DAVID STEPHENSON visits the spa town that was home to both the Romans and Jane Austen, Bath

Take the strain out of Christmas shopping by combining it with a stay in one of Britain's most vibrant cities, says BELINDA ARCHER

ANNABELLE THORPE puts a new vintage rail experience to the test on a day out to the West Country’s prettiest city, Bath

ELLA BUCHAN makes like a Roman and relaxes in the hot waters at Britain's only natural thermal spa, Bath