As a valued BPT member you are joining us in our education, campaigning and conservation work across the region and helping to sustain and enhance our wonderful city.

Choose Your Membership

 

Joint Membership

 

Two adults (aged 17+) living at the same address
£40 a year* (including digital communications and literature)
£45 a year* (including physical and digital communications and literature.***)

 

Family Membership

 

Two adults (aged 17+) and up to four children (aged 6-16), under 5s go free
£45 a year* (including digital literature and communications)
£50 a year* (including digital and physical communications and literature***)

 

Single Membership

 

Adult

One adult (aged 17+)
£30 a year* (including digital communications and literature)
£35 a year* (including physical communications and literature***)

Student

One student (no age restriction; evidence of student status must be provided in the form of a valid student ID or student email)
£20 a year* (including digital literature)
£25 a year* (including digital and physical literature***)

 

Organisation/Corporate Membership

 

Residents’ Association

Bath-based residents’ association
£35 a year* (including physical communications and literature. Not available for overseas memberships)
£30 a year* (including digital communications and literature)

Parish Council

Bath-based parish council
£20 a year* (including digital literature)
£25 a year* (including digital and physical literature***)

Corporate

Bath-based corporate organisation or business
£150 a year* (including digital literature)
£155 a year* (including digital and physical literature***)

 

Life Membership

 

Single

One adult (aged 17+)
£350** (including physical or digital communications and literature***)

Joint

Two adults (aged 17+) living at the same address
£450** (including physical or digital literature***)

*12 months of membership running from 1st June – 31st May

**one-off payment for membership

*** Overseas memberships are given digital-only communications and literature by default 

Your membership benefits include:

  • Unlimited free entry to all BPT museums throughout the year.
  • Invitations to bespoke BPT walks, talks and private tours.
  • Access to advice and support from BPT’s conservation team and committees on planning policy, conservation and heritage.
  • Know you are playing a vital role in helping to preserve Bath’s heritage.
  • Meet fellow members with similar interests.
  • Put your views to BPT at the Annual General Meeting.
  • Receive BPT’s biannual Bath Matters publication, monthly eNews and the Annual Review.
  • Christmas drinks reception with the Chairman, Trustees, staff and fellow members.

How to join Bath Preservation Trust

Please note that membership cannot currently be purchased in person at any of our museums.

There are many types of membership options available, from just £15 per year. You can download our Membership Application Form as a Microsoft Word document by clicking here, or as a PDF document by clicking here. The Microsoft Word document version can be filled in online and the PDF document version is ideal for printing off and filling in by hand.

Email your completed form to membership@bptrust.org.uk or post your completed form, with a cheque if applicable, to:

Bath Preservation Trust, 1 Royal Crescent, Bath, BA1 2LR

The more members we have, the more weight BPT’s views carry when the historic beauty of Bath is threatened. With your support, our influence with planning and other authorities and stakeholders is strengthened. Financial support from our members means we can plan our programme of conservation and education into the future.

If you are buying membership for someone else or giving it as a gift, fill in the Membership Application Form with the gift recipient’s information and your payment details. You can choose to have the Membership Welcome Pack delivered to yourself, or directly to the gift recipient with your own personal message (don’t forget to include your name!). Their year of membership will start from the day payment is received, and how long the membership is valid for will depend on the membership type.

Please note that overseas members are not eligible for postal communications and literature.

Frequently Asked Questions

Whether you’re already a Bath Preservation Trust member, are thinking of joining or want to give membership as a gift, here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

If you haven’t found the answer to your question here, please email membership@bptrust.org.uk for further assistance.

Our overseas members can receive all communications from us digitally, which comes at a £5 discount to postal communications! We can also arrange for you to pick up your membership card from one of our museums when you are in Bath.

Standard annual memberships run from June 1st until May 31st with pro-rata payment options available for joining throughout the year. For more information see the pricing structure overleaf on our membership application/renewal form. Life memberships have no expiry date and do not need to be renewed.

Yes! Fill in the membership application/renewal form with the gift recipient’s information and your payment details. You can choose to have the welcome pack delivered to yourself, or directly to the gift recipient with your own personal message (don’t forget to include your name!). Their year of membership will start from the day payment is received, and how long the membership is valid for will depend on the membership type.