April 2007 Hot Hostel
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Hot Springs
A Spot of Theatre
Sally Lunn’s Buns
This month we’re taking you to the gorgeous Gregorian City of Bath. Read on for an overview of what to do, where you can do it and why you should make the most of your trip to Somerset.
Bill Bryson is everywhere this month and we’re not complaining. Take a little trip to the Roman Baths and allow yourself to be guided by the sound of Dr Bryson’s musings.
Pick up a special audio tour handset at no extra cost and learn a whole lot of things that you never knew about Roman life, history and society.
Bill talks about everything from the Gorgon’s Head to the ancient temple goddess, Sulis Minerva. As always he brings History to life with his cleverly constructed observations and the tour makes dull, dusty, textbook history seem like a thing of the past.
Not only is Dr Bryson a best selling travel writer, journalist and chancellor of Durham University, he’s also an English Heritage Commissioner so this 30-minute recording is really special.
There are 22 stages to the audio ride of your life. Here’s a sample from his introduction:
“This is one of the world’s great historical places. I urge you to take your time and enjoy it and to listen to the audio tour and savor the experience - and don’t forget to sample the water in the Pump Room before you go.”
The Theatre Royal Bath is one of the oldest working theatres in the country and it’s right in the heart of this Georgian City.
Back in 1747 this is what John Hippisley thought about the proposal to build the theatre:
"Theatrical Performances, when conducted with Decency and Regularity, have always been esteem'd the most rational Amusements, by the Polite and Thinking Part of Mankind.”
Needless to say the theatre was built and has showcased the best performances around to this very day.
Coming up at the theatre in April you have:
Martha, Josie & The Chinese Elvis between April 02 and 07. This is a funny and moving play about the chance to start over just when you thought all hope was gone.
Kean is playing between April 10 and 14. This is a sexy, funny, full-blooded experience for anyone who loves Shakespeare, the theatre and a great adventure.
The Hollies come to Bath on April 15. This band had more hits in the 1960s and 1970s than the Beatles and now this legendary band returns to perform their classics. The playlist includes The Air That I Breathe, Bus Stop, On A Carousel and He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother.
Old Times is around between April 16 and 21. The play is dark, erotic, intense and comic, exposing a mesmerising and dangerous love triangle. This modern classic is also the winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature and definitely worth seeing.
Hello Dolly is on between April 24 and 28. The Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society are back at the theatre with this new production. This is a lavish recreation of the nostalgic and romantic era that was 1900s New York.
Tony Robinson’s Cunning Night Out can be seen at the Theatre on April 29. If you loved Blackadder and can’t get enough of the Time Team then treat yourself to an evening with one of the UK’s most loved performers. You’ll find out a whole bunch of interesting things about a showbiz career that has spanned more than 40 years and you’ll get the fits and giggles too.
If you’ve never tasted these delicious Bath delicacies then get yourself down to the Sally Lunn restaurant on North Parade Passage.
These treats are made from a recipe so old that the list of ingredients and the instructions for making it, are in fact called a receipt.
Sally Lunn was a young French refugee who arrived in England over 300 years ago. When she rocked up she began to bake a rich round and generous bread which is now known as the Sally Lunn Bun.
This bun became very popular because the taste and lightness mean it can be enjoyed with sweet or savoury add ons.
There’s no where else in the world that can accurately replicate the tasty goodness of this bun so if you get the chance, grab a bun or two.
Hot Springs
A Spot of Theatre
Sally Lunn’s Buns
This month we’re taking you to the gorgeous Gregorian City of Bath. Read on for an overview of what to do, where you can do it and why you should make the most of your trip to Somerset.
Hot Springs
Bill Bryson is everywhere this month and we’re not complaining. Take a little trip to the Roman Baths and allow yourself to be guided by the sound of Dr Bryson’s musings.
Pick up a special audio tour handset at no extra cost and learn a whole lot of things that you never knew about Roman life, history and society.
Bill talks about everything from the Gorgon’s Head to the ancient temple goddess, Sulis Minerva. As always he brings History to life with his cleverly constructed observations and the tour makes dull, dusty, textbook history seem like a thing of the past.
Not only is Dr Bryson a best selling travel writer, journalist and chancellor of Durham University, he’s also an English Heritage Commissioner so this 30-minute recording is really special.
There are 22 stages to the audio ride of your life. Here’s a sample from his introduction:
“This is one of the world’s great historical places. I urge you to take your time and enjoy it and to listen to the audio tour and savor the experience - and don’t forget to sample the water in the Pump Room before you go.”
A Spot of Theatre
The Theatre Royal Bath is one of the oldest working theatres in the country and it’s right in the heart of this Georgian City.
Back in 1747 this is what John Hippisley thought about the proposal to build the theatre:
"Theatrical Performances, when conducted with Decency and Regularity, have always been esteem'd the most rational Amusements, by the Polite and Thinking Part of Mankind.”
Needless to say the theatre was built and has showcased the best performances around to this very day.
Coming up at the theatre in April you have:
Martha, Josie & The Chinese Elvis between April 02 and 07. This is a funny and moving play about the chance to start over just when you thought all hope was gone.
Kean is playing between April 10 and 14. This is a sexy, funny, full-blooded experience for anyone who loves Shakespeare, the theatre and a great adventure.
The Hollies come to Bath on April 15. This band had more hits in the 1960s and 1970s than the Beatles and now this legendary band returns to perform their classics. The playlist includes The Air That I Breathe, Bus Stop, On A Carousel and He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother.
Old Times is around between April 16 and 21. The play is dark, erotic, intense and comic, exposing a mesmerising and dangerous love triangle. This modern classic is also the winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature and definitely worth seeing.
Hello Dolly is on between April 24 and 28. The Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society are back at the theatre with this new production. This is a lavish recreation of the nostalgic and romantic era that was 1900s New York.
Tony Robinson’s Cunning Night Out can be seen at the Theatre on April 29. If you loved Blackadder and can’t get enough of the Time Team then treat yourself to an evening with one of the UK’s most loved performers. You’ll find out a whole bunch of interesting things about a showbiz career that has spanned more than 40 years and you’ll get the fits and giggles too.
Sally Lunn’s Buns
If you’ve never tasted these delicious Bath delicacies then get yourself down to the Sally Lunn restaurant on North Parade Passage.
These treats are made from a recipe so old that the list of ingredients and the instructions for making it, are in fact called a receipt.
Sally Lunn was a young French refugee who arrived in England over 300 years ago. When she rocked up she began to bake a rich round and generous bread which is now known as the Sally Lunn Bun.
This bun became very popular because the taste and lightness mean it can be enjoyed with sweet or savoury add ons.
There’s no where else in the world that can accurately replicate the tasty goodness of this bun so if you get the chance, grab a bun or two.
