Opening Times

Opening times vary depending on the time of year. Please see http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/visiting/opening_hours.aspx for full details.

What makes this a great venue for School group Fun or Educational Visits?

As perhaps the best-preserved example of a Roman bathing site in the world, as well as being a site of natural geological curiosity due to its hot springs, the Roman Baths provides great opportunity for learning. In our teaching sessions, students are encouraged to speak up and given the opportunity to handle real Roman artefacts.

We have a specially designed education space with a stunning view overlooking the Great Bath. It is probably the only teaching space in Britain in which children are positively encouraged to look out of the window! It is definitely the only one with a secret floor panel, through which you can look down to the great Roman drain four metres below!

What are the activities?

Key Stage 1: Roman Times
A 1-hour activity session exploring Roman life in Bath. Take a view on the past, try on togas and handle real Roman objects.

Key Stage 2: Meet the Romans
A 1-hour interactive session exploring History, Literacy, Numeracy and Art. Handling, observation and the "Counter Challenge" offer pupils the chance to explore Roman bathing at this historic site. An opportunity to touch real Roman artefacts!

Key Stage 2: Roman Life
A 1-hour interactive session, covering general aspects of Roman life. Choose one handling session focused on either bathing, buildings and technology, or cooking and food. Add 2 activities chosen from Togas and Tunics, Write On, or Marvellous Mosaics to make your own combination. Touch real Roman artefacts!

Key Stage 3&4: Romans Revisited
The observation, investigation and handling of artefacts and sources offers pupils the chance to explore Roman bathing and Roman life at this historic site. This also encourages them to make important links to their own lives today.

This session allows pupils to build upon key skills, such as evaluation and interpretation, as well as encouraging them to come to well-reasoned conclusions based on analysis of evidence.

Key Stage 3&4&GCSE: Welcome to Aquae Sulis
A 1 hour session for Latin and Classical Civilisation students. The session includes a presentation on the site and the people who came here, and artefact handling.

Managing and Marketing the Roman Baths
A 1-hour talk about the behind-the-scenes side of the Roman Baths. Participants will learn about visitors and how market research is carried out, as well as merchandising and advertising.

What is the age range of the activities?

We have activities for children as young as five years old (Key Stage 1) up to lectures for those on A-Level courses and equivalent.

What materials to you provide or suggest groups bring to support the visit?

Clipboards, paper and pencils.

What are the minimum and maximum group sizes and the free Teacher Ratio?

Maximum group size is 35.

1 adult gets free admission per 10 key stage 1-2 children.
1 adult gets free admission per 15 key stage 3-4 children.

Do you have or how do you arrange risk assessment?

The full details of our risk assessment are available from our website at http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/docs/Romanbathsriskasessmentnew.doc

Do you offer Teacher familiarisation days?

One teacher pre-visit is included when you book a session.

What facilities are there for school groups for food and drink, shop etc?

There is a lunch room less than ten minutes walk away from the Roman Baths at Manver's Street Baptist Church. A map and directions are available upon request.

We have a full gift shop with a range of items for children to buy between 50p and £3, including pens, pencils, postcards and souvenirs.

Do you have first aid on site?

We have a number of qualified first aiders on staff.

Are there any restrictions on photos, copyright etc?

Visitors are welcome to use hand-held cameras and video recorders on site, including the use of flash, for non-commercial photography, however permission must be obtained from the museum for the use of tripods.

Additional information.

More information is available on the Learning pages of our website. http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/learning/making_a_booking.aspx