Pick of Diary Events in Bath
Wed 4 Mar. Widcombe Social Club. Talk on the beautiful Gardens of Provence by Marian McNeir. 7:30pm. Doors and the bar will be open from 7pm. Former Mayor of Bath and engaging speaker Marian McNeir is Chair of the Bath-Aix en Provence Twinning Association. Tickets and info at https://www.widcombeassociation.org.uk/events/talk-on-the-gardens-of-provence
Wed 4 Mar. Rondo Theatre Comedy: Sam Nicoresti: Baby Doomer. 8pm • Admission: £16.50. Winner of Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025. A glistening diamond hour of stand-up from delusional queer icon Sam Nicoresti about love, insanity, and the hunt for the perfect skirt suit.
Thu 5 Mar. Ustinov Studio. Fantastic Stranger is a dynamic, saxophone-led trio from Bristol, known for high-energy performances fusing unrelenting riffs and delicate melodies with a generous dose of improvisation. 7.30pm.
Thu 5 Mar. Rondo Theatre: Comedy. Katie Norris: Go West, Old Maid. 8pm • Admission: £15 • Cursed with the voice, face and arse of an angel, Katie Norris embarks on a personal odyssey into the untamed realms of her imagination following a sold-out run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Thu 5 Mar. Museum of Bath at Work. Railway Society talk on The Puffing Billy of the Hedgerows. By Colin Divall about the S&D closure. 7.30pm. All welcome. Visitors £5. see www.bathrailwaysociety.co.uk
Fri 6 Mar. Chapel Arts. The Lost Trades. 8pm. Folk/Americana Trio, based in the West Country, with a cool Laurel Canyon vibe. With a sound that is reminiscent of the California folk scene of the late 60s/early 70s, their three part harmonies have been described as “flawless”, “spine tingling” and “magical”.
Fri 6 Mar. Rondo Theatre: Comedy. Amy Mason: Behold! 7:30pm • Admission £15.50. Presented by Little Wander & Queenie Miller. Behold! is a silly yet razor-witted examination of digital dependency, friendship and community, delivered with Amy Mason’s signature blend of off-kilter storytelling and deadpan warmth.
Sat 7 Mar. Museum of Bath Stone. Open day. 11am-3pm. More at www.museumofbathstone.org/
Sat 7 Mar. Rondo Theatre: Live Music. The Blackheart Orchestra. 7:30pm • Full £20 Concs £18 • They have been described as a modern day Pink Floyd with influences from as far afield as Kate Bush, Portishead and Cocteau Twins to modern composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass.
Sat 7 Mar. St Mary’s Church, Bathwick, BA2 4EB. Duruflé Requiem. The Handful Chamber Choir. 7.30pm. Tickets: £18 Full price/ £6 Under 25s / £0 Under 16s. Bath’s leading chamber choir performs the choral classic Duruflé’s Requiem. A beloved staple of choral repertoire, Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem is an intense meditation on Gregorian chant – a liturgical time capsule at a time of heaving musical change. It contains a whole spectrum of human emotion, from pensive introspection to explosive joy. The programme also includes music by British composer Patrick Gowers, best known for his film scores but equally prolific in the choral world. We’re very pleased to welcome the composer’s grandson, Richard Gowers, on the organ for this concert. The Handful is a vibrant chamber choir of around 30 voices based in Bath.
Sat 7 Mar The Forum. Bath Symphony Orchestra: Hollywood Nights. 7.30pm. Tickets £23.10 / £12.10 (U18s and Students) (inc. fees). Everyone knows the iconic ‘Sunrise’ opening of Richard Strauss’s tone poem Also Sprach Zarathustra, used in Stanley Kubrick’s ground-breaking film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Now hear our vast orchestral forces bring the rest of this epic work to life. Based on a philosophical novel by Nietzsche, it deals with the forces of Nature, mankind’s struggle to control his destiny and triumph over the challenges of existence. In the rest of the programme, we bring you much loved blockbuster film themes from Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Jurassic Park and many other Hollywood favourites.
Sun 8 Mar. Hellebores Garden Open Day. From 2 – 4pm. KAPUNDA, SOUTHSTOKE, BA2 5SH. A stunning display as seen on BBC Gardeners World with plants for sale. Entry £7, Tea and homemade cakes. Supporting Dorothy House Hospice Care & The Wessex MS Therapy Centre.
Tue 10 Mar. Mission Theatre: Baroque ‘n’ Roll. 7:30pm. Presented by Bristol Ensemble. Get ready for a night where the harpsichord meets the headbang! Baroque ’n’ Roll features a programme of much-loved Baroque favourites alongside modern classics. You can expect everything from Bach and Vivaldi to a few surprises from Queen and Metallica, for a fantastically eclectic evening. Performed by the dynamic Bristol Ensemble, this concert blurs the line between classical refinement and rock rebellion!
Wed 11 Mar. Widcombe Wayfarers Walking Wednesdays. Join us for a friendly stroll in our local landscape. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, starting at 10am at the west end of Widcombe Parade. Walks last between 1-2 hours and are medium paced. Come dressed for the weather, with suitable footwear and be prepared for a few climbs. Just turn up.
Wed 11 Mar. Widcombe Social Club. Talk and tips on a Practical Retrofit: Difficult Buildings. 7pm. Free. Booking essential at https://www.widcombeassociation.org.uk/events/difficult-buildings
Sun 15 Mar. Wed 11 Mar. Widcombe Social Club. Film Night. Screening of Merry-Go-Round (Körhinta). Off the Wall Films is Widcombe’s community cinema. Rural Hungary around the time of Stalin’s death in 1953. Mari, daughter of István, is a headstrong young woman pursued by the handsome dark-haired Máté. 6:30pm. Booking essential at www.widcombeassociation.org.uk
Fri 13 Mar. Bath Abbey. The Fulltone Orchestra. 7.30pm. Tickets: from £16.50 (inc. fees). The Fulltone Symphony Orchestra returns to Bath for one of the most powerful choral masterpieces ever written — Verdi’s Requiem. A work of breathtaking drama and transcendent beauty, the Requiem takes audiences on an emotional journey from terror and turmoil to hope, light, and ultimate peace. Feel the full force of the music in unforgettable moments.
Sat 14 Mar. Bath Abbey. Bath Minerva Choir. 7.30pm. Tickets: from £20 (Students and Under 18’s half price). Bath Minerva Choir presents two of the 19th Century’s most romantic and gorgeous works: Brahms’ deeply soulful ‘Song of Destiny’ (‘Schicksalslied’) and Mendelssohn’s epic second symphony, his ‘Hymn of Praise’ (‘Lobgesang’). With superbly expressive symphonic movements, grand choruses, beautiful solos and duets, this work has it all: it is Mendelssohn at his very finest. With a stellar cast, including celebrated tenor James Gilchrist, and the full might of Bath Philharmonia in Bath Abbey, this will be an evening of truly memorable sonic glories. Also in the programme are Mendelssohn’s evergreen ‘Hebrides’ overture, and famous arias from his ‘Elijah’.
Sat 14 Mar. City Sound Voices Bath Mosaic of Music. Christ Church, Julian Road BA1 2RH. 7.30pm. Join Matt Finch and CitySound Voices choir, together with the West of England Music and Arts Schools Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Garcia, as they perform Mosaic of Music, a sparkling medley of choral and orchestral pieces. This concert is in aid of Voices for Life, a charity that uses the power of music to help children grow in confidence and wellbeing. Tickets £10 (under 18s free) from citysound.org.uk or at the door.
Tue 17 Mar. The Forum. Don McCullin in Conversation with Mariella Frostrup. 7pm. £26. Don McCullin celebrates his 90th year, with an exhibition at the Holburne as he reflects on his career as a photojournalist.
Wed 18 Mar. The Forum. Zandra Rhodes in Conversation with Rosemary Harden. 7pm. £26. Dame Zandra Rhodes talks to Rosemary Harden, Curator of A Life in Print at The Holburne.
Thu 19 Mar. The Argyle String Orchestra Spring Concert. St Luke’s Church, Wellsway BA2 2BD. 7.30pm. Join us for an evening of luscious melodies and lively dances. The programme features Warlock’s Capriol Suite and Glazunov’s Saxophone Concerto. These works are complemented by Biber’s Battalia a 10 and rich romantic string works from Maxwell-Davies, Reger and Volkmann. Refreshments available during the interval. Tickets £10 on the door or £9 in advance from www.ticketsource.co.uk/argyle-string-orchestra. www.facebook.com/ArgyleStringOrchestra
Fri 20 Mar. The Forum. Bath University Big Band Jazz Night. 7.30pm. Tickets £14.30 / £8.80 (students) (inc. fees). This award-winning 60+ piece ensemble is known for its groove, power, and big energy sound. Big Band will be joined by their fellow Choral and Orchestral Society group, String Ensemble, alongside the BUSMS Musical Theatre Ensemble, bringing lush strings and some seriously catchy musical numbers, with the full band firing up the stage alongside dancers from the Salsa and Latin & Ballroom societies for a high-energy, can’t-miss finale. This event is supported by The University of Bath Students’ Union and forms part of The University of Bath’s 60th Anniversary celebrations.
Sat 21 Mar. Bath Abbey. Promenade concert celebrating 50 years of the Paragon Singers. Choral pieces from our extensive repertoire, including Tallis, Byrd, Josquin, Palestrina, Panufnik and James MacMillan. Conducted by Sarah Latto. £25/£5 for students. Includes souvenir programme.Refreshments. 7.30pm. Tickets at https://bathboxoffice.org.uk
Sun 22 Mar. Little Theatre Cinema. Film Bath. 2.45pm. Film: Gentle Angry Women. Three young activists trace the legacy of Greenham Common Women’s Peace protest forty years on and discover the alarming reality of British nuclear armament. Unaware of the longest female-led protest in British history, a new generation of young female activists is standing up to fight for the issues of their time, as well as being teenagers and finding their place in a turbulent world. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Barbara Santi. This event is presented by Film Bath as part of Curious Minds: A Festival to Ignite Ideas.
Sun 22 Mar. Wed 11 Mar. Widcombe Social Club. Film Night. Screening of ERIC RAVILLIOUS: DRAWN TO WAR. Margy Kinmonth, UK, 2022, 87m, PG. One of Britain’s greatest landscape artists, Eric Ravilious was killed in a plane crash while on commission as Official War Artist in Iceland in 1942. His life is as compelling and enigmatic as his art, set against the dramatic wartime locations that inspired him. Book at www.widcombeassociation.org.uk
Mon 23-Wed 25 Mar. Ustinov Studio. Hooray for Hollywood. The Hollywood musical feels like it’s been with us forever. Starting with the Jazz Singer in 1927, almost 100 years later audiences are still flocking to the box-office to watch the big screen come alive with singing, dancing, comedy and romance. Liza Pulman and Joe Stilgoe’s combined love and exhaustive movie knowledge is on technicolour display here as they bring some of these great movie-musical songs to life on the stage. Evenings 7.30pm. Matinee Wednesday 2.30pm.
Fri 27 Mar. Holburne Museum. Up Late event. 5-9pm. Free. For one night only, the museum will play host to a vibrant showcase including new paintings, photographs and sculptures. Alongside the visual art, enjoy a compelling programme of spoken word poetry, music and short theatre pieces. Curated by Emerge, the creative graduate studio at Bath Spa University, and set against the historic backdrop of the Holburne’s collection, this is an opportunity to explore and celebrate the bold, curious spirit of Bath’s creative community. Free admission to Collection galleries; reduced admission to temporary exhibitions (£8). Cafe open.
Fri 15 May. Party in the City. Starts at 5.30pm. Live music with 2,000 singers and musicians at 39 venues and it’s completely free to attend! Enjoy everything from acoustic/pop, blues, folk, funk/soul, jazz and blues, and indie/rock through to choral and classical. Hear live music at Komedia, in Parade Gardens, the Guildhall, Bath Abbey, Green Park Station and many other venues around the city.
Sat 16-Sun 24 May. Bath Literature Festival. With 10 days of events, talks and workshops established in 1995, the Bath Literature Festival is part of The Bath Festival, a multi-arts festival with literature and music at the heart.
Sat 23 May. Charity Walk. Walk of Life RUHX – the official charity of the Royal United Hospitals Bath, is hosting its 20th annual sponsored
on 2026.
Pick of Diary Events outside Bath
Sun 8 Mar. Wiltshire Music Centre. Bradford on Avon. Ute Lemper sings Marlene Dietrich. 7:30pm. £36 /£19.50 U18s + students. Cabaret table for two £100. U18s + students. Thirty years ago in Paris, the Moliere award-winning Ute Lemper had a three-hour phone call with Marlene Dietrich, discussing the Hollywood star’s fabulous life.
Fri 10 Apr. Wiltshire Music Centre. Bradford on Avon. West of England Youth Orchestra: Wallace & Gromit – The Wrong Trousers with Live Orchestra. In Aardman’s second Wallace & Gromit adventure, released in 1993, Gromit finds himself being pushed out of his room and home by a devious new lodger, Feathers McGraw. A ruthless criminal (and a penguin cunningly disguised as a chicken), he’s planning a robbery and needs to use Wallace and his mechanical remote controlled trousers to pull off the raid. .
Theatre Picks in Bath
Egg Theatre
Fri 30 Feb. Play Time: The Enchanted Forest. 10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm. All Tickets: £6.50. Play-along theatre adventures for 2-6 year olds and their grownups. Join Ratty and friends for a fun, relaxed participatory theatre session.
Thu 12-Sat 14 Mar. All Honey. Performed by Bath Spa University. By Ciara Elizabeth Smyth. Directed by Emma Williams. Presented by Bath Spa Productions. A house-warming party unravels into a whirlwind of secrets, shifting loyalties and unexpected confessions in this fast, funny and sharply observed modern comedy. Thursday: 7.30pm, Friday: 7.30pm, Saturday: 2.30pm. Tickets from: £10 – £12.50 (Students: £5).
Fri 20-Sat 21 Mar. Sycamore Gap. Performed by Young People as part of NT Connections Festival 2026. By Al Smith. A whodunnit about the felling of the Robin Hood Tree at Sycamore Gap.
Sat 7-Sun 8 and Mon 23 Mar. Play Time: – A Woodland Wonder. Play-along theatre adventures for 2-6 year olds and their grownups. Join Ratty and friends for a fun, relaxed participatory theatre session. 10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm. All Tickets: £6.50.
Sat 28 – Mon 30 Mar. Macbeth. Presented by Box Clever. Shakespeare’s exploration of the equivocation of evil and the unleashing of its brutal, destructive force is brought vividly to life by Box Clever in this physically and emotionally charged production. Saturday: 11.30am & 3pm. Sunday: 11.30am & 3pm. Monday: 10am & 1pm. Relaxed performance: Sunday 3pm. Tickets from: £10 – £12.50. Schools (Monday only). £8.50 each plus one free teacher per 10 tickets booked (11th ticket free). Running Time: 1 hour, no interval. Post-show discussion – Monday 1pm.
Fri 10 and Sat 11 Apr. The Tempest. Performed by Theatre Royal Bath Theatre School. Electrifying and thought-provoking, this production breathes new life into a timeless classic, inviting audiences to see Shakespeare’s island with renewed curiosity. Friday: 2pm & 6pm, Saturday: 2pm & 6pm, Tickets from: £10 – £12.50.
Mission Theatre
Thu 26-Sat 28 Feb. Blue Stockings. 7.30pm. Presented by Bath University Student Theatre. 1896, Girton College, Cambridge; the first college in Britain to admit women. The Girton girls study ferociously and match their male peers grade for grade yet go home empty handed.
Fri 6 – Sat 7 Mar. Chicago – Teen Edition. 7:30pm. Presented by Stagecoach Bath. Matinee Saturday 7th March, 2pm. Chicago is a darkly comic 1920s musical following Roxie Hart, a wannabe vaudeville star who murders her lover and ends up in jail.
Wed 11-Fri 13 Mar. The Mid-Somerset Festival. From 9:45am. The Mission Theatre will be hosting a large part of the Speech & Drama section of The Mid-Somerset Festival. The festival has run for over 120 years providing the opportunity for generations of young performers to build their confidence, and develop in all aspects of drama, music, dance and creative writing.
Thu 19 Mar. Were You Anyone Before Dad’s Army? By Nicolas Ridley. Today Arnold Ridley is best remembered as the much-loved Dad’s Army character, Private Godfrey in the BBC TV series. But that part came towards the end of a long theatrical career and a truly remarkable life. Through a kaleidoscope of memory and dreams Were You Anyone Before Dad’s Army? tells the story of a man who experienced much more than his fair share of ups and downs and who rose above them all.
Sat-Sun, 18-19 Apr. The Importance of Being Earnest. Presented by Bath Spa Theatrical Society. 7:30pm. Guaranteed fun and laughter in Bath Spa Theatrical Society’s production of Oscar Wilde’s witty comedy that satirises Victorian society’s emphasis on social conventions, marriage and identity. The play follows two friends, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who both lead double lives under the name “Ernest” to escape societal obligations and pursue love.
Rondo Theatre
Thu 12 – Sat 14 Mar. The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals. 7.30pm. Sat 2.30pm matinee. Full £15 Concs £12.50 • Community Theatre. Written by Nick and Matt Lang, Music by Jeff Blim. Presented by Luna Theatrics. Everything in Hatchetfield seemed normal until people began singing… Then, they began dancing… And now, a musical pandemic is sweeping the entire city. It’s up to Paul (an average guy who doesn’t like musicals) and his friends to stop this musical apocalypse and fight for humanity’s future.
Wed 25 – Sat 28 Mar. Underdog: The Other Other Brontë. 7.30pm. Sat 2.30pm matinee. Full £15 Concs £13 • Community Theatre. Presented by The Rondo Theatre Company. Charlotte. Emily. Anne. Genius is relative. The Victorian literary world is a boys’ club, and the Brontë sisters must fight for their place at the table – and not just with the establishment. Age recommendation: 16+. Running time: 2 hours 15 minutes (plus interval)
Wed 22 – Sat 25 Apr. The Party. 7.45pm • Full £15 Concs £14 • Community Theatre. Written by Sally Potter. Presented by Platform 8. Janet hosts an intimate gathering of friends to celebrate her long-awaited political ascension, a night she imagines will mark the beginning of a new triumphant chapter. Instead, the evening summons a volatile mix of people bound together by old wounds, buried secrets, and simmering resentments. When Janet’s husband makes a shocking announcement, the room fractures. A comedy of tragic proportions.
Theatre Royal Bath Main House
Mon 2-Sat 14 Mar. Operation Mincemeat. Operation Mincemeat is the 2024 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical. It’s London’s biggest hit with 88 Five-Star reviews, making it the best-reviewed show in West End history. The year is 1943 and right now we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse. Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II.
Mon16- Sat 21 Mar. Murder at Midnight. It’s New Year’s Eve in a quiet corner of Kent and a killer is in the house. Meet Jonny ‘The Cyclops’ – the notorious gangster, his glamorous wife, his trigger-happy sidekick, his mum who’s seeing things, her very jittery carer, plus a vicar who’s hiding something and a nervous burglar dressed as a clown. Throw in a suitcase full of cash, a stash of deadly weapons and one infamous unsolved murder. What could possibly go wrong…?
Tue 31 Mar-Sat 4 Apr. The Beekeeper of Aleppo. Nuri is a beekeeper, his wife, Afra, an artist. They live in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo – until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced to escape and must journey to find each other again.
Ustinov Studio
Mon 2-Tue 3 Mar. George. Monday 7.30pm. Tuesday 2.30pm & 7.30pm The France. 1839. When famous disobedient writer George Sand finds herself at a creative standstill, with an empty wallet, her desperate need for an idea leads her quill to the most intimate and dangerous place she has ever explored: herself. Embarking on her most daring work yet with her play “Gabriel”, she is caught in a perfect storm of lovers, queerness and others’ expectations. Part of LGBTQIA+ History Month.
Wed 11-Sat Mar. Stolen Ram. Zara is in deep trouble. She’s involved with shady, unscrupulous characters motivated only by greed and pursuit of power. Well, it was her choice to take that job in school senior management. Now she must find her way out to salvage what’s left of her teaching career. 7.30pm.
Mon 16-Wed 18 Mar. I Bought a Flip Phone. With a best friend that takes ages to reply, his mum who won’t stop messaging, and endless streams of people whose lives look better than his own, Charlie is SICK of looking at his phone. So he’s bought an old school flip phone before his 27th birthday. 7.30pm.
Thu 19-Sat 21 Mar. Two Halves of Guinness. Sir Alec Guinness’ commanding performance as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars secured his fame for future generations. Yet after a distinguished career as one of Britain’s greatest actors, the double-Oscar-winning star of over 70 films feared he would only be remembered as a Jedi Knight.
Theatre Picks outside Bath
Bristol Old Vic Theatre
Wed 4-Sat 21 Mar. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This isn’t the classic retelling of Shakespeare’s famous play that you might expect as snow starts to fall in summer and the dream turns to a nightmare.
Tobacco Factory, Bristol
Thu 19 Feb – Sat 28 Mar. Macbeth. Set against a backdrop of political turmoil and supernatural dread, Macbeth speaks urgently to our own times: when individualism triumphs over community, the consequences are irreversible. 7.30pm with some matinees for schools.
Exhibition Picks in Bath
American Museum, Bath. Claverton. American stories, heritage, art and design, from Indigenous peoples to Shakers and beyond, with textiles, furniture and much more presented in period rooms, as well as special exhibitions. Closed until 14th Feb. Then: until 21 June Kith & Kin: the Quilts of Gee’s Bend Exhibition. Celebrating the extraordinary work of a group of African American women from a remote river island community in Alabama which embodies a 200-year tradition of making quilts. Also: America 250 – the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Herschel Museum of Astronomy. It is located in a town house at 19 New King Street that was formerly the home of William Herschel and his sister Caroline and features a permanent display of prints, objects and everyday items from the Georgian era when the Herschels lived there including telescopes. From April 2025: Capturing the Cosmos: Astrophotography by the Bath Astronomers.
Museum of Bath at Work. Julian Rd, Bath BA1 2RH. Enter the world of working Bath through a series of authentically reconstructed workplaces, workshops and display galleries. Exhibition: All Day Long: The Workers of Bath in Fifty Portrait Photographs.
Holburne Museum. At the heart of the Holburne Museum is the collection of Sir William Holburne (1793-1874), fifth baronet of Menstrie. Exhibitions: Zandra Rhodes: A Life in Print,on show daily, 10am-5pm. From 24 January – to 10 May. This dazzling exhibition brings together a spectacular selection of Dame Zandra Rhodes’ screen-printed garments from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, shown as complete ensembles on vintage Adel Rootstein mannequins. Don McCullin: Broken Beauty. On show daily, 10am-5pm. From 30 January – 3 May. As legendary photographer Sir Don McCullin turns 90, the Holburne is proud to present Broken Beauty the first UK exhibition of his most recent body of work, striking, intimate studies of Roman sculpture captured in museums across the world. The Shape of Care: Making Care Visible. On show daily, 10am-5pm. From 24 January – 4 May. This exhibition marks the third Holburne showcase of work from our creative community and highlights our belief in the powerful relationship between art, creativity, and personal and social wellbeing. The New Schroder Gallery open daily, 10am-5pm.
Museum of East Asian Art. MEAA’s collections consist of some 2,000 objects. The majority of these are of Chinese origin, spanning from 5,000 BC to the present. The tea ceremonies run on Thursdays every month. The museum is closed from 22 Dec to 7 Feb for preparations for a new exhibition in the spring. Then: Crafts of Fukuoka – Tea, Tradition, and Making to 27 June 2026. Fukuoka, located in the south of Japan, is home to a variety of nationally recognised crafts and agricultural traditions – from ceramics and textiles to tea and incense. Plus: Reimaginings, a new exhibition co-curated by sculptural artist Hannah Lim, opening in February 2026. Shaped by her upbringing in London and her mixed Singaporean and British heritage, Lim works with materials including polymer clay, wood, and metal to create playful sculptures that explore mythology, history, and personal reflections on identity.
Victoria Art Gallery. The public art museum opened in 1900 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It is a Grade II listed building and houses over 1,500 objects of art including a collection of oil paintings from British artists dating from 1700 onwards as well as many paintings and illustrations depicting Bath over the centuries. Exhibition: Thea Dupays: A Life of Painting to 29 March 2026. This exhibition celebrates a lifetime of work in the artist’s 92nd year with still lives, landscapes and portraits. Her painting is characterised by rich colours and bold compositions. Plus: Poster Power! to 10 May 2026. This colourful exhibition showcases an exceptional range of British posters from the 19th and 20th centuries. There’s also a stunning array of vintage railway posters designed to entice tourists to Bath with images of Georgian architecture and The Roman Baths.
Attractions in Bath
Assembly Rooms. The National Trust are working on the Georgian Experience, due to open in 2026.
Bath Abbey. Not just a place of worship but also features a shop, tower tours, a discovery centre and a social history museum.
Bath City Farm. 37 acres overlooking the city on Kelston View. A working farm with café, facilities, workshops and gardens.
Bath Fashion Museum: Currently closed. To reopen in the former Post Office in the future.
Bath Medical Museum: The Museum is not open but arrangements to visit can be made. Hetling Pump Rm, 1 Hetling Court.
Bath World Heritage Centre. Interactive exhibits and displays reveal the history of Bath.
Beckford’s Tower and Museum. An architectural folly built in neo-classical style on Lansdown Hill.
Jane Austen Centre. Gay Street. Everything you need to know about the author and her life.
Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein. Gay Street. Monsters and more.
Museum of Bath Architecture. Currently closed to visitors, but open for events and private tours.
No.1 Royal Crescent. See what life was like for the wealthy and their servants in 18th century Bath.
Old Theatre. Old Orchard Street. Open on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday for Tours.
Prior Park Landscape Garden. Fabulous views plus the palladian bridge. National Trust property.
Roman Baths. The hot water that comes out of the ground is the reason Bath exists. A fascinating tour of the city’s history from the time of the Romans to the renewed interest by the Georgians up to today’s discoveries.