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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 17d

Join us for a fun workshop working with clay to make a lantern, pot or sculpture inspired by the autumnal landscape surrounding the Tower.

Beginners welcome and no experience necessary
📆 Thursday 23 October, 6-8pm
🎫 Booking is essential, £25 per adult
📍 Beckford's Tower Paddocks, BA1 9BH

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 24d

End on a high - literally. ⛰️

Bathscape's 20.5-mile 'Circuit Of Bath' walk in support of Julian House returns this Sunday 21 Sept. The fourth and final section of the walk includes a climb up the hill towards Beckford’s Tower!

🔗 Sign up: circuitofbathwalk.co.uk
📸 Brilliant Bath Photography

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · 28d

When read in the context of Beckford’s Tower, this Northanger Abbey quote takes on a deeper, more complex meaning. This #JaneAusten Festival, we invite you to explore William Beckford’s legacy and the connections between regency wealth, #architecture, and the slave trade.

🕰️ Open Sat–Sun, 10am–5pm

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Sep 2

📍 Experience Beckford’s Tower: Then and Now

Step into the layered history of Beckford’s Tower through our immersive app that reveals how the building once looked – and how its story has evolved.

Download the free app: shorturl.at/GGhH

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#museum #history #bathuk

📍 Experience Beckford’s Tower: Then and Now

YouTube video by Bath Preservation Trust

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Sep 1

Autumn is here and we have some exciting new events to look forward to, from creative workshops to a spooky Hallowe'en event. Find out more and book: beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on/

#autumn #bathuk #museum

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Aug 22

Craving a moment of calm away from the constant noise and motion of Bath's city centre this weekend? The landscape surrounding the Tower offers plenty of peaceful spots for you to pause and reflect, with sweeping views over the city and countryside.

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#bathuk

View from the landscape surrounding Beckford's Tower in Bath. #bathuk #nature #countryside #views

YouTube video by Bath Preservation Trust

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Aug 14

This gloriously sunny weekend Hannah from Everyone's Brew will be in the car park by Beckford's Grotto, selling a range of hot and cold drinks and snacks. Whether you are visiting Beckford's Tower or simply passing by on a walk around beautiful Lansdown, do stop and say hello 👋☕

#bathuk #heatwave

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Aug 5

🎪 5 days to go! 🎪
📍 Beckford's Tower
📆 Sunday 10 August 2025
🎫 Children £7, Adults £15, Family ticket £40 - book via website:
www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp...

🎬 by Farm Yard Circus

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jul 31

We were delighted to accept £120 from Finley Spurr and Edward Lloyd, who spent their summer school term selling ice lollies in order to fundraise for Beckford’s Tower and Bath Preservation Trust! Finley (pictured) visited the Tower to present the funds raised to our CEO Alex Sherman in person.

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jul 16

In August's late opening of Beckford's Tower, visitors will enjoy exploring the Tower and Museum by twilight, in addition to a guided tour of the historic graveyard. A special time of day to experience the Tower and surrounding landscape.

beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on/

#museum #bathuk

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jul 15

💭 Income generated by events at Beckford’s Tower meets the cost of running the museum and looking after the building and landscape. Any surplus remaining is invested in collaborative projects, co-curation and educational activities, which continue our work to “reclaim the space” of the Tower for all

Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jul 15

💍 PARTIAL OPENING: Saturday 23 August 💍

On 23 August we will close at 12pm for a private event. We apologise for any inconvenience.

To enquire about booking a wedding or other private event at Beckford's Tower please email [email protected].

#weddingvenue #bathuk

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jul 4

Join us this summer for some fun in the fresh air! Every Thursday morning in August we will be running outdoor activities for children aged 5+.

🎫 Children £2 / Adults free. Booking essential www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp...

#familyfun #bathuk #museum #summerholidays

Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jul 3

We found these conversations from visitors and members of our community advisory panel from the day we reopened last June! 💬

Capsule of videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

If you’ve visited Beckford’s Tower - was it what you were expecting? Tell us in the comments

#museum #bathuk

Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jun 23

Once the domain of one privileged man, the Tower and surrounding landscape is now accessible to all. While the Museum's displays give much to think about, there are also moments of quiet reflection to be found.

Open weekends and Bank Holiday Mondays. Museum contains themes of enslavement.

Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jun 19

The #heatwave is set to continue all through the weekend and beyond! If it all gets a bit much then our #museums are pretty cool (in every sense😎)!

Opening times:
🔗 beckfordstower.org.uk
🔗 no1royalcrescent.org.uk
🔗 herschelmuseum.org.uk

@herschelmuseum.bsky.social @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jun 17

Join us at Beckford's Tower and Museum for an exclusive after-hours visit with a creative twist! Create your own decoupage shell to take home with you, inspired by Beckford's collection of nautilus shells 🐚

📆 Thurs 3 July, 6.30pm
📍 Beckford’s Tower, Bath
🎫 £10

www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp...

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jun 12

Can you picture Beckford thundering through the grotto tunnel and up to the Tower on his horse?

The Tower and grotto are open this weekend as usual, 10am-5pm – book your tickets online or purchase on the door at the Tower. beckfordstower.org.uk

Museum contains themes of enslavement.

#museum

Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jun 12

... with one end still inaccessible to this day. Since we reopened the Tower to the public last June, following a £3.9million restoration project funded by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social and other generous supporters, visitors have been able to walk into the grotto.

#museums #heritage

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jun 12

Did you know? This grotto was buried underground for over 100 years, until a team of excavators uncovered it two years ago. Once used by William Beckford as a tunnel in his garden between his home in Lansdown and the Tower in the early 19th century, it gradually became buried and forgotten about...

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jun 11

📢 HIRING! 📢

Are you mad about #museums? Crazy about #conservation? Do you fall head over heels for historic objects? You could be our new Assistant Curator!

- Part-time, fixed term (3 year)
- Salary: £24,500, pro rata (actual gross pay: £19,600)

www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk/get-involved...

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Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jun 4

🎙️ Bad Gays LIVE - William Beckford. A 'Queer Bath' event 🌈

📅 Sun 22 Jun ’25, 19:00 - 21:30
📍 The Guildhall, BA1 5AW
🎫 £16, book via Queer Bath / Bath Box Office: bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/642...

#pridemonth #pride2025 #bathuk

Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · Jun 2

Here's what's coming up this month at Beckford's Tower! Further info and booking via website: beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on/

#bathuk #museum #history

Beckford's Tower @beckfordstower.bsky.social · May 28

🗣 NEW TALK: The Tower: One year on

From grotto excavations and solar panels to peeling paint and exciting new objects, the last few years have seen major changes at Beckford’s Tower!

📆 Tuesday 10 June 2025, 6pm
🎫 £10 www.tickettailor.com/events/bathp...

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Tincture of Museum @tinctureofmuseum.bsky.social · May 23

New on the blog - I have been thinking about interpretation that tells complex stories after a visit to @beckfordstower.bsky.social and Powell-Cotton Museum tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/t...

Telling complex stories – Powell-Cotton Museum and Beckford’s Tower

I have been dwelling on two recent visits to a museum and a heritage site that have both undergone re-interpretation work. They have both faced challenging existing narratives that they have been s…

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