Droitwich Spa Droitwich Spa is twinned with: Droitwich Spa Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to "Droitwich") is a town in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe. It is located approximately south of Birmingham and west of Redditch. The town was called Salinae in Roman times, then later called Wyche, derived from the Anglo-Saxon Hwicce kingdom, referred to as "Saltwich" according to Anglo-Saxon charters, with the Droit (meaning "right" in French) added when the town was given its charter on 1 August 1215 by King John. The "Spa" was added in the 19th century when John Corbett developed the town's spa facilities. The
Droitwich Spa Droitwich Archery Society, based at the Droitwich Rugby Football Ground, is a target archery club that was formed in 1967, and is affiliated to The Grand National Archery Society. Other local sports include boxing, football, judo, Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Ju Jitsu and tennis. Vines Park Bowling Club is a green bowling club situated by the canal in Vines Park. Bowling also available in the Lido Park Droitwich Spa Pool League is headquartered at the "Fox and Goose" pub on Westlands. Droitwich Spa also has a cricket club in which they support four Saturday teams and two on a Sunday.