St Wilfrid's Procession Route

An Ancient Procession Through The Streets Of Ripon

Ripon Spa Quarter

Ripon Spa Quarter

History of Ripon as a Spa Destination

With its three rivers and numerous springs, Ripon has long enjoyed supplies of fresh water for drinking and bathing. Sulphur water, once preferred for its medicinal properties could be enjoyed from a source close to today’s Aldi store. But this was poorly-sited to serve the desire of Victorian Ripon for a fashionable resort to rival Harrogate. The solution was to pipe sulphur water over three miles from Aldfield, and thus began the Ripon Spa we know today. (Taken from the information point signage)