If you've ever been to Bath as a tourist, you will probably have visited the Roman Baths, Royal Crescent, the Abbey and Pulteney Bridge. You're unlikely to have walked on or around Beechen Cliff. From the centre of town you can see it to the south covered in trees. On the opening night of the music festival in May, they organise a fantastic firework display from Alexandra Park on the top of the cliff. It is an amazing sight.
What you won't see are the creatures that lurk in the undergrowth there. There are a lot of badgers. I'll be walking up the steps to the top of the cliff this afternoon. (I'm teaching a friend up there to play guitar.) I won't see any wildlife during daylight hours, but it was this place that inspired me to write The Badgers of Beechen Cliff.
Check the map at the side. There is a link to the book if you are interested.
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