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Beckford's Tower

Beckford's Tower is an architectural folly and museum on Lansdown Hill, just outside Bath, Somerset. Inside Bath’s built-up area is where it stands. It is protected as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Beckford's Tower (Public domain)

Where

In Bath

inside the built-up area

Run by

Bath Preservation Trust

the operator on record

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Bath

Inside Bath

Beckford's Tower is inside Bath’s built-up area, with 30 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bath has 2,275 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Seasons 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

Beckford's Tower

This is a site of Bath Preservation Trust. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages. There are 60 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with The Roman Baths (3.1 km).

Bath’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Bath Preservation Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Bath
Official site: beckfordstower.org.uk

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

The map

Its place on the map

Spot Beckford's Tower in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Staying near Beckford's Tower

Among the 8, Bath is the biggest, home to 94,080 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Bath

94,080 people · 41 places to visit

2 · 3.2 km east of it

Batheaston

3,878 people · 34 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km east of it

Bathampton

1,698 people · 35 places to visit

4 · 4.4 km west of it

Saltford

4,133 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Beckford's Tower is	People	Places to visit
Bath	It’s in town	94,080	41
Batheaston	3.2 km east of it	3,878	34
Bathampton	3.3 km east of it	1,698	35
Saltford	4.4 km west of it	4,133	8
Corston	4.5 km southwest of it	502	8
Newton St Loe	4.7 km southwest of it	1,372	9
Upton Cheyney	4.8 km northwest of it	454	5
Bathford	4.9 km east of it	1,153	33

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Beckford's Tower

Nearby, 60 places within 15 km include 5 museums, a fort and an art gallery.

MuseumThe Roman Baths3.1 km away 2

Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill3.1 km away 3

MuseumJane Austen Centre2.7 km away 4

Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery3 km away · 92K visitors a year 5

Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms2.5 km away 6

MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy2.8 km away 7

Garden · National TrustPrior Park5 km away 8

MuseumMuseum of East Asian Art2.5 km away

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

Your questions on Beckford's Tower

Where is Beckford's Tower?

Beckford's Tower is in Bath, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Beckford's Tower?

Architectural folly and museum on Lansdown Hill, just outside Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Beckford's Tower?

Bath Preservation Trust.

When is the best time to visit Beckford's Tower?

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

Is Beckford's Tower a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Beckford's Tower?

Within 15 km: The Roman Baths (3.1 km), Little Solsbury Hill (3.1 km), Jane Austen Centre (2.7 km) and Victoria Art Gallery (3 km).

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)

Beckford's Tower: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Little Solsbury Hill: Beechenbummer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Assembly Rooms: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Herschel Museum of Astronomy: Nveitch 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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