Bath, Bath Abbey

Bath Abbey stands at the heart of the city of Bath. During the past twelve and a half centuries, three different churches have occupied this site.

An Anglo-Saxon abbey church dating from 757, pulled down by the Norman conquerors of England soon after 1066. A massive Norman cathedral begun about 1090; it was larger than the monastery could afford to maintain and by the end of the 15th century was in ruins. The present abbey church founded in 1499, ruined after the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539 by order of Henry VIII.

It was restored and has been supported ever since by successive generations of those whose church it has been and by other benefactors. The Bath Abbey 2000 campaign of restoration and conservation has continued that tradition. Bath Abbey is now an active parish church in the Church of England. In 1999 it celebrated its five hundredth anniversary.

Postcode: BA1 1LT

Telephone: 01225 303 310
Email: visits@bathabbey.org

Website: www.bathabbey.org

Opening Times
Monday - Saturday, 9am - 6pm (1st April to 31st October)
Monday - Saturday, 9am - 4.30pm (1st November to 31st March)
Sunday, 1 - 2.30pm and 4.30 - 5.30pm

Service Times

Sunday	8am	Holy Communion
	9.15am	Parish Communion
	11am	Choral Matins or Sung Eucharist
	3.30pm	Choral Evensong
	6.30pm	Evening Service
Monday	8.30am	Morning Prayer
Thursday	11am	Holy Communion
Friday	8.30am	Holy Communion