TRAVEL GUIDE Bath

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The Bath Priory

For somewhere so close to the centre of the city, this country-style Georgian manor is anything but urban. Nestled on a quiet, tree-lined residential street, The Bath Priory provides a peaceful retreat away from the crowds. Just a 15-minute walk through Royal Victoria Park will find you in the heart of Bath, but with so much to enjoy within the hotel itself, you might fight it hard to leave.

Inside, the walls are adorned with the impressive private art collection of owners Andrew and Christina Brownsword (brownswordhotels.co.uk) – particularly in the hotel’s lounge area. Elsewhere, the hotel has 33 guest rooms – seven of which are suites – all of which mix period features and traditional design with modern touches. Most have views over the hotel’s mature four-acre gardens. Award-winning head gardener Jane Moore has created a real haven here.

The kitchen garden provides the hotel’s much-celebrated fine-dining restaurant with herbs and vegetables. Headed up by executive chef Michael Nizzero (previously of The Ritz), it serves modern French fare with the best of British ingredients – all brought together in a delight-inducing à la carte menu or an exquisite seven-course taster menu. If you’re after a