No 1 Royal Crescent
Bath, BA1 2LR
Facilities
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Accessible loos
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Easily accessible without car
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Facilities for children
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Shop
Access at No.1 Royal Crescent
We are always looking at ways to make access to the museum easier and value your feedback in refining how we improve our services. Simply contact us today with any suggestions on how we can support you on your requirements, and we’ll work to accommodate your needs.
If you have a carer to help you, there will be no admission charge for them.
If booking online, please book a free-of-charge carer ticket.
No.1 Royal Crescent is proud to be a supporting attraction of the Rainbow Resource Scheme which supports Bath & North East Somerset families of children with SEND.
Support for people with different access requirements:
Neurodiverse Visitors
Our Learning Team have developed a series of resources for use by autistic and neurodiverse visitors. We have a range of resources available to borrow that might support you on your visit. We are following Government guidelines to ensure they are used by visitors and staff in a safe way. This page will share what is available so please keep coming back as we will add more resources over time.
Social Story
We have created a Social Story to help neurodiverse visitors prepare for a visit to the museum. This guide will walk you through a visit, showing you the route through the house, the signage and other accessible spaces. You might find some additional information that will help you to plan your trip, find your way around the museum and what activities and facilities are available.
Sensory Map
Our immersive experience includes visual and auditory elements that neurodiverse visitors may find difficult. Some rooms also feature strong smells. You can use this sensory map to identify sensory-friendly spaces in the museum. Please keep in mind that, as the museum’s building and exhibitions change regularly, parts of this map may not be up to date on the day of your visit. The temperature varies as you move through the museum and some spaces can be quite cold. You may want to bring extra layers of clothing to put on.
Please note that a one way system is currently in place.
Sensory bags
Our new Sensory Bags can be borrowed from the main entrance to the house. They contain resources and items that might support you on your visit, make your visit more enjoyable and help you keep calm as you explore. Please ask a member of staff if you would like to see the bag, find out more or borrow one. In advance of a visit you can call the Museum to find out more and put a bag aside for your visit.
Included in each bag are;
– Ear defenders (adjustable for both children and adults)
– Fidget toys x2
– 5 minute sand timer
– Globe stress ball
– Magnifying glass
– Sensory fan
– A soft toy to show around
– A PECS style board with list of contents
– A sensory map of the museum
These are free to borrow by signing them out at the main reception desk and leaving some form of ID as security (passport/driving licence/credit card). This is stored securely and returned when the bag is returned.
The communication board is designed to help families plan their visit and to communicate with staff and helpers. It is in a similar style to the PECS boards used in schools and at home. We used picto selector to create our PECS boards.
If you are interested in having your own set of these to add to your own board, please email [email protected] and we will happily send you the images to use when you visit us.
Ear defenders
Ear defenders are available to borrow from the ticket desks, please just ask a member of staff if you would like to access a set.
Visitors with Mobility Impairments
Flooring
No. 1 Royal Crescent is an historic building. Some of the floors are uneven. The flooring in the Basement and the Courtyard is flagstones. The Back Stairs are very steep and narrow. Outside the Gentleman’s Retreat there is glass flooring to showcase an original staircase below, this is on the main route but can be avoided by walking back through the Parlour to the Grand Staircase.
Step free access
The Museum is divided into two areas, No. 1 Royal Crescent (the historic house) and 1a, the domestic wing next door. There are two routes around the museum, one of which is step free.
The step free route gives access to the ground and basement floors of the main house museum and the ground and first floors of the domestic wing. This route gives step free access, via an accessible lift, to following museum spaces:
– the Dining room
– the Parlour
– the Gentleman’s Retreat
– the Housekeeper’s Room
– the Servants’ Hall
– the circulatory spaces, both above and below stairs
– the Shop
– the Gallery (temporary exhibitions and holiday activities are regularly held here).
Unfortunately it does mean missing 4 rooms of the museum:
– the Kitchen
– the Gentleman’s Bedroom
– the Ladies Bedroom
– the Withdrawing Room
A virtual iPad tour of these rooms is available to borrow from the ticket desk, when borrowing this, we will ask you to provide a credit card for security.
Toilet
An adapted WC is located adjacent to the lift on the ground floor and can be accessed via the accessible lift or by descending 11 steps. This toilet has a quiet electric hand-dryer.
Seating
A variety of seating is available throughout the museum, some with backs and arms. Please look for chairs and benches clear of a thistle, these are chairs that you are welcome to sit on.
Wheelchairs, Mobility Scooters and Buggies
We regret that mobility scooters, prams and buggies are not allowed in museum, in order to protect the furniture and displays from damage. Mobility scooters can be parked at the owner’s risk inside the railings on the paved area near the main entrance.
Manual wheelchairs are permitted. We have one manual wheelchair available to borrow, please telephone in advance to book it on 01225 428126 or ask at the ticket desk on arrival.
Visitors with Visual or Auditory Impairments
Large Print
Transcripts of the immersive soundscapes are available in large print from the ticket desk. A Floor Plan is available on our museum information on the Bloomberg Connects app.
Service Dogs
Service dogs are welcome throughout the Museum. Puppies in training are welcome.
Visitors with Hearing Impairments
A subtitled, virtual iPad tour of the museum is available to borrow from the ticket desk, when borrowing this, we will ask you to provide a credit card for security.
Captions
All videos in the museum (except the projection on the kitchen table) are captioned. Transcripts of all of our new immersive soundscapes are also available.
Hearing loops
Our new immersive experience is connected to a hearing loop system and is captioned, with printed guides also available.
Parents and Guardians
The ground floor toilet has baby changing facilities. This toilet is not accessible to wheelchairs. There is a quiet electric hand-dryer in this toilet.
A special children’s sticker trail is available on arrival. Children enter the museum free of charge when accompanied by a paying adult.
Sensory bags are available for neurodiverse children to borrow. We can also arrange a special quiet tour (advance notice will be required) – please email [email protected] to enquire.
The UK’s No.1 Small Visitor Attraction (VisitEngland Awards 2025), this magnificently restored town-house museum and gallery has been decorated and furnished just as it might have been during the period 1776-1796. The rooms feature historic furniture, pictures and objects that reveal what life was like for Bath’s fashionable residents – both upstairs and downstairs.
Our immersive experience brings the house to life through film and sound so that, as they wander from room to room, visitors can get a very real sense of what it would have been like for the house’s owners and servants to live here. Step into their shoes and walk around their home!
In addition to the main museum experience in our historic house, we also run a programme of exhibitions in our Gallery.
After a visit, why not pay a call to our museum shop, filled with all sorts of Georgian and Regency inspired goodie and gifts for Jane Austen and Bridgerton fans.
Important information: opening info is generated by artificial intelligence; check specific attraction details before travelling.
The indicator above will show ‘open’ when the public have any kind of access to any part of this property. That could be the park, a shop, or a special event, and may not reflect regular admission times to the main attraction. Always consult the website of the house or garden you intend to visit before travelling to check that the attraction you are interested in is open.
Open February 1 2025 to January 4 2026:
Tuesday – Sunday
10am – 5.30pm
Last entry 4.30pm
Closed 10-21 November and 25-26 December 2025
Closed Mondays except during school holidays
Adult – £16.00
Concessions* – £14.50
Under 18 – free with accompanying adult
Multi-museum tickets:
Admission to No.1 Royal Crescent, the Herschel Museum of Astronomy and Beckford’s Tower
Adult – £29.50
Concession* – £27.50
*Concessions are available for seniors (65+), students, NHS workers, Blue Light card holders, and those receiving universal credit and job seekers allowance, on the production of valid proof / ID.
Book tickets here.
Our special group experiences at No.1 Royal Crescent can be incorporated into an itinerary for any leisure groups seeking the quintessential Bath experience. Our position as the first house on the iconic Royal Crescent provides both interest for architecture and history enthusiasts, plus incredible photo opportunities!
Lasting approximately 60 minutes, these tours are perfect as either a standalone activity or for enriching an existing itinerary. Tours can be self-led or guided. Self-led tours can take place both during and outside of normal opening hours. Guided tours take place outside of normal opening hours.
Self led tours are as follows:
Georgians at Home – 60 minutes
Meet a Georgian family who are in Bath for the season! As you move through the rooms of the house you will eavesdrop on their day, finding out how they lived in the Georgian city, issues and challenges of the day as well as details about Bath. You will also meet the servants and understand the different lives they led.
Jane Austen in Bath – 60 minutes
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Georgian townhouse in Bath must have a Jane Austen story to tell! Our Jane Austen tour looks at life in Britain in the 1790s – 1820, (the Regency into Late Georgian period), including when Austen was writing, and for a time living in Bath. Using the rooms of the house as inspiration, passages and conversations from Austen’s novels bring to life the activities that took place in such domestic spaces, as well as questioning the thoughts and feelings of the people who inhabited them.
– Bookings from 5.30pm onwards, Monday – Sunday. (Some day time availability most Mondays – please enquire). We can also facilitate group bookings during normal museum opening hours.
– Optional access to the on-site gift shop
– Optional canapes and Prosecco
– Prices from £17.50pp, bulk discounts available
Private Guided Tours
We offer private guided tours of our fabulous Georgian townhouse on the iconic Royal Crescent. We can offer these with our fantastic Museum Assistants or a member of our highly knowledgeable curatorial team. These can be tailored to the interests of your party.
– Bookings from 5.30 pm onwards, Monday – Sunday. (Some day-time availability most Mondays – please enquire)
– Optional access to the on-site gift shop
– Optional canapes and Prosecco
– Tours last approximately 60 minutes
– Prices from £27.50pp, bulk discounts available
Please see our website for full pricing and further details:
https://no1royalcrescent.org.uk/visit/groups/
Learning & Education
Our expert Learning and Education team have developed a learning programme to cater for all age groups and curriculum levels ranging from Early Years to Key Stage 4.
Our 2-hour school workshops feature exciting interactive learning activities based around Georgian history and the history of the world heritage city of Bath, guided by our Learning and Education team. A learning trail is also incorporated to help students make the most of an immersive tour of all the rooms in the house. Learning activities at No.1 Royal Crescent are tailored to support students‘ learning objectives in line with the national history curriculum.
Primary Schools
We offer a selection of workshops for KS1 and KS2 (and Foundation Years). All of our KS1 and KS2 workshops last 2 hours and include a tour of the house, some object handling and a creative activity. A learning trail is also incorporated to help students make the most of a tour of all the 10 rooms in the house.
All of our workshops come with up to date Risk Assessments. Please note that teachers and adult helpers are responsible for students’ behaviour and safety at all times. We will discuss all workshops in detail on booking and offer familiarisation visits for onsite sessions.
All workshops last 2 hours, cost £6.50 per student (adults free at a ratio of 1:6, any additional adults cost £4 each), and include a tour of the house.
Secondary schools
Bring your KS3 and GCSE students to No.1 Royal Crescent to bring their studies to life. We can offer workshops that immerse students in Georgian life and add context, detail and hands-on experience to their literature, history or costume studies. For example, students can experience Jane Austen’s world and find out all about fashion and etiquette in Regency Bath.
Please see our website for further details:
https://no1royalcrescent.org.uk/learning-community-engagement/
Access at No.1 Royal Crescent
We are always looking at ways to make access to the museum easier and value your feedback in refining how we improve our services. Simply contact us today with any suggestions on how we can support you on your requirements, and we’ll work to accommodate your needs.
If you have a carer to help you, there will be no admission charge for them.
If booking online, please book a free-of-charge carer ticket.
No.1 Royal Crescent is proud to be a supporting attraction of the Rainbow Resource Scheme which supports Bath & North East Somerset families of children with SEND.
Support for people with different access requirements:
Neurodiverse Visitors
Our Learning Team have developed a series of resources for use by autistic and neurodiverse visitors. We have a range of resources available to borrow that might support you on your visit. We are following Government guidelines to ensure they are used by visitors and staff in a safe way. This page will share what is available so please keep coming back as we will add more resources over time.
Social Story
We have created a Social Story to help neurodiverse visitors prepare for a visit to the museum. This guide will walk you through a visit, showing you the route through the house, the signage and other accessible spaces. You might find some additional information that will help you to plan your trip, find your way around the museum and what activities and facilities are available.
Sensory Map
Our immersive experience includes visual and auditory elements that neurodiverse visitors may find difficult. Some rooms also feature strong smells. You can use this sensory map to identify sensory-friendly spaces in the museum. Please keep in mind that, as the museum’s building and exhibitions change regularly, parts of this map may not be up to date on the day of your visit. The temperature varies as you move through the museum and some spaces can be quite cold. You may want to bring extra layers of clothing to put on.
Please note that a one way system is currently in place.
Sensory bags
Our new Sensory Bags can be borrowed from the main entrance to the house. They contain resources and items that might support you on your visit, make your visit more enjoyable and help you keep calm as you explore. Please ask a member of staff if you would like to see the bag, find out more or borrow one. In advance of a visit you can call the Museum to find out more and put a bag aside for your visit.
Included in each bag are;
– Ear defenders (adjustable for both children and adults)
– Fidget toys x2
– 5 minute sand timer
– Globe stress ball
– Magnifying glass
– Sensory fan
– A soft toy to show around
– A PECS style board with list of contents
– A sensory map of the museum
These are free to borrow by signing them out at the main reception desk and leaving some form of ID as security (passport/driving licence/credit card). This is stored securely and returned when the bag is returned.
The communication board is designed to help families plan their visit and to communicate with staff and helpers. It is in a similar style to the PECS boards used in schools and at home. We used picto selector to create our PECS boards.
If you are interested in having your own set of these to add to your own board, please email [email protected] and we will happily send you the images to use when you visit us.
Ear defenders
Ear defenders are available to borrow from the ticket desks, please just ask a member of staff if you would like to access a set.
Visitors with Mobility Impairments
Flooring
No. 1 Royal Crescent is an historic building. Some of the floors are uneven. The flooring in the Basement and the Courtyard is flagstones. The Back Stairs are very steep and narrow. Outside the Gentleman’s Retreat there is glass flooring to showcase an original staircase below, this is on the main route but can be avoided by walking back through the Parlour to the Grand Staircase.
Step free access
The Museum is divided into two areas, No. 1 Royal Crescent (the historic house) and 1a, the domestic wing next door. There are two routes around the museum, one of which is step free.
The step free route gives access to the ground and basement floors of the main house museum and the ground and first floors of the domestic wing. This route gives step free access, via an accessible lift, to following museum spaces:
– the Dining room
– the Parlour
– the Gentleman’s Retreat
– the Housekeeper’s Room
– the Servants’ Hall
– the circulatory spaces, both above and below stairs
– the Shop
– the Gallery (temporary exhibitions and holiday activities are regularly held here).
Unfortunately it does mean missing 4 rooms of the museum:
– the Kitchen
– the Gentleman’s Bedroom
– the Ladies Bedroom
– the Withdrawing Room
A virtual iPad tour of these rooms is available to borrow from the ticket desk, when borrowing this, we will ask you to provide a credit card for security.
Toilet
An adapted WC is located adjacent to the lift on the ground floor and can be accessed via the accessible lift or by descending 11 steps. This toilet has a quiet electric hand-dryer.
Seating
A variety of seating is available throughout the museum, some with backs and arms. Please look for chairs and benches clear of a thistle, these are chairs that you are welcome to sit on.
Wheelchairs, Mobility Scooters and Buggies
We regret that mobility scooters, prams and buggies are not allowed in museum, in order to protect the furniture and displays from damage. Mobility scooters can be parked at the owner’s risk inside the railings on the paved area near the main entrance.
Manual wheelchairs are permitted. We have one manual wheelchair available to borrow, please telephone in advance to book it on 01225 428126 or ask at the ticket desk on arrival.
Visitors with Visual or Auditory Impairments
Large Print
Transcripts of the immersive soundscapes are available in large print from the ticket desk. A Floor Plan is available on our museum information on the Bloomberg Connects app.
Service Dogs
Service dogs are welcome throughout the Museum. Puppies in training are welcome.
Visitors with Hearing Impairments
A subtitled, virtual iPad tour of the museum is available to borrow from the ticket desk, when borrowing this, we will ask you to provide a credit card for security.
Captions
All videos in the museum (except the projection on the kitchen table) are captioned. Transcripts of all of our new immersive soundscapes are also available.
Hearing loops
Our new immersive experience is connected to a hearing loop system and is captioned, with printed guides also available.
Parents and Guardians
The ground floor toilet has baby changing facilities. This toilet is not accessible to wheelchairs. There is a quiet electric hand-dryer in this toilet.
A special children’s sticker trail is available on arrival. Children enter the museum free of charge when accompanied by a paying adult.
Sensory bags are available for neurodiverse children to borrow. We can also arrange a special quiet tour (advance notice will be required) – please email [email protected] to enquire.
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