9 Insider Tips for Visiting Bath, England

Alyssa Hollingsworth | November 18, 2015

While earning my master’s degree at Bath Spa University, I had the amazing opportunity to live in one of my favorite cities in the world: Bath, England. I had visited twice before as a tourist, but for that year I made it my home.

There is a lot to Bath that visitors aren’t prepared for, or miss out on because they’re too busy. Make the journey the best it can be with these insider tips!

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1. Go to the Roman Baths EARLY (or LATE)

The Roman Baths are a staple of Bath tourism, and you should definitely visit (particularly if you have never seen a Roman bathhouse before). They have everything: Atmospheric ruins, fascinating artifacts, a hoard of treasure…

However, being a staple of tourism means there are plenty of other people visiting. This can be overwhelming. Especially when (not infrequently) there are lines out the door for admission.

With some planning, there are a few ways you can avoid the crowd (almost) altogether:

Be at the doors when the Roman Baths Museum opens at 9AM.
Go during the middle of the week. It’s always crowded on the weekends. (As a resident, I stayed out of the city center completely come Saturday and Sunday afternoon!
If you’re visiting in the summer (July through August), take advantage of the late night hours. Last admission is at 9PM, and the baths close at 10PM. If you go in those last two hours of opening, you will have the place practically to yourself. Considering that in the summer the sun doesn’t set until around 9PM, the first part of your tour will be around sunset, and the later it gets the more you’ll be able to enjoy the peaceful mystery of the baths at night.

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