Roman Baths Ribchester

If you're visiting the village of Ribchester in the Ribble Valley, step back in time with a walk through the free Roman bath house ruins. Ribchester means 'fort beside the Ribble'. The Romans knew it as Brematennacum.

The bath house was built around 100 AD. It served the needs of the Cavalry soldiers and the local Romano. The bath-house at Ribchester (known to the Romans as Bremetennacum) was built in about AD 100.

It continued in use for about 200 years. It was designed to serve the needs of the soldiers garrisoned in the nearby fort and later for the local civilian population. However, it was built outside the walls of the fort because of the ever.

The Roman bath house at Ribchester was built around 100 AD. Today, there are quite substantial remains of the foundations, allowing you to walk around and view its different rooms and features. It is of the simple 'row-type bath suite', similar to the ones found at the Roman forts at Hardknott (Cumbria) and Corbridge (Northumberland).

Ribchester Museum of Roman Antiquities is a registered charity with the UK Charity CommissionCharity number: 510490 The Ribchester Roman Museum is Lancashire's only dedicated Roman antiquities museum. Come and explore the fascinating ancient Roman history of this picturesque village on the banks of the river Ribble that was once the Roman cavalry fort and settlement. Bremetennacum, ([brɛmɛˈteːnːakʊm]), or Bremetennacum Veteranorum, [1] was a Roman fort on the site of the present day village of Ribchester in Lancashire, England (grid reference SD650350).

(Misspellings in ancient geographical texts include Bremetonnacum, Bremetenracum or Bresnetenacum.) The site is a Scheduled Monument. [2]. The modern day village of Ribchester is situated on the site of what was once a large Roman fort and settlement known as Bremetennacum Veteranorum.

Today, the remains of Ribchester Roman Fort and the Ribchester Roman Bathhouse can be seen alongside the Ribchester Roman Museum, which showcases the best of the history of the site. Roman bath-house at Ribchester, Lancashire. Roman bath-house remains, Ribchester.

OS Grid Reference: SD 65090 35206. In the village of Ribchester, Lancashire, are the excavated foundations of Roman bath-houses, dating from around 100 AD, though there may have been an earlier Flavian structure here. Roman Bath House is a ruins in Ribchester, Ribble Valley District, England.

Roman Bath House is situated nearby to Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, as well as near Ribchester Post Office. Located in the centre of the little village of Ribchester it benefits from a car park at the front, and a beer garden to the rear which overlooks the historic roman baths from an elevated position. The pub has recently undergone a full internal and external refurbishment including new fixtures and fittings.

The museum contains informative and colourful displays about the prehistory and Roman history of Ribchester, using many archaeological finds from the site, including coins, sculpture and metalwork. There are also remains of the Roman fort and baths outside the museum. Regular events and temporary exhibitions take place throughout the year.

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