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Tower Tours
A Tower Tour gives
visitors to the Abbey a chance to look at the building from a
very different perspective. The fully guided tour takes 45 -50
minutes and includes standing on top of the Abbey’s vaulted
ceiling, sitting behind the clock face, seeing the Abbey bells
and a bird’s eye view of the World Heritage City of Bath. There
are 212 steps to the top of the Tower arranged in 2 spiral
staircases.
Tickets cost £5 for
adults; £2.50 for children (5 – 14) and are available from the
Abbey shop on the day only.
Children must be at
least 5 years old and accompanied by a responsible adult on a
1:1 basis.
Special
Offers
Resident’s
Discovery Card holders – 2 tickets for the price of 1
Bath Visitor Card
holders - £1 off a full price ticket
First Great Western
2 for 1 offer, see
www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/2for1offers for details.
Group
bookings
Groups of 6 or more
are able to book on any Tower Tour in advance, subject to
availability.
We can also arrange
private tours of the Tower, either during the daytime or by
night. Social groups, corporate events, Church groups, guides
and scouts and many others have all enjoyed climbing the Tower
after hours. You can even bring a drink to enjoy at the top!
For further
information or to arrange a Tower Tour for a group please
contact
towertours@bathabbey.org
Tour times
Tours operate
Monday – Saturday usually at the times shown below. Tours may
be more frequent during peak times and school holidays.
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January |
11am, 12
noon, 2pm |
July |
10am – 5pm
on the hour |
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February |
11am, 12
noon, 2pm |
August |
10am – 5pm
on the hour |
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March |
11am, 12
noon, 2pm |
September |
10am – 4pm
on the hour |
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April |
10am – 4pm
on the hour |
October |
10am – 4pm
on the hour |
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May |
10am – 4pm
on the hour |
November |
11am, 12
noon, 2pm |
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June |
10am – 5pm
on the hour |
December |
Please
email
towertours@bathabbey.org for tour times |
Tower Tours may be
disrupted by adverse weather conditions, events in the Abbey or
bellringing. Planned closures will be shown here as soon as we
become aware of them.
Tower
closures
In inclement
weather conditions tours may be subject to cancellation at very
short notice, we apologise for any inconvenience that this
necessary safety measure may cause. For further information
please contact
towertours@bathabbey.org
Thursday 11th
March: No 2pm tour
Thursday 18th
March: No 2pm tour
Friday 2nd
April (Good Friday): No Tower Tours
Friday 23rd
April: No 10am tour
Saturday 26th
June: Tours at 3pm, 4pm & 5pm only
Saturday 25th
September: Tours at 3pm & 4pm only
Christmas
Market
The Bath Christmas
Market runs from 25th November – 12th
December 2010 in the courtyards and squares around the Abbey.
Climb the Tower during the Market to escape the crowds, get a
bird’s eye view, and enjoy a free glass of mulled wine at the
top (soft drink alternative available).
Tours run every 45
minutes during the Christmas Market.
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