Temple of Sulis Minerva
is really Roman Baths, Somerset
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The ruined Roman bath complex in the hills of Wessex, with its hot spring and temple to Sulis Minerva.
The real place
The Romans built a temple and baths here around the only hot springs in Britain, naming the town Aquae Sulis. The Great Bath still fills with warm spring water; the terrace and statues above it are Victorian, and the abbey behind dates from the 1500s.
Visiting
Buy a timed ticket online and go early or after 5 pm in summer. The water is not for swimming, but the modern Thermae Bath Spa nearby uses the same springs.
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