Your Southwest Recoco property search agent will explain how exploring the iconic and distinctive streets and buildings of Bath, Somerset will feel like walking through a living history lesson, Bath fully deserves its listing as a World Heritage Site. The hot springs, which led the Romans to colonise and cultivate the city, are still the main draw today especially after the tasteful and popular updating of the visitor attraction which literally allows the visitor an immersive experience. Afternoon tea in the Bath Pump rooms after searching with your property search agent for your new home would be a fine way to end your day.

Ancient it may be, but Bath is a modern city with a cutting edge these days, harbouring as it does software, publishing and service-led industries, with an excellent dining out scene. Your Bath buying agent will explain, to those who like their rugby union, that a visit to The Rec the amazing Bath Rugby ground housed right in the middle of the city is a must!

The history and architecture of Bath sets it apart from most cities in the UK and is a truly wonderful place to search for your new home with your Recoco Southwest property search agent.

What a Property Buying Agent Can Purchase

Your Southwest Bath property search agent will explain the search criteria budgets for you when you begin your property search with them in Bath.

£1m buys: four-bedroom apartment in a listing building in the centre, or large detached property on the edge of the city.

£3m buys: six-bedroom Georgian terrace house in the centre of the city, a five-bedroom Georgian town house or a substantial detached house with grounds in the close lying villages.

£5m buys: a five-bed+, detached grade two listed period property with extensive views over the city.

Best Hotels in Bath

When you are searching for your property in Bath you may require somewhere to stay and here are three lovely options for you to consider.

Housed in what is indisputably Bath’s grandest and most beautiful crescent, the Royal Crescent Hotel and Spa (www.royalcrescent.co.uk) offers luxurious accommodation and fine food in an iconic city centre location. The Gainsborough Bath Spa (www.thegainsboroughbathspa.co.uk) is an award-winning city centre hotel with service and standards to match its magnificent setting. On the edge of the city, the Bath Priory Hotel and Spa (www.thebathpriory.co.uk) offers country house hotel living and space but still within close proximity of Bath’s many attractions.

Best Restaurants in Bath

Part of searching for your home in the Southwest and Bath should also involve trying some of the local eateries. The understated but fabulous Olive Tree in the basement of the Queensberry Hotel (www.olivetreebath.co.uk) offers a wonderful Mediterranean menu with local influences. Clayton’s Kitchen at The Porter (theporter.co.uk) is known for the consistent excellence of its menus, while The Eastern Eye (www.easterneye.com) offers Indian cuisine in a Georgian building setting: a novel twist!

Best Schools in Bath

Your Southwest property buying agent will be able to inform you of the schools in Bath. King Edward’s School (www.kesbath.com) is the city’s former grammar school which now prides itself on the pastoral element of the education provided to pupils, which backs up fantastic results. The Royal High School (www.royalhighbath.gdst.net) offers girls from 11-18 an excellent education and has a linked junior school.

Buying agents Bath fact

Your Bath buying agent will suggest that before you leave you should try the famous Bath Bun, a rich round and generous brioche ‘bun’ similar to the historic French festival ‘breads’. These are best enjoyed at Sally Lunn’s, the café named after the Huguenot refugee who first brought her recipe for the buns to the city in 17th Century.

How to Get to Bath from London

Train: 1hr 30 mins, direct train from Bath Spa to London Paddington

Car: 2hr 25 mins using the M4

Air: 1 hour from Battersea Heliport

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