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Herschel Museum of Astronomy
19 New King St.
Bath BA1 2LB
England
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“William Herschel Museum” Wcities.com
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 110 attractions in Bath
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Located in the home of William Herschel and his sister, this museum is dedicated to the many achievements of the Herschels, who were noted astronomers...... more » Located in the home of William Herschel and his sister, this museum is dedicated to the many achievements of the Herschels, who were noted astronomers and talented musicians during the 18th century. « less
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Attraction type: Museum, Historic home, History museum, Speciality museum
Address: 19 New King St. Bath BA1 2LB
England
Tel: 44 01225 446865
Fax: 44 01225 446865

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“Charming, friendly museum”
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5 of 5 stars
HastingsM_clarke
Hastings
8 Aug 2009

Our hotel pointed us in the direction of this musuem and we spent a lovely couple of hours looking round. It appealed to my husband's interest in astonomy but more than anything it was interesting to get an impression of life in Georgian Bath and there was plenty to keep me busy including an excellent film and audio guide. Was... more

“nice little museum”
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4 of 5 stars
baron777red
baron777red
7 Jul 2009

the william herschel mueum is a great little museum which tells the story of this great astronomer of the 18th century from this house where he used to live with his sister, there are 3 floors and the garden and some interesting pieces of historical interest on show. theres also am audio guide (for an extra £1) which goes into... more

“Worth taking the time to find this gem”
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5 of 5 stars
soots91
Dublin
7 Nov 2006
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While in Bath last week, my partner and I spent quite a while trying to find this museum which turned out to be only five minutes from the city centre, but quite badly signposted. The museum is actually William Herschel's house where he discovered the planet Uranus in his back garden using a home made telescope. Not a lot of... more

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19 New King St., Bath BA1 2LB, England
Tel: 44 01225 446865 Fax: 44 01225 446865