Venue
The original temple on the site was constructed between 60-70AD, with the Aquae Sulis settlement being built up over the next 300 years, becoming a place of pilgrimage, worship, cleanliness, and a serious trade hub.
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The Grand Pump room, a Grade I listed building, was constructed between 1789-1799 in the neo-classical style that was popular at the time. Jane Austen used the site as a location in the novels Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.
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"Every creature in Bath [...] was to be seen in the room at different periods of the fashionable hours"
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Accessibility
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There is level access from the Abbey Church Yard entrance to most of the ground floor areas including the 18th century Pump Room, the Sun Lounge which overlooks the hot spring and the outside Terrace which overlooks the Great Bath.
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Because the Roman Baths are six metres below street level, there are a number of steps throughout the site.
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Chairs, benches and other seating is available throughout the site.
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The walkways around the Great Bath are uneven and can sometimes become slippery, we ask attendees to be aware of this when attending.
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Wheelchair access
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The front door opening width is 1320mm (52in) and provides level access.
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Because the Roman Baths are six metres below street level, access to the Great Bath and East Baths is via accessible lifts.
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There are two accessible toilets, one close to the Roman Baths entrance and one at the beginning of the Kings Bath corridor.
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Children
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There are baby changing facilities in both the male and female toilets at the end of the museum, and in the female toilets at reception.
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For further information please see the Roman Baths accessibility page.
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