The Little Book of Bath

Did you Know? The first postage stamp in the world was issued in Bath – by mistake! Bath’s Royal Victoria Park contains two stone vases originally intended as gifts from Napoleon Bonaparte to Josephine, who became his first wife. The thermal waters of Bath are the only truly hot springs in Britain. According to legend, the healing springs of Bath were discovered by pigs. Bath is one of the most visited cities in the world and countless books have told the history of its beautiful buildings and p