Bill. About 30 miles. 40 minutes should do it.
Paul. The soil at Bath is actually clay over limestone but we are talking a very thin layer of topsoil hence the good drainage. I think all of the old courses around here have similarly impoverished soils, hopeless for agriculture but great and cheap for golf.
Kelly. Sorry but my knowledge on rabbit breeding by Bath Romans is somewhat limited. I was only getting this second hand from the old Super there.