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Location
Somerset, in the south west of England.

Dialling code
44.

Time zone
GMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).

Electricity
240 volts AC, 50Hz. Square, three-pin plugs are standard.

Average January temperatures
5°C (41°F).

Average July temperatures
17.5°C (63.5°F).

Annual rainfall
622mm (24 inches).

Cost of Living:

1 British Pound Sterling (£1) = US$1.46; C$1.77; A$2.05; €1.07
Currency conversion rates as of January 2009

Special Events:

Bath Literature Festival, Mar, popular literary event consisting of readings, literary discussions, book signings, writing workshops and the like (website: www.bathlitfest.org.uk)
Bath International Music Festival, May-Jun, internationally acclaimed festival with workshops, classical, jazz and contemporary music concerts and dance performances (website: www.bathmusicfest.org.uk)
Bath Fringe Festival, May-Jun, the oldest continually running independent fringe festival in England and one of the largest, with as many as 170 theater, film, multimedia, dance and performance events in more than 40 venues (website: www.bathfringearts.co.uk)
The Roman Baths by Torchlight, Jul-Aug, the baths stay open until 2200 and are an awesome sight as darkness falls (website: www.romanbaths.co.uk)
The International Guitar Festival, Jul-Aug, attracts guitar players and enthusiasts from many countries (website: www.igf-events.com)
The Jane Austen Festival, Sep, celebrates the novelist’s oeuvre and her links to the city, attracting writers, readers, historians and critics in great numbers (website: www.janeaustenfestival.co.uk)
The Bath Film Festival, Oct-Nov (website: www.bathfilmfestival.org.uk)
Bath Mozartfest, Nov, is an annual festival celebrating the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (website: www.bathmozartfest.org.uk)

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