It was around this time last year when we set off for Bath, a car journey from the North of England to the South that would take us most of the afternoon to complete. We arrived just before sunset, signed in at our B&B and walked around one of Britain's most popular tourist destinations.
Winter is not one of my favourite times to go on holiday with less daylight hours and usually bad weather. But snow arrived very late last year and the sky was clear when we arrived, perfect conditions to look around the 150 beautifully decorated wooden chalet-style stalls set in the wonderfully preserved Georgian streets and square surrounding the majestic Bath Abbey.
Bath's Christmas Market is said to be one of the prettiest in Britain (although I did think the city itself was a bit underwhelming). When what was once a novelty idea of bringing the German traditional markets have turned into a high street cliche in most cities in the country, it has set itself apart by offerring the best that the region can offer from local produce to arts and crafts providing inspiring presents for loved ones at the same time as supporting independent retailers.
We bought most of our presents from those stalls and made us feel a whole lot better - by supporting the local traders, the very backbone of our economy, to triumph against the destructive forces of big chains and mass produced goods.
Bath's Christmas market is said to be more magical this year with a winter wonderland theme where visitors can watch the snow falling down the log cabins as they sip their warm drinks. It's definitely worth a trip.
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