Bath is home to the only UK museum dedicated to the art and culture of East and South East Asia. It has a collection of exquisitely beautiful items, including ceramics, carvings, netsuke and jade, many of them thousands of years...
Visitor Attractions
More of an immersive curiosity than a museum, the Jane Austen Centre celebrates the author’s life and works with a permanent exhibition that explores her time in Bath and the influence that the city had on her books and the...
In a quiet side street off Bath city centre lies a modest Georgian terraced house where astronomer William Herschel made history over 200 years ago. With his telescope in the garden of the home in New King Street that he...
It’s easy to miss this ordinary looking building, yet behind the modest front door lies a fascinating history dating back to 1750. This museum reveals the story of the first purpose-built theatre in Bath. Originally named the St James Theatre,...
For those who fear the world is dumbing down, BRLSI (pronounced Brillsy) is an oasis of cultural refreshment. Located on Queen Square, it’s a prominent address but an unassuming institution, perhaps explained by the fact that it’s a charitable organisation...
The Victoria Art Gallery is one of Bath’s most loved cultural attractions and the most popular art gallery in the region with a collection of over 1,500 decorative art treasures and paintings on permanent display.Since it opened its doors to...
The Holburne Museum on Great Pultney Street is home to one of the most fascinating museum collections in the west country. Its location is one one of the finest Georgian thoroughfares surrounded by glorious greenery, adjacent to the former 18th-century...
Bath’s leading alternative ‘not-for-profit’ grass roots arts venue plays host to a varied array of performance and visual arts events, including live music, theatre, dance, film and cabaret.The majority of events are seated cabaret (small round tables). The venue has...
Recently re-opened to the public after a major restoration Beckford’s Tower plays a huge part in Bath’s heritage. Named after the troubled eccentric William Beckford (shunned by society for his sexual predilections) and a wealthy man with a vision, who...
From its humble beginnings in 2001 when the market had 40 stalls and ran for four days, Bath Christmas Market has emerged into something much bigger. This year it runs for 18 days with around 240 stalls, stretching around the...
This attraction, set in a Grade II listed property, blurs the lines between museum and immersive visitor experience, extending over four atmospheric floors including the dank foreboding basement experience. Step into the world of Mary Shelley with a floor dedicated to...