Roman Baths
Roman Baths
Abbey Church Yard
Bath
Somerset
BA1 1LZ
England
Website
Enquiries
romanbaths_enquiries@bathnes.gov.uk
Group Bookings
romanbaths_bookings@bathnes.gov.uk
Telephone
Enquiries/Group Bookings
01225 477785
Pump Room restaurant
01225 444477
Fax
Enquiries/Group Bookings
01225 477743
The finest religious spa in Northern Europe, built 2000 years ago around the country's only hot springs.
Venue Type:
Museum, Heritage site, Archaeological site, Sacred space
Additional info
Audioguides available in 8 languages at no extra cost.
Pump Room restaurant open for morning coffee, light lunches and tea, with music by the Pump Room Trio.
Lift and wheelchair access to 60% of the site.
Discounts for Groups
The entire collection of the Roman Baths is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Some of the best known finds from Roman Britain are to be found amongst the 50,000 objects in the Roman Baths Museum. The collections include objects from the mesolithic to the present which tell the story of seven thousand years of human activity around Britain's only hot springs, which are the heart of the World Heritage Site at Bath.
The Roman Baths and Temple of Sulis Minerva are among the finest Roman remains in Britain. At the hot spring, 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.
Collection details
Social History, Decorative and Applied Art, Coins and Medals, Archives, Archaeology
Key artists and exhibits
- Beau Nash
- Designated Collection
Science Busking at the Roman Baths
- 15 March 2014 5:30-8pm
Enjoy getting to grips with Roman Science at the Roman Baths as part of National Science and Engineering Week 2014. Get hands on with science and engineering investiagtions as science buskers lead demonstrations and experiments throughout the site. Join them and take the temperature of the water, explore how the Romans used aqueducts, or build a Roman arch. Volunteers from Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution and the University of Bath will help you understand amazing water facts. You can even find out about the extraordinary snails that live in the Great Bath.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 7-10
- 11-13
- Any age
- Especially for children
Admission
Normal admission charges apply - Bath & North East Somerset Residents free with a Discovery Card.
Website
Enemies at Home: Talk by Falco author Lindsey Davis
- 16 May 2014 7-8pm
Lindsey Davis, author and creator of the bestselling Falco series of books, talks about her writing career and exploring the Rome of the Emperors.
‘Step right into a convincing yet extraordinary past’ Independent
‘Davis’s descriptions of Rome are vivid and lively …’ Daily Mail
Suitable for
- 18+
Admission
£10 which includes a glass of wine or soft drink.
£15 which includes a glass of wine or soft drink and then at 8pm entry to The Sounds of Time: Rhythm at the Roman Baths.
All tickets available through Bath Box Office
Tel: 01225 463362
Fax: 01225 310377
Email: boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk
Web: www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
Website
The Sounds of Time: Rhythm at the Roman Baths
- 16 May 2014 8-10pm
Enjoy music through the ages at the Roman Baths for Museums at Night. Explore early music with Lyre player Michael Levy in the museum and 'The Lambeth Swing plays sophisticated 30s & 40s era swing by the Great Bath.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Normal admission charges apply - free to Bath & North East Somerset Residents with a Discovery Card.
Website
Roman life KS2
This 60 minute explorer sessions looks at general aspects of Roman life. Handle Roman artefacts for either bathingk, buildings & technology or cooking & food. Add 2 choices from 'Togas and tunics', 'Write on' or 'Marvellous mosaics'.
How to obtain
Book in advance on 01225 477785
Bath Bubbles
http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/htmlContent/game.htm
A cartoon computer game guiding a Roman character through the bath house, collecting objects and carrying out tasks until he can finally relax in the natatio. Make sure to keep paying the furnace slave, or the baths will go cold and you will lose!
Meet the Romans KS2
This 60 minute interactive sessions explores hisotry, literacy, numeracay and art. It is ideal for years 3 and 4. It is an opportunity to tour real Roman artefacts! Why not try the 'counter challenge' and take a view on the past.
How to obtain
Book in advance on 01225 477785
Roman Baths Museum Walkthrough
http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/walkthrough.aspx
The Roman Baths is below the modern street level and has four main features, the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman bath house and finds from Roman Bath. The Georgian Pump Room is on the ground level. This interactive site plan has details of the different areas of the site, along with photographs and examples of archaeological finds.
Roman Baths Teachers Pack, KS1 and 2
http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/temp/RomanBathsTeacherspack.pdf
This pack aims to help teachers plan a lively self-guided educational visit to the Roman Baths. It includes ideas to use in pre-visit, on-site, and follow-up activities.
Teaching sessions are also available in response to National Curriculum and QCA units. Details can be found on our website or by ringing 01225 477785.
This material is adaptable for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils, providing a wide range of cross-curricular topics. We suggest that you pick and choose from these activities according to your topic focus, the time you have available and your own students.
Welcome to Aquae Sulis - secondary
This 60 minute session looks at the archaeology of the Roman baths and temple and the people who came to Aquae Sulis. It includes a short presentation and oppportunites for artefact handling.
How to obtain
Book in advance on 012225 477785
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