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The Roman Baths

The Roman Baths is a museum and site in Bath. It counts as a Grade I listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 56 more places, Victoria Art Gallery (200 m) first on our list.

Photo: The Roman Baths, Diliff (CC BY 2.5)

Where

In Bath

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 3%

#195 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Bath

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#195 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (21 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Bath

The Roman Baths is inside Bath’s built-up area, with 33 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

Warm weather in Bath runs May to September, with 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

The Roman Baths

Articles on it exist in 21 languages.

Bath’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 21 languages
Town: in Bath
Official site: romanbaths.co.uk

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

The map

Where to find The Roman Baths

Orange is The Roman Baths; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Staying near The Roman Baths

Bath tops the 8 for size, at 94,080 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

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 · 2.9 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 8 towns

Town	Where The Roman Baths is	People	Places to visit
Bath	It’s in town	94,080	41
Bathampton	1.9 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
Corston	5.7 km west of it	502	8

Make a day of it

While you are near The Roman Baths

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

Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery200 m away · 92K visitors a year 2

MuseumJane Austen Centre400 m away 3

MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy500 m away 4

Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms600 m away 5

Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill3.7 km away 6

Garden · National TrustPrior Park1.9 km away 7

MuseumMuseum of East Asian Art600 m away 8

MuseumHolburne Museum800 m away

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

Good to know about The Roman Baths

Where is The Roman Baths?

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

What is The Roman Baths?

Museum and site in Bath, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit The Roman Baths?

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

Is The Roman Baths a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near The Roman Baths?

Within 15 km: Victoria Art Gallery (200 m), Jane Austen Centre (400 m), Herschel Museum of Astronomy (500 m) and The Assembly Rooms (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 (9)

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
Holburne Museum: David A. Russo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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