Roman Baths Voted Best Tourism Attraction

The Roman Baths have been rated by visitors as one of the UK?s best tourism attractions.

For the second year running, customers of CIE Tours International, which runs quality coach tours from its base in Dublin, have voted to award the Roman Baths one of the company’s coveted Silver Merit Awards of Excellence.

Alongside Windsor Castle and The Tower of London, The Roman Baths is one of only three visitor attractions in England to win the prestigious award.

Councillor Cherry Beath, Cabinet Member for Sustainable Development, said: “For the second year running, the Roman Baths has been voted an excellent day out by visitors travelling with CIE Tours."

"Only two or three visitor attractions in the British Isles receive this rare Award of Excellence each year so we’re delighted to have won it again and I’m immensely proud of the Roman Baths team."

“We value this award highly as it reflects the views of a huge number of our overseas visitors. It shows that Bath & North East Somerset Council’s on-going investment in the Roman Baths is continuing to improve the experience and give our visitors a truly excellent day out.”

The Silver Merit Award of Excellence was presented to the Roman Baths at an awards ceremony held in Glasgow on Thursday April 18th.

The Award of Excellence reflects the Council’s commitment to keeping the Roman Baths a favourite among visitors.

Brian Stack, Managing Director of CIE Tours International, said: “Since 1932, CIE Tours has brought in excess of three million visitors to Ireland. Over the last few years we have been extending our offer throughout the UK which offers many attractive destinations for our customers, many of whom are from North America.

“Our customers, quite rightly, have very high standards and high expectations for their visit to the UK and these awards recognise those suppliers who deliver on and, in many cases, exceed those expectations."