Art gallery · Bath · Somerset

Victoria Art Gallery

Victoria Art Gallery is an art museum in Bath, Somerset. Officially, it is a Grade II* listed building. Within 15 km there are 55 more places to visit, starting with The Roman Baths (200 m).

Photo: Victoria Art Gallery, Stephen Richards (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Bath

inside the built-up area

Visitors a year

92K

Wikidata

How well known

Top 7%

#595 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Art gallery in Bath

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

#595 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Bath

Victoria Art Gallery is inside Bath’s built-up area, with 33 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* 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

Warm months and wet ones

For warmth, aim for May to September (17–22°C highs in Bath).

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

Victoria Art Gallery

Around 92K people visit each year. It has articles in 4 Wikipedias.

Bath’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Art gallery
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Visitors: 92K visitors a year
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Bath
Official site: victoriagal.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to Victoria Art Gallery

The places near Victoria Art Gallery are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

The towns around Victoria Art Gallery

With 94,080 people, Bath is the largest of the 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Bath

94,080 people · 41 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km northeast of it

Bathampton

1,698 people · 35 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km northeast of it

Batheaston

3,878 people · 34 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Monkton Combe

600 people · 36 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Victoria Art Gallery is	People	Places to visit
Bath	It’s in town	94,080	41
Bathampton	1.7 km northeast of it	1,698	35
Batheaston	2.8 km northeast of it	3,878	34
Monkton Combe	3.4 km southeast of it	600	36
Bathford	3.9 km northeast of it	1,153	33
Limpley Stoke	4.5 km southeast of it	505	32
Corston	5.8 km west of it	502	8
Newton St Loe	5.8 km west of it	1,372	9

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

A visit can add 6 museums, a fort and a garden, from 55 places within 15 km.

MuseumThe Roman Baths200 m away 2

MuseumJane Austen Centre400 m away 3

Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms500 m away 4

MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy600 m away 5

Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill3.5 km away 6

Garden · National TrustPrior Park2 km away 7

MuseumMuseum of East Asian Art500 m away 8

MuseumHolburne Museum600 m away

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

A visit to Victoria Art Gallery: questions

Where is Victoria Art Gallery?

Victoria Art Gallery is in Bath, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Victoria Art Gallery?

Art museum in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

How many people visit Victoria Art Gallery?

About 92K visitors a year.

When is the best time to visit Victoria Art Gallery?

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

Is Victoria Art Gallery a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Victoria Art Gallery?

Within 15 km: The Roman Baths (200 m), Jane Austen Centre (400 m), The Assembly Rooms (500 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 (9)

Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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
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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