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No.1 Royal Crescent

Overview

No. 1 Royal Crescent is a museum which has been decorated and furnished just as it might have been during the period 1776-1796. The rooms feature historic furniture, pictures and objects that reveal what life was like for Bath's fashionable residents – both upstairs and downstairs. Our immersive experiences bring the house to life through film and sound so that visitors can get a very real sense of what it would have been like to live there.

Contact details

1 Royal Crescent Bath Avon Somerset South West BA1 2LR United Kingdom

https://no1royalcrescent.org.uk/accessibility-info/

no1royalcrescent@bptrust.org.uk

01225 428126

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Access guidance

• If you have any difficulty with standing and queuing please let a member of staff know and they will be able to fast track you and your family to buy your tickets. A variety of seating is available throughout the museum, some with backs and arms. Please look for chairs and benches clear of a thistle, these are chairs that you are welcome to sit on.
• The Museum is divided into two areas, No. 1 Royal Crescent (the historic house) and 1a, the domestic wing next door. There are two routes around the museum, one of which is step free. The step free route gives access to the ground and basement floors of the main house museum and the ground and first floors of the domestic wing. This route gives step free access, via an accessible lift, to following museum spaces: - the Dining room - the Parlour - the Gentleman's Retreat - the Housekeeper's Room - the Servants' Hall - the circulatory spaces, both above and below stairs - the Shop - the Andrew Brownsword Gallery (temporary exhibitions and holiday activities are regularly held here). Unfortunately it does mean missing 4 rooms of the museum: - the Gentleman's Bedroom - the Ladies Bedroom - the Withdrawing Room - the Kitchen We do however have a virtual iPad tour of these rooms available to borrow from the ticket desk, when borrowing this, we will ask you to provide a credit card for security. We regret that mobility scooters, prams and buggies are not allowed in museum, in order to protect the furniture and displays from damage. Mobility scooters can be parked at the owner's risk inside the railings on the paved area near the main entrance. Manual wheelchairs are permitted. We have one manual wheelchair available to borrow, please telephone in advance to book it on 01225 428126 or ask at the ticket desk on arrival.
• Our museum is a large / medium sized townhouse. It doesn't not require too much walking, but has quite a lot of stairs. A variety of seating is available throughout the museum, some with backs and arms. Please look for chairs and benches clear of a thistle, these are chairs that you are welcome to sit on. No. 1 Royal Crescent is an historic building. Some of the floors are uneven. The flooring in the Basement and the Courtyard is flagstones. The Back Stairs are very steep and narrow. Outside the Gentleman's Retreat there is glass flooring to showcase an original staircase below, this is on the main route but can be avoided by walking back through the Parlour to the Grand Staircase.
• An adapted WC is located adjacent to the lift on the ground floor and can be accessed via the accessible lift or by descending 11 steps. This toilet has a quiet electric hand-dryer. The ground floor toilet has baby changing facilities. This toilet is not accessible to wheelchairs. There is a quiet electric hand-dryer in this toilet. An additional toilet is located at the end of the visitor route in the courtyard. There is a very loud electric hand-dryer in this toilet. This toilet is not accessible for wheelchairs.
• Service dogs are welcome throughout the Museum. Puppies in training are welcome. There is a large park opposite the museum.
• Your carer will be allowed in with you free of charge.
• Transcripts of the immersive soundscapes are available in large print from the ticket desk. A Floor Plan is available on our museum information on the Bloomberg Connects app. Service dogs are welcome throughout the Museum. Puppies in training are welcome.
• A subtitled, virtual iPad tour of the museum is available to borrow from the ticket desk, when borrowing this, we will ask you to provide a credit card for security. All videos in the museum (except the projection on the kitchen table) are captioned. Transcripts of all of our immersive soundscapes are also available. Our immersive experience is connected to a hearing loop system and is captioned, with printed guides also available.
• We provide a lot of information for our neurodiverse visitors on our website. Including sensory map, sensory bags and our social story. You can find all this information via the below pathway: https://no1royalcrescent.org.uk/information-for-neurodiverse-visitors/ If you have any queries please contact our team on 01225 428126 or email us at no1royalcrescent.org.uk