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Our Patrons Richard Briers, Lord Bath and Sir Terry Pratchett, 2006 Opening.
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BATH POSTAL MUSEUM

"Bath has played a vital role in the development of communications, and improving the British postal service. It can thus boast many "firsts" as you will discover when you visit this fascinating museum. If you cant get to Bath, a comprehensive browsing of this website will illustrate how the postal service played a major part in linking areas of the world".
Audrey Swindells - founder and secretary Bath postal museum.


Explore the Museum


  • Misuse of Frank on Newton & Corston 1833
  • Corston to North Britain 1834
  • Bristol to Wellington 1834
  • Hinton St George Letter to Chard 1836
  • New London Inn advert 1837
  • Hinton St George Letter to Chard 1838
  • Mulready May 6th 1840
  • Mulready
  • Dear Gomez 1840
  • Theft protection 1841
  • Envelope 1841
  • Prepaid letter from Lyme Regis 1841
  • Handstruck Envelope 1843
  • Prepaid Penny Post 1843
  • Town Postmark 1844
Musgrave 1834 - 1854 SEE MORE
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LATEST NEWS

Letters from the Deep - Mayor visits new exhibition

28/04/2015 13:36 pm

The Mayor of Bath paid a wonderful visit‬ to our latest exhibition, Letters from the Deep, calling it "A fascinating and poignant exhibition"

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Help us continue to preserve the history of Britain's communications development, which shaped the city of Bath we know today.

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OPENING TIMES

(until further notice)

Monday & Tuesday - 11 am – 5 pm
Wednesdays – CLOSED ALL DAY
Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 2 pm – 5 pm
Sunday - Open by request for parties and groups

Last Entry: 4.30pm

The Bath Postal Museum gratefully acknowledges the help, both practical and financial, provided by the British Philatelic Trust, for both the on-going digitisation programme and the creation of this Website.