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The Woodhall Spa Community Website Home Page
Links to pages outlining Woodhall Spa Business and Services
Links to pages outlining Woodhall Spa Clubs and Societies
Link to the Woodhall Spa Events Diary
Link to pages with photographs of Woodhall Spa places, people and events
Link to page with information on how to travel to and from Woodhall Spa Travel Information by road, rail, river and air
Link to pages describing Woodhall Spa's Twin Village (Roeze Sur Sarthe, France), the Twinning Association and twinning events
Woodhall Spa village heritage
Link to a selection of pages describing Woodhall Spa Tourist Attractions and activities
A series of pages providing information on Woodhall Spa Parish Council and it' s business
Summary of websites linked to the Woodhall Spa Community Website
Link to the Jubilee Park page
Link to Local Media and News page

 
Petwood Hotel

 
Woodhall Spa Heritage Trail Heritage Trail Location 7 - Petwood Hotel
 
The Petwood under construction
Photo 1 - Petwood under construction. (Photo courtesy of Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum).

In 1905, The Baroness von Eckhardstein, heiress of Maples Furniture store in London, decided to have a “large bungalow” built on a favourite piece of woodland, here in Woodhall Spa. She was married to an important German diplomat, a friend of the Kaiser. This marriage did not last and after the divorce the Baroness married Captain Archibald Weigall, grandson of the 11th Earl of Westmorland. The house was beautifully furnished and the Weigalls led a Society lifestyle entertaining, “celebrities,” aristocracy and even Royalty.  Locally, they hosted an annual Cricket Week, garden parties , concerts and teas for charities and dinner parties for friends.

In 1934, the Weigalls decided to leave Petwood and they persuaded London hoteliers, John and Peggy Flury, to manage it as a hotel.

The house became a RAF Officers` Mess for 617 (“The Dambusters”) Squadron in 1943.

The present owners have both extensively renovated the property and added to it. A grand new wing and conference centre was added in 2004. The hotel is much sought after for events and is a renowned setting for weddings.

Petwood Hotel
Photo 2 - View of the south side from the gardens
Petwood Hotel
Photo 3 - The west wing

 
 
 
The Heritage Trail
 

Click on the numbers on the map to visit the next point on the Woodhall Spa Heritage Trail.


Heritage Trail Map The BroadwayKirkstead Victoria Avenue Cornwall Terrace Jubilee Park The Mall Old Railway Station Eagle Lodge Petwood Hotel The Pinewoods The Kinema in the Woods Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church the Kinema in the Woods Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church Cornwall Terrace Jubilee Park The Mall Old Railway Station Eagle Lodge Petwood Hotel The Pinewoods St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church Victoria Avenue Cornwall Terrace Jubilee Park The Mall Old Railway Station Eagle Lodge Petwood Hotel The Pinewoods St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church Cornwall TerraceJubilee ParkThe MallOld Railway StationEagle LodgePetwood HotelThe Pinewoods St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church Spa Baths Tea House in the Woods Royal Square Cottage Museum Rose Cottage Methodist Chapel Victoria Hotel The Royal Spa Hotel and the Came Well St Peter's Church St Andrew's Church

Select here for location 20 - Kirkstead

Select here for location 21 - The Broadway

The trail can be started at any location, but we suggest you also visit the Cottage Museum to view the photographs taken by John Wield during the heyday of the Spa and items associated with this unique Victorian Spa town.

The Trail is just one of several projects in the hands of the Woodhall Spa Parish Council sponsored Heritage Committee. Click here if you are interested in the committee or their projects.

How well do you know Woodhall Spa?

See if you can identify the location of these architectural features and items of street furniture! Or find the Letterbox

Find out more abouit the Woodhall Spa Conservation Area

 
 

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