Roman Baths
The Strand Lane Baths, at 5 Strand Lane, London WC2R 2NA, have been reputed since the 1830s to be a Roman survival. They are in fact the remaining portion of a cistern built in 1612 to feed a fountain in the gardens of the old Somerset House, then a royal place.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: archaeological site in Westminster, London, England, UK
- Also known as: “Early C17 Cistern To Old Somerset House (Aka The Roman Bath)”, “Roman Baths, Strand Lane”, and “The Roman Bath Strand Lane”
- Address: Strand Lane, London
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Somerset House.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
Somerset House
Arts center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Somerset House is a large neoclassical building complex situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. Somerset House is situated 490 feet southwest of Roman Baths.
Aldwych tube station
Historic site
Photo: Pencefn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aldwych is a closed station on the London Underground, located in the City of Westminster in Central London. It was opened in 1907 with the name Strand, after the street on which it is located.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Clement Danes and Temple.
St Clement Danes
Neighborhood
St Clement Danes was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England; an ecclesiastical version remains. The parish was split between the Liberty of Westminster and the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Temple
Quarter
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple is an area or precinct of the City of London surrounding Temple Church. It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Covent Garden
Photo: Hamster28, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Covent Garden is one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of London, and is hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.
Roman Baths
- Categories: archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51177° or 51° 30′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.11578° or 0° 6′ 57″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C3XGV6M+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1422415861OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7361585
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