Laden with our bakery efforts we set forth to Bath via Lyme Regis. Ian (the chef from our B&B) had recommended a friend of his as a cheese maker and had rung him up to organize some cheese and wine to go with our bread.
Lyme Regis is a very popular tourist town on the coast. We walked down through the beachside gardens to the Tower Cheese Shop checking out the specialty shops on the way. After having made our purchases and adding a cheeseboard and a couple of thermoses we were ready to roll.
We had the time so avoided the motorways and made our way to Bath via the secondary roads. Our stop in Bath was at a beautiful Georgian B&B called Apsley House. We had a room right at the top of the building – great view but no lift!!
By this time we were so relaxed we didn’t know what day it was as evidenced by our turning up at the theatre a day early. There we were all done up in our best and settled into our great seats when the rightful owner of the seats turned up. Fortunately for us the theatre pacified them with some other seats and we got to stay and enjoy the performance in this stunning little theatre.
Next day it was down into Bath and on to the Big Red Bus for an overview (and to shelter from the drizzle). By the time we were on our second time around we had ourselves sorted and hopped off at the Royal Crescent and made our way into No. 1 – an interesting example of Georgian life during Bath’s heyday.
From there we did all the Bath attractions – and loved them. The Roman Baths, the Assembly Room which had an exhibition of Fashion through the Ages which was really great, the Pump Room, the Abbey and finishing off with a Bath bun at Sally Lunn’s. We wandered through the Circus and Queen Square and admired the architecture and even did some shopping.
Next day we did a tour of the outskirts of Bath and were regaled with stories of highwaymen and turnpikes before packing up our bags and headed for Coventry.
