One of the biggest challenges of moving to London is that I had to leave Bath!

Being a Regency romance writer and actually living on the outskirts of Bath was such a joy, one I cannot truly put into words! It made living and breathing my books all that easier, because if I needed to, I could literally go to Milsom Street and check out what on earth was going on with the intersection between two streets.

Breathing in the atmosphere of a city as beautiful and scenic – as well as historic – as Bath made it all the easier to write descriptions of places and different areas.

And now…now I have to do that from memory, although if really necessary I would absolutely find an excuse to go back.

The thing about Bath is that, in the main, it hasn’t really changed since the Regency era. Any new buildings have to be in keeping with the general architecture, and that means that although there are obviously a few changes, a quick glance down almost every street won’t be able to pick them up easily.

There’s a reason why so many historical dramas, whether or not they are set precisely in the Regency era, film in Bath!

I like to think that if Jane Austen wandered down Milsom Street today, she would be a little surprised at a few of the fashions, and she would be astounded at the prices of things…but she would also recognise a great deal of the place she…well. Didn’t love.

Let me know in the comments – have you ever been to Bath?