OPEN LATER: 10.30am – 5pm

Enter the world of working Bath through a series of authentically reconstructed workplaces, workshops and display galleries. Two thousand years of working life are here to see:
furniture-making, J.B. Bowlers’ ironmongers, a soft drinks factory, even a Bath Stone mine – all on show in our amazing building, a 1777 former ‘Real Tennis’ Court. And we’ve got displays about Stothert & Pitt crane-makers, the Bath Press, and many local trades, shops and businesses.

Opening times

1 April – 31 October
Every day Monday – Sunday
10.30am – 5.00pm Last admission 4.00pm

November - Weekends only

10.30am - 5.00pm Last admission 4.00pm

December and January – Closed

February and March – Weekends only

10.30am – 5.00pm Last admission 4.00pm

10 minutes walk from Bath City Centre near Royal Crescent and Victoria Park

Every visitor is offered a free audio guide, and we often do free guided tours as well. There’s a brilliant gift shop with some unusual books and other gifts that you won’t find in other museums. We regularly have children’s activities, working machinery demonstrations, film screenings, talks and other events.

Latest / What’s on

Feb
15

Saturday 15th February- Talks, activities, and archives

Come join us at the Museum for an exciting day of talks, activities, and archives. Free for Discovery card holders and BANES residents. Discover the stories of peoples working lives from the 1800’s to present […]

Museum Looking for your Help

As part of our “Museum Making” project, we’re expanding our focus to tell the bigger story of Bath—a city full of history, creativity, and innovation. We’re diving into the diverse working lives of Bath’s residents, […]
Mar
12

Film: The Personal History of David Copperfield

Bath Art Collective, Curious Minds Festival event at Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath BA1 2RH Wednesday 12th March Doors Open 6 p.m. Film at 7.00 p.m. Tickets £12 and further information from  […]

We love to tell the stories of working people in Bath. The first part of your visit will take you through Bowlers’ factory, workshops and office – you’ll step back in time straightaway when you buy your ticket at his shop counter. Your visit next takes you to the floor above which shows how the city’s workers have served residents and visitors with goods and services since the time of the Romans. And the Hudson Gallery features a changing programme of exhibitions, designed and researched with local people.

Free audio guides • Gift shop • Children’s activities • Events • Talks • Films • Room hire
• Reconstructed workplaces • Demonstrations • Workshops • Display galleries