12th November is Purple Tuesday, a day focusing on changing the customer experience for disabled people. Bath as a destination is home to a number of accessible attractions and accommodation options – here are a few of them…

Accommodation

Apex City of Bath Hotel

Still retaining its shine from its introduction onto the Bath hotel scene in 2017, the Apex, located in the city centre opposite Green Park Station, is more than suitable for guests with disabilities. With nine accessible bedrooms, the lifts, wide corridors and open and airy layout are certainly accessibility friendly.

Accessible bedroom at Apex City of Bath Hotel

Image - Apex City of Bath Hotel

Bailbrook House Hotel

Venture a little further out of the city centre to Bailbrook House Hotel, a magnificent mansion house situated on the eastern edge of Bath. Their two accessible rooms have walk-in showers, with furniture able to easily be rearranged on request.

There’s a sense that accessibility needs have really been thought through, with a dedicated and comprehensive section of the hotel’s website listing their range of facilities and features catering for people of all abilities.

Driveway and flowerbed with Bailbrook House in the background

Image - Bailbrook House Hotel

Hampton by Hilton Bath City

Located in Bath city centre close to all main attractions, Hampton by Hilton Bath City hotel boasts 11 accessible rooms, with 4 interconnecting with another room in the hotel. There is also complimentary breakfast, Wi-Fi and gym facilities.

Three Abbey Green

Occupying a Georgian townhouse on one side of the charming Abbey Green, just metres from Bath Abbey, Three Abbey Green is a guesthouse run with accessibility in mind, having won an award from VisitBritain for their efforts to make their hotel more helpful for older and less mobile guests.

They have two ground floor bedrooms with accessible bathrooms, one with original oak panelling and a historic fireplace, and another, a family room ideal for three guests, with a luxurious sofa and elegant leather club chair. Both have discreet touches allowing for enhanced mobility without compromising on style. The guesthouse also have two family suites each with an additional single room within the layout, giving privacy to those who need a carer.

Church Farm Country Cottages

For a relaxing countryside retreat in Bradford-on-Avon, just seven miles from Bath, book to stay with Church Farm. All seven of their beautiful cottages are single-storey ground floor houses with no steps. Take their Lime Kiln Cottage – with a VisitEngland M2 award for accessibility, it is wheelchair accessible with wide doorways, a level-entry shower in the bathroom and a navigable – and comfortable – double bedroom.

Attractions

American Museum & Gardens

The American Museum & Gardens offers a fascinating look at the history of America, from its early settlers to the twentieth century. Located close to the University of Bath’s campus on Claverton Down, all the museum’s buildings are fully accessible via ramps, with a lift fitted in the main house.

To adapt their New American Garden, redesigned in 2018, the museum teamed up with Countryside Mobility, a South West not-for-profit vehicle hire scheme, to provide a Tramper, bookable in advance.

American Museum building surrounded by daffodils

Image - American Museum, credit Peter Hall

No.1 Royal Crescent

Go back in time to the eighteenth century to explore No.1 Royal Crescent, a fully restored Georgian townhouse decorated and furnished as it would have been for the wealthy and their servants.

Both floors of the museum, the main house and the domestic wing (both renovated in 2013) are accessible via a lift, and there are two different routes to explore the museum; one being step-free and accompanied by an iPad-enabled Virtual Tour. More information about No.1 Royal Crescent’s accessibility can be found here, when Bath-based Paralympian Ben Rushgrove visited in 2014.

Ben Rushgrove and friend in a wheelchair at No.1 Royal Crescent

Image - No.1 Royal Crescent

The Roman Baths

Don’t feel you have to miss out on one of Bath’s most iconic attractions if you have accessibility needs. Whilst there are a number of steps throughout the site, and to access it in its entirety you will still need to climb some steps, the Roman Baths is 90% accessible to wheelchair users. There are three enclosed lifts and one platform lift, plus handrails in many places.

Visitors with visual or hearing impairments can also enjoy the site using the British Sign Language or fully descriptive audio tour and tactile models.

Man in a wheelchair looking over the water at Roman Baths

Image - Roman Baths

Liberty Car Tours

For help getting around in the city, or if you’d like to explore further afield, Liberty Car Tours offer full tours of Bath and the surrounding area. Friendly driver-guide Mike will be happy to help, with his spacious car able to fit a collapsible mobility scooter or wheelchair into the boot.

For more help with planning your trip to Bath, check out Accessible Bath hub as well as our accessibility statement

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