Well, I think we all have to accept that Christmas is well and truly, madly and deeply here! The lights have been up in Bath for weeks, the shops are full of Christmas goodies and the television ads are hotting up their competition. I haven’t seen the Coca-Cola one yet but all the food shops are pushing their way to the front! Marks and Spencer have even invented a Mrs.Clause in an attempt to win the war! The jury is still out on the bouncing dog… if you haven’t seen it already, you will soon!

Christmas in Bath is very beautiful and the Christmas spirit lives here very happily. The Christmas market is a sight to behold even if you don’t fancy shopping. Germanesque wooden huts are huddled all around Bath Abbey, selling everything from cheese to chocolates, hats to handbags, puddings to pies. Mulled wine and mince pies below the Bath Abbey amongst chatter and shivers, in the evening glow from its broad shoulders are some things that everyone should try to experience at least once in their lives.

Running from 24th November until 11th December it really is a treat to come to Bath to see. Come and stay in the hotels, holiday lets, with friends, wherever you can. Don’t just come for the day – the evenings are too good to miss here. Have a drink in the very realistic pop-up Ski Bar, enjoy the late night shopping and start all over again in the morning.

Christmas may seem to come earlier every year but a Christmas stay in Bath is really worth the effort, even if you fancy it in November.