Discover more at Bath Assembly Rooms
Find out when Bath Assembly Rooms is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Things to do in Bath Assembly Rooms
Explore the Bath Assembly Rooms through exciting partnership events to uncover what once lay at the heart of fashionable Georgian society.
The Bath Assembly Rooms were designed by John Wood the Younger in 1769. Their purpose was to be a place for dancing and music. When they were completed in 1771 they were described as 'the most noble and elegant of any in the kingdom'.
Each of the four rooms, the Great Octagon, Tea Room, Ball Room and Card Room, had a specific purpose, as their names suggest, but they could all adapt for other functions, as they still do today.
Discover the rooms during partnership events
Bath Assembly Rooms will close at the end of February to enable to major project to restore the splendour of the building. But before that happens, we’re hosting one last installation for the public to see.
Helios - a brand-new 7-metre diameter sculpture by artist Luke Jerram. Launched to the public here at Bath Assembly Rooms. Helios, Ancient Greek for the sun, follows Luke’s previous celestial sculptures of ‘Gaia’ ‘Museum of the Moon’ and ‘Mars’.
With rippling lights, solar imagery and sounds of the sun recorded by NASA, you’re invited to come and experience this audio-visual wonder. Read more about Helios here.
See the event listing for full details of when you can visit and other activities that will be happening under the sun.
Our plans for the future of the Bath Assembly Rooms
The Assembly Rooms returned to the management of the National Trust in March 2023, and we're working to develop a new Georgian experience. Once building work begins we estimate the property will be closed for eighteen to twenty-four months.
Visiting the rooms will be different whilst we prepare for this major project to get under way to reveal the history of the Rooms in Georgian Bath.
You can read more about our plans for the future here.
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