Droitwich Spa Area Guide

Droitwich Spa has all the amenities any family would require including supermarkets, schools, doctor's surgeries, dentists, shops and a good selection of pubs and restaurants.

Accessibility

The M5 motorway (Junctions 5 and 6) is a short distance away giving easy commuting to Birmingham and Worcester and the rest of the country. Droitwich has its own station, and there are direct rail services to London from both Birmingham and Worcester.

Schools

RGS Worcester, Kings School Worcester and Bromsgrove School are local independent schools.

Origins

Droitwich Spa is a historic town within the Wychavon district of Northern Worcestershire, on the banks of the River Salwarpe. The River Salwarpe takes its name for the Anglo Saxon ‘sal’ meaning salt and ‘weorp’ meaning to churn up, describing the salt brines which the river flows across. The town is situated upon massive salt deposits which have been extracted since ancient times.

Amenities

Droitwich Spa shopping is mainly focused in the traditional town centre around Victoria Square, leading to the St Andrew’s Square shopping centre and down to the original High Street, with its local pubs and an eclectic mix of traditional shops.

Attractions

The Norbury Theatre hosts regular shows year-round, including an annual pantomime, and also shows films. On the outskirts of the town is the famous Chateau Impney. The Lido was renovated in 2007 and the Droitwich Lido Park and St Peter’s Fields are most pleasant and popular spaces, with their mixture of formal and informal gardens, an arboretum and a cricket ground.

Droitwich Leisure Centre at Briar Mill has gym facilities, sports halls, a swimming pool and squash courts. There are also outside football and astro turf pitches with floodlighting. The centre also runs a squash league and archery society.