Tourist attractions Bath

Situated in the Assembly Rooms basement, the museum presents a wide variety of styles, fabrics and patterns used in every sort of attire and accessory, from the Stuart period to the present day. Note in particular the museum's oldest garment, the Si..

Connected to Royal Crescent by Brock Street (built by John Wood the Younger in 1767), the Circus was one of Wood the Elder's first projects although not built until 1754. It consists of a circle of identical houses, pierced by three equidistant a..

This famous symbol of classical architecture, incurved in the form of an arc, is lined with a terrace of 30 houses with monumental façades, the lines counterbalanced by 114 giant Ionic columns, from the first floor to the balustrade. This symbol of B..

Even prior to the Romans’ arrival, Bath was known for its hot springs, pouring out approximately 1 136 500 litres of water per day at a temperature of 46.5°C. Britain’s new masters established Aquae Sulis as the country’s premier “spa town”, construc..

Claverton Manor is a neo-Classical stately home that now houses the American Museum , tracing two centuries of American life and style. Apart from these specific galleries, the large estate also has a tropical garden and an arboretum.

The Saxon Church of St. Laurence may date from the 7-8C when, as William of Malmesbury records, St Aldhelm built a church here. Having served as a school, cottage and charnel house, the church was re-discovered in 1856. The minute building is tall an..

Corsham Court, an Elizabethan mansion, was built in 1582 and was altered and enlarged on several occasions. The excellent art collection includes works by Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Tintoretto, Veronese, Rubens and Van Dyck. The Cabinet Room contains Fr..

- if Queen Elizabeth I can be believed - built of light-coloured Dundry stone. Its architecture is a perfect epitome of Gothic style, developing from the 12-13C Early English style to Decorated and then to Perpendicular (c. 14C). The spire (1872) t..

The oldest playhouse in the country still in use, which opened in 1766 and was granted a royal licence by George III in 1778. It is supposedly haunted by the ghost of a black lady and a man called Richard who move various objects around the theatre.

The museum is housed in a 1950s warehouse on the Floating Harbour quayside. It traces back the city's long history of manufacturing, in particular transport vehicles: horse-drawn carriages, coaches, railway carriages, cars and motorbikes, etc. Upstai..

Built in 1790 by William Paty for a merchant and sugar cane planter, the house was built of Bath stone in typical 18C style with a pedimented door and rooms decorated in the style of Robert Adam (1728-1792). The furniture includes a secretaire-bookc..

Consecrated in 1973, this Roman Catholic cathedral is an impressive hexagonal edifice in white concrete, pink granite, black fibreglass, lead and glass. Note the windows and the Stations of the Cross.

The abbey, built on the ruins of an 8C church, was begun in 1499 by Bishop Oliver King. From the pillars of the Norman church arose the pure late Perpendicular abbey. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries (1539), the abbey fell into disrepair but was..

The present Pump Room, built in 1789-1799 after the death of John Nash , is presided by his statue. The interiors are elegantly furnished with ornamental pilasters, gilded capitals, a coffered ceiling, Chippendale armchairs, a long-case clock by Tho..

The bridge, built in 1769-1774 and designed by Robert Adam, has small shops on either side, domed pavilions and a central Venetian window.

These elegant rooms were built in 1769-1771 for the evening assemblies where people used to dance, play cards and drink tea. The decoration of the pale green-blue ballroom is concentrated towards the upper part of the room, at window level, and five ..

The nine-arched bridge, built in 1610, has a small square domed chapel, topped by a weather-vane. It is the best starting point for a walk to the top of this attractive town.

Constructed in the 17C, this mansion was built for William Blathwayt - a minister of William III, King of England from 1689 to 1702. The formal regular entrance front is made of local stone. The east façade (40m long) consists of two storeys rising t..

This Perpendicular church is a "wool church" from the days of Lacock's prosperity as a wool and cloth market in the 14-17C. Distinctive features include the large pinnacled porch , the old bell tower , the early 17C mullion-windowed cott..

The wide High Street leading to the abbey is lined with shops and houses of various styles, heights and designs, some of which date from the 14 and 16C.