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Bath is a city full to the brim with cultural attractions, from historical sites and museums, to theatre and performance venues, to unique art galleries.- Bath is home to an array of fascinating museums, offering a regularly changing programme of exhibitions. Get a culture fix, discover a new artist, or revisit classics at museums and galleries across the city.
- Bath is steeped in history. As well as being a vibrant and thriving twenty-first-century city, Bath is a living museum. History and heritage line the city’s streets.
Discover the city's history
Here's our guide to Bath's marvellous museums, which offer a wealth of remarkable stories and bring the city’s history to life.
Bath's museums offer a wealth of remarkable stories and many are available to discover online. Here's our roundup of some of their virtual experiences.
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Roman Baths, The Pump Room, Abbey Church Yard, Bath, BA1 1LZTelephone
+44 (0)1225 477785Abbey Church Yard, Bath
Famed for its hot springs, Bath houses the best preserved Roman Spa from the ancient world. Delve into the history of this magical monument and admire its architecture and engineering.
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- 1 Mar 2022to15 June 2022Open 09:00 - 18:00
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- 16 June 2022to21 June 2022
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- 22 June 2022to31 Oct 2022Open 09:00 - 18:00
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- 1 Nov 2022to31 Dec 2022Open 09:30 - 17:00
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- 1 Jan 2023to28 Feb 2023Open 09:30 - 18:00
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Accessibility
- Facilities for Disabled Visitors
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10 York Street, Bath, BA1 1NHTelephone
+44 (0)1225 477584Bath
Discover Bath’s unique cultural offering as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and learn what makes the city so special.
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- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022Open 09:30 - 17:00
Bath
Step back 250 years to explore a fascinating Georgian townhouse.
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- From:
- 1 Feb 2021to31 Dec 2022
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Accessibility
- Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors
- Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors
- Guide Dogs Permitted
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The National Trust, Prior Park Landscape Garden, Ralph Allen Drive, Bath, North East Somerset, BA2 5AHTelephone
+44 01225 833977Ralph Allen Drive, Bath
Prior Park Landscape Garden is a beautiful and intimate 18th-century landscape garden in Bath with stunning views across the city. 2022 will see the completion of a major restoration project on its historic dams.
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- 1 Jan 2022to30 Dec 2022
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- Dog Friendly
- Dogs Accepted - Dogs allowed on a short lead all year
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Accessibility
- Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors
- Guide Dogs Permitted
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
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Specialist Features
- Family Fun
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Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath, BA1 2QHTelephone
+44 01225 477173Bath
A world-class collection of contemporary and historic dress.
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- 1 Mar 2022to31 Oct 2022Open 10:30 - 17:00
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- 1 Nov 2022to31 Dec 2022Open 10:30 - 16:00
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- 1 Jan 2023to28 Feb 2023Open 10:30 - 16:00
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Accessibility
- Accessible to Wheelchair Users
- Facilities for Disabled Visitors
- Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors
- Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors
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Children & Infants
- Facilities for children
Bath
A historic, richly atmospheric place of worship.
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- 1 Apr 2022to31 Dec 2022Various Opening Times
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Accessibility
- All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors - (except Tower)
- Facilities for Disabled Visitors
- Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors
- Guide Dogs Permitted
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
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Bitton Station, Bath Road, Bitton, Bristol, BS30 6HDTelephone
+44 (0) 117 932 5538Bitton, Bristol
The Avon Valley Railway is returning steam to the Avon Valley.
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- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022Open 09:00 - 17:00
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- Dogs Accepted
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Key Features
- Families
Children & Infants
- Accept Children Over 3
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Parking & Transport
- On site parking
- Parking (free)
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Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8DBTelephone
+44 (0)1458 831197Glastonbury
Visitors to Somerset Rural Life Museum can explore Somerset’s rural and social history from the 1800s onwards, discovering more about the county’s landscape, farming, working life and rural crafts.
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- From:
- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022Various Opening Times
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Accessibility
- Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
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Parking & Transport
- Parking (free)
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40 Gay Street, Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2NTTelephone
+44 (0)1225 443000Bath
Immerse yourself in everything Austen at The Jane Austen Centre.
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- From:
- 1 Apr 2022to31 Oct 2022Open 09:45 - 17:30
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- 1 Nov 2022to31 Mar 2023Various Opening Times
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Accessibility
- Facilities for Disabled Visitors
- Guide Dogs Permitted
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High Street, Avebury, Marlborough, Wilts, SN8 1RFTelephone
+44 (0) 1672 539250Marlborough
At Avebury you will find the largest stone circle in the world, a museum and a manor house in the heart of the Avebury World Heritage Site.
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- Dog Friendly
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- Families
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Parking & Transport
- On site parking
- Parking (charge)
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Abbey Church Yard, Bath, BA1 1LZTelephone
+44 (0)1225 477785Bath
Discover the newly opened Roman Gym as part of your visit to the Roman Baths.
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- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022
Bath
The only museum of American decorative and folk art outside the United States.
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Establishment Features
- Dog Friendly
- Dogs Accepted
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Accessibility
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors - An accessible toilet is located in the Gallery Shop. There is also an accessible toilet in the Coach House which is open on event days.
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Children & Infants
- Accept Children Over 3
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Parking & Transport
- Parking (free)
Bath
Through conservation, education and museums, Bath Preservation Trust ensures the future success of our beautiful heritage city.
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- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022
Yeovil
This multi-award-winning Museum is home to the UK’s largest Collection of cars and motorbikes and is truly a must-see attraction for the everyone.
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- From:
- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022
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Herschel Museum of Astronomy, 19 New King Street, Bath, BA1 2BLTelephone
+44 01225 446865Bath
Explore the life of William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered Uranus in 1781.
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- From:
- 18 Jan 2022to17 Dec 2022Various Opening Times
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Accessibility
- Facilities for Disabled Visitors
- Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors
- Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors
- Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
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Parking & Transport
- Parking (charge) - Charlotte Street Car Park
Bath
The past, present and future of Bath’s working life.
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- 1 Apr 2022to30 Nov 2022Open 10:30 - 17:00
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- 1 Jan 2023to31 Mar 2023Various Opening Times
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Accessibility
- Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors
- Guide Dogs Permitted
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
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Specialist Features
- Family Fun
- Marketed towards children
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Sally Lunn's House, 4 North Parade Passage, BATH, Bath, BA1 1NXTelephone
+44 (0) 01225 461634BATH, Bath
Bath's Oldest House is open for diners in the restaurant. Museum is open 11am - 4pm.
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- From:
- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022Various Opening Times
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Children & Infants
- Accept Children Over 3
- Facilities for children
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High Street, Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2LGTelephone
01249 730459Chippenham
A quirky country house and grounds, built on the foundations of a medieval nunnery, that celebrates the scientific genius of the inventor of the photographic negative.
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- From:
- 2 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022
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Accessibility
- Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors - Braille guide, audio tape, large print guide.
- Guide Dogs Permitted
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
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Parking & Transport
- Car parking - Parking (charge for non-National Trust members, members park for free)
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Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath, BA2 4ATTelephone
+44 (0) 1225 477233Bath
Victoria Art Gallery is Bath’s public art museum and home to a richly diverse collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts.
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- From:
- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022Open 10:30 - 17:00
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Accessibility
- Accessible to Wheelchair Users
- Facilities for Disabled Visitors
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Children & Infants
- Facilities for children
Specialist Features
- Family Fun
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Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 7NWTelephone
+44 (0)1985 844 400Warminster
Longleat, nestled within 900 acres of ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped grounds, is home to the UK’s original Safari Park.
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- From:
- 12 Apr 2022to31 Oct 2022
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Accessibility
- Guide Dogs Permitted
- Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
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Key Features
- Families
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Parking & Transport
- On site parking
Bath
The Art Cohort is an Artspace championing Emerging Art and Artists. They believe everyone is an artist and nurture that creativity in adults and children.
Bath
A nineteenth-century folly and museum collection, offering splendid cityscape views.
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- 4 Mar 2022to31 Dec 2022Various Opening Times
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- Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors
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Parking & Transport
- On site parking
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37 Gay Street, Bath, BA1 2NTBath
Step into the dark world of Mary Shelley and her most infamous creation, Frankenstein.
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- From:
- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022Open 10:00 - 18:00
Special Offers
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Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 4DBTelephone
+44 (0) 1225 388588Bath
Fascinating art exhibitions in an impressively majestic setting.
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- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022Various Opening Times
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Accessibility
- All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
- Designated parking provided for guests with disabilities
- Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors
- Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors
- Guide Dogs Permitted
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
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Children & Infants
- Facilities for children
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Parking & Transport
- Car parking
Bath
The only UK museum solely dedicated to the arts and cultures of East and South East Asia.
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- From:
- 1 Jan 2022to24 Dec 2022Various Opening Times
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Accessibility
- Accessible to Wheelchair Users
- Facilities for Disabled Visitors
- Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors - All our galleries have panels and labels.
- Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors
- Guide Dogs Permitted
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
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Children & Infants
- Accept Children Over 3
- Facilities for children
Specialist Features
- Family Fun - We run regular family fun events and also have a family activity area and dressing up box in the galleries.
Corsham
A stately home and art gallery with stunning gardens.
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- 20 Mar 2022to30 Sept 2022Various Opening Times
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Establishment Features
- Dogs Accepted - In Garden
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Accessibility
- All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
- Guide Dogs Permitted
- Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
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Parking & Transport
- On site parking
- Parking (free)
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9–10 Market Place, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3HFTelephone
+44 (0)1249 705020Chippenham
Chippenham Museum tells the fascinating story of this historic market town.
Dates
- From:
- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022Various Opening Times
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12 Old Orchard Street, Bath, BA1 1JUTelephone
+44 (0)1225 462233Bath
The Old Theatre Royal is an anonymous building in a quiet cobbled backstreet in the city of Bath, with a unique 265 year history. This was the first Theatre Royal outside of London. It held many Shakespearean productions and entertained royalty…
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- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
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The Edge, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AYTelephone
+44 (0)1225 386777Bath
Contemporary arts centre home to exhibitions, performances and workshops.
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- From:
- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022Various Opening Times
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Accessibility
- Accessible to Wheelchair Users
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Parking & Transport
- On site parking
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St James's Memorial Hall, Lower Borough Walls, Bath, BA1 1QRTelephone
+44 (0) 1225 461700Bath
Bath's contemporary art cultural scene.
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- From:
- 1 Jan 2022to31 Dec 2022
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- Dogs Accepted - Guide Dogs
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