The Roman Baths Score A Hat Trick at Tourism Awards

The Roman Baths has been rated by its visitors as one of the UK?s best tourism attractions for the third year in a row.

Customers of CIE Tours International, which runs quality coach tours from its base in Dublin, have again voted to award the Roman Baths one of the company’s coveted UK Merit Awards of Excellence for the quality of visitor experience. 

The Roman Baths was one of only seven visitor attractions in England to win the prestigious award – alongside Windsor Castle and The Tower of London.

Every year, CIE Tours asks its thousands of clients to mark the hotels, restaurants, visitor attractions and events that they experience on their tours – which cover the whole of Ireland and the UK, as well as further afield. Only the small number of those which receive an overall mark of 90% or more are awarded a UK Merit Award of Excellence in the CIE Awards – known in Ireland as the “Tourism Oscars”.

Councillor Ben Stevens (Lib-Dem, Widcombe), Cabinet Member for Sustainable Development, said: “The Roman Baths has been voted an excellent day out by visitors travelling with CIE Tours for the third year in a row. Only a small number of visitor attractions in the British Isles achieve this rare Award of Excellence each year so we’re delighted to have won it three times now and I’m immensely proud of the Roman Baths team."

The UK Merit Award of Excellence was presented to the Roman Baths at an awards ceremony held in Glasgow on Wednesday 2 April.

For more information about Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Roman Baths visit www.romanbaths.co.uk or call 01225 477774.