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Bath, UK, Walking Tour

more videos, text, maps, photos at https://townsofeurope.com/UK/Cotswolds/Bath.html We're focusing on the pedestrian streets of Bath, UK, lined with many shops, and we'll take you into some little side lanes and tranquil courtyards. We begin in the very center of town in front of the Abbey and its busy churchyard, always bustling with people and surrounded by cafes and museums. The street in front of the church is the busiest part of town. This one main street stretches almost the entire length of the center. It's about 600 meters long. Then we'll explore more of those little side lanes. The southern end of this main pedestrian street is an excellent example of urban redevelopment. It's Southgate Street, which is kind of like a shopping mall in the middle of the historic center. There are numerous little side lanes and main streets that you'll want to explore right in the center of town, including Milsom, Westgate and Kingsmead. The central area of Bath is only about six blocks wide and about eight blocks long, but there's a dense network of fascinating shopping lanes to cover, which could keep you busy for many happy hours. You will be tempted by attractive side roads leading off in each direction from this central street. So you'll undoubtedly keep coming back and forth in this central lane many times. The best strategy for the savvy traveler is stroll up one direction and then back down another street, criss crossing the side streets in a semi-organized way until all the possibilities are covered. http://tourvideos.com/