Discovery Centre
Discovery Centre is a history museum. Bath has it inside its built-up area. A short trip away is The Roman Baths, 100 m off, the first of 56 within 15 km.
Museum in Bath
Inside Bath
Discovery 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.
A month-by-month guide
Afternoons in Bath reach 17–22°C from May to September.
Discovery Centre
Museum: history.
In Bath, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Bath
Address and hours
- EntryA fee is charged
Locating Discovery Centre
Spot Discovery Centre in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bath’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Discovery Centre
Bath is the biggest of the 7 bases nearby (94,080 people). Each town here links to its own guide.
Bath
Bathampton
Batheaston
Monkton Combe
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Discovery Centre 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 |
More near Discovery Centre
There are 56 within 15 km, 5 museums, an art gallery and a fort among them.
MuseumThe Roman Baths100 m away2
Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery200 m away · 92K visitors a year3
MuseumJane Austen Centre400 m away4
MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy600 m away5
Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms600 m away6
Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill3.6 km away7
Garden · National TrustPrior Park1.9 km away8
MuseumMuseum of East Asian Art700 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Discovery Centre: the answers
Where is Discovery Centre?
Discovery Centre is in Bath, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Discovery Centre?
Museum: history.
When is the best time to visit Discovery 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 Discovery Centre?
Within 15 km: The Roman Baths (100 m), Victoria Art Gallery (200 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 (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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