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Bath is a world-class destination, with excellent road and rail links and less than 2 hours from London, which is just over 100 miles east of Bath.

Travel By Air: The nearest airport is Bristol. EasyJet, Ryan Air, Aer Lingus, KLM, Air France and Flybe are just some of the carriers that fly to Bristol. There are also good transport links (coach & train) from both London Heathrow & London Gatwick airports.

Travel By Train: Regular direct train services to Bath Spa station from a number of UK destinations including London Paddington, London Waterloo and Cardiff. Bristol Temple Meads station is only 15 minutes from Bath Spa, with direct services from most of England, Scotland & Wales.

Travel By Coach: National Express Coaches operate regular services to Bath.

Travel By Car: Bath is 10 miles from Junction 18 of the M4 motorway.

More details of how to travel to Bath can be found at visitbath.co.uk where you can download a pdf Travel Guide that includes websites for air, rail & coach travel operators to Bath.

The residential base of the IFA AGM & Conference will be Kingswood School in the Lansdown area, high on the hill overlooking the World Heritage city of Bath.

Rich in Roman and Georgian heritage, Bath has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is packed with places to visit, including a number of outstanding examples of Georgian architecture and of course, the famous Roman baths.

Should you wish to extend your visit to the IFA AGM & Conference there are plenty of places to visit, including:

• The Royal Crescent, The Circus, Pump Room and Pulteney Bridge for lovers of Georgian architecture.
• The Roman Baths, one of Europe's finest ancient monuments, which gives an excellent flavour of a key aspect of Roman life, centred on the natural hot springs. The Thermae Bath Spa has revived this 2,000-year old tradition and Bath is a fully fledged spa city once again.
• Museums include The Fashion Museum; The American Museum in Britain; The Holburne Museum; The Museum of East Asian Art; The Herschel Museum of Astronomy;
• 15th-century Bath Abbey; Theatre Royal, Bath; walking tours; river cruises plus much more.

For even more ideas and inspiration plus information on places to stay either before or after the AGM & Conference go to: visitbath.co.uk