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How did the Romans Stay Clean?

Get down to Chedworth this Bank Holiday Weekend and find out the secrets of the Roman bathing process.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

Ever wondered how the Roman's bathed?

This Bank Holiday Weekend come and meet Savonious, our very own bath house attendant, or Balneator, as he would have been known. You will...

* Find out what walnuts had to do with bathing. * Learn how people bathed without soap and water. * Hear about the unexpected link between bathing and styling mousse. * Find out why a bath suite had six rooms and what each one was used for.

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