spa

In a small spa village in the French countryside, there are thermal baths dating back to Roman times. The facility closed a few years ago for no apparent reason; all the beautiful furnishings were sold at auction, but for now, there are no plans to reopen it in the coming years.

Tskaltubo, Georgia, was a premier Soviet-era spa resort, celebrated for its unique radon-carbonate mineral springs. During its mid-20th-century peak, its magnificent sanatoriums hosted thousands of state-sponsored visitors, including Stalin. Following the Soviet Union's collapse (and the...

Grayshott Manor Spa, once one of the UK’s leading health retreats, closed its doors permanently in December 2020. After more than 50 years of operation, the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic proved insurmountable. Repeated lockdowns, the uncertainty of future trade, and the sharp decline...

The decay on this old spa is starting to kick in nicely since it closed it's doors in 2020. With Gurkha's living inside, my first visit was cut swiftly short, only managing to tick off the main building. Can you visit a spa without visiting the spa? Don't be silly of course not. So I made a...

closed permanently in December 2020 due to the financial impact of COVID-19. After over 50 years in operation, the uncertainty of future trade and repeated lockdowns made it impossible to continue. The site has since been put up for sale, with plans for redevelopment potentially on the horizon...

Explore - We visited this place during a busy weekend. Situated next to the main entrance for Formby beach we weren’t sure what to expect. Having only seen pictures of the inside we were shocked to find an outdoor pool/jacuzzi. With all of the palm trees it felt like we were abroad or...

January 2023 The Visit Visited with @stranton whilst @coolboyslim relaxed in the bath upstairs, the Adelphi Hotel is somewhat infamous these days with a quick Google search revealing just how much this once marvelled building has declined in the last 20 years, whilst looking for the health...

1. The History Birley Spa is located on the outskirts of South-East Sheffield, South Yorkshire. It was originally the site of a Roman bath, although there is evidence remains today. The first records date back to 1734 and Dr Thomas Short’s book ‘Mineral Waters of England’ published in 1788...

Explored this ages ago but never got round to posting it. Been covered on here loads. History - Not much history on this place. It was popular with local footballers from Merseyside and was damaged in an arson attack in 2009. It closed in 2015 due to maintenance costs on the roof. Explore -...

Grand Spa Pump Room/Ballroom - Grand Spa Hotel / Avon Gorge Hotel / Bristol Avon Gorge In Clifton, which is a posh area of Bristol, there is a hotel called Bristol Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin. It used to be called the Avon Gorge Hotel, but since Hotel du Vin took it over it had a name change...

Today's archive fun - I explored a good number of schools in 2015, this was a decent fairly local one to me for a change. A large mid-Century school building of typical architecture for it's type, the sort of thing that is so ugly it's kind of beautiful. The last sentence of that bit of...

History (https://www.grancanariaregional.com/list/azuaje-ravine/) It was built in 1868 in a location next to a clean water source. its waters had mineral properties thanks to its high content of iron, silicates, hydrosulphides. it was closed during the Spanish Civil War. The ruin, located at...

The rehab center consists of several buildings in very different state of preservation. While some rooms of the spa hotel still look almost as good as new, an outbuilding (possibly former apartments of employees) is already partially collapsing. Unfortunately I don't know anything about the...

Bains Health Spa is a large and grand building in Belgium luckily while checking out a school we meet a German that told us about a bath house so off we went to find this little beauty

Océade was an indoor waterpark in Brussels, Belgium and the largest of its kind in the Brussels Capital Region. Originally part of a 3 park franchise, the other 2 parks located in France, it was the only park to remain in business after the French divisions closed. Running at a loss, the park...