Heated Rooms and Plunge Pools

The western range of baths includes a sequence of pools and heated rooms with good surviving hypocaust pilae showing how their heating system would have worked. The cold circular plunge pool is 1.6 metres deep, just looking at it makes you shiver.

 

The circular bath has projected film of life-sized male bathers onto the walls. 'Shows' last about 90 seconds and are 4 minutes apart. 

 

There are also the original arched Roman viewing windows to the Spring in the King's Bath.

 

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Find out about the Roman West baths here.

Image: view of the circular bath in the suite of baths to the West of the Roman site

View of the circular bath