For anyone looking for a city break, the spa city of Bath is the ideal place to enjoy a relaxing stay. It has now become the UK’s top spa destination, so why not treat yourself to a little pampering with one of the relaxing Bath spa breaks currently on offer?

The city has much cultural significance and offers some great experiences to enjoy throughout the year from many local and international artists. One such event is the forthcoming performance by the Bath Choral Society of the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 at Bath Abbey on Saturday 10th March, starting at 7.30 p.m.

The Bath Choral Society will be performing with seven highly talented soloists; joining them will be the Sackbut Ensemble and the English Cornett, who are winners of the 2011 Gramophone award for Early Music.

In 2010, the Monteverdi Vespers saw renewed popularity during its 400th anniversary, as this reintroduced many music lovers to the richness and quality of the work.

Tickets range from: £8 - £27. For more information, contact the Bath Box Office on 01225 463362 or visit the Bath Box Office website

For this and other musical events in the spa city, make sure you book a stay with Bailbrook Lodge for your luxury Bath bed and breakfast and enjoy a relaxing break whilst you take in the local culture and attractions.

If you are looking to visit Bath soon, stay at a beautiful luxury bed and breakfast for your Bath Accommodation in this beautiful city, and enhance your relaxing break. The spa city of Bath is perfect if you want to experience both a cultural and historic destination, with an excellent range of shops for a spot of retail therapy.

Whether you are a fashionista or just enjoy keeping an eye on the ever changing world of fashion, then you might like to attend the forthcoming ‘Fashion@Bath’ (or F@B) event which is taking place on the 14^th March at the Bath Assembly Rooms. Fashion at Bath is a charitable event organised by students with the assistance and support of the Bath RAG from the University of Bath. Fashion@Bath gives you a flavour of what’s new in fashion and available from a selection of shops around the city of Bath.

This fashion event sees a selection of Bath’s very own young women and men modelling clothes, showing the latest fashions available on the streets of Bath whilst helping a good cause – the Sue Ryder charity. The charity delivers care and currently operates neurological care centres, various hospices, homecare and community based services around the UK.

The Fashion@Bath show starts at 7pm with a champagne reception. For more information call 01225 383928. Tickets range from £20 -£27 and are available from the ‘Bath Uni Gifts’ website

So, for this amazing fashion event and other attractions in the city, why not include one of the many relaxing Bath spa breaks currently on offer from Bailbrook Lodge?

The city of Bath is an attractive destination all year round. Whether it’s to enjoy one of the relaxing Bath spa breaks available, to visit one of its many iconic attractions or to sample one of its music and cultural events; it's sure to offer something for everyone.

March the 8^th sees the young Montenegrin classical guitarist, Miloš Karadaglić, perform a special concert at the Bath Abbey.

Noted for causing a sensation within the music industry, the highly acclaimed artist has played sold out audiences at both the Lucerne Festival and the Wigmore Hall, which has now seen the young guitar maestro signing with prestigious Deutsche Grammophon, the German classical record label. Deutsche Grammophon his first album was number one in the Classical Album Charts.

The Bath Abbey concert starts at 7.30 pm and will include works by Albéniz, Villa-Lobos and J.S.Bach. Tickets range from: £10 -£30 and are available from the Bath Box Office: 01225 463362 (Concessions are available).

So, for this classical music treat and other events in the city, be sure to book your luxury Bath bed and breakfast with Bailbrook Lodge and enjoy a relaxing stay in this famous spa city. 

After you have enjoyed one of the relaxing Bath spa breaks which are currently on offer, you might be looking for a little cultural entertainment in this historical city to enhance your therapeutic experience.

Well, if you are the type of person who relishes winter sports or the enjoyment from getting on or off piste activities when you have the opportunity, then the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is probably a show you will not want to miss while you are in Bath.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival has been attracting sold out audiences around the world and is now returning to the Komedia in Bath at 7.30pm on 8 March 2012. This year’s Film Festival will see a brand new line-up of extraordinary short films by leading adventure film makers from around the globe.

‘Exhilarating’ and ‘thought provoking’ are just a couple of ways to describe the viewing experience of the Banff Mountain Film Festival; it will transport you through the big screen to the world’s last great wild places. Visiting remote cultures, you will experience adrenaline packed footage of many action sports such as kayaking, skiing and climbing. This is sure to be both a fun and inspiring evening, with plenty of prize giveaways for the audience.

Tickets range from £10.50 - £12 and can be purchased via the Komedia box office. For more information and details call: 0845 293 8480 or visit the Komedia website.

So, for this and other festival events in the city, be sure to book your luxury Bath accommodation with Bailbrook Lodge bed and breakfast and enjoy a relaxing stay in this famous spa city.

For many people, a trip to Bath is just the tonic to put a spring in your step and re-charge those batteries, whether you want to enjoy one of the relaxing Bath spa breaks currently on offer or possibly a visit to the Thermae Bath Spa for a tranquil and therapeutic spa experience.   

You can also combine your stay by immersing yourself in some of Bath’s rich culture and possibly visit one of the many museums or exhibitions currently on show to the public. One such exhibition worth a visit is the Medieval Media Exhibition at the Royal Photographic Society by Paul Hurst, which takes place from 1^st – 30^th March at Fenton House.

Paul Hurst is an extremely talented photographer based in Norfolk and is accomplished within a number of subject matters, but specialises in church and cathedral art and architecture, which has seen him apply his experience to other subjects.

His home county of Norfolk has over 700 medieval churches, which have a rich and extensive history dating back hundreds of years. Paul has managed to capture many of their key features, such as medieval artwork and beautiful screens depicting stories. His aim is to highlight these wonderful historical buildings and encourage people of all ages to go and see the medieval wonders themselves.

This exhibition is completely free for visitors. For more information, call: 01225 325733 or visit the Royal Photographic Society website.

So, for this and other exhibitions in the spa city, be sure to book a stay with Bailbrook Lodge for your luxury Bath bed and breakfast and enjoy a relaxing stay in this beautiful city.

If you are planning on heading to the cultural city of Bath in Somerset for a city break or a well earned holiday during March, you might want to try to get along to the annual Bath Decorative Antiques Fair whilst you enjoy one of the relaxing Bath spa breaks currently on offer. 

The Bath Decorative Antiques Fair is in its 23^rd year and is a much loved event that sees antique traders from around the country showing their wares. The fair takes place from 8^th - 10^th March 2012 at the Pavilion in Bath city centre.

If you make it along to the first day on the Thursday, the delightful television presenter Kirstie Allsopp will be conducting an awards ceremony at 3pm for the winners of the prestigious ‘Britain’s Best Antiques Shops’ prize, which is part of National Antiques Week. The winners will be selected via an online vote by the general public.

For more information about this Antiques Fair, call: 01225 742240 / 01225 333130 or visit the Bath Decorative Antiques Fair website.

So, for this and other events in the spa city, be sure to book your luxury Bath Accommodation with Bailbrook Lodge and enjoy a relaxing stay in this famous spa city. 

It’s that time again for the annual ‘Bath Bachfest’, a two day event in celebration of the works by celebrated German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach.

This year’s Bath Bachfest sees three special concerts spread over two days, featuring a wealth of talented classical musicians playing in the spa city at three prestigious venues. Friday the 24^th February at 7.30pm sees Alina Ibragimova - the talented winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2011 - showcasing her Baroque violin skill. The programme will include two of Bach’s popular Violin Concertos, plus some works by Vivaldi and Biber, all being performed the Assembly Rooms.

Saturday the 25^th will see acclaimed chamber quartet ‘Florilegium’ performing a two hour daytime concert which will start at 11am at the Guildhall venue in Bath city centre. This is an all-Bach programme and will include many favourites.

The Saturday evening concert starts at 7.30 at the beautiful Bath Abbey and will see the highly acclaimed Retrospect Ensemble making their debut at the Bath Bachfest. The Retrospect Ensemble offers a combination of choir and orchestra, and is directed by Matthew Halls. There will be four celebrated soloists, including the counter-tenor Christopher Ainslie, who will join the choir and orchestra for the performance, making this an extra special occasion.

Ticket prices range from £10 - £32; for booking or more information, call the Box Office on: 01225 463362 or visit the Bath BachFest website.

So, to enjoy this and other musical events in the spa city, be sure to book a stay with Bailbrook Lodge for your luxury Bath bed and breakfast and enjoy this fantastic musical event or one of the relaxing Bath spa breaks currently on offer. 

The annual ‘Independent Bath Literature Festival’ takes place in the spa city from March 2 - 11. So, if you are planning a visit to Bath for one of the many Bath spa breaks available during this time, you might like to combine your stay with one of the UK’s most respected literary events.

The Bath Literature Festival first started in 1995 and has grown into one of the country’s most well-established events in the literary calendar. The festival presents the best in local, national and international writers at various venues throughout the centre of Bath.

The Independent Bath ‘LitFest 2012’ is set to be the biggest year so far, featuring a phenomenal line up of events. Highlights set for this year will include authors like Ian Kershaw, Hisham Matar, Giles Gilbert Scott, Stella Rimington, Tony Parsons, Nadine Gordimer and Claire Tomalin.  

General tickets are on sale now from the Bath Festivals Box Office: 01225 463362; or visit the website for more information: http://bathlitfest.org.uk/

So, to enjoy this and other local cultural events, be sure to book a stay with the Bailbrook Lodge for your luxury Bath bed and breakfast and enjoy a relaxing break whilst enjoying this beautiful historical spa city.

It just goes to show that aside from the many Bath spa breaks  on offer, the city always offers a wide range culture and entertainment and many of these events are free, just like the Sue MacPherson exhibition at the Royal Photographic Society.

The Dorset based photographer Sue Macpherson has been a member of the Royal Photographic Society (or RPS) for over eight years. Aside from her commissioned UK work and other exhibitions around the British Isles, Sue also dedicates her time photographically to the Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund.

So each year Sue travels to the area of ‘Jinja’ in Uganda with the HvSMF to photograph all the schools that the charity is working with. The outcome is this special exhibition, which is made up of photographs depicting the work in Uganda and the people Sue has met; many of these are her own favourite images.

This compelling exhibition is completely free to visit and runs from Monday – Friday, 9.30 – 16.30, now until 28^th of February at the Royal Photographic Society, Fenton House, Bath. For further information please contact: 01225 325720 

Make sure you book your Bath Accommodation with Bailbrook Lodge for a relaxing break whilst enjoying this and many of the other exhibitions and attractions around the city.

If you would like to see some of Sue’s photographs, you can visit her website: www.suemacpherson.co.uk

On February 26^th at 3pm, a special charity jazz concert is being staged in Bath. So, for anyone visiting the city for one of the many Bath spa breaks during this time, you might like to enjoy some of the timeless jazz classics being played by Cass Caswell and his Jazzmaster band.

Jazzmaster was formed by Cass Caswell and is comprised of an eight-piece band of professional jazz soloists, which have been headhunted and handpicked from throughout London, Wales, Bristol, the Midlands, Wiltshire and Somerset. The band has a truly masterful style with a varied programme from early 1920s Dixieland jazz right up to bebop, big band classics and modern jazz.

This is a relaxed Café Style Concert and is being staged at the Congyre Hall as a charity event for the Leonard Cheshire Home. Tickets prices start from £8 adv (and you can pay an extra £10 to add a two-course lunch). For booking or more information call: 01761 471245

To enjoy this and other musical events in the beautiful spa city, make sure you book a stay with Bailbrook Lodge for your luxury Bath bed and breakfast and enjoy a relaxing break whilst enjoying the ambiance of Bath and the city’s attractions.