The National Trust has owned Bath Assembly Rooms since 1931 and in March 2023 took on the day to day management of this historic building. Work is underway to create an experience that will transport visitors back to the social scene of Georgian Bath in the late eighteenth-century, whilst remaining open during this transition as much as possible.
Our ambition for the future
The Assembly Rooms are a significant part of the World Heritage Site of Bath and our ambition is to explore the important role they played in society, and what that means to us today, while celebrating its beauty and splendour.
We plan to create an experience that will transport our visitors to Georgian Bath, while exploring the role that the Assembly Rooms can play in the city today.
Our ambitious plans include reducing the carbon footprint of the building, adding air source heat pumps, solar panels and a new electricity substation to reduce the use of fossil fuels. These plans were outlined in a planning application in January 2024 for which a decision is still pending. The plans included a new staircase to replace the current post-war construction, a lift to all floors and a changing places toilet which will help us reach our goals of enabling access for everyone. At this point we estimate the project to cost in excess of £17million and we'll be looking for external support to help realise this vision.