• Opening times, how to get here, accessibility, and everything else you might need to know about visiting Beckford’s Tower and Museum.
  • Beckford's Tower, originally known as Lansdown Tower, is an architectural folly built in neo-classical style on Lansdown Hill, just outside Bath, Somerset, England.
  • "The finest prospect in Europe". William Beckford came to Bath in 1825 towards the end of his scandalous life, and built this tower as a retreat from the world.
  • At the foot of the tower is the Victorian cemetery, once part of Beckford’s pleasure garden, where both he and Goodridge lie buried.
  • Illustration of Beckford Tower, building entrance on 80th Street. Beckford Tower is a truly impressive presence on the streets of the Upper East Side.
  • Beckford’s Tower. Free hiking map with description and 1:25 000 topographic map in PDF format. Other walking routes are available.
  • One of the loveliest architectural features of Beckford's Tower is that on clear days you can see it glinting from afar!
  • “Amazing, really, that it’s still standing” says Amy Frost, curator at the Bath Preservation Trust, which owns Beckford’s Tower.
  • Beckford House & Tower is designed by the award-winning Studio Sofield and prominently located on the corners of East 80th and 81st Streets.
  • Beckford’s Tower is a unique building, in a spectacular setting, with a fascinating history – exactly the type of project that every conservation architect dreams about!”