The Tern Valley Trail - Admaston Spa

Admaston Spa

Admaston Spa House

By the mid 19th Century, the Anglo-Saxon village of Admaston enjoyed a flourishing reputation as a fashionable centre for 'genteel society'. In 1851, the arrival of the railway network in east Shropshire led to the opening of a local station, situated on the main line between Shrewsbury and Wellington, enabling even more wealthy patrons to flock to the area. Admaston's popularity was founded on the presence of what the Topographical Dictionary of England (1848) described as 'a mineral spa of considerable celebrity, where a commodious hotel has been built for visitors'. As more people began to take to the waters, so the village began to expand and many large houses sprung up to accommodate its new, affluent residents.