Elton House Open Days

In the year that we celebrate the 250th anniversary since the birth of Jane Austen, we are pleased to add Elton House to the Landmark Trust Open Day programme in 2025. Following recent refurbishment works, this favourite Landmark will be open to the public on the weekend of Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 June, 10am-4pm. 

Pre-booking via Eventbrite is preferred so we can provide you with updates on this event. 

About Elton House

Elton House is a historic building in Bath, originally built around 1700 and later expanded by Elizabeth and Jacob Elton. It was created to house wealthy visitors who came to Bath to take the waters. By 1750, it had become a grand building with several floors, beautiful staircases, and fine woodwork to accommodate the affluent Georgians. Over time, the fashionable crowd moved further up the hill, and part of the ground floor became a shop, while the rest of the house stayed the same.

In 1982, Miss Philippa Savery, a dedicated city preservationist, gave the house to the city, along with some lovely furniture. She had found the building in 1946, neglected and home to twelve tenants, with a cobbler’s shop on the ground floor. Over the years, Miss Savery bought up the leases and restored the house to its original state. She also created a beautiful garden at the back, and the view from the front still offers a lovely sight of the green fields above Bath.

Making a donation as part of your visit

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to visit a Landmark for free as part of our Open Day programme, and as such we’re pleased to continue to offer free entry at all our Open Days in 2025.
The Landmark Trust is a building conservation charity that relies on donations to support its work. Over the past 60 years, public support has helped us rescue over 200 historic buildings and make them available for all to experience and enjoy. Your support by attending our events, booking a workshop, and making a donation allows us to continue to save buildings at risk and continue to maintain those already in our care. Your donation could help train the craftspeople needed to restore a future Landmark, offer opportunities for young people to experience history first-hand, or provide a charity with free Landmark stay for their service users through our 50 for Free scheme.

Donations can be made when you book your Eventbrite ticket, at the event via contactless donation points, or after your visit via our website under Support. 

 

 

Open Day entry

Due to the historic nature of our buildings we have a limited capacity for our Open Day events. You may therefore be asked to wait a short time while other visitors finish their visit. Whilst booking is not essential, priority will be given to those who have booked in advance. Thank you for your co-operation.

Getting here

We encourage visitors to travel to Bath using public transport. Bath Spa train station is 0.3 miles from Elton House. There is no visitor parking available. If travelling by car, visitors should park in one of Bath's public car parks.

Accessibility 

Please note that due to the nature of our historic buildings and places, some may not be suitable for those with limited mobility or certain disabilities. Elton House has steep and uneven stairs that may not be suitable for those with limited mobilty. 

We do all we can to enable access wherever possible; if you have any access concerns that you’d like to discuss before visiting, please contact our Booking Enquiries team on 01628 825925 or booking@landmarktrust.org.uk. The Booking Office is open Mon to Fri - 9am to 5pm.

Only certified assistance dogs are permitted at this open day.