Founded by Somerset artist Alce Harfield, the Bath Art Fair has grown from a marquee in a field to a major city-centre event at Bath Pavilion championing direct artist-to-buyer sales. 

This year’s fair – running from 27 February – 1 March – features a lively mix of returning favourites and emerging talent from across the UK, including first-time exhibitors. 

Visitors can explore original paintings, prints, ceramics, jewellery and sculpture at accessible prices, while meeting artists in person. Highlights include award-winning photographers Jocelyn Horsfall and Dr Martin Raskovsky, live portrait painting by Rose Popay, and fundraising for More Trees BANES.

Friday 27 February | Private view 6pm - 8.30pm (Advance ticket only)

Tickets from £3.50 | Purchase here

Bath Pavillion, North Parade Road, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 4EU

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Below: Photography by Jocelyn Horsfall; Blackwall Reach, P.T.French (Wiltshire); Sarah Stoker Art (South Yorkshire); John Noble Milner Bronze Wren, Geckoman
(West Yorkshire); Erica Sturla Original Art, (West Sussex), East Beach, Worthing

Recipes

Proper Welsh Rarebit

Sunday 1 March is St David’s Day. Celebrate in style with this classic Welsh dish jazzed up with sweet, buttery leek (what else?), perfect for a lazy brunch or teamed with a fresh green salad for an easygoing light lunch.

If you’d prefer to skip the beer, use vegetable stock instead.

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Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea | 2pm – 4:30 pm

Treat mum to a quintessential afternoon tea featuring a selection of delicate sandwiches, freshly baked scones and sweet treats.

£34 per adult | £18 per child (aged 4–12) | Children under 3 dine free

Mother’s Day Sunday Lunch | 12pm – 3pm

Enjoy a delicious three-course meal with mum in the charming

Cloisters Restaurant. Every mum will receive a complimentary gift.

£40 per adult | £20 per child (aged 4–12) | Children under 3 dine free

or email bailbrookhouse@handpicked.co.uk

Eveleigh Avenue, London Road West, Bath, Somerset BA1 7JD

Weekend Wines

From the Drouhin Family

Deservedly one of Burgundy’s most respected family-owned producers, the Drouhin name represents consistently high quality, in a region which is prestigious and yet can be variable. Founded in 1880, Drouhin makes both ‘domaine’ wines, from vineyards owned by the family, as well as from partner growers, who meet the family’s exacting quality standards.

As impressive for its distinction as it is for its extent, the Drouhin portfolio boasts more than 120 wines, from vineyards stretching from Chablis all the way to the Mâconnais.

Great Wine Co. recommends:

Mâcon-Lugny Les Crays Joseph Drouhin | £22

Bourgogne Pinot Noir Joseph Drouhin | £28

Givry Joseph Drouhin | £33

Côte de Beaune Blanc Joseph Drouhin | £47

Visit greatwine.co.uk to discover these and more Drouhin Family Wines

Whether for special moments or elevated everyday wear, the Marco Bicego Lunaria collection elevates winter elegance with effortless style. Explore the collection and choose your signature piece.

Discover the collection at Mallory.

Our picks... 

Lunaria Diamonds Diamond Earrings | £2,650

Lunaria Necklace 18ct Yellow Gold | £4,600

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The best way to wear denim? By playing around with its many shades.

Our picks... 

Les 4 Ombres Denim Dream, Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadow | £75

Coco Denim Illuminating Powder | £75

La Creme Main, Nourish, Soften & Illuminate | £72

Rouge Coco Flash Lipstick in Baby Blue | £42

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A fun and free festival for anyone interested in how things work. Come along and meet local engineering companies, learn about careers in engineering and get stuck into a host of fun activities.

Open to everyone Feb 28 & 1 March, 10am until 4pm

 BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square Bath, BA1 2HN

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As seen on BBC Gardeners World enjoy a magnificent display of Hellebores at the gorgeous 2-acre gardens of Kapunda in Southstoke. The two open garden events are in aid of Dorothy House.

2 - 4pm | Kapunda, Southstoke, BA2 5SH

Entry is £7. Visit the events page at: dorothyhouse.org.uk

The Wilderness Art Collective and Sandra Higgins Art presents Under the Same Sky, the first of three exhibitions taking place across 2026 under a shared and expansive theme. Opening on Wednesday 4 March 2026 at Sandra Higgins Art in the heart of Bath, this new exhibition reflects on the idea that all life exists beneath the same sky, a unifying presence that connects us across place, culture and experience.

Artists have responded freely to the title, resulting in a rich and varied exhibition rooted in the natural world. Through painting, drawing and mixed media, the works on display explore changing horizons, fleeting light, environmental awareness, and the quiet continuity that binds all living things.

sandrahiggins.art | 41 Milsom Street, Shires Yard, Units 12&13 Bath

Images: Clockwise from top left, Eva Ullrich, Golden Hour, Anthony Garratt, Wolf Moon, Yeside Linney, There’s Always Time.

Join the team at Roseberry Road Studios on 6th March for An Evening with Nicolette featuring a Q&A and live performance of two new album tracks.

Nicolette burst onto the music scene in 1990 with Shut Up and Dance, when their debut single School of the World / Single Minded People became an instant classic. A run of iconic club records followed, leading to her acclaimed first album ‘Now Is Early’ in 1992. Soon after, Massive Attack invited her into their studio, resulting in Nicolette co writing and singing on ‘Sly’ and ‘Three’ from the platinum selling ‘Protection’ album.

By 1995 she had signed to Gilles Peterson’s Talkin Loud label and released ‘No Government’. The album ‘Let No one Live Rent Free In Your Head’ landed in 1996. Alongside this, Nicolette collaborated with forward thinking artists and began DJing internationally, a passion she continues today.

In 1999, Nicolette founded her own imprint Early Records. Her third album ‘Life Loves Us’ arrived in 2005. She has since appeared on DJ Cam’s album Love and featured
on multiple projects.

Now, with a career defined by independence, innovation and influence, Nicolette returns with her fourth solo album ‘The Infinitive’, due for release in 2026 on her own
label Early Records.

The evening will feature Nicolette in conversation with Jonathan Wright, followed by a live performance of two new tracks by Nicolette and then a DJ set from Severine.

6pm -11pm | £10 advance, £12 on the door

Roseberry Road Studios, 25-28 Roseberry Road, Bath BA2 3DX

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This Bath-based chamber choir presents Duruflé’s Requiem, a powerful Gregorian chant-inspired work rich in emotion, alongside choral music by Patrick Gowers, Brahms, Morley, Gómez and MacMillan. On organ, Richard Gowers (Patrick Gowers’ grandson)

7pm | St Mary's Church, Bathwick, BA2 4EB

Tickets from £18, (under 25s, £6). bathboxoffice.org.uk

The Bath Minerva Choir, conducted by Gavin Carr, are joined by the Bath Philharmonia and tenor, James Gilchrist to perform a wonderful selection of ‘Romantic Glories’ by Brahms and Mendelssohn.

7.30pm | Bath Abbey, BA1 1LT

Tickets from £20. For more details visit: bathboxoffice.org.uk

How do we help our teenagers face challenges without feeling overwhelmed? Can we stay connected to them in a world full of noise, pressure and screens?

Nicola MacDonald has years of experience supporting families and in this engaging and practical session she’ll unpack the core factors that shape resilience, the vital role of the parent–child bond, and how to become your teen’s “lighthouse parent”: a secure, steady base from which they can grow.

11am - 12pm | BRLSI, 16-18 Queen SquareBath, England, BA1 2HN

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Join for an inspiring and informative session focused on navigating the journey through perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause. Whether you’re beginning to notice changes, experiencing symptoms or supporting someone else, this event is for you.

For too long, women have been told that symptoms like mood swings, hot flushes, and brain fog are “just part of life.” But you don’t have to face these challenges in silence. With the right knowledge and support, this stage can be managed with confidence.

6.30pm - 8pm | The Oak Room, Combe Grove, Brassknocker Hill, Bath, BA2 7HS

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Perfume Making for Mothers Day 14 March 11am - 1pm

Taking place on the Saturday before Mothers Day, this workshop offers a sensory and interactive treat to enjoy with your mother*. You will learn a bit of theory and be encouraged to explore shared scent memories. Then working with high quality oils, you will be expertly guided through the process of designing and blending your own perfumes. By the end of the session you will each have a 50ml bottle of your personal composition to take home and enjoy. Complimentary glass of fizz or soft drink included. £95pp

* All family members over 12 years are welcome

Mini Perfume Making 11 March, 26 March 11.15am-12.30am

These mini workshops are fun, hands-on sessions, ideal for those who want to learn a bit about the fascinating world of perfumery and try their hand at blending. By lunchtime you will have a simple perfume that you have made yourself (10ml bottle). £38pp

All workshops are held in central Bath and run by niche, luxury perfume house, Parterre Fragrances. Private workshops can also be arranged.

For further information and to book go to
parterrefragrances.com/perfume-workshops-experiences/

You’re capable, intelligent, and overall life works — yet
something inside remains unsettled.

The Freedom Retreat in France (30 April – 5 May) is an intimate, 5-night experience designed to help people release the subtle internal limits that they have outgrown.

Psychology-informed coaching, meditation, energy healing, yoga and restorative space are held within a calm, supportive environment.

The group is intentionally small - a few places remain.

Once spaces are filled, a short waitlist will open.

Explore more here…and use BATHMAG10 for a 10% discount: https://composurepsychology.com/retreat-home/

RUHX, official charity of the Royal United Hospitals Bath, is hosting its 20^th annual sponsored Walk of Life on Saturday 23 May 2026.

The Walk of Life started in 2006 thanks to sisters Nic and Ness who were both determined to raise funds to improve cancer facilities at the RUH.

Since the event began, walkers have raised over £875,000 for the hospital. This year, the charity is calling on more local people to get involved and hopes to raise over £125,000 to make the total raised at the Walk of Life more than £1million.

The Walk of Life follows the Kennet & Avon canal from Bishops Cannings (near Devizes) to Bath, with walkers able to choose between walking the full 26.2 mile marathon distance or a 16 or 10 mile distance.

Entry is £20 for adults or £8 for children, which includes a t-shirt, refreshments along the route, and a lunchtime BBQ kindly provided by Rapid Relief Team UK.

To celebrate 20 years, RUHX also hopes more people will get involved by signing up to the free ‘do it at home’ option, that allows supporters to choose their own distance, route and date any time in May.

From 7.30am - 8pm, 23 May | Walkers can sign up by visiting ruhx.org.uk/walk.

Food News

Preorder DOUGH by Richard Bertinet (Signed copy)

Dough is the essential , practical (and award-winning) guide to achieving bakery-standard bread in your very own home kitchen.

Republished in Hardback in February 2026, 20 years after it’s original release. Now available to preorder a signed copy for delivery after 26th February.

Here Richard distills all his knowledge into easy to follow steps that are the key to a perfect baguette, fougasse, focaccia, ciabatta, pizza, pain viennois…. and all the many other mouthwatering things that can be done with a little flour, yeast,
water and a pinch of salt.

First published in 2005, Dough has won countless awards and has been hailed as a true classic. No self-representing home baker should be without it.

£20 | thebertinetkitchen.com

The Bertinet Kitchen, 12 St Andrews Terrace, Bath, BA1 2QR

In the final group stage of the PREM Rugby Cup, the Blue, Black and White will host Gloucester Rugby for a pool decider on Saturday afternoon (KO 3.05pm).

The fixture will determine who secures qualification through to the semi-final stages of the competition.

Naming his Bath side, Johann van Graan remains consistent in his captain selection of Will Butt.

In the front row, Francois van Wyk joins recent Bath renewals Kepueli Tuipulotu and Vilikesa Sela.

Will Jeanes returns to the second row, joining the experienced Charlie Ewels who completes the tight five.

Ted Hill lines up on the blindside, seeing Ethan Staddon switch across to the openside flank.

Miles Reid completes Saturday’s forwards selection at Number 8.

Last week’s half-centurion, Tom Carr-Smith, will feed the scrum, joined by Max Ojomoh who starts at fly-half.

Captain Butt and Chris Harris remain in tandem in the centre.

Will Muir and Joe Cokanasiga take the wings, with Tom de Glanville completing the starting line-up at full back.

On the bench, Tom Dunn, Beno Obano and Mikey Summerfield will make their impact in the front row.

Quinn Roux and Alfie Barbeary make up Saturday’s impact forwards, seeing Bernard van der Linde, Will Roue and Cameron Redpath completing the matchday 23.

The game kicks off in front of a sold-out Rec crowd on Saturday 28 February (3.05pm)

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4 Bedrooms | 2 Bathrooms | 2 Receptions

The property is approached via a pillared gate and driveway on Tyning End, with newly laid limestone paving leading to the front porch and the side access.

The house has been sympathetically extended to the side and rear and it sits in an elevated plot which has easily manageable gardens to the front and rear.

The covered entrance porch leads to the welcoming entrance hall where stairs rise to the upper floor and the hall splits to the main reception rooms and into the new extension where there is the study or ground floor bedroom, stylish shower room and utility room with a door to the rear garden. The bay-fronted sitting room is south facing and opens to the dining room and in turn the well-appointed kitchen. The kitchen has been fully upgraded and boasts bi-fold doors leading to the rear terrace and garden. There is also a playroom which completes the ground floor.

Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a refitted family bathroom.

Externally the gardens wrap around the house and are fully enclosed and secure. Steps rise from the rear garden to the original garage which is now used as a home gym but could easily be a studio as it is very light. The driveway and electric car charger are in front of the garage and has space for one car in addition to the residents parking scheme

To view more images, details and a floor plan, visit the Cobb Farr Estate Agents website