the Keggies » Bath http://thekeggies.com Adventures of the Keggies as they travel and work in the UK Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:34:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Long weekend in Bath with friends http://thekeggies.com/travel/long-weekend-in-bath-with-friends/ http://thekeggies.com/travel/long-weekend-in-bath-with-friends/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:55:35 +0000 Andrew http://thekeggies.com/?p=159
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    • ]]>     What a great weekend! The mercury is dropping close to zero in the UK but that isn’t stopping us from getting out and about. It is a 3 hour journey from London out to the picturesque town of Bath. Our friends stay in the suburb of Odd Down which looks out over the city of Bath with views of the country side.

    On Saturday we hit the town and local sites. Stonehenge was our first stop. Now to cut straight to it – I was expecting more. We stumbled on the site rather unexpectedly – it is situated around a busy intersection and literally looks like a spare field that a farmer sold off with a rock garden in it. Anyways that said I jaywalked across the road to get a couple pics instead of paying the 7 pounds entrance fee. After Stonehenge we stopped off at a local pub for lunch and then headed off the city centre.

    We strolled along the river, past the rugby club and sports fields (odd to come across a Lacrosse match in the UK?) and finally landed up at the Roman baths. The 11 pound entrance fee was well worth it – loads of interesting historical facts and architecture. This leg of the journey was rounded off at the supposedly famous Sally Lunns for Sally Lunns buns – not sure what all the hype was about?

    Anyway – all in all what a great time – we are definitely looking forward to going back and possibly exploring Bristol and surrounding areas in more detail. If you get a chance make sure you stop off in Bath!

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    Stonehenge Stonehenge Nance and I outside the pub Lloyd, SJ and Nance next to the river Shot of the Abbey from across the river Bath rugby stadium Lacrosse match being played with views of Bath behind Roman Baths Abbey next to the Roman Baths Roman Baths

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