A TURKISH BATHS attraction reopened in the UK earlier this year - and its just one of a few remaining open. City Baths in Newcastle opened earlier this year after an £8million renovation. More than 100 years ago, there were as many as 600 Turkish Baths across the UK, built when households had little access to household water.
Not only were they were for cleanliness, but some studies suggested they were also good for stress relief, as well as improving circulation and muscle aches. However, they dwindled over the years, with the majority being forced to close. Just a few remain open to the public, with one of the newest renovated being Newcastle 's City Baths.
Read more on spas Built in 1929, the Grade-II listed attraction closed back in 2013 due to council cuts. The multi-million pound renovation included restoring the glass dome ceiling, as well as new relaxation chambers. A new spa also opened, with treatments on offer, with a swimming pool and gym part of the complex too.
A two-hour trip costs just £21.50. Most read in News Travel One previous visitor said in a review: "Calm relaxing atmosphere in the spa and hammam.
"We could really soak up the atmosphere of the Victorian architecture." Another said: "Having visited other Turkish Baths in the UK this one, although the smallest, has all the grandeur of the more famous ones." Fewer than 10 Victorian Turkish Baths dating back to the 19th century remain in the UK.
Edinburgh has just one remaining Victorian Turkish Bath expe.