The town of Leamington Spa, originally known as Leamington Priors was a tiny village until about 1800.
The value of the mineral springs was known in the middle ages, but it was not until 1784 that the small village began rediscovering its saline springs and started building baths around some of them.
In the period just prior to 1810 it had become obvious that the town’s existing Bath Houses could not cope with the ever increasing number of visitors.
Plans were made to build a bathing establishment on a scale surpassing anything yet attempted. A syndicate was formed to provide the necessary funds.
A company was formed to buy the land on the west side of the Parade for building purposes. This was the start of the ‘new town’ and it was hoped the new baths could be erected in this area.
However, attempts to discover a reliable source of saline water in this vicinity were unsuccessful. Eventually in 1810 a spring was discovered on land owned by Mr Greatheed – a member of the syndicate – on the north side of the river, but only a stones-throw away from the old town.
Warwickshire’s county town is world famous for its magnificent castle and historic charm. There are many places to visit and buildings of outstanding quality from every period of the last 1100 years.
Visit the magnificent Warwick Castle, gaze at the ancient artefacts in St Mary’s Church or take a leisurely stroll by the River Avon, there’s something for everyone here in Warwick.
Warwick is blessed with beautiful parks and gardens, all within walking distance from the town centre. Visit St Nicholas Park, Priory Park, Hill Close Gardens, Mill Garden and St Mary’s Lands.
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This trip will depart at around 3PM to return home. The driver will inform you of the exact time on the day, dependant on outward travel times. Whilst we do not guarantee a W/C on board most of our excursion fleet do have toilet facilities. For your comfort we allocate seating at time of booking, however reserve the right to alter or amend your seat allocation for utilisation purposes.
Our Pick-ups are as follows:
| Barnsley Interchange- 08:00 +£0.00* |