Royal Leamington Spa is a medium sized town situated on the river Leam almost in the middle of the UK.

Brief History

The town had it's current name bestowed upon it by Queen Victoria in 1838, prior to this it was simply Leamington Spa having arrived at that name by way of Lemyngton Priors¹ (1533), Leminton (date unknown) and Lamintone² (as documented in the Doomsday Book).

In it's time, Leamington has been in the hands of the Earl of Warwick, the Bishop of Coventry & Lichfield and Geoffrey de Clinton, who built Kenilworth Castle and priory. His son passed the manor to the Prior of Kenilworth, who held it for 300 years.

During the early 1800's a number of wells were drilled into the south of the river, allowing the creation of bath houses containing hot, cold and douche baths.

Where to eat

Royal Leamington Spa has what at first appears to be an unusually large number and variety of establishments at which the weary traveller can rest and gain sustenance, if not nutrition³.

• Fast food

  
  The town is well served by a number of the large fast food chains, many of which are located on the Parade⁴, McDonalds is located at the north end of the Parade (opposite Boots), and Burger King towards the south end (opposite the now closed Regent Hotel).
  

  For visitors with a larger appetite, willing to stray a little off the beaten path, there is Mister V's, which offers hot and cold sandwiches, burgers, kebabs, lasagne (no, really) and various other bits and pieces, including the "Big V"; a cheeseburger made with three quarter-pounders. Unfortunately, this is take-away only and you are likely to walk 3-400 yards in any direction to find a seat.
  

• Cafés and sandwich bars

  
  Most of these are located just off the Parade, but all of them are very good quality as there is so much competition. The favorite with locals is Country Bumpkins, which is in fact a delicatessen offering fresh sandiches from a counter at the rear of the shop.
  

  
  Also recommended are The City Deli, located on the Parade next to the Halifax Building Society and Druckers, located on the lower mall in the Royal Priors shopping mall. The City Deli is take-away only, but on sunny days you can walk across the road and sit on the steps of the town hall to consume your comestibles, whilst watching the world go by. Druckers, by contrast, is eat in only, being designed as a kind of indoor pavement café. They also offer some hot sandwiches, soup and by far the best array of pastries in town, travellers with a sweet tooth will be in seventh heaven. Highly recommended are the apple and cinnamon strudel, the black forest gateau and the apple pie, all available with cream.
  

• Chinese

• Indian

• Italian

• Other recommended establishments