Heritage Pathway trip: Bath Assembly Room & Georgian Bath
Thursday 5th December 2024, 9am - 2pm
Bath Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath BA1 2QH
This term’s Heritage Pathway trip will take us on a behind-the-scenes visit to the Bath Assembly Rooms in the heart of Georgian Bath. Famous for their association with Jane Austen and Charles Dickens (and more recently Netflix’s Bridgerton), the Assembly Rooms have been owned by the National Trust since 1931 but have only recently come under the charity’s management. Work is currently underway to create an experience that will transport visitors back to the social scene of Georgian Bath in the late eighteenth-century, whilst remaining open during this transition as much as possible.
We will meet with the National Trust team delivering this transformational project, hear about the innovative digital engagement they are developing and have a unique opportunity to explore this historic site while it is closed to the public.
After visiting the Assembly Rooms, we will explore the surrounding streets (including the famous Royal Crescent) with the Oxford Internet Institute's Prof Kathryn Eccles and get hands on with digitising the city’s remarkable Georgian heritage using the technology found in our own pockets.
The trip is free, including return train travel from Oxford to Bath. We will travel together as a group from Oxford to Bath in the morning, but you are welcome to return to Oxford after the day's activities are complete to fit your own plans (you may wish to visit the famous Bath Christmas Markets!)
Please note:
This course requires a £20 deposit which will be refunded once you have attended the course, or have cancelled your place at least 72 hours before the course start date.
We will provide you with an off-peak day return from either Oxford (leaving at 9.04am) or Didcot Parkway (leaving at 9.30am). Once the tour is complete, you are free to return home at any point.
There are some accessibility issues at this site including steps, and the acoustics in one of the rooms can be a challenge. Please don’t see these as barriers as the tour can be accommodated around these accessibility issues. Once you have paid your deposit, we will be in touch to find out your accessibility needs.
