Postcard from BATH

By Rebecca Miles

small chains (highlights include Thirsty Meeples, a board game cafe, and the smart boutiques Boho and Bibico), and when we’re there the Christmas markets are in full swing too. It’s shopping heaven, and well worth booking some accommodation for in advance as it’s busy in December.

– most weekend nights they have live music

Those views!

Wandering through the squares around and behind the Gothic late medieval Abbey and the 18th century Pulteney Bridge, we stop for mulled wine and pastries at the Abbey Deli, which has a starring role in Netflix’s Bridgerton series (further proof of Bath’s alluring Georgian architecture). The weather is playing ball so we take a stroll through Royal Victoria Park, clocking the impressive Royal Crescent, before getting agreeably lost in the Botanical Gardens. If the weather hadn’t been so good, the Roman Baths, Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein, the Jane Austen Centre and the Holburne Museum all look enticing.

There’s so much more to Spain than the obvious. Isabella Noble takes us on a tour of its hidden riches, from the culture and nature to the art and food