Ruins · near Lichfield · Staffordshire

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum

Visitors find Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum, ruins, 1.2 km southwest of Lichfield. Care of the site is provided by English Heritage. There are 29 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Lichfield Cathedral (3.6 km).

Where

1.2 km

southwest of Lichfield

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 49%

#4,147 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Ruins near Lichfield

Just outside Lichfield

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum is 1.2 km southwest of Lichfield. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

When to go

Picking your season

Afternoons in Lichfield reach 19–22°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 2°56 mm

Feb8° / 1°48 mm

Mar11° / 3°48 mm

Apr14° / 4°51 mm

May17° / 7°55 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°55 mm

Aug22° / 12°59 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct14° / 7°70 mm

Nov10° / 4°65 mm

Dec8° / 2°67 mm

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

About

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum

Ruins.

It is run by English Heritage.

Type: Ruins
Run by: English Heritage
Town: 1.2 km southwest of Lichfield
Official site: pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=304404

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

The map

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum on the map

Orange is Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The biggest base of the 8 is Lichfield (32,586 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 1.2 km northeast of it

Lichfield

32,586 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km southeast of it

Shenstone

2,196 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km west of it

Hammerwich

668 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km northwest of it

Burntwood

27,891 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum is	People	Places to visit
Lichfield	1.2 km northeast of it	32,586	8
Shenstone	1.7 km southeast of it	2,196	9
Hammerwich	2.7 km west of it	668	10
Burntwood	2.8 km northwest of it	27,891	12
Stonnall	3 km southwest of it	1,340	6
Weeford	3.2 km east of it	972	9
Brownhills	3.6 km west of it	21,238	10
Whittington	4.9 km east of it	2,477	8

Make a day of it

What else is near Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum

3 museums, a cathedral and a castle are among the 29 within 15 km.

CathedralLichfield Cathedral3.6 km away 2

MuseumThe Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum3.5 km away · 16K visitors a year 3

CastleTamworth Castle11 km away 4

Historic houseErasmus Darwin House3.5 km away 5

ZooDrayton Manor Zoo11 km away 6

Art galleryThe New Art Gallery12 km away 7

MuseumStaffordshire Regiment Museum5.3 km away 8

MuseumLichfield Heritage Centre3.6 km away

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

Asked about Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum

Where is Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum?

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum is 1.2 km southwest of Lichfield, Staffordshire.

What is Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum?

Ruins.

Who runs Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Lichfield, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum?

Within 15 km: Lichfield Cathedral (3.6 km), The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum (3.5 km), Tamworth Castle (11 km) and Erasmus Darwin House (3.5 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 (8)

Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum: Bs0u10e01, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tamworth Castle: Stan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Erasmus Darwin House: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Drayton Manor Zoo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The New Art Gallery: Popsracer at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Staffordshire Regiment Museum: WarMagician at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lichfield Heritage Centre: Bs0u10e01, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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