Herschel Museum of Astronomy

• The Caroline Lucretia Gallery dedicated to his sister, Caroline Herschel
• The Herschel Museum of Astronomy also houses the Music Room, a space used by William Herschel to develop and practice his musical interests.
• The backyard adorns a 16th-century garden, which used to be Jane Austen's favourite spot for evening walks. What makes this garden so special is that; it was from here that William Herschel discovered the planet.
• A star vault astronomy auditorium is the present reconstructed form of the then manufacturing space for telescopes and other related instruments.
• The Herschel Museum is recorded among the Grade II buildings; a group of structures that carry significant importance by the English Heritage.
• The Herschel Museum of Astronomy has a display of orreries, mirrors and replicas of the objects used in the time.

• Amazing Astronomy - a fun game for children, for which you could purchase tickets at the admission desk.
• You could take an exciting tour of the place through the handling box and replica house of 19 New King Street.
• There is a museum shop where you could buy souvenirs, articles and other items.
• The museum shop also has books on sale, which includes the Museum Guide Book as well.

• The Herschel Museum of Astronomy was established two centuries after the discovery of the planet Uranus.
• This discovery expanded our human knowledge of outer space.
• Jane Austen lived opposite to the museum and took regular strolls in the garden.

• William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus using a telescope designed by himself.
• He also went on to be one of the pioneers to discover infrared. And guess what, the discovery was by accident!
• Caroline Herschel, sister of William Herschel, was one of the leading women scientists of her time.

• The Herschel Museum of Astrology is constructed using the Bath Stone Ashlar, a combination of granular and smooth textures.
• The house turned museum represents the Georgian middle-class homes of the time.

• Free wifi
• Guard dogs allowed.

• Do not click photographs with the flash switched on.
• Do not carry or use selfie sticks.

On foot:
Begin your journey from the Bath Premier City Center. Walk towards and onto James Street West. You would enter a right turn onto Charles Street. Take that turn and further take a left onto New King Street. As you continue walking, you would reach the Herschel Museum of Astronomy. It would be to your left.

By road:
Car:
Drive onto James Street from the city centre and take a right turn onto Charles Street. Drive up to Monmouth Place and take a left onto that street. Further, drive onto your left to get onto Cumberland Row. Continue until you come across a lane leading into Kings Street, take a right and drive into that street. You would reach the Herschel Museum of Astronomy, which would be to your left
Parking - There are no parking facilities on the premises of the museum. However, there is a parking space on Charles Street. It is a ten-minute walk from the museum.
Parking spaces are provided on King Charles Street for the disabled. However, these spaces cannot be booked in advance.

Bike:
You could use the “Bike in Bath Scheme”, a bike rental where you could pick up yours and ride down to the museum. There is parking available for bikes around the museum.