Droitwich Spa was reopened in 2006. Droitwich's first workhouse was set up on Holloway in 1688 and were finally abolished in the 1920s. Droitwich Lunatic Asylum was established in 1791. Records at the Worcestershire County Record Office show its presence in 1837 to 1838. An advert in the Transactions of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association (the forerunner of the British Medical Association) in 1844, records that Martin Ricketts, of Droitwich, was the Surgeon and Sir Charles Hastings from the Worcester Infirmary was the Physician. In 1714 the first Turnpike in Worcestershire was opened to Worcester. A commemorative plaque was unveiled by
Droitwich Spa autumn 2007 with two new stores, Carpetright, since closed,and Land of Leather. There was also a Horsatack Saddlery store on the same park, which was opened in 2009. The park already has DFS and Homebase stores. There is also a Spar on Oakland Avenue, a Tesco Express on Primsland plus a new Sainsbury's store and petrol station and Marks & Spencer's store and petrol station being constructed. Banks in the town include NatWest, HSBC, Santander, Lloyds TSB, Halifax and Barclays. NatWest have announced the closure of their Droitwich Branch on 8 June 2017.There are a number of estate agents. Until