Things to do in Bath with kids
The Roman Baths audio guide is pitched at children too, the American Museum has room to run, and the canal towpath and Parade Gardens fill the gaps.
9 picks that fit, best first. The order follows the live forecast and the time of day.
Roman Baths
Abbey Churchyard
The steaming Great Bath and the temple complex around it, two thousand years old and still flowing.
Mostly under cover.
- Over £25
- In and out
- Half a day
- Fine in rain
- Good with kids
Sally Lunn’s
North Parade Passage
The Sally Lunn bun, served in one of the oldest houses in Bath, with a kitchen museum in the cellar.
Indoors, so the rain doesn't matter.
- Under £10
- Indoors
- Under 2 hours
- Good with kids
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
New King Street
The house where William Herschel discovered Uranus from the back garden in 1781.
Indoors, so the rain doesn't matter.
- Under £10
- Indoors
- Under 2 hours
- Good with kids
Theatre Royal Bath
Sawclose
A Georgian playhouse that gets West End productions before London, plus a studio and a children’s theatre.
Comes alive in the evening.
- Over £25
- Indoors
- Under 2 hours
- Good with kids
American Museum and Gardens
Claverton
Period American rooms, a quilt collection and gardens with a valley view, in a manor above the city.
- £10 to £25
- In and out
- Half a day
- Good with kids
Dyrham Park
Day trip: Dyrham
A baroque house in a deer park on the edge of the Cotswolds, twenty minutes north of the city.
- £10 to £25
- In and out
- Half a day
- Good with kids
Bristol and Bath Railway Path
Brassmill Lane
Thirteen flat, traffic-free miles along an old railway line to Bristol, by bike or on foot.
Wet right now, so save this for a dry spell.
- Free
- Outdoors
- Half a day
- Good with kids
Free; bike hire if needed
Kennet and Avon Canal to Bathampton
Sydney Gardens
A flat towpath walk from Sydney Gardens to a canalside pub in Bathampton, and back by the river.
Wet right now, so save this for a dry spell.
- Free
- Outdoors
- Half a day
- Good with kids
Parade Gardens
Grand Parade
Formal gardens below the Abbey on a bend of the river, with the best view of Pulteney Bridge.
Wet right now, so save this for a dry spell.
- Under £10
- Outdoors
- Under 2 hours
- Good with kids
Small charge in summer
Good to know
What is there to do in Bath with children?
The Roman Baths audio guide is pitched at children too, the American Museum has room to run, and the canal towpath and Parade Gardens fill the gaps. This list keeps 9 places that work with kids and moves the indoor ones up when it is raining.
Which of these are free for families?
Look for the "Free" label. Most cities have at least a couple of free museums and a big park on this list, which makes a cheap day out easy to put together.