Visit Boston Spa Places

Welcome to Visit Boston Spa Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Boston Spa

  

Boston Spa Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Boston Spa

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Boston Spa history

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In 1744, John Shires established a spa town when he discovered sulphur springs in the magnesian limestone. The Boston Spa hoard, a Romano-British coin hoard dating to the mid 2nd-century AD, was found in the town in 1848.

Boston Spa etymology

The origin of Boston Spa’s name is not entirely clear. It is not attested prior to appearing on maps in 1771, when it was labelled Thorp Spaw. The Boston element of the name is first attested in 1799 as Bostongate.

You can visit Boston Spa places with Walkfo Boston Spa to hear history at Boston Spa’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Boston Spa has 45 places to visit in our interactive Boston Spa map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Boston Spa, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Boston Spa places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Boston Spa & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Boston Spa Places Map
45 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Boston Spa historic spots	Boston Spa tourist destinations	Boston Spa plaques	Boston Spa geographic features
Walkfo Boston Spa tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Boston Spa

  

Best Boston Spa places to visit

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Boston Spa has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Boston Spa’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Boston Spa’s information audio spots:

Bramham, West Yorkshire Bramham is a village in the civil parish of Bramham cum Oglethorpe in the City of Leeds. It sits in the Wetherby ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency.

Boston Spa Methodist Church Boston Spa Methodist Church is an active Methodist Church of Great Britain church in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire. The church is Grade II listed, having been designated so on 30 April 1982.

St Mary the Virgin Church, Boston Spa The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, is an active Anglican parish church. It is a Grade II listed building. The church is in the archdeaconry of York and the Diocese of York.

Thorp Arch (training ground) Thorp Arch is the training ground of Leeds United. The site is located near the town of Wetherby, and covers 12.1 hectares. The facility consists of three sections: The Barn, The Grange and the training pitches. Leeds’ under 18s and under 16s sides play their home games on the pitches.

Grange Park, Wetherby Grange Park is a multi-purpose sports facility in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The complex is used for cricket, rugby union, bowling (Crown Green and Flat Green) and junior football.

Thorp Arch Trading Estate Thorp Arch Trading Estate is a trading estate 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Wetherby in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire. The estate occupies the major part of the site of a former Royal Ordnance Factory.

St Peter’s Church, Walton, Leeds Church of St. Peter in Walton, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire, is an active Anglican parish church. It is in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

St James’ Parish Church, Wetherby St James’ Parish Church is an Anglican parish church. It serves the parish of Wetherby with Linton in West Yorkshire, England.

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