 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BN, Verenigd Koninkrijk
\nwww.finecheese.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n
\n4 North Parade Passage, Bath, BA1 1NX<\/p>\n
\nIn the basement a rare faggot oven can be seen in an ancient kitchen setup.<\/p>\n
\nStall Street, Bath, BA1 1LZ<\/p>\n
\n34 Brock St, Bath
\n+44 1225 466020<\/p>\n
\n10 Milsom Street, Bath BA1 1BZ, Verenigd Koninkrijk<\/p>\n
\nHunstrete, Pensford, 4NS
\n+44 1761 490490
\nwww.thepighotel.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe food prepared is sourced within 20 miles of The Pig and from their own\u00a0kitchen garden. I highly recommend this place and a whole post about my visit is following soon.<\/p>\n