One of the country’s most renowned city-centre Christmas markets will open in less than a month to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

While Bath has long been one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country, its quiet renaissance in recent years has made the Southwest’s most storied city more appealing than ever before.

From local tribes worshipping a water goddess to Romans settling in areas with natural springs, England’s history of spa towns stretches further back than vacationing Victorians seeking to cure their ...