as restrictions relax again, i am travelling across the uk to see how ready the country s top attractions are, to meet the people getting us excited about travel again and hear their plans for the new normal. my first stop is a couple of hours train ride from the capital. so i am in bath. what do i know about the city? it is a spa town and it is famous for its roman baths. it used to be busy with coach tours from london and i think it is one of the most romantic cities in the uk, so let s go. i am told that the perfect way to start my day in bath is with a sally lunn bun. so i have arranged to pick one up with a local photographer who will help me get my bearings.
it seems bath is more than ready to have its visitors back. with high hopes that this summer will see at least half of their international tourist numbers return. well, my whistle stop tour of bath is complete. it s been beautiful, it s been historic, it s been delicious, but the sun s setting so it s time to catch my train home. cat moh, day tripping in bath. right, for something totally different now, and we are off to west africa. ghana is known for its superb countryside, beaches and wildlife, but it is not necessarily associated with adventure sports. well, one man is trying to change all of that and he s doing it mid air. we ve been to meet him.
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 with a dash of chlorine. well, this is certainly a step
cinnamon. it is really good. they are really good. so what was bath like during covid and the pandemic? it was weird, to be honest, because bath is known for its tourism so we re used to seeing the streets for the people and visitors from all over the world. as a photographer, for me, it had a silver lining because it meant i could go out and get really amazing photos of the city that were just impossible to do before. are you ready for things to go back to normal now? definitely. i ve had the bit where it was quiet and i am ready for people to come back. so i have one day in bath, what are the main spots to hit? the roman bath and the thermae bath spa and it is what bath got its name for. the architecture here is also really famous. i would recommend going up to royal crescent and bath abbey. have a walk around and taking in the city because it is really pretty. clearly i am spoilt for choice. but i know where i want to hit first. the ancient roman bathhouse which has been on this sit
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