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Abbey Church Yard, Bath, BA1 1LZ
The Roman Baths are open daily from 9am to 6pm (last entry at 5pm) every day of the year except 25 & 26 December. We also offer extended evening opening over Easter Weekend and during the Summer holidays. Please note on Christmas Eve, 24 December, The Roman Baths will close at 5.30pm, with last entry at 4.15pm. The Roman Baths will be closed on Christmas and Boxing Day (25 & 26 December).
Learning visits Child: £8.50 Adult: £16.00 £75 per teaching session (including a lunchroom), for up to 35 people in the classroom Schools in Bath and North East Somerset are admitted free of charge, with the above additional charge for a learning session. Free visits and learning sessions are available to UK schools, where 30% or more of pupils receive free school meals. See https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/make-a-booking
Once the site of one of the great religious spas of the ancient world; the people of Roman Britain came to the site to worship the goddess Sulis Minerva and bathe in the waters of the natural thermal springs, which still flow with hot water today.
Today visitors can explore the Roman Baths complex, walk on the original Roman pavements and see the ruins of the Temple of Sulis Minerva. The museum collection, located next to the bathing complex, includes a gilt bronze head of the Goddess Sulis Minerva, and other Roman artefacts.
In the Roman Baths Clore Learning Centre, school groups can take advantage of a range of new interactive learning sessions. Children can dress as Romans, handle original artefacts, investigate Roman building technology and find out about the inscriptions the Romans left behind. There is also dedicated storage, accessible toilets and a lunch room. They also have the chance to try archaeology, excavating replica Roman objects in an underground ‘investigation zone’. After this, children walk in an underground tunnel amongst in-situ Roman remains to enter the Roman Baths through a Roman doorway!
View some of the most commonly asked questions by visitors.
There is no parking at the Roman Baths but there are a number of car parks within easy walking distance. There are also several Park and Ride services on the outskirts of Bath which drop off in the city centre. For information on coach drop-off and parking in Bath see
https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/coach-parking-bath
Lifts are available and 90% of the site is accessible to wheelchair users. Because the Roman Baths are six metres below street level, there are unfortunately a number of steps throughout the site. We have four lifts on site and handrails in many places, but to access the entire site, you will still need to climb some steps. Carer or companion is welcome to join a ticket holder free of charge. To book your carer or companion ticket, please select a free carer ticket when booking online
More details are available on our accessibility page.
The Centre is fully accessible with a lift to all floors. Mult-sensory activities cater for all abilities, and our facilities include an accessible bathroom with a hoist.
Unfortunately because of the quality of the water it would not be safe to swim here.
We seek to reduce our carbon footprint in many different ways including using energy from the hot spring to heat our buildings and using energy-efficient lighting.
You can read our full list of initiatives on our Sustainability page.
Session Length: 60 minutes
Learn about Prince Bladud and why he brought his pigs to the hot muddy springs in Bath
Find out more: https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/early-years-ages-3-5
Session length: 90 minutes
Discover what life was like in Roman times with our interactive session at the Roman Baths. Dress up as a Roman, handle 2,000 year old artefacts and get creative making mosaics. After, head into the Investigation Zone and get hands-on with archaeology – digging in a real trench, reconstructing Roman buildings and using technology to uncover hidden stories.
Sessions are closely linked to the National Curriculum and cover life in Roman Britain, bathing, art and design, and buildings and technology. Delivered from our new Clore Learning Centre, groups can enter the Roman Baths and museum via an underground tunnel leading directly to the archaeological site.
Please wear sensible shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty!
This session for Key Stage 3 introduces students to a wide range of historical sources and evidence about Roman daily life.
This popular session for Key Stage 3 and 4 explores the variety of Latin inscriptions from the tombstones and altars found in Aquae Sulis
The Roman Baths are a great place to look at key skills as identified in the History National Curriculum
Look at science and the environment with us at the Roman Baths.
Further information: https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/key-stage-3-4-ages-11-16
This popular session explores the variety of Latin inscriptions from the tombstones and altars found in Aquae Sulis. Students will collaborate and share ideas as they decipher more about the lives of the people behind the language. The session also includes the opportunity to handle Roman artefacts associated with the layout and function of the bathhouse and the settlement of Aquae Sulis as a whole.
This session is designed for those wishing to study how the Roman Baths operates. There are pre-visit, on-site and optional school based follow-up activities.
This session looks at the relationship between the Roman Baths and the beauty industry of 2000 years ago as well as its links to today. The Roman bathing process is examined in detail with the study of the bath house and how it relates to modern spas and saunas. It looks at treatments both strange and familiar and shows the process of a ‘Roman makeover’ using evidence from the museum collection. To further their understanding, students will handle both original Roman artefacts and appropriate replicas.
A range of downloadable trails are also available. See https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/gcse-level-ages-16-18
Yes we run regular sessions for home educators. See our events page for details https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/our-ticketed-events
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