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- Tim the guide introduced himself
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- Another passenger ticked off the list
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- Hanging baskets at Bournemouth Station
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- A pick up at the Highcliff Hotel
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- Some words of welcome
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- Passing the grounds of Kingston Lacy
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- A shady avenue of trees near Badbury Rings
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- The view over Blackmore Vale
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- Rolling patchwork fields
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- Anticipating a fun day
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- Royal Victoria Park
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- The Victorian bandstand
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- A slightly overgrown shortcut
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- The Georgian splendor of Royal Crescent
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- Tim provides the commentary
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- Warming to his subject
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- Tim will answer your questions
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- A fine backdrop for a group photo
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- Locals enjoy the sunshine on the green
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- A chance for a chat
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- Tim leads the way
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- The sinuous curve of The Circus
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- Stone acorns decorate the balustrade
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- Mesmerizing repetition
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- Tim indicates some details
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- A frieze of Masonic motifs
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- London plane trees grace the central green
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- Some welcome shade
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- The street lighting is in keeping
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- In times past the basement was for the household staff
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- This museum is just around the corner
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- There’s plenty to see here
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- Heading to the next attraction
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- The Jane Austen Centre
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- A nineteenth century gentleman greets visitors
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- He draws quite a crowd
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- Public art on the former Bonhams auction house
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- Excerpts from the Magna Carta translated into English
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- A street entertainer and his peculiar musical contraption
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- Tim makes sure everyone has a good time
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- There’s plenty in Bath for the keen shopper
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- The Guild Hall Market is located in a Grade II listed building
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- One of King Bladud’s Pigs
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- Pulteney Bridge
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- The weir on The Avon
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- Grand Parade overlooks the river
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- Parade Gardens
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- The former Empire Hotel
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- Tim points out the building’s odd mixture of architectural styles
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- The old Hotel has been converted to apartments
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- Bath Abbey bathed in sunlight
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- Capturing the scene
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- Orange Grove
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- Flying buttresses and Gothic arches
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- An open air exhibition of photographs
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- Tim delivers a stern sermon
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- Street artists taking a break
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- The great west window
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- Tim provides a bit of history
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- The intricately carved masonry
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- Tim getting positively evangelical
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- Angels ascending a ladder to heaven
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- The domed ceiling of the Victorian entrance hall
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- On the terrace
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- The Great Bath
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- A model of the baths in Roman times
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- A carving that may represent a theatrical mask
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- Bronze gilded head of the goddess Sulis Minerva
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- The yellow mineral deposits accumulated over centuries
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- The original fabric is distinct from later restoration
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- Taking the plunge?
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- The Abbey in the background
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- The Great Bath was originally covered by a vaulted ceiling
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- Lens envy?
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- Local artist Zoe Kenway
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- Buskers outside The Roman Baths
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- The spectacular 16th century fan vaulting
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- “Smooth as monumental alabaster”
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- The Victorian Font
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- Scenes from the life of Christ in stained glass
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- Immortalized in marble
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- The standard of the Somersetshire Light Infantry
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- The tomb of James Montague, former Bishop of Bath and Wells
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- The Lectern
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- Votive candles
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- The East Window
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- The vaulting has the look of fractal geometry
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- A masterpiece of Renaissance architecture
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- Most of the wall space is pierced by windows
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- Kingsmead Square
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- A free view of a rugby match
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- A flower shop on Pulteney Bridge
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- The view from the East bank
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- Only four bridges in the world have shops across the full span on both sides
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- Watching the game
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- Fishermen try their luck
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- Bath Rugby vs London Wasps
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- Narrow boats on The Avon
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- Parade Gardens
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- A colourful display
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- Waiting patiently for passengers to arrive
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- Everyone has a story of their day in Bath
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- This group return wanting more
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- The rendezvous is at the east end of the abbey
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- Tim suggests another tour from our brochure
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- The Kennet and Avon Canal
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- Still hard at work as the shadows lengthen
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- Driving home as the sun sets
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- Bournemouth in the twilight
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- Tim says goodbye
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- Our tour gets the thumbs up
