Recreation Ground (Bath)

Recreation Ground is a multi purpose in Bath, United Kingdom that opened in 1894. Its recorded capacity is 14,509.

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Recreation Ground
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Key facts

Recreation Ground is a multi purpose in Bath, United Kingdom that opened in 1894. Its recorded capacity is 14,509. It is owned by The Recreation Ground Trust, Bath. It is operated by Bath Recreation Ltd. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Bath Rugby.

Location
Bath, United Kingdom
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
14,509
Opened
1894
Status
Active
Current owner
The Recreation Ground Trust, Bath
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Recreation Ground
Recreation Ground

Recreation Ground is at latitude 51.381625, longitude -2.354843, in Bath, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Recreation Ground
FieldValue
Latitude51.381625
Longitude-2.354843
CityBath
RegionBath
CountryUnited Kingdom
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Recreation Ground
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

No naming history is recorded for this venue.

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Recreation Ground, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerThe Recreation Ground Trust, BathPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorBath Recreation LtdPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Recreation Ground and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Bath RugbyPremiership Rugby1894 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

8 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Recreation Ground
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set29542026-10
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set418102026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set418092026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set356052026-09
28 September 2026venuescapacity12300145092026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722242502026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleRecreation_Ground,_BathRecreation Ground, Bath2026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set9502026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Recreation Ground, Bath (revision 1372224250). Wikidata item: Q1134754.