“Well, it's certainly a smaller place. All depends what your work is and what your budget is really, Bath is quite stratified.”

“Smaller, yes, that's for sure. I've come to realise that setting myself up in a smaller place may be more up my street. Escape the rat race and the sheer chaos and largeness of the city. It's easy for 1 to get lost in the Big Smoke if your not well established or riding in the fast lane I”

“find. I am primarily involved in the arts. I'm a flautist and a trained performer although I have recently decided that the lime light is not my forte and rather work back stage, mainly in set design and production for shows and performances. I am however open to working in any enviroment to get me set up and settled in Bath. Bit confused, I made the plunge about 2 years ago now to go and live in Madrid and somehow that worked itself out. Quietly confident that this will work out for me too, fingers crossed. Thanks for your reply Moe!”

“I know nothing of the performing arts scene in Bath I'm afraid, but I am led to believe there is one! Tips, based on my own experience when I was your age, would be to start of in a shared house (probably Oldfield Park) until you get your bearings, find a job and decide where you really want to be.

Come down for a weekend and have a look round.”

“http://tinyurl.com/d4udkwr I don't know anything about the performing arts either

but I can post links for you :) Good luck”

“Thank you both so much for your help and advice. I am looking into coming over to Bath for a short weekend just to check the place out. I have been a few times before but just for fleeting visits. Feeling a little more confident about all this, fingers crossed eh =)”

“Any chance anyone can suggest any cheap, hostels, B'n'Bs down in Bath?”

“The YMCA is very central: http://tinyurl.com/axdw2hy

Otherwise there are a couple of Travelodges, and plenty of B&B's.”