What to do in Bath when it rains
Bath is made for a rainy day — soak in the thermal spa, tour the Georgian interiors, and warm up with afternoon tea.
Thermal baths & spa
There is nothing better in the rain than a thermal spa — warm water, steam and no reason to go outside.
- Thermae Bath Spa The Hetling Pump Room, Hot Bath St, Bath BA1 1SJ, UK
- Bath Spa Hotel Sydney Rd, Bathwick, Bath BA2 6NS, UK
- Bath Sports and Leisure Centre N Parade Rd, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4ET, UK
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 16 Royal Cres, Bath BA1 2LS, UK
- The Bath Priory Weston Rd, Bath BA1 2XT, UK
- No.15 by GuestHouse, Bath 15 Great Pulteney St, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4BS, UK
- Fitness First Bath The Basement, 5-10 James St W, Bath BA1 2BX, UK
- Lush Spa Bath 8 Union St, Bath BA1 1RW, UK
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- The Roman Baths Abbey Churchyard, Bath BA1 1LZ, UK
- Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House & Museum 4 N Parade Passage, Bath BA1 1NX, UK
- The Holburne Museum Great Pulteney St, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4DB, UK
- No. 1 Royal Crescent 1 Royal Cres, Bath BA1 2LR, UK
- American Museum & Gardens Claverton Manor, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7BD, UK
- Victoria Art Gallery Bridge St, Bath BA2 4AT, UK
- Herschel Museum of Astronomy 19 New King St, Bath BA1 2BL, UK
- Beckford's Tower and Museum Lansdown Rd, Bath BA1 9BH, UK
Historic houses
Tour the grand historic interiors — opulent rooms and not a drop of rain.
- Royal Crescent 1, The Royal Crescent, Royal Cres, Bath BA1 2LR, UK
- National Trust - Prior Park Landscape Garden Ralph Allen Dr, Bath BA2 5AH, UK
- Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House & Museum 4 N Parade Passage, Bath BA1 1NX, UK
- Dundas Aqueduct Brassknocker Basin, Monkton Combe, Bath BA2 7JD, UK
- The Circus - Bath Bath BA1 2ET, UK
- Sham Castle Golf Course Rd, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 6JG, UK
- The Grapes The Grapes, 14 Westgate St, Bath BA1 1EQ, UK
- Lansdown Crescent Bath BA2 5AU, UK
Tearooms
Find a snug tearoom and wait it out over a pot of tea and something baked.
- Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House & Museum 4 N Parade Passage, Bath BA1 1NX, UK
- Hall & Woodhouse Bath 1 Old King St, Bath BA1 2JW, UK
- American Museum & Gardens Claverton Manor, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7BD, UK
- Bill's Bath Restaurant 7-8 Cheap St, Bath BA1 1NE, UK
- The Boathouse Newbridge Rd, Bath BA1 3NB, UK
- Bath City Farm Kelston View, Whiteway, Bath BA2 1NW, UK
- ODEON Bath Kingsmead Leisure Complex, James St W, Bath BA1 2BX, UK
- The Green Bird Cafe 11 Margaret's Buildings, Bath BA1 2LP, UK
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- SouthGate Bath Southgate Street Management, Suite 12, Bath BA1 1AQ, UK
- Green Park Station Green Park Rd, Bath BA1 1JB, UK
- The Corridor Bath High St, Bath BA1 5AP, UK
- Avellinos Italian Deli and cafe 5 Cleveland Place East, London Rd, Bath BA1 5DJ, UK
- Sunglass Hut SU08, 17 St Lawrence St, Bath BA1 1AQ, UK
- Weston Lock Retail Park Weston Lock Retail Park, Lower Bristol Rd, Twerton, Bath BA2 1EP, UK
- Mero Retail Park Lower Bristol Rd, Bath BA2 3GL, UK
- Trades’n’Trends Rosewarn Cl, Bath BA2 1PB, UK
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