because still to come, we are day tripping in bath. my name is marcus alfridius maximus. very pleased to meet you. just remind me what year it is? it s 213 a.d. and flying high in ghana. so, don t go away. welcome back to a very sunny serre chevalier, and you might be wondering why you can see a few brown patches behind me. well, that s because it has not snowed here in almost a month. but that hasn t stopped the skiiers and snowboarders coming out in full force. next this week, we are in the uk with a new series looking at how some of the country s biggest attractions are planning to come roaring back in 2022. and we re starting in the south west of england. as restrictions relax again, i am travelling across the uk to see how ready the country s top attractions are,
clearly i am spoilt for choice. but i know where i want to hit first. the ancient roman bathhouse which has been on this site for 2000 years. check this out. see the water bubbling up? that is water coming straight from the king spring which runs under the city and the thermal waters go straight into the roman baths. the year before covid, 1.3 million people visited the site but during the pandemic, numbers fell by over 70%. things are beginning to pick up again, however, when the centurions come back in town. what is your name? i am marcus alfridius maximus, pleased to meet you. what brings you here? i am here recovering, primarily, from my wounds i suffered north of the frontier. and what year is it? 213 a.d. ok, so with the exception of my new roman friend, you cannot swim in the great bath any more. but across the road, you can still experience the same natural spring
see the water bubbling up? that is water coming straight from the king spring, which runs under the city, and the thermal waters go straight into the roman baths. the year before covid, 1.3 million people visited the site, but during the pandemic, numbers fell by over 70%. things are beginning to pick up again, however, when the centurions come back in town. what is your name? i am marcus alfridius maximus, pleased to meet you. what brings you here? i am here recovering, primarily, from my wounds i suffered north of the frontier. and what year is it? 213 a.d. ok, so with the exception of my new roman friend, you cannot swim in the great bath any more. but across the road, you can still experience the same natural spring with a dash of chlorine. well, this is certainly a step up from how the romans did it! am i right that this is rainwater that fell