A quiet night’s sleep was followed by a sumptuous breakfast downstairs at The Bird.
After checking out, we left bags in the car and walked into Bath via the Pulteney Bridge.
The Roman Baths site opened at 9 am today (Monday) and we took the self-guided tour with headset. It did not disappoint.
This is the finest example of a Roman Bath in the world and established Bath as a destination to visit from all over the Roman and Mediterranean world.
We then walked through the town and boarded a double deck bus to tour the rest of the city.
We left Bath and headed north into the Cotswolds. First stop was a quaint village called Castle Combe.
Lunch followed at The Salutation Inn, a pub just up the road.
The Finger Fish and BLT sandwiches on dark bread were amazing.
The final destination was Painswick where we were booked for the night at The Painswick, the 2016 Hotel of the Year in England as voted by The Telegraph in London. We arrived in a slight rain and found fires going downstairs and upstairs.
We finished with dinner in the hotel dining room. Order the Grouse with a Negroni.
Picked up a very nice BMW 520 Diesel at Victoria Station at 9:30 am. GPS is a must as there is always a learning curve driving on the left side of the road.
Drove to Windsor Castle and arrived at about 11. Very light crowds as it was threatening rain, but the tour did not disappoint. Beautiful collections of gold and silver work, paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger (who painted Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell in the 16th Century), and amazing tapestries.
After a quick pint of a Wadworth Swordfish Rum Infused Ale, we finished the drive at our Hotel, The Bird, in Bath.
After touring the Tower, three blocks west lies (very appropriately) The Hung, Drawn & Quartered.
They feature Fuller’s Frontier lager and an excellent small plate food selection. We decided on Crispy Squid, Steak & Fuller’s Mini Pie and Chorizo in Red Wine. All were very good and followed up with another Fuller’s Craft Lager.
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