The Ayrlington *****
It’s time to hop aboard the bath express and treat yourself to a mini-break in a city with a history as varied as its scenery. After checking into the Victorian townhouse that you’ll call home for the night, you’ll take to the same cobbled streets that Jane Austen did. When you fancy trading in your top hat for a toga, you’ll explore the Roman baths which date all the way back to 60AD. Best of all, you’ll follow your travels through time by hunkering down in a cosy room that overlooks the city and sipping on some champagne.
What to expect:
🚂 Start your city break by using the journey there to open up a book and soak up the feeling of a holiday without a change in time-zone.
🧳 Seek out the golden stone of the Victorian townhouse you’ll call home for the night and drop your bags in a room that overlooks the city’s abbey.
📖 Take to the same streets that Jane Austen once wandered and make the hardest decision of your weekend be which of Bath’s attractions to visit first.
🛀 Get a taste of the spa experience before hot tubs and fluffy robes with a visit to the city’s Roman baths.
🏛️ Amble across the perfectly manicured lawn outside the Royal Crescent and practically hear the chatter of the high society events hosted there back in the 18th century.
🥂 Head back to your abode, climb under the sheets and sip on glasses of bubbly
🍳 Wake up well-rested and ready for a breakfast of eggs benedict, eggs royale or pretty much whatever your belly is growling for.
The Royal Crescent, as well as being home to the aristocracy of yesteryear, has been used as a filming location for Persuasion, The Duchess and Bridgerton. That means it’s about time for you to have a movie-worthy moment there, too.