A visit to Bath wouldn't be complete without going here. (Roman Baths Museum)

Member Name: destiny2909

Product:	Roman Baths Museum
Date:	10/08/08 (12 review reads)
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Advantages: Move at your own pace, lots of well presented info

Disadvantages: personal commentaries are isolating, quite expensive, busy

We were in the baths by 9:45am and at the peak of the tourist season, this was probably a good idea. As when we were sitting outside the Abbey at around 3pm we could see that the baths were much much busier than when we'd been there. Also, go early and you will beat the hordes of foreign teenagers on tours!

The baths weren't cheap to enter (£12 for an adult) I think, although concessions for children/students/OAPs are available. For an extra £2 you can get a joint ticket for the fashion museum, which is certainly worth doing if you were planning to visit that museum anyway.

On arrival you are given a device like a large phone to listen to an audio commentary. There are 3 available, one targetting adults, one for the kids and one by the author Bill Bryson. Both my partner and I listened to a mixture of all 3, which I imagine is what most people did. However, like a previous reviewer said, I also found them quite isolating and kept moving at a different speed to my partner as we were listening to different commentaries at different times. However, I also found that the commentaries gave you more information in a quick and easy format. So I guess it is down to the individual on what you personally prefer.
There are also written displays around the bath, which were well presented and informative.
The whole area was clean and obviously well cared for. It has been built up with a lot of consideration for the environment and is very tastefully done.
A recommended visit.

Summary: A well presented attraction that is worth a visit.