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Persephone Festival in Bath next week

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highlandcoo · 10/04/2024 17:18

I'm looking forward to this - I'm going on a group walk where we talk about Saplings plus a discussion about High Wages, among other events.

I know our tickets give us access to the tea-room at the Assembly Rooms, but any other recommendations of where to go would be very welcome 😊

Is anyone else going?

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highlandcoo · 11/04/2024 18:25

Thanks so much @SomersetReader - some excellent tips! We are eating in the evening at Corkage and the Bathwick Boatman but will need a stop for tea and scones too so will look out for your cafe recommendations. Plus the bookshops of course. I know Toppings in Edinburgh and will be good to explore the Bath one too.

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SomersetReader · 11/04/2024 10:32

I'm not going to the festival, but may spend too much time in Bath book shopping. Mr B's is the best, but don't miss Toppings which is great too. The Oxfam shop on Argyle Street has a smallish book section at the back with a lovely view of the weir, and is on the way to the Holburne Museum which has a nice café. There's a hospice secondhand bookshop on Broad Street just round the corner from Persephone which is pretty good. Lots of cafés and restaurants centrally, Café Lucca and Boston Tea Party are close to Persephone, Pump Rooms on tourist itinerary in town (close to Roman Baths and Toppings).

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highlandcoo · 11/04/2024 08:31

@BlossomBlossomBlossom thank you for the theatre link. The events I'm going to don't allow enough time to fit in a play unfortunately otherwise that would have been great.

I do have some free time and I'm looking forward to visiting Mr B's Emporium for the first time. I might also call in to the Jane Austen Centre .. I'm not sure if it will be too touristy but will probably give it a try.

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BlossomBlossomBlossom · 10/04/2024 17:49

This sounds marvellous. I was in Bath for the first time in decades recently - and found it hard to drag myself out of the Persephone shop. Would be gorgeous to attend dedicated discussions on some of the books.

Can’t think of anywhere beyond the usual tourist venues, although all the area to the north and west of said shop is lovely for pottering and wandering.

This is what’s on at the theatre next week.

Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear

https://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/events/sherlock-holmes-the-valley-of-fear/