Bath Museums & Historic Attractions

Looking for a unique attraction of interest in Bath? Hopefully our following list of Museums and Historic Attractions will help make your visit one to remember.

 

Museums and Places of Historic Interest

 

Roman Baths / Pump Rooms

• Britain’s only natural hot spring, the Roman’s built a magnificent temple and bathing complex that still flows with natural hot water. The Pump Room restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea.  •  www.romanbaths.co.uk

Bath Abbey and Heritage Vaults

• 13 Kingston Buildings, Bath (on the side of the Bath Abbey) BA1 1LT  •  01225 422462  •  http://www.cityofbath.co.uk/Museums/body_abbeyheritage.html

American Museum In Britain

• Claverton Manor Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BD  •  01225 460503  •  http://www.americanmuseum.org

Jane Austen Centre

• A permanent exhibition and tearooms celebrating Jane’s Bath experience  •  40 Gay Street, Bath BA1 2NT  •  01225 443000  •  http://www.janeausten.co.uk

Fashion Museum

• Assembly Rooms Bennett Street Bath BA1 2QH  •  01225 477173  •  http://www.museumofcostume.co.uk/

The Holburne Museum

• Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DB  •  01225 388569  •  http://www.holborne.org
  

The Royal Crescent and The Circus

• Designed by John Wood the younger, the Royal Crescent was built between 1767 and 1774. It is among the greatest examples of Georgian architecture found in the United Kingdom. Number 1 is open to the public and was the first house to be built in the Crescent providing luxury accommodation for the aristocratic visitors who came to take the waters and enjoy the social season. The Circus is the masterpiece of John Wood the Elder which begun in 1754 and completed 1768