Bath, like the rest of Britain, uses standard British plugs with three rectangular prongs, known to a few as [BS 1363](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BS_1363). [](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bs1363-non-earthed-plug.jpg) [](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Basic_earth_pin_operated_shutter_socket.jpg) If you've heard somewhere about Britain having different plugs in Bath, you (or whoever told you that) may have misheard: Britain uses different plugs in **bathrooms**. British electrical safety regulations are very tight, and normal outlets are not allowed anywhere near water. In a bathroom, you can only put [BS 4573 shaver sockets](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#BS_4573_.28UK_shaver.29). These sockets accept European, Australian, and sometimes (if a transformer for 115V is included) US plugs. [](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ShaverPlugUK.jpg) [](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ShaverSocketUK.jpg) Electric razors and toothbrushes (but not hairdryers) sold in the UK have European two-pronged plugs. They fit in British shaver outlets and in European outlets, but not in the other outlets in a British house.