There are many fascinating parts of Bath in England that the 1000s of visiting tourists never see. There is Beechen Cliff, bombed during World War II, and, by the side of it, Holloway, the ancient Roman route into Bath, which continued as a main road during medieval times. It explains why the pavement is built up so high above a road that would have been mud churned up by horses. Up Prior Park Road, there is Abbey cemetery, the final resting place of many who fought in the Crimean and Boer Wars. If you continue out the back gate of the cemetery, you will follow the favourite walk of the poet, Alexander Pope. It takes you up Fox Lane until you reach Prior Park College, whose grounds are open to visitors.
So Bath is the Roman Baths, Royal Crescent, the Circus and Pulteney Bridge, leading to the Holburne Museum. But it is also much more. Take a look. Dare to wander off the beaten track.
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