Tunnel Tours

A chance to go 'behind the scenes' at the Roman Baths Museum.

The tour includes

·        The main museum stone store with material dating from Roman to Victorian times from all parts of Bath and the surrounding area

·        The King's Spring Borehole supplying water to the Pump Room and the new Thermae Bath Spa buildings

·        Georgian vaults under Bath Street and the water pipe that supplies the spa

·        Rooms of the Roman bath house not on public display, including the unusual circular laconicum

·        The chance to handle some of the items which have been excavated in Bath and are now stored in the various vaults.

Although we do walk through most of the public areas of the site we do not stop in them and visitors are advised to visit them before or after the tunnel tour, during the normal public opening hours.

Free to Discovery Card holders

The tours last about 1 1/2 hours.  Plans of the route taken are given to all participants at the beginning of the tour.

Participants should be aware of the many steps in the complex and the uneven nature of some of our floors.  Some of the vaults also are damp and dusty so we advise against wearing best clothes! 

The tours are not suitable for children under the age of 5 years old and there must be a ratio of one adult to every two children under the age of fourteen brought on the tour.

We can also run tours for groups at most other times of the year, during the day or evening.  The charge for these private tours is £45 per tour with a maximum of fifteen people per tour. 

Please contact us on 01225 477779 to book or discuss a tunnel tour.