In 1702, Queen Anne made the trek from London to the mineral springs of Bath, launching a fad that was to make the city the most celebrated spa in England. Bath has remained popular every since. However, Queen Anne came rather late to the party. She'd been preceded almost 2000 years earlier by the Romans (AD75 to be exact) who stopped long enough to build a stunning, colonnaded public bathing facility.
Garry and I have decided it's time for us to make our own pilgrimage. We're are off to Bath tomorrow for a special three-day weekend. We're staying in one of the city's classic old hotels, the Royal Crescent on Friday night. On Saturday we'll take a leisurely drive through Salisbury to the coast. Salisbury has one of England's most stunning cathedrals.
We've booked a hotel on the seafront in Brighton for Saturday night. No doubt we'll explore the famous seaside pier. We'll then head back to London late on Sunday, perhaps stopping for a quick coffee with cousin Hilary in Haslemere on the way home.
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It's good you're back in the habit of having a little bath before your birthday each year. We just need to narrow the gap a little bit, so it's not a whole week in future ;-)
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