Museum of Bath at Work
Ten minute talk on Bath engineer and businessman Sidney Horstmann
Tuesday 24 October, 11am and noon
Free with Discovery Card
Sally Lunn's
Sample the world famous Sally Lunn Bun
Saturday 21 - Sunday 29 October, 10am-12pm
Free
Saltford Brass Mill
An ancient watermill on the River Avon in Saltford used as a brass battery and rolling mill from 1725-1925
21-22 and 28-29 October, 10am-4pm
The Roman Baths
Make a Roman actor’s mask.
Saturday 21 - Sunday 29 October, 10am-1pm and 2pm-4pm
Victoria Art Gallery
Enjoy the Gallery’s special paintings with our family trail
Saturday 21 October - Sunday 29 October, 10.30am-5.00pm
No.1 Royal Crescent
Follow the trail to find the Crescent residents hiding in each room, answer the quiz questions then colour a picture
21-29 October, selected times
Create faces of animals and people with our colourful pens.
Saturday 21 October, 11am-3pm
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
The Forged Line Dance Company bring the story of William and Caroline to life with a performance throughout the Museum
Free to Discovery Card holders
Bath Postal Museum
Find out how the mail coach changed the mail delivery
21, 23, 24, 26, 27, and 28 October, selected times
Beckford's Tower
A guided tour of the Tower and the cemetery that was once Beckford’s garden
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October and Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October, selected times
Free, advance booking essential
Beckfords Tower
Get creative to make the craziest Alien possible. Will it have googly eyes or fluffy hair? It’s up to you!
Museum of Bath Architecture
Make your mark and create a striking piece of writing by choosing, cutting and sticking words in a pattern on the page
21-29 October (not including 23rd October), selected times
Soundings from the walks: an installation
Saturday 21 October, 1pm-4pm
Museum of East Asian Art
Join our Autumn Festival Season, learn about festival customs from East and South East Asia, and discover our collections by following our adult and family trails
21-29 October, during opening hours
The Museum of East Asian Art
Bath Abbey
Discover more about some of Bath Abbey’s 1500+ memorials and the lives of the people they commemorate
23, 24, 25 and 27 October, tours begin at quarter past the hour
Prior Park Landscape Garden
Museums Week at Prior Park Landscape Garden Discovery Card holders can enjoy this beautiful 18th-century landscape garden free of charge.
Monday 23-Friday 27 October, 10.00am-4.30pm
Discovery Card holders can enjoy this beautiful 18th-century landscape garden free of charge.
Furniture and architecture in Bath
Monday 23 October, 11am-noon
The Mayor’s Parlour
800 years of history – see the City’s Royal Charters, Gold, Silver and Sword
23-27 October, 11am-4pm
Mayor's Parlour
Fashion Museum Bath
Look at our 1920s fancy dress and make a colourful headdress
23, 24, 26 and 27 October, 2pm-4pm
Fashion Museum
Somerset Coalfield Life at Radstock Museum
Take part in an outdoor fossil hunt on a coal spoil heap
Monday 23 October, 2pm-4pm
Radstock Museum
Holburne Museum
Have fun making your own colourful Halloween kaleidoscope inspired by our exhibition Seurat to Riley: The Art of Perception
24 and 25 October, 10:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-3:30pm
Use complementary colours to make big bright pictures in oil pastels.
Tuesday 24 and Thursday 26 October, 10:30am - 12pm
Create your own picture using acrylic paint on a mini canvas. Artistic guidance will be on offer
Tuesday 24 October, 11am-3pm
American Museum in Britain
Constructing a 3D sky scraper – how tall will yours be?
Tuesday 24 October, 12pm-3pm
Included in admission price. Free to Discovery Card holders
The American Museum in Britain
Take part in the Malaysia and Thailand Autumn Festival
Tuesday 24 October, 2pm-3:30pm
Take part in the Mongolia and Korea Autumn Festival
Wednesday 25 October, 10am-11:30am
Keynsham Civic Centre
Make a mosaic tile
Wednesday 25 October, 10:30am-midday
Create a mask of one of the characters in our paintings.
Wednesday 25 October 10.30am - 12pm
Join us for some creepy Egyptian-inspired crafts!
Wednesday 25 October, 12pm-3pm
A fascinating episode of Bath's history
Wednesday 25 October, 1pm-2pm
Take a short walk with us at 2pm or 3pm then write your comments on our giant map
Wednesday 25 October, 2pm and 3pm
Enjoy a short guided tour of the Victoria Art Gallerys display Pioneering Potters. Discover the surprising links between Eltonware and our studio ceramics collection.
Wednesday 25, Thursday 26, and Friday 27 October 2 - 2:45pm
The Victoria Art Gallery
Follow in the footsteps of Peter Smithson Walk 1 from South Parade and along the canal with Dr Amy Frost
Wednesday 25 October, 6pm-7:30pm
Experience what everyday life was like for children in Victorian Radstock with volunteers talking about what they had to do.
Thursday 26 October 10.30am-12.30pm
Short films on Suffragettes
Thursday 26 October, 11am-noon
The Roman Baths Local History Store - Lansdown
Discover the new local history store. Children’s trail and activity
Thursday 26 October, 11am-3pm
The Roman Baths Local History Store
Join Scrapstore for an array of spooky crafts to get you ready for the big day
Thursday 26 October, 12pm-3pm
Inspired by a Georgian letter on display, write your own with a quill and ink then seal it with wax
Thursday 26 October, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Explore, investigate and discover facts and fun in our activities with the Children’s University. Pop in to find out how to get involved.
Thursday 26 October 6pm-8pm; last entry at 7.00pm
Marking the 120th birthday of Plasticine
Friday 27 October, 11am-noon
Join puppeteer Tallulah Swirls for a magical performance and workshop
Friday 27 October, 11am-12:15pm, 12:45pm-2pm, 2:30pm-3:45pm
Ticket price included with garden admission. Free to Discovery Card holders
Follow in the footsteps of Peter Smithsons Walk 2 exploring Lyncombe and Widcombe with Dr Amy Frost
Saturday 28 October, 11am-12:30pm
Bath Jewish Burial Ground
Visit this beautiful and tranquil burial ground
Sunday 29 October, 11am-4pm
Mark the Day of the Dead festival with traditional music, and make your own skull mask or model to take home
Sunday 29 October, 12pm-3pm
Find out how the rooster became one of the zodiac animals in the Chinese calendar
29 October, 2pm-3pm
Walking tour with Dr Amy Frost exploring Lansdown Crescent and why William Beckford chose to live there
Sunday 29 October, 3pm-4pm
Museum of Bath at Work
Sidney Horstmann: Patron of the Arts?
Ten minute talk on Bath engineer and businessman Sidney Horstmann
Tuesday 24 October, 11am and noon
Free with Discovery Card
Museum of Bath at Work