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One of Bath's principal industries is tourism, with annually more than one million staying visitors and 3.8 million day visitors. [116] The visits mainly fall into the categories of heritage tourism and cultural tourism, aided by the city's selection in 1987 as a World Heritage Site in recognition of its international cultural importance. [67]
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Bath, Somerset" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Bath Abbey from the Roman Baths Gallery. Bath Abbey was founded in 1499 [6] on the site of an 8th-century church. [7] The original Anglo-Saxon church was pulled down after 1066, [21] and a grand cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul was begun on the site by John of Tours, Bishop of Bath and Wells, around 1090; [22] [23] however, only the ambulatory was complete when he died in ...
The Roman Baths are no longer used for bathing. In October 1978, a young girl swimming in the restored Roman Bath with the Bath Dolphins, a local swimming club, contracted naegleriasis and died, [6] leading to the closure of the bath for several years. [7] Tests showed Naegleria fowleri, a deadly pathogen, in the water. [8]
Tourist attractions in Bath, Somerset (6 C, 7 P) This page was last edited on 13 July 2014, at 12:46 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, [6] is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. [7] Founded in the 7th century, it was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by ...