Roman Baths Somerset

At the heart of the World Heritage Site of Bath is The Roman Baths. On an educational visit you can see the ruins of the Temple of Minerva, visit the bath-house where people bathed nearly 2000 years ago and see the only hot springs in the UK.

The Roman Baths is a favourite for children and their teachers studying the Romans and Roman Britain. Children can work with original Roman material in our dedicated learning space. 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.

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 are able to explore, investigate and record archaeological materials 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 to A-Level and Adult learners. See our website for more information. 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 our popular 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.

We work on normal class sizes for facilitated sessions. Schools are able to 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.

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

Schools entry 2024 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 new 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 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

For up-to-date visitor feedback see our website – your experience!

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