Council backs plans to help make popular Bath museum fully accessible

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        September 26, 2026

Council backs plans to help make popular Bath museum fully accessible

Good Morning Bath — Saturday, 26 September 2026

When visitors enter the building at the front, they have to go up 15 steps to reach the ground-floor level.
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Council backs plans to help make popular Bath museum fully accessible
• When visitors enter the building at the front, they have to go up 15 steps to reach the ground-floor level.
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