Thermae Bath Spa
Britain's only natural thermal spa, with a rooftop pool over the Georgian rooftops of Bath.
Balnevia
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
Thermae Bath Spa draws on the same hot springs the Romans used, delivered into a glass-and-stone building by Nicholas Grimshaw beside restored Georgian bathhouses.
Balnevia view
Why visit
The open-air rooftop pool at dusk, with steam rising over honey-coloured stone and the abbey lit behind it, is one of Europe's great bathing views.
The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Hetling, Cross and King's springs
- Mineralisation
- Calcium sulphate with iron and 42 trace minerals
- Character
- Rainwater from the Mendips, heated at depth and rising for around 10,000 years
Facilities
- Thermal pools
- Outdoor pools
- Steam room
- Café
- Spa treatments
History
Bath's springs have been used for around two thousand years; the modern spa opened in 2006, returning the city to natural bathing after decades of closure.
Practical information
Adults only (16+). Two-hour and four-hour sessions; towel, robe and slippers are included. Book ahead for evenings.
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Getting there
Five minutes on foot from Bath Spa railway station, in the centre of the city.
Location
Recommendations
Thermae Bath Spa two-hour session
Rooftop pool included
Access to the rooftop pool, Minerva Bath and aroma steam rooms, robe and towel included.
Roman Baths entry
The ancient source, 200 m away
See where the same spring was used two thousand years ago.
Georgian townhouse hotels in Bath
Central, walkable
Stay within ten minutes of the spa and the abbey.
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