Years 3/4 - Roman Bath Trip

Years 3/4—Visit to the Roman Baths, Bath

 

On Wednesday 13th November, most of the Year 3/4 children met at school very early and set off to the city of Bath. We visited the Roman Baths, which were built around 70AD by the Romans in Britain.

 

The Roman Baths is one of the best-preserved Roman remains in the world, where 1,170,000 litres of steaming spring water, reaching 46°C, still fills the bathing site every single day.

 

The children took part in a range of interesting and practical activities including dressing like a Roman, making a mosaic, handling 2000-year-old artefacts, digging for artefacts like an archaeologist, using a pulley system, and building a Roman arch.

 

 The children also had time to explore the baths themselves, including the Great Bath, the laconicum (room with intense dry heat), the circular plunge pool, changing rooms, and the sacred spring.

 

Everyone loved seeing artefacts that were over 2000 years old, such as the Temple Pediment with a gorgon’s head, several Roman coins, curse tablets, and the bronze head of the goddess Sulis Minerva.

 

A fabulous day was had by all, and we were so proud of the children, who were excited and enthusiastic throughout the visit. We were even stopped more than once by members of the public, who commented how well the children were behaving! Well done everyone!

 

Finally, a big thank you to the staff who gave their own time to attend the trip and make it special for the

children. Without your support, we cannot make these trips happen!

 

“This is the best day of my life!” Ben B

 

“I can’t believe I’m going to be walking where actual Romans walked.” Dexter N

 

“I loved seeing the baths that the Romans used.” Chloe R

 

“Amazing and fun!” Ruby

 

“It was amazing to see the spring water bubbling.” Alice R

 

“I loved making my own mosaic.” Ati

 

“I loved walking past all of the Roman artefacts.” Amber

 

“The trip was really interesting, and it was cool walking where Romans walked.” Hugo