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Steam over the Great Bath at the Roman Baths in Bath

Bath/United Kingdom

The Roman Baths

Britain's only hot spring, enclosed by a Roman bathing complex with a Georgian pump room above it.

Bathing
Indoor / Outdoor

The spring at Bath has risen at 46°C for millennia. The Romans built around it; the Georgians built above it.

Balnevia view

Why visit

The most complete Roman bathing site north of the Alps, still fed by its original spring.

The water

Thermal water

Source
Sacred Spring
Mineralisation
Sulphate-rich, 43 minerals

Facilities

  • Indoor pools
  • Café

Practical information

Location

Bath, United Kingdom51.3811, -2.3590View on Balnevia map

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Timed entry

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Hotels in central Bath

Georgian city centre

Stay within a few minutes of the abbey and the baths.

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