Steff D.
Yelp
A decade after my first visit, and nearly half a decade since my last visit, I had the chance to take my partner back to the city that I am absolutely smitten with (... I'm still trying to figure out how I can move here). Visiting the Roman Baths was one of the few things on our To Do list (unfortunately, we came during the day and really meant to come closer to closing time when they light the torches - it changes the atmosphere entirely! PRO TOP: if you can, do one of the Torchlit Summer Evening events here!). So much has continued to improve since the first and last times I visited, that it was even more enchanting than I remembered.
I have never felt more aware of or awed by history or architecture like I was whilst I was here; the audio guided tour (taken at your own pace) is both informative and fun - and you definitely don't need to commit to listening to everything; both The Great Bath and the Sacred Spring are absolutely stunning, the color of the water is unlike anything I've seen elsewhere, and that you get to go soooooooo close to the Great Bath it's wild; the museum area has some of my favorite mind boggling things about the baths (like the area where they've reconstructed the actual Temple Courtyard that you can travel through on the suspended walkway); but, the Terrace is actually my favorite place to be - you can see the pool of water below, the magnificent Abbey next door, the magnificent Abbey reflected in the pool below, and you're surrounded by all this amazing bath stone. I always feel caught up in the moment when I'm standing there.
And, of course, you can drink the water at the end of your tour. You don't have to, of course, but when in Rome... I mean, Bath.
I love this spot. This is an absolute must every time I come back to the city. I come from a really touristy area and we have people travel all over the world to see our lighthouse. I understand firsthand that sometimes when you're so close to something its wonder can be lost on you. I hope the folks of Bath don't ever feel that way about what they have going on here.