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Roman Baths, Bath
Image: Great Bath at Bath with Abbey in background
Abbey Church Yard
Bath
BA1 1LZ
Somerset
England
Collection details
Archaeology
Archives
Coins and Medals
Decorative and Applied Art
Social History
Facilities
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Audioguides available in 8 languages at no extra cost.
Pump Room restaurant openfor morning coffee, light lunches and tea, with music by the Pump Room Trio.
Wheelchair access to the Terrace and Pump Room only.
Discounts for Groups
Contact details
Enquiries/Group Bookings (Tel)
:
01225 477785
Pump Room restaurant (Tel)
:
01225 444477
Enquiries/Group Bookings (Fax)
:
01225 477743
Enquiries
:
romanbaths_enquiries@bathnes.gov.uk
Group Bookings
:
romanbaths_bookings@bathnes.gov.uk
Website
:
www.romanbaths.co.uk
Open
January-February, Daily 0930-1630
March-June, Daily 0900-1700
July-August, Daily 0900-2100
September-October, Daily 9.00-17.00
November-December, Daily 09.30-16.30
Last exit 1 hr after these times.
Closed
Closed 25 and 26 December.
Admission charges
2008:
Adults: £10.50, Child £6.80, Concs £9.00, Family ticket (2A+4C) £30.00. Combined Ticket with Fashion Museum: Adult £14.00, Child £8.30, Concs £12.00, Family (2A+4C)£38.00.
Description
The finest religious spa in Northern Europe, built 2000 years ago around the country’s only hot springs. Fine Roman museum, audioguides in eight languages and computer animations bring the experience to life. A special audiotour for children and a new audiotour narrated by Bill Bryson are both available at no extra cost. The exquisite Georgian Pump Room restaurant, where you can also taste the Spa water, is open daily.
Collections description
The Roman Baths and Temple of Sulis Minerva are among the finest Roman remains in Britain. At their heart is Britain’s only hot spring, where the Celtic and Classical worlds met in a magnificent complex of stone buildings used for worship, cleansing and healing. The museum, below the 18th century Pump Room, contains the monumental remains of these buildings and evidence of the people who used them.
Key artists and exhibits
Beau Nash
Articles
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Summer 2007
Trails
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Events
Tunnel tours at the Roman Baths
Guided tour
Roman fesitvals - family drop-in activity at the Roman Baths
Workshop or activity session
Store tours at the Roman Baths - Bath
Guided tour
Available resources
Meet the Romans KS2
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Roman life KS2
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Welcome to Aquae Sulis - secondary
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
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