Tired of your usual walking routes around Bath? Wander up to Beckford’s Tower this weekend. The public path through the cemetery is free to explore - all crunchy leaves, quiet corners, and a touch of mystery. And if curiosity pulls you further… Beckford's Tower and the Grotto are waiting. #bathuk

We are so pleased to share that Beckford’s Tower and Museum has won two awards in this year’s Bristol Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards: 🏅 Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award: Bronze 🏅 Small Visitor Attraction of the Year: Gold A huge well done to our brilliant team who have made this possible 👏

What a fabulous turn out today at our Boo-tiful Bats family activity! Take a look at some of the brilliant nature-inspired creations that were made 🦇🍁 Thank you everybody for coming and taking part. Have a happy #Halloween tomorrow 🎃

Spooky Stories in the Grotto👻🎃 (Adult / Childrens' sessions) Meet in the paddock above Beckford's Grotto this halloween for warming drinks and company round the fire; then descend into the Grotto to meet Ma Slater ⏰There is one children's session and three adult sessions 🎫Book via our website

📣NEW and hot off the press Our brand new visitor guide has arrived at Beckford's Tower and Museum. This informative and beautiful guide to Beckford’s Tower and the surrounding landscape provides a wealth of extra information and features to enjoy during your visit📖💫

On Saturday 1 November we will be closed ALL DAY for a private event💍💐We apologise for any inconvenience. ✉️To enquire about a wedding or other private event at Beckford's Tower please email [email protected]

Join us for a fun workshop working with clay to make a lantern, pot or sculpture inspired by the autumnal landscape surrounding the Tower. Beginners welcome and no experience necessary 📆 Thursday 23 October, 6-8pm 🎫 Booking is essential, £25 per adult 📍 Beckford's Tower Paddocks, BA1 9BH

End on a high - literally. ⛰️ Bathscape's 20.5-mile 'Circuit Of Bath' walk in support of Julian House returns this Sunday 21 Sept. The fourth and final section of the walk includes a climb up the hill towards Beckford’s Tower! 🔗 Sign up: circuitofbathwalk.co.uk 📸 Brilliant Bath Photography

When read in the context of Beckford’s Tower, this Northanger Abbey quote takes on a deeper, more complex meaning. This #JaneAusten Festival, we invite you to explore William Beckford’s legacy and the connections between regency wealth, #architecture, and the slave trade. 🕰️ Open Sat–Sun, 10am–5pm

📍 Experience Beckford’s Tower: Then and Now Step into the layered history of Beckford’s Tower through our immersive app that reveals how the building once looked – and how its story has evolved. Download the free app: shorturl.at/GGhH youtube.com/shorts/3Q4TH... #museum #history #bathuk

Autumn is here and we have some exciting new events to look forward to, from creative workshops to a spooky Hallowe'en event. Find out more and book: beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on/ #autumn #bathuk #museum

Craving a moment of calm away from the constant noise and motion of Bath's city centre this weekend? The landscape surrounding the Tower offers plenty of peaceful spots for you to pause and reflect, with sweeping views over the city and countryside. youtube.com/shorts/x6zIs... #bathuk

This gloriously sunny weekend Hannah from Everyone's Brew will be in the car park by Beckford's Grotto, selling a range of hot and cold drinks and snacks. Whether you are visiting Beckford's Tower or simply passing by on a walk around beautiful Lansdown, do stop and say hello 👋☕ #bathuk #heatwave

🎪 5 days to go! 🎪 📍 Beckford's Tower 📆 Sunday 10 August 2025 🎫 Children £7, Adults £15, Family ticket £40 - book via website: www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp... 🎬 by Farm Yard Circus

We were delighted to accept £120 from Finley Spurr and Edward Lloyd, who spent their summer school term selling ice lollies in order to fundraise for Beckford’s Tower and Bath Preservation Trust! Finley (pictured) visited the Tower to present the funds raised to our CEO Alex Sherman in person.

In August's late opening of Beckford's Tower, visitors will enjoy exploring the Tower and Museum by twilight, in addition to a guided tour of the historic graveyard. A special time of day to experience the Tower and surrounding landscape. beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on/ #museum #bathuk

💍 PARTIAL OPENING: Saturday 23 August 💍 On 23 August we will close at 12pm for a private event. We apologise for any inconvenience. To enquire about booking a wedding or other private event at Beckford's Tower please email [email protected]. #weddingvenue #bathuk

Join us this summer for some fun in the fresh air! Every Thursday morning in August we will be running outdoor activities for children aged 5+. 🎫 Children £2 / Adults free. Booking essential www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp... #familyfun #bathuk #museum #summerholidays

We found these conversations from visitors and members of our community advisory panel from the day we reopened last June! 💬 Capsule of videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... If you’ve visited Beckford’s Tower - was it what you were expecting? Tell us in the comments #museum #bathuk

Once the domain of one privileged man, the Tower and surrounding landscape is now accessible to all. While the Museum's displays give much to think about, there are also moments of quiet reflection to be found. Open weekends and Bank Holiday Mondays. Museum contains themes of enslavement.

The #heatwave is set to continue all through the weekend and beyond! If it all gets a bit much then our #museums are pretty cool (in every sense😎)! Opening times: 🔗 beckfordstower.org.uk 🔗 no1royalcrescent.org.uk 🔗 herschelmuseum.org.uk @herschelmuseum.bsky.social @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social

Join us at Beckford's Tower and Museum for an exclusive after-hours visit with a creative twist! Create your own decoupage shell to take home with you, inspired by Beckford's collection of nautilus shells 🐚 📆 Thurs 3 July, 6.30pm 📍 Beckford’s Tower, Bath 🎫 £10 www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp...

Did you know? This grotto was buried underground for over 100 years, until a team of excavators uncovered it two years ago. Once used by William Beckford as a tunnel in his garden between his home in Lansdown and the Tower in the early 19th century, it gradually became buried and forgotten about...

📢 HIRING! 📢 Are you mad about #museums? Crazy about #conservation? Do you fall head over heels for historic objects? You could be our new Assistant Curator! - Part-time, fixed term (3 year) - Salary: £24,500, pro rata (actual gross pay: £19,600) www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk/get-involved...

🎙️ Bad Gays LIVE - William Beckford. A 'Queer Bath' event 🌈 📅 Sun 22 Jun ’25, 19:00 - 21:30 📍 The Guildhall, BA1 5AW 🎫 £16, book via Queer Bath / Bath Box Office: bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/642... #pridemonth #pride2025 #bathuk

Here's what's coming up this month at Beckford's Tower! Further info and booking via website: beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on/ #bathuk #museum #history

🗣 NEW TALK: The Tower: One year on From grotto excavations and solar panels to peeling paint and exciting new objects, the last few years have seen major changes at Beckford’s Tower! 📆 Tuesday 10 June 2025, 6pm 🎫 £10 www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp...

New on the blog - I have been thinking about interpretation that tells complex stories after a visit to @beckfordstower.bsky.social and Powell-Cotton Museum tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/t...

Half term family fun! Book via website www.beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on #halfterm #kidsactivities

🎪 Farm Yard Circus 🎪 Tickets are selling fast for this fun-packed day of circus fun for all the family! 📍 Beckford's Tower 📆 Sunday 10 August 2025 🎫 Children £7, Adults £15, Family ticket £40 - www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp...

Excellent trip to Bath and @beckfordstower.bsky.social so interesting to hear about their work navigating a complex story with their community partners

May half-term event: Create a nature-themed design on a flower pot, then plant your own seeds to watch your plant grow at home! 📆 Thursday 29 May 2025, 10:30am 📍 The Paddocks at Beckford's Tower 🎫 £2 per child (to cover the cost of materials): www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp...

Tweet, tweet! Can you find all the birds in our FREE family trail this Easter? No museum entry necessary - pick up a free trail guide from the sign near the main cemetery entrance. 📍 Lansdown Cemetery, Bath 📆 5-21 April 🎫 Free event, no booking required

What's on at Beckford's Tower this month? beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on/

NEW EVENT: 'The Tower and the Picturesque': a talk by Dr Amy Frost 📍 Beckford’s Tower, BA1 9BH 📆 Tuesday 8 Apr, 6pm 🎫 £10. Booking essential www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp... 📸 Casper Farrell Photography

We are over the moon to share that we have been shortlisted for 'Permanent Exhibition of the Year' in the Museums + Heritage Awards - AKA the 'Oscars of the museums world'! 🖼 by @james.oshaughnesssy

NEW EVENT: After Hours at Beckford's Tower Join our BPT resident horticulturist Netty Miles on an amble around the grounds and cemetery to spot and identify approximately 18 species of plants growing at Beckford’s Tower 🌺🌿 📆 Thursday 3 Apr 2025 6pm - 8pm www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp...

Excellent conversation between Shawn Sobers and Robert Beckford on name changing, seeking out stories, and the genteel facade of the British landscape @brlsi.bsky.social with @beckfordstower.bsky.social for Curious Minds Festival

📖 Beyond Beckford Weds 12th - Robert Beckford and Shawn Sobers explore the history of @beckfordstower, its connections to activism, identity, and the legacy of transatlantic slavery.

Next week's special 'After Hours' Museum opening on Thursday 6th March will feature a guided tour of the graveyard by twilight. What better way to experience this historic cemetery than at dusk, accompanied by a member of our knowledgeable team? Booking essential www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp...

How do you feel about heights? The original spiral staircase at Beckford's Tower is one of the highlights for many visitors - but not everyone can stomach looking down once they reach the top! Did you know? Our Go-Pro can live stream the views down to you, so you needn't miss out 👀🏞 #museum

Can't squeeze a school trip into another packed term? Our new KS3 "Beckford, Bath and the Transatlantic Slave Trade" loan box is the perfect way to support learning objectives in the classroom. Loan box costs just £25 for two weeks' use across classes. To book, please email [email protected].

The museum may be closed for cleaning at present but the public pathways and grounds around the Tower remain open for all to enjoy - so why not come and enjoy the atmospheric cemetery and the wild winter landscape this weekend? Tomorrow is set to be sunny but cold, so wrap up warm 🧣

Various members of the @bathprestrust.bsky.social team headed up to the Tower for EDI training today, which we are undertaking as part of our work to develop our collective EDI awareness and related processes in support of staff and visitors. The mist created quite a gothic atmosphere!

Beckford's Tower will be open for an exclusive after-hours visit on Thurs 6 Feb. Let beautiful live music from Kai Carter wash over you as you walk up the pink spiral staircase to the Belvedere, which looks out on the nighttime landscape in all directions. 🎫 www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp...

Caroline Kay will be here at #BRLSI on 15th Jan discussing how @tnluk.bsky.social has transformed Bath’s heritage 🏛️ As the former CEO of @bathprestrust.bsky.social, Caroline led major Lottery-funded projects like the restoration of @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social and @beckfordstower.bsky.social

Just a reminder that we are currently closed for conservation cleaning. We will reopen on 15 February 🧹 @bathprestrust.bsky.social's other museums are likewise closed at the moment, however at @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social you can still visit the temporary exhibition gallery and the gift shop 🖼🛍

Over on Instagram we're giving away two multi-pass tickets to three Bath Preservation Trust museums: No.1 Royal Crescent, @beckfordstower.bsky.social & the @herschelmuseum.bsky.social, plus a relaxing 30-minute Sound Bath session for two at The Soul Spa! Enter here: www.instagram.com/p/DEURRh6NRij/

That's a wrap for 2024! We are now closed for our annual conservation clean, reopening on 15 February 2025.

NEW EVENT: After Hours at Beckford's Tower 📆Thu 12 Dec 2024 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍Beckford’s Tower & Museum Book now beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on/