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Bath Postal Museum
27 Northgate Street,
(on the corner of Green St.)
Bath,
BA1 1AJ - View Map
Get in touch...
Telephone: 01225 460333
Email: info@bathpostalmuseum.org
Opening Times
11.00am - 5.00pm
Monday to Saturday (11.00 am - 4.30pm in winter)
Last Entry: 4.30pm. (4.00pm in winter)
We can open by request for large groups on Monday or Sunday.
Please contact us for booking info.
Christmas & New Year Opening Times...
We will be closed for christmas except for the 28th which will be business as
usual. We open from the 2nd to the 9th January and close for three weeks from
11th to 29th January for general overhaul.
We officially reopen for 2010 on 30th January.
Entrance Charges
Adults: £3.50
Concessions: £3.00 (B&NES, over 60)
Student: £1.50
Child over 6: £1.50
Under 6: free
Access & Disability
Wheelchair and limited mobility
The museum is almost entirely accessible to wheelchair users and those with
impaired mobility. We have a stair lift and most of the museum is on one
level.
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
We also have T-loop fitted to our sound-led interactives and the History of
Writing video has subtitles. We also provide print copies of sound-led
interactives.
Blind and Visually Impaired
We can provide large print copies of all our literature and the museum is
mainly on one level.
Learning Disabilities
Our information is presented in a variety of ways and staff will be pleased
to offer any support required.
If a disable person is supported by a carer, personal assistant or support
worker; they are admitted free.
The People & Staff
The museum is run by volunteers, and relies on entrance fees, donations, and sales from the shop to survive. The museum is a registered charity (charitable educational trust no. 277419 MGC Reg no. 927), and it is governed by trustees who are named below.
Patrons
The Marquess of Bath
Richard Briers CBE
H. Frank Deakin, MA
Terry Pratchett OBE
Elaine Schofield
Contacts
Museum shop - Audrey Swindells/Peter Bennett
General Administration - Peter Bennett
Publicity - Audrey Swindells/Peter Bennett
Exhibitions: Janine Marriott
Education: Janine Marriott
Fund Raising: Ivan Holliday, Audrey Swindells
Treasurer / Finance: John Edwards
Archives: Janine Marriott
Friends of the Museum Issues: Ivan Holliday
Trustees of The Bath Postal Museum
Chairman: Patrick Cassels FRPSL
Vice Chairman: Ivan A. Holliday MA BSc
Secretary: Audrey Swindells
Financial Officer: John Edwards
Pamela Collins
Peter Basterfield FRPSL
Anne Hopkins-Clarke MA
Hugh Jefferies B.Sc, FRPSL
Col. E.R. Lewis CBE
J. Harold Swindells
Dr. Sarah Webb
City of Bath
The World Heritage Site of Bath and the stunning countryside surrounding it is one of England's most beautiful places to visit. Bath, England, is a unique city; its hot springs, Roman Baths, splendid Abbey and Georgian stone crescents have attracted visitors for centuries. Set in rolling Somerset countryside, just over 100 miles west of London, it is a beautiful and unforgettable place to visit.
Other places of interest in the historic city:
Museum of Bath at Work
Contains a large display on Ralph Allen and his stone works as well as the story of Bath stone.
April 1 st -Oct31. 10am-5pm. 7 days a week. Nov 1-March 31 st 10am-5pm Sat & Sun only.
The building of Bath Museum
Contains a large display on Ralph Allen and his stone works as well as the story of Bath stone.
Open 6 days (closed Mondays) 11.30am-5pm. Open Bank Holidays.
Prior Park Gardens
18th century landscape garden created for Ralph Allen by Lancelot' Capability' Brown.
Open daily (except Tuesdays) 12am-5.30pm (or dusk if earlier). No car parking but there is a bus service to the gardens.