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Lord North discovered the chalybeate springs in 1606, but the town only started growing in the 1630s when royalty and courtiers frequented the waters. In 1735 came Beau Nash from Bath who as Master of Ceremonies virtually ran the social life of the town for many years.
The town retains much of the charm which has made it famous over the centuries.
Many gracious houses of the Georgian and Victorian periods remain, some set in magnificent gardens.
The town is rich in parks and gardens, foremost being the common which reaches into the town and is over 250 acres of grassy slopes, curiously shaped rocks and has excellent walking paths.
Dunorlan Park was once the gardens of a magnificent mansion, and covers an area of about 30 acres with a six acre boating lake.
- Type:
- Landmark