Historic site · Bath · Somerset

The Pump Room

The Pump Room is a historic site in Bath. Nearby, 33 more places to visit are within 5 km. Add The Roman Baths, 100 m away, to a visit.

Where

In Bath

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Historic site in Bath

Inside Bath

The Pump Room 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

How the seasons run

The warmest stretch in Bath is May to September, at 17–22°C in the afternoon.

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

The Pump Room

Historic site.

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

Type: Historic site
Town: in Bath
Official site: romanbaths.co.uk

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

The map

Where to find The Pump Room

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; The Pump Room is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of The Pump Room

Among the 7, Bath is the biggest, home to 94,080 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

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 The Pump Room 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	4.1 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

What else is near The Pump Room

A visit can add 5 museums, an art gallery and a fort, from 56 places within 15 km.

MuseumThe Roman Baths100 m away 2

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

MuseumJane Austen Centre400 m away 4

MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy500 m away 5

Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms600 m away 6

Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill3.7 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.

Visiting The Pump Room: the answers

Where is The Pump Room?

The Pump Room is in Bath, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Pump Room?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit The Pump Room?

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 The Pump Room?

Within 15 km: The Roman Baths (100 m), Victoria Art Gallery (200 m), Jane Austen Centre (400 m) and Herschel Museum of Astronomy (500 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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