BATH - PLACES OF INTEREST

BATH POSTAL MUSEUM

8 Broad Street, Bath. BA1 5LJ - 01225 460333


The place from which the world's first postage stamp was sent - 2nd May 1840.

Follow the intriguing "Story of the Post" and discover how Eighteenth Century Bath influenced and developed the Postal system, which was later introduced throughout Europe and the Commonwealth.

  • The Story from the Ancient Posts
  • Full-scale Victorian Post Office
  • Airmail Display
  • Continuous Video
  • Activities Room
  • Tea Room
  • Special Exhibitions
  • Facilities for the disabled

11am - 5pm...Monday - Saturday
2pm - 5pm.....Sunday