Woodhall Spa

Woodhall Spa is a village in the county of Lincolnshire in England. It has (2009) estimated 5000 inhabitants and is situated in the East Lindsey District about 10 km south-west of Horncastle and about 24 km east-southeast of Lincoln.

Mineral spring

Worldwide the mineral source of Woodhall Spa. It was found in 1821 during the sinking of a shaft in search of coal at a depth of 159 m. The water of the spring has a six times higher content of iodine and bromine than any other known mineral. With more than 5 mg / liter of the content of iodine to one hundred times higher than that of seawater.

Kurbetrieb and Tourism

Some sick cows who had drunk of the water of the spring, were healthy. This prompted residents of the area, also to drink the water and bathe in it, to find healing. Was then started to build a spa resort (English spa) for drinking and bathing cures, and Woodhall Spa was born. 1855 a railway connection was opened. Woodhall Spa got hotels and sports and became an elegant Victorian resort. Two German bombs were dropped on August 7, 1943 at Woodhall Spa, one of which is the Royal Hydro Hotel badly damaged. Of the soldiers quartered there no was injured, as were all the maneuvers outside the home. The demand for the weight-loss program went after the Second World War back, the rail link was closed in 1971, but the spa facilities were still in use until 1983, the well shaft and parts of the building collapsed and the fountain has ceased operations. A holiday resort with lots of things to do has remained Woodhall Spa.

Historical movie theater

This opened in 1922 Kinema in the Woods is the only one in the UK still operating theater with rear projection on a translucent screen. Also a cinema organ of the company Compton is there still in use.