Day 45 Bath to Great Longstone

Day 45 Bath to Great Longstone

This morning we said goodbye to Alan and Noeline as they set off to take the 12/50 home to Jan and Phil.  It was a little sad to see them drive off as this marked the closing phase of our trip.

Parked (packing up) outside the B&B in Bath .

Dale and I opted to to have a look at the Roman baths before heading off to Greater Longstone to take the MG home. The baths are truly amazing and well worth the visit.  We found a parking spot near the baths as it was just on 9 am which apparently can be quite tricky later in the day.  The baths have an audio tour which is most informative and included as part of the entry.  It is quite fool proof to use - which is needed in my case.

Roman baths - in Bath (UK)

Statues around the baths - more modern additions

Flowing hot spring water that feeds the baths

Wonderful detailed displays explain all facets of life in and around the baths during the Roman times

We planned the route back to Great Longstone and figured it would take around 3 hours.  Most of the travel was on the motorway.  We did however manage to miss the turn off from the M4 to M5 and found ourselves heading towards the Severn Bridge and the tollway to Wales however it was luck we came across a roundabout before the toll and could make our way back.

Rest of the navigation was fine until we got near the Peak district and we took some time to find Great Longstone due to detours in place.  We arrived a little later than expected at about 4pm.

We gave Mike his birthday present that Noeline and I had sourced in Torquay.  Given the space in the MG was at a premium I had to nurse it all the way to Mike's - but he seemed to love the glasses and in fact we used them tonight.  We had an excellent meal and spent the final evening with Ruth and Mike.  We are extremely grateful to them for all their kindness.  It is people like Mike and Ruth that make Alvis (in this case MG) motoring such a joy.  Big big thank you to you both.