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Narrowboating on Kennet & Avon Canal
... Bridge Lock, Wash House Lock, Bath Deep Lock and Bath Bottom Lock) before reaching the bottom and mooring on the River Avon in view of Bath's Pulteney Bridge. The moving from the top of the canal through the locks onto the River Avon must've taken about ...
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Today's a good day! London-Stonehenge-Bath
... and apricot coloured Georgian limestone buildings. We visited the excavated Roman Baths and the Pulteney Bridge, which spans the River Avon. This bridge, built in 1775 was modelled on and is the only other bridge other than the Ponte ...
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Bath II
... that we wanted to hop in the water ourselves (although that's not permitted anymore). After a light dinner, we walked down by the river Avon, where we saw an Elvis impersonator on a boat. We went up into the hills behind the city, where the University ...
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A Day To Remember: Through The English Countryside
... our way towards the glass shop near the traffic island on Manvers Street, our meeting point for Mad Max Tours. With the River Avon running through and alongside it, the glorious town of Bath is set upon 3 majestic hills. The famous Bath ...
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Aquae Sulis
... around £450,000 ($733,000). Across from the Bath Abbey lies the Pulteny Bridge. Built in 1773, the bridge crosses the River Avon (Avon meaning “river” in Welsh, thus making the name of the river a bit redundant). Today, ...
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Off and running...
... from above was gorgeous. The city is in somewhat of a valley with houses built up the surrounding hills. The river Avon flows through the city making Bath look like a scene out of a story book. (Jane Austin perhaps!?!) The Roman Baths was of course ...
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Time for a good scrub up and a nice bit of history
... I took the train to Bath, where the ancient Roman baths are. This place is phenomenally beautiful set on the River Avon and into a hill side, the Bath Abbey bells ring every hour and the quaintness overwhelms me. Upon arrival, we did what every tourist ...
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A Magical Land
... and getting lost trying to find the bus station. I should have known how to get there but ended up down where Bath meets the River Avon to the south. Everything turned out okay though and I had plenty of time to hit Starbucks again before the ...
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Bath with an Aussie guide
... down to the river to see the Pulteney Bridge - a Robert Adam design. There are shops along the bridge overlooking the River Avon which itself has been 'landscaped' to create a sculptural waterfall effect. It's mesmerising. On our last night ...
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Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend me Your Bath!
... Our interest is aroused by a prominent building bearing the name "Bush House", right by the Narrow Quay on the River Avon. Enquiries at the Tourist Information Centre (highly recommended) elicit the information that this building was a "bonded ...
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