The Roman Bath
As one of the most complete examples of York’s Roman past, these baths were actually discovered when the pub above was digging a new cellar in 1930. A leisure centre for soldiers who watched the fortress that once loomed over the rivers of Ouse and Foss, it includes the Tepidarium (warm room), Caldarium (steam room) and Frigidarium (for cooling off). Get to grips with a Roman soldier’s life by seeing where they would have bathed, socialised and defecated, and don’t miss the chance to try on armour, helmets and shields. As the base of the ninth legion, who waged campaigns against the Brigantes and Caledonians, the York fortress even hosted Emperor Septimius Serverus for three years until his death in 211 AD.
