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The Roman Baths
Attractions in Bath

Bath’s places to visit, starting with The Roman Baths

Of the 40 places to visit in and around Bath, 24 are museums or galleries. 28 places to visit are mapped inside Bath’s built-up area, with 12 more within 5 km of its edge. Victoria Art Gallery draws about 92K visitors a year. The list includes 5 places cared for by the National Trust. Day-trippers head 27 km out to Wells Cathedral.

Photo: The Roman Baths, Diliff (CC BY 2.5)
In Bath
28
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
12
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
24
in or near town
Castles & historic places
7
in or near town
Cared for
5
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Leading places in Bath

Close behind The Roman Baths are 4 museums and an art gallery.

MuseumThe Roman Bathsin townArt galleryVictoria Art Galleryin town · 92K visitors a yearMuseumJane Austen Centrein townMuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomyin townMuseum · National TrustThe Assembly Roomsin townMuseumBeckford's Towerin town

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

The lie of the land

The outermost point is Iron Duke, at 9.2 km.

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The dashed line is Bath’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What they are

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (24) and castles or historic places (7).

Museums & galleries 21 museums · 3 art galleries20 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic sites · 2 castles · 1 abbey or priory · 1 fort · 1 historic house3 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden · 1 park or estate0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 7 attractions5 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Bath. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

5 places are cared for by the National Trust (The Assembly Rooms, Little Solsbury Hill, Prior Park and Westwood Manor, and 1 more).

Every place

Every place, in and near Bath

It starts in town with 28 places and goes on to 12 within 5 km of its edge.

The 28 inside Bath come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

2,275 listed buildings and 5 scheduled monuments are on Bath’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bath →

Big names nearby

Further afield

Wells Cathedral, 27 km away, is the best known of the 12.

CathedralWells Cathedral27 km southwestMuseumSS Great Britain Museum18 km northwestCathedralBristol Cathedral18 km northwestCastle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle9 km southeastMuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery18 km northwest · 451K visitors a yearHistoric houseLongleat House22 km southAbbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey35 km southwestArt galleryArnolfini18 km northwest · 398K visitors a yearAbbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds30 km northeastAbbey or priory · National TrustLacock Abbey18 km eastCathedralClifton Cathedral19 km northwestZooBristol Zoo20 km northwest

Places well known beyond Bath (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Bath: questions and answers

What are the main attractions in Bath?

The best known inside Bath’s built-up area are The Roman Baths, Victoria Art Gallery, Jane Austen Centre and Herschel Museum of Astronomy. In all, 28 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 12 more within 5 km.

Does Bath have a museum?

24 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bath: The Roman Baths, Victoria Art Gallery, Jane Austen Centre and Herschel Museum of Astronomy.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bath?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Bath, 5 places are cared for by the National Trust (The Assembly Rooms, Little Solsbury Hill, Prior Park and Westwood Manor).

What are the best-known days out near Bath?

Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (27 km), SS Great Britain Museum (18 km), Bristol Cathedral (18 km), Farleigh Hungerford Castle (9 km).

Where are Bath’s historic buildings listed?

Bath has 2,275 listed buildings, 102 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Bath when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (36)

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