Royal Tunbridge Wells is a Town in the county of Kent.
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England.
Royal Tunbridge Wells’ history can be traced back to the Iron Age where it lay within the territory of the Celtic tribe called the Belgae.
Royal Tunbridge Wells was a spa town for about 200 years from the mid-17th century, based on natural mineral springs. Royal Tunbridge Wells is also known as ‘The Queen of Watering Places’.
Royal Tunbridge Wells has been a fashionable holiday resort since the 17th century when sea bathing in combination with drinking water from mineral springs was popularised by Dr. Richard Russell of nearby Tunbridge Wells in the village of Speldhurst. Royal Tunbridge Wells’ growth however did not really start until the beginning of the 19th century.
Royal Tunbridge Wells postcode: TN1 2DL
Retail in Royal Tunbridge Wells
There are great places to visit near Royal Tunbridge Wells including some great towns, historic buildings, beaches, parks, museums, castles, shopping centres, cities, ruins, country parks, lakes, coastal parks and airports.
Don't miss Faversham, Broadstairs, St Peter's, Ramsgate, Chatham, Margate, and Dover's towns if visiting the area around Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Historic Buildings to visit near Royal Tunbridge Wells include Nuckell's Alsmshouses, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Palace Cinema, Clock Tower Broadstairs, The Look Out House, Bleak House, and Home for Smack Boys.
Royal Tunbridge Wells's best nearby beaches can be found at Viking Bay, and Dumpton Gap.
Victoria Gardens is a great place to visit close to Royal Tunbridge Wells if you like parks.
Royal Tunbridge Wells is near some unmissable museums like Ramsgate Maritime Museum,
There are a several good castles in the Royal Tunbridge Wells area like Dover Castle, Rochester Castle, Leeds Castle, and Tonbridge Castle.
There are a several good shopping centres in the Royal Tunbridge Wells area like Royal Victoria Place, and Bluewater Shopping Centre.
There are a number of cities near to Royal Tunbridge Wells including Canterbury.
There are a number of ruins near to Royal Tunbridge Wells including Tonbridge Castle.
The area around Royal Tunbridge Wells boasts some of the best country parks including Haysden Country Park, and Barton's Point Coastal Park.
Royal Tunbridge Wells is near some unmissable lakes like Barden Lake,
The area around Royal Tunbridge Wells's best coastal parks can be found at Barton's Point Coastal Park.
Lydd Airport is a great place to visit close to Royal Tunbridge Wells if you like airports.
Royal Tunbridge Wells History
There are some historic monuments around Royal Tunbridge Wells:
Places to see near Royal Tunbridge Wells
History of Royal Tunbridge Wells
The origin of the town today came in the seventeenth century. In 1606 Dudley, Lord North, a courtier to James I who was staying at a hunting lodge in Eridge in the hope that the country air might improve his ailing constitution, discovered a chalybeate spring. He drank from the spring and, when his health improved, he became convinced that it had healing properties. He persuaded his rich friends in London to try it, and by the time Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I, visited in 1630 it had established itself as a spa retreat. By 1636 it had become so popular that two houses were built next to the spring to cater for the visitors, one for the ladies and one for the gentlemen, and in 1664 Lord Muskerry, Lord of the Manor, enclosed it with a triangular stone wall, and built a hall “to shelter the dippers in wet weather.”
