Museum · Bath · Somerset

Bath World Heritage Centre

In Bath, Bath World Heritage Centre is a museum. There are 33 other places to visit inside 5 km. A drive of 100 m reaches The Roman Baths.

Where

In Bath

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Bath

Inside Bath

Bath World Heritage Centre 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 year in Bath

In Bath, May to September bring the warmest days: 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 World Heritage Centre

Museum.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Bath
Official site: bathworldheritage.org.uk/visit-bath-world-heritage-centre

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting your bearings

The orange dot is Bath World Heritage Centre; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Bath World Heritage Centre

Of the 7, Bath is the largest, at 94,080 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Bath

94,080 people · 41 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km northeast of it

Bathampton

1,698 people · 35 places to visit

3 · 3 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 World Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Bath	It’s in town	94,080	41
Bathampton	1.9 km northeast of it	1,698	35
Batheaston	3 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	4.9 km southeast of it	1,365	17

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Nearby, 56 places within 15 km include 5 museums, an art gallery and a fort.

MuseumThe Roman Baths100 m away 2

Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery200 m away · 92K visitors a year 3

MuseumJane Austen Centre500 m away 4

MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy600 m away 5

Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms700 m away 6

Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill3.7 km away 7

Garden · National TrustPrior Park1.9 km away 8

MuseumMuseum of East Asian Art700 m away

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

Good to know about Bath World Heritage Centre

Where is Bath World Heritage Centre?

Bath World Heritage Centre is in Bath, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bath World Heritage Centre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Bath World Heritage Centre?

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 World Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: The Roman Baths (100 m), Victoria Art Gallery (200 m), Jane Austen Centre (500 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 (8)

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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