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Uk2011 Jun 21st, 2011 10:19 AM

Can you see Bath in one day?
 
I have one day to see Bath. Can you see most of this city in one day?

danon Jun 21st, 2011 10:28 AM

sure...! It is not a big place.

PalenQ Jun 21st, 2011 10:31 AM

I have seen Bath several times in one day - like danon says not a huge city and many sites are in a short enough walking loop except the Shambles - the unique Shambles a mile or so outside of town.

chartley Jun 21st, 2011 10:51 AM

Can you help those of us who thought we knew Bath fairly well exactly how we can find the Shambles?

janisj Jun 21st, 2011 11:01 AM

Our poor PQ is on the paint again . . .

Uk2011: Yes -- you can see quite a lot of Bath in one day. All of the normal tourist sites plus time to spare -- as long as you don't have any mobility issues.

historytraveler Jun 21st, 2011 11:26 AM

I believe it is outside the city, several hundred miles to the Northeast, say somewhere near York ? ;)

PalenQ Jun 21st, 2011 12:00 PM

Shambles - was that not Beau Nash's - once the king of Bath's social scene - was not that the Sham Castle he built - mainly a facade - guess I stumbled and called it the Shambles - probably thinking of some main shopping street in York - anyway Sham Castle I guess or something like that.

PalenQ Jun 21st, 2011 12:01 PM

Shambles - was that not Beau Nash's - once the king of Bath's social scene - was not that the Sham Castle he built - mainly a facade - guess I stumbled and called it the Shambles - probably thinking of some main shopping street in York - anyway Sham Castle I guess or something like that.

Sham Castle, Bath | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Plus, last time I was in the Bath, I couldn't see Sham Castle from the Crescent ... This photo was taken on November 9, 2006 in Bathwick, Bath, England, GB. ...
www.flickr.com/photos/slybacon/293266901/

janisj Jun 21st, 2011 12:29 PM

Sham Castle is not and has NEVER been called the Shambles . . .

(white emulsion!)

dorfan2 Jun 21st, 2011 03:09 PM

I believe there is a free walking tour of the city given by a Bath resident @ 10:00 AM - check out the Bath website for details. It's supposed to be a good tour. I took a London Tours tour of Bath (including train trip from London) in one day that was really good a few months ago. If you have trouble with walking, there is also a bus tour, I think.

PalenQ Jun 22nd, 2011 07:36 AM

Sham Castle is not and has NEVER been called the Shambles...

janis - please before you issue your pithy comments please read what I posted 28 minutes before - admitting I made an error and saying it was not Sham Castle. Please dear read what people post before correcting them!

PalenQ Mar 13th, 2014 02:51 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_Castle


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