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.

A series of 5 lessons based around preparing, visiting and reflecting on a visit to the Roman Baths, building language and comprehension skills. The first two lessons can be completed before / without visiting the Roman Baths in person, using the suggested video clip.

Bath has the only hot springs in the whole of Britain. There are three springs in the city centre, with 1.3 million litres of water flowing through every day. This is enough water to fill up your bath tub every 8 seconds! In this activity sheet, find out more about the hot springs, have a go at creating a fizzing bath bomb, and mix a rainbow of paint colours.

Some of the more fancy Roman houses (villas) and public buildings like the Roman bath house had floors decorated with colourful mosaics made from very small tiles called tesserae arranged to show patterns and pictures. In this activity sheet, learn about mosaics and have a go at creating your own monster-themed mosaic designs.

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.

Learn about the origins of Saint George, and have a go at making your own soldier helmet and dragon.

Use your code-breaking skills and the cipher to decode Caesar’s message. Learn about Caesar’s decision to invade Britain (Britannia), and why the statue of Caesar at the Roman Baths is not as old as the others.

A short instructional video, part of our Art Club Series, that combines visual and written instructions to create a Roman style helmet, as worn by the Roman goddess Sulis Minerva. Sulis Minerva was the Roman goddess worshipped at The Roman Baths. You can see the statue of the Roman goddess in the Roman Baths Museum today.

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.

Watch the video and have a go at making a perpetual calendar! The original Roman calendar only had 10 months of the year. The Roman ruler Numa Pomoilius introduced Januarius (January) and Februarius (February) so the calendar contained 12 months. The last 6 months of the were named after the Latin words for numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

Watch the video and have a go at making a Minerva Mask. The Roman Baths has a statue of Minerva. Minerva is the goddess of wisdom and cleverness in war. Her statue once had a tall helmet which has never been found.

Medusa is a Gorgon in Greek mythology who had snakes for hair! If anyone looked into her eyes, they would turn to stone. The Greek hero Perseus chopped off Medusa’s head and it was placed on Athena’s shield. Minerva was the Roman equivalent of Athena, and she too has a Gorgon on her shield. There was also a Gorgon directly over the entrance to Minerva’s temple, on the temple pediment. Can you make a snake-y Medusa Headband?