Bath · grassroots venue · Verified open
Twerton real-ale pub with folk on Mondays and Wednesdays and live music every Friday
Capacity to be confirmed, live music 3 nights a week. Folk, Blues, Jazz.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
Here is The Royal Oak in Bath at a glance. It has live music 3 nights a week. It books folk, blues and jazz acts.
capacity
| Live music | 3 nights a week |
| TodayClosed | 16:00–23:00Opens in 8h 23m 42s |
| Backline | TBC |
| Books | Folk · Blues · Jazz |
4 photos show the inside of The Royal Oak. It books folk, blues and jazz acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Everything about The Royal Oak that matters before you book is set out below. It has live music 3 nights a week. It books folk, blues and jazz acts.
| Capacity | – |
| Live nights | Mon, Wed, Fri |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | FolkBluesJazz |
| Website | theroyaloakbath.co.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Checked against | Ticket listing |
You will find The Royal Oak at Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3BW. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 36 rooms in our Bath venue directory.
Bath BA2 3BW
The nearest station is Oldfield Park (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
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| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Royal Oak publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 16:00–23:00 |
| Tue | 16:00–23:00 |
| Wed | 16:00–23:00 |
| Thu | 16:00–23:00 |
| FriToday | 16:00–23:00 |
| Sat | 12:00–23:00 |
| Sun | 16:00–23:00 |
The stage kit at The Royal Oak is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | TBC |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
Here is the story of The Royal Oak in Bath so far. It books folk, blues and jazz acts. It has live music 3 nights a week.
The Royal Oak is a grassroots music venue in Bath. It books Folk, Blues, Jazz, Rock.
Listing notesThe Royal Oak on Lower Bristol Road has music 3 nights a week: a Breton folk, blues jam and songwriting circle on Mondays, folk sessions (mainly Irish) on Wednesdays, and live music every Friday, sometimes with Thursday or Saturday gigs too. A swing jazz session runs on the first Sunday of the month, and there are open-mic nights as well. A pub since around 1840, it closed in 1999 and re-opened in August 2005 as a real-ale pub. It brews its own beers under the Ralph's Ruin name alongside guest ales, ciders and perries, and has a garden and a secluded terrace. Touring and local bands also play here; recent listings include The Flag Fen Project, State and The Actions.
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| 01 | Bath Forum | 6 gigs |
| 02 | Prestbury Sports Bar | 5 gigs |
| 03 | Cheese & Grain | 3 gigs |
| 04 | Komedia | 2 gigs |
| 05 | The Tunnels Frome | 2 gigs |
| 06 | Melksham Assembly Hall | 1 gig |
| 07 | Roseberry Road Studios | 1 gig |
| 08 | The Awesome Studio | 1 gig |
| 09 | Assembly Inn | 0 gigs |
| 10 | Bath Cider House | 0 gigs |
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The Royal Oak
Twerton real-ale pub with folk on Mondays and Wednesdays and live music every Friday
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- Capacity
- 3 nights
- Live music
- 16:00
- Open today
- –
- Backline
- Folk
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Royal Oak — Quick Facts
Twerton real-ale pub with folk on Mondays and Wednesdays and live music every Friday. Here are the key facts on The Royal Oak at a glance.
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Inside The Royal Oak
The stage kit at The Royal Oak is not confirmed yet. It has live music 3 nights a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
The Royal Oak is a grassroots music venue in Bath. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
The Royal Oak books Folk, Blues, Jazz, Rock acts. This listing is part of the Bath venue directory.
The Royal Oak on Lower Bristol Road has music 3 nights a week: a Breton folk, blues jam and songwriting circle on Mondays, folk sessions (mainly Irish) on Wednesdays, and live music every Friday, sometimes with Thursday or Saturday gigs too. A swing jazz session runs on the first Sunday of the month, and there are open-mic nights as well. A pub since around 1840, it closed in 1999 and re-opened in August 2005 as a real-ale pub. It brews its own beers under the Ralph's Ruin name alongside guest ales, ciders and perries, and has a garden and a secluded terrace. Touring and local bands also play here; recent listings include The Flag Fen Project, State and The Actions.
Nights The Royal Oak usually has live music
The Royal Oak usually has live music on Mon, Wed, Fri. It lists folk among the genres it books. Its kit is not confirmed yet, so ask what is on stage before you load in. The Royal Oak isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first.
Find The Royal Oak
You will find The Royal Oak at Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3BW. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 36 rooms in our Bath venue directory.
The nearest station is Oldfield Park (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. The Royal Oak is in Bath — use BA2 3BW for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Bath this week.
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Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at The Royal Oak
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The Royal Oak is #34 of 36 Bath venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 – Bath Forum 6 gigs
- #2 – Prestbury Sports Bar 5 gigs
- #3 – Cheese & Grain 3 gigs
- #4 – Komedia 2 gigs
- #5 – The Tunnels Frome 2 gigs
- #6 – Melksham Assembly Hall 1 gig
- #7 – Roseberry Road Studios 1 gig
- #8 – The Awesome Studio 1 gig
- #9 – Assembly Inn 0 gigs
- #10 – Bath Cider House 0 gigs
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The Royal Oak in brief. The Royal Oak in Bath is a live music room that books folk, blues and jazz. The live nights are most often Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Rooms nearby include The Tunnels Frome, Three Crowns and Assembly Inn; the Bath venue directory has the rest.
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