Abbey or priory · Bath · Somerset

Bath Abbey

Bath Abbey is a museum in Bath Abbey, Bath. Add The Roman Baths, 100 m away, to a visit; it leads 56 places within 15 km.

Photo: Bath Abbey, Steve Cadman from London, U.K. (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Bath

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Bath

Inside Bath

Bath Abbey is inside Bath’s built-up area, with 33 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Warm weather in Bath runs May to September, with highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°83 mm

Feb9° / 2°60 mm

Mar11° / 4°54 mm

Apr14° / 5°56 mm

May17° / 8°60 mm

Jun20° / 11°57 mm

Jul22° / 13°61 mm

Aug22° / 13°70 mm

Sep19° / 11°62 mm

Oct15° / 8°84 mm

Nov11° / 5°91 mm

Dec9° / 3°90 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bath, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bath. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bath’s full climate →

About

Bath Abbey

Museum in Bath Abbey, Bath, England, UK.

In Bath, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Abbey or priory
Town: in Bath
Official site: bathabbey.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Bath Abbey

On this map, Bath Abbey is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Bath Abbey

The largest of the 7 towns is Bath, with 94,080 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Bath

94,080 people · 41 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km northeast of it

Bathampton

1,698 people · 35 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km northeast of it

Batheaston

3,878 people · 34 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km southeast of it

Monkton Combe

600 people · 36 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Bath Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Bath	It’s in town	94,080	41
Bathampton	1.8 km northeast of it	1,698	35
Batheaston	2.9 km northeast of it	3,878	34
Monkton Combe	3.3 km southeast of it	600	36
Bathford	4 km northeast of it	1,153	33
Limpley Stoke	4.4 km southeast of it	505	32
Winsley	5 km southeast of it	1,365	17

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

There are 56 within 15 km, 5 museums, an art gallery and a fort among them.

MuseumThe Roman Baths100 m away 2

Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery100 m away · 92K visitors a year 3

MuseumJane Austen Centre400 m away 4

MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy600 m away 5

Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms600 m away 6

Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill3.6 km away 7

Garden · National TrustPrior Park1.9 km away 8

MuseumMuseum of East Asian Art600 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Bath Abbey

Where is Bath Abbey?

Bath Abbey is in Bath, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bath Abbey?

Museum in Bath Abbey, Bath, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Bath Abbey?

May to September are the warmest months in Bath, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Bath Abbey?

Within 15 km: The Roman Baths (100 m), Victoria Art Gallery (100 m), Jane Austen Centre (400 m) and Herschel Museum of Astronomy (600 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Bath Abbey: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Herschel Museum of Astronomy: Nveitch at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Assembly Rooms: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Little Solsbury Hill: Beechenbummer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Prior Park: Infilms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of East Asian Art: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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