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MUSEUMS IN BATH
Roman Baths
Stall Street, BATH, BA1 1LZ
Tel: + 44 (0) 1225 477 785
Email:
romanbaths_bookings@bathnes.gov.uk
The finest religious spa in Northern Europe, built 2000 years ago around the country's
only hot springs. When visiting Bath, this Museum is a must see. The Roman bathing
establishment with its magnificent Temple and Baths flourished in Aquae Sulis between
the first and fifth centuries AD and the extensive remains still flow with natural
hot water. The Roman Baths themselves are below the modern street level. There are
four main features: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House and
the Museum. With a special audiotour for children and the exquisite Georgian Pump
Room restaurant, the Roman Bath's makes for a wonderful family day out in Bath.
Opening Hours:
January to February, November to December
9.30am - Last admission 4.30pm - exit 5.30pm
March to June, September to October
9.00am - Last admission 5.00pm - exit 6.00pm
July to August
9.00am - last admission 9.00pm - exit 10.00pm.
Admission:
Adult single £12.00, July & Aug only £12.50, Senior citizens (aged 65
and over) Full Time students (aged 17 and over plus a valid ID) £10.50, Child
single (child is 6-16 years, ES40 holders £7.80. Family ticket (2A + 4C) £34.00. Children 5 years and under are free)
The Jane Austen Centre
40 Gay Street, Bath. Tel/Fax (01225) 443 000.
Email:
curator@janeausten.co.uk
"The perfect starting point to the exploration of Jane Austen's Bath".
The Jane Austen Centre is a captivating family attraction that relates the life and
times of the landmark 19th century authoress. It is signposted across Bath and just
15 minutes walk away from the train station The family attraction is located in a
Grade II listed Georgian pile on Gay Street, where the novelist resided in 1805,
not far from Queen Square and the Circus. The Jane Austen Centre, a permanent
exhibition featuring displays of the places from Jane Austen's Bath; her life
and family; Georgian Bath; a formal Georgian garden; the settings of her 2 Bath novels;
film costumes; a specially made video; a Georgian shop front and lots more.
Opening Hours: (Open all year).
Summer - 2nd April to 30th October 2011
Open every day 9.45am to 5.30pm
Late opening July and August - Thursday to Saturday until 7pm
Winter 1 November 2010 to 1st April 2011
Sunday to Friday
11am to 4.30pm
Saturday 9.45am to 5.30pm
Except Feb 18 2011 to Feb 26 – 9.45am to 5.30pm (School Half Term)
Closed Dec 24 - 26 and 1 January.
Admission Prices:
Adult: £7.45
Senior/Student: £5.95
Child: 6-15 £4.25 (under 6 free with an adult)
Family: £19.50 (2 adults with up to 4 children)
The Centre has wheelchair access to the ground floor only.
Fashion
Museum and Assembly Rooms
Bennett Street, Bath. Telephone (01225) 477 789.
Email:
fashion_enquiries@bathnes.gov.uk
A world
class collection of contemporary and historical dress, located in the
magnificent Georgian Assembly Rooms. .
Opening Hours: The Museum of Costume is open
every day (except 25 & 26 December) January - February and November - December
10.30am - 4.00pm (last exit 5..00pm) March - October 10.30 - 5.00pm (last exit
6.00pm). Admission: Adult Single £7.25, Senior Citizens & Students £6.50,
Children £5.25 (Children 5 and under Free), Family Ticket (2 adults & up to 4
children) £20.00, Groups welcomed.
No.1 Royal Crescent
No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath. Telephone (01225) 428 126
Email:
admin@bptrust.org.uk
An 18th century townhouse designed by John Wood the younger as part of his masterpiece, the Royal Crescent, now designated a World Heritage Building.
Opening Hours: Daily except Mondays from 10.30am to
5pm (4pm in November
only). The House is open Tuesday to
Sunday and on Bank Holiday Mondays.
Admission: Adults £6.50, Concessions, Senior Citizens,
Students £5.00, Children (5-16 years) £2.50.
Groups £4.00 (adults & students), School Groups £2.50 (5-16 years) and Family
Ticket £13.00. Special tours by arrangement with the administrator.
Holburne Museum of Art
Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DP. Telephone (01225) 466
669
Email:
holburne@bath.ac.uk
“With its beautiful cafe and new shop, a new library and exciting interactive
displays the renewed Holburne will offer a rich and rewarding range of delights.
We will reopen in 2011 as a confident and adventurous museum and an
exhibition venue of national standing, welcoming and inspiring visitors
from Bath and beyond.”
Houses collections of English and continental silver, porcelain and glass.
Paintings by Gainsborough, Stubbs, Ramsay and Kauffmann. Crafts study
Centre features 20th century British crafts.
Sally Lunn's Refreshment House and Museum
4 North Parade Passage, Bath. Telephone (01225) 461 634
The oldest house in Bath, c.1482. Excavations in the Cellar Museum show remains of Roman Saxon and Medieval buildings.
Opening Hours:
Every day except Christmas. Museum and refreshment rooms open 10.00
am (Sun 12.00 noon). Evening restaurant from 6pm.
Very close to Bath Abbey and Roman Baths, in a narrow passageway between Abbey
Green and North Parade.
Victoria Art Gallery
Bridge Street, Bath.
Telephone: (01225) 477 233
Email: victoria_enquiries@bathnes.gov.uk
Houses the region's permanent collection of British and European Art from the 17th century to the present day. Also presents major temporary exhibitions.
For wheelchair users, the two ground floor
exhibition spaces and Gallery shop can be accessed via our side door on Bridge
Street. Ringing the doorbell alerts a member of staff to put a metal ramp in
place, enabling the slight change in level to be negotiated.
Bath
Postal Museum
27 Northgate Street, Bath. Telephone (01225) 460 333
Email:
info@bathpostalmuseum.org
The first posting of a stamp (Penny Black) was from here in 1840.
Follow the story of written communication from 2000BC.
How have the son of a Cornish publican, the manager of a Bath theatre,
and a woman in black shaped what is an every day activity all around the world?
That activity is... posting a letter.
Opening Hours: Mon -
Sat 11:00am -
5:00pm.
Admissions:
Adults: £3.50
Children aged 6-16 and Students: £1.50 Children under 6: Free BANES residents:
£3 Concessions: £3
The American Museum and Gardens
Claverton Manor, Bath. Telephone
(01225) 460 503
Email:
info@americanmuseum.org
See how Americans lived from the time of the early settlers to
the American Civil War.
Museum
of Bath at Work
Julian Road, Bath, Ba1 2RH.
Telephone: (01225) 318 348
Email:
mobaw@hotmail.com
An interesting insight in to
Bath's commercial & industrial heritage. The museum tells a story of the
city's social history over the last 200 years.
Opening Hours & Admission: Please check website www.bath-at-work.org.uk.
The
Building of Bath Museum
The Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, The Vineyards, Paragon, Bath BA1 5NA.
Tel: (01225) 333 895
Email:
enquiries@bathmuseum.co.uk
This unique Museum is a celebration of the rich architectural history of Bath
and the men who transformed a provincial town into the world famous Georgian
Spa.
Opening Hours & Admission: Please check website
The Museum of East Asian Art
12 Bennett Street, Bath BA1 2QL. Telephone (01225) 464 640
Email:
info@meaa.org.uk
The House of Oriental Treasures. Discover the art and culture of East Asia.
Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults
Bath Abbey, Bath. Telephone (01225) 422 462
(Monday - Friday, 8.30 am - 3.30 pm. Answerphone service at other times).Restored 18th century cellars housing objects from the Abbey's past, some dating form Saxon times.
Unfortunately there will be times when the Abbey has to be closed to visitors
for services and events, but there will always be a notice on the door to inform
you when the Abbey is open again.
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