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The Tern Valley Trail - Admaston Spa
Taking The Waters
Admaston Spa (sometimes known as Wellington Spa) included its own bath house and hotel and was rebuilt during the 1840s, although a commercial spa appears to have been in operation by 1750. The therapeutic qualities of the iron-and sulphur-bearing springs were thought helpful in the treatment of rheumatic complaints and it is possible people visited the site since medieval times, when a holy well may have existed here. Despite its appeal to late Victorian ideals on healthy living, the popularity of the spa was short-lived and, by the 1890s, it had closed. Despite re-opening for a short period, in the late 1920s and early 30s, the spa house soon became redundant again and later suffered the indignity of becoming a chicken farm! However, the building was restored to private ownership in the 1970s, after being renovated by Telford Development Corporation.