Bath Life

Bath Life celebrates the best of city living. Published fortnightly, it includes the very latest on property, arts, dining and shopping, in the beautiful city of Bath.

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THIS MONTH in Bath 

 Issue 151...out now!

Pure gold

A mere week or so after we’d interviewed the talented Amy Williams for this issue’s Bath Lives (page 82), we learned that she’d won the bob skeleton gold award in Vancouver - the first Briton to win an individual Winter Olympics gold in 30 years. Not, of course, that we’re claiming that everyone featured in Bath Life necessarily goes onto fame and fortune, but it has to be more than coincidence – know what we’re saying?
The subject of our cover feature this month is a big favourite of ours – Walcot Street, Bath’s most boho and artistic shopping quarter. Inspired by the excellent work carried out by John Potter on his John’s Bikes website (see page 12), we’ve put together what we hope is the most comprehensive guide to the street ever published. The phrase ‘use it or lose it’ springs to mind; these quirky businesses can only survive if shoppers venture away from the city centre to support them – so keep Walcot firmly on your radar.
You could be forgiven for thinking you were back in the ‘60s this month, when Sir Peter Blake’s art bus rolls into town – we take a look at the latest exhibition from the godfather of Brit art on page 42. Elsewhere, we learn how to source vintage clothing (page 52) look inside a Regency gem (page 78), admire the effect of wisteria against Bath stone (page 68) and come up with some alternatives to the usual flowers ’n  chocs this Mother’s Day (page 50). And if there’s nothing here than inspires you – maybe try a quick wander up Walcot Street…

Deri

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LATEST ISSUE

 Issue 151 Out Now 

In this issue...

 

• JLS, an ambidextrous artist and the Fashion Museum’s Dress of the Year is announced
• We bring you the ultimate, comprehensive guide to Walcot Street today
• Openings, award ceremonies and celebrities – it’s been a busy few months in the city
• ‘Built by People’ skull by Simon Spilsbury
• Stacks to keep you entertained over the 
next month
• Nic Bottomley previews three books that 
are likely to be on your shelves by the end 
of the year
• Sir Peter Blake returns to the West Country this month to launch an exhibition of old and new works at Rostra and Rooksmoor Galleries
• Kate Authers ventures to Broughton Gifford in search of the perfect country pub
• Keeping you up-to-date with the culinary goings on in the city
• Mother superior: don’t palm her off with 
a bunch of petrol station daffs on her 
special day
• Be it vintage, retro, pre-loved or antique, fashion from byegone eras are back, writes Alexandra Shakespeare
• There’s a new boutique adding some vibrancy to Queen Street – Scarlet Vintage
• Virgin skier Laura Rowe, heads to The Three Valleys in France for falls and fondue
• As spring approaches, the most important thing to remember is to stay one step ahead of wisteria, writes Emma Bond
• Dr Helen Wright, Head of St Mary’s Calne, explains how to cope with exam nerves
• The latest from Bath’s business professionals
• Lisa Warren takes an admiring look at a Regency home which has the distinction of being one of the very few detached town houses in Bath of its era
• Bath’s property experts bring us the 
latest news
• We talk to Bath’s Amy Williams, the first Briton to win an individual gold at the winter Olymics for 30 years!

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