The Roman Baths Somerset

At the heart of the World Heritage Site of Bath is The Roman Baths. On an educational visit you can:

– walk on 2000-year-old-pavements 

– explore the Great Bath, an ancient Roman bathing pool, and the remains of other baths

– watch projections bring the Roman gym to life

– see the ruins of the Temple of Minerva and the gilt-bronze head of the goddess

– see the only hot springs in the UK.

– bring history to life through immersive teaching sessions that dive deep into Roman daily life and the rich history of this ancient site. 

At the Roman Baths Clore Learning Centre students will be able to handle original artefacts and have a go at being archaeologists, excavating and researching their finds.

Our popular virtual sessions bring our museum experts directly into your classroom.

Whether you’re joining us on-site at the Roman Baths or online with a virtual session, our team of museum experts is here to guide you.

Free visits and learning sessions are available to UK schools, where 30% or more of pupils receive free school meals. See website for more information.

Roman Baths Somerset
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Walk where Romans walked – on a visit to the Roman Baths you will walk on ancient, 2000-year-old pavements. Our visitors enjoy getting up close and personal with our costumed characters, listening to our children’s audio guides and exploring our special site with our leaning resources.

A highlight of the Roman Baths Clore Learning Centre is a pioneering new learning space called the Investigation Zone – an atmospheric underground environment set amidst real Roman remains. Here, children explore, investigate and record archaeological finds in a hands-on way, becoming mini-archaeologists and mini-curators as they participate in learning sessions amongst real Roman archaeology.

LOtC Quality Badge and Sandford Award for Heritage Education.

We offer a range of teaching sessions focused on Roman daily life, with opportunities to handle Roman objects from the museum’s collection and investigate historical sources.  All sessions are linked closely to the curriculum and cover Roman bathing, religion and belief, Latin language, and life in Roman Britain.

Our sessions cater for every age range and ability, from Early Years’Brilliant Bladud  to A-Level and Adult learners. See our website for more information https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/learn

These sessions are delivered from the Roman Baths, directly linking teaching with the archaeological site and its collections. All are linked closely to the National Curriculum and exam criteria.

We are also continuing to run virtual sessions, bringing our museum experts directly into your classroom. Sessions include A Roman Adventure for Primary Schools and Investigate Aquae Sulis for secondary schools.

In addition, we offer hand-held audio-guides in twelve languages at no extra charge and leaflets are available in over 30 languages at the reception desk. 

For groups of international students visiting the Roman Baths, there are some extra guidelines to take into account.

We work on normal class sizes for facilitated sessions. Schools can bring more than one class in a day for an on-site visit.

We offer a range of resources for teachers to use in the classroom as part of our visit. For virtual visits, we send links to special films, activities and learning resources when a booking is made.  See the different sections on our website and the learning hub tab.

Photography is allowed.

We can provide risk assessments and for our virtual sessions we have a useful FAQ page.

You can contact our Learning and Participation Manager by telephone: 01225 477757 or email: heritagelearning@bathnes.gov.uk

To make a group booking, please contact by email the booking office at: romanbaths_bookings@bathnes.gov.uk.

Learning groups pay the cost of admission to the Roman Baths, and teaching sessions as follows:

2025 Prices

Child: £8.50

Adult: £16.00

£75 per teaching session (including a lunchroom), for up to 35 people in the classroom

A virtual session for one class is £85, session length is typically an hour but can be flexible. All resources and videos are included.

Please wear sensible shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty!

We recommend bringing a first aider with you.

Our Learning Centre has facilities for school groups including a place to eat a packed lunch, cloakroom and toilets. There are two museum shops with pocket money items.

We welcome all visitors to the Roman Baths including those with additional access needs. The site is 90% accessible to wheelchair users and visitors with hearing or visual impairments can enjoy the site using the British Sign Language or fully descriptive audio tour and tactile models. We also provide information for visitors with autism and potential claustrophobia. You can read our helpful documents and watch our accessibility video below.

The Roman Baths Clore Learning Centre is completely accessible, with lift access to all floors, including the Investigation Zone. There are two level access toilets, one of which has a hoist system. All rooms have hearing loops and adjustable lighting. Quiet spaces can be made available. Please include any and all access requirements on your booking form.

For up-to-date opening times see our visit page:

https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/visit

“This is our first visit since your move to the Roman Baths Clore learning centre and with a dedicated learning team. It really enhanced the experience. I have been running trips to Bath for nearly 20 years and this was the most successful one yet in terms of student engagement and experience.” (Solihull School, Jan 2024)

“The teaching session was really well pitched and challenged the pupils while keeping them amused – they are year 9 which can be pretty challenging, so thank you! The site as ever is great!” (Exeter School, June 2024)

“The staff were AMAZING! So knowledgeable, enthusiastic, patient, flexible and welcoming. We have two wheelchair users and the staff planned the day so that the rest of the children wouldn’t be waiting around for the lifts and there was a raised digging opportunity so that the wheelchair users could explore the artefacts too! Brilliant.” (Peasedown St John Primary School. October 2024)

“Our sessions in the Clore Centre were fabulous, being able to actually have a go at excavating, searching and matching and attempting to build and test meant the children were really invested in what they learnt […] investigating real artefacts, just topped it all off perfectly.” (Winsley Primary School, December 2024)

“They learnt how archaeologists learn from their discoveries. The staff were full of enthusiasm, the timings just right and the activities engaging – seriously: don’t change a thing about the sessions” (King’s Gate Primary School. November 2024)

Heritage and culture should be available to all. To make our school visits even more accessible, we are offering free visits and learning sessions to schools across the UK where 30% or more of pupils receive free school meals.

To be eligible for the fund, schools must be a state funded primary, secondary, or special school or unit.  Schools must demonstrate that they are a state funded primary, secondary, or special school and have 30% or more of children in receipt of free school meals (FSM).  The fund covers the cost for general admission as well as a facilitated teaching session. 

Proof is not required of 30% threshold on booking but spot checks will take place and invoices will be issued if the eligibility criteria is not met. 

To make your booking see https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/make-a-booking