Bath is built within the hollow of the hills. There are green views in every direction from the city centre. The countryside is very close to the city centre. The landscape was used by architects who built elegant terraces and villas along the hillsides as the city expanded in the 18thcentury. In this activity sheet, find out more about the green setting of the city of Bath, explore artistic interpretations of the landscape, and have a go at producing your own drawing or painting.

The way Bath developed in the 18th century was directly related to the activities and interests of the wealthy visitors who spent several months in Bath each year for the ‘Bath Season’. in this activity sheet, find out more about the leisure pursuits in Georgian Bath, explore early cartoons and caricatures, and have a go at designing your own comic strip.

Bath’s Georgian buildings are built in the ‘neo-classical style’, which was a fashion for using ideas of symmetry, balance and ornamentation from the past, many of which had been used in ancient times by the Romans and Greeks. Top architects of the day designed buildings for Bath using classical principles set out by the famous Italian architect Andrea Palladio in the 16thcentury. In this activity sheet, learn more about the details of Georgian architecture, and have a go at designing and building your own architectural columns.

In the 18th century Bath became a fashionable place to visit and spend leisure time, catering for health and entertainment needs. The old walled Medieval town did not have the facilities or the space to house the visitors so the city expanded dramatically. Higgledy-piggledy Medieval buildings and narrow streets were cleared and Bath was transformed into a spacious and beautiful city. Terraces were designed and built in a uniform way using the honey-coloured limestone mined to the south of Bath at Combe Down. In this activity sheet, learn about the designing of the City of Bath as we know it today, and have a go at designing your own town.

Featuring original footage from the excavations that took place at the Roman Baths in 2018, join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the excavations and meet some of the archaeologists and volunteers that were involved. In this series of videos you will be able to find out more about geophysics, excavating, recording methods, community archaeology and finds, and see some of the exciting discoveries that were made! For further reading, the geophysical report is also included.

Welcome to the Great Roman Britain Challenge! Have a go at our challenging puzzles to complete a map of Britain under Roman rule. The answers are included at the end of this resource.