Roman Baths Bath Museum

Roman Baths, Bath

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The Roman Baths in Bath are an absolute must-see for visitors to the town and worth every penny of the entrance fee.

Bath Abbey from the Great Bath

The entrance fee (higher in July & August only) includes a headset with explanations of the wonders you will see on your tour of the ancient Roman baths.

The Great Bath is outside

The headset guide is available in a number of languages (French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Mandarin) for foreign visitors. Besides the expert commentary on the headset, UK-resident American travel author Bill Bryson also gives his reactions to what you are seeing.

The Great Bath

Features

The Roman Baths are below street level and the site has four main features, the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman bathhouse and finds from Roman Bath. Your visit ends in the Georgian Pump Room on the ground level.

The centerpiece and highlight of the Roman baths is the Great Bath which is outside – a large lead-lined, 1.6 meter-deep pool filled with hot spa water.

Headset guides are available for visitors

Before you reach the Great Bath, the route takes you through a fascinating museum full of Roman artifacts that introduce the Roman people and town of Aquae Sulis (the Latin name for present-day Bath). Next is the temple dedicated to the goddess Sulis Minerva, which was at the heart of the baths complex.

Highlights include the stone Gorgon’s head and the beautiful bronze head from a statue of Sulis Minerva.

Gorgon’s Head

After viewing the Great Bath, the route takes the visitor through to the western range of baths including a sequence of pools and heated rooms with good surviving hypocaust pilae showing how their heating system would have worked. The circular cold plunge is in remarkably good condition.

Access – Getting There

The Roman Baths (www.romanbaths.co.uk)
Abbey Church Yard
Bath
BA1 1LZ
Tel: +44 (0)1225 477785

The Roman Baths in Bath are an absolute must-see

Opening Hours

January – February
9.30 am-4.30 pm exit 5.30 pm
March – June
9 am-5 pm exit 6 pm
July – August
9 am-9 pm exit 10 pm
September – October
9 am-5 pm exit 6 pm
November – December
9.30 am-4.30 pm exit 5.30 pm

Check the official website for the latest opening times and admission fees.