Llandrindod Wells

During the mid-18th century, the 'healing qualities' of the local spring waters attracted visitors to the area resulting in an economic boom with the building of a 'splendid' hotel at Llandrindod Hall. The medicinal qualities of the springs was first described in detail by the self-proclaimed physician Diederich Wessel Linden. The most famous of the springs was Cwmygof Well, in the rocky valley of Dolysgallog Farm. The farm became a boarding house in the 1820s to accommodate the growing numbers of visitors. Later, the area of land which was to become 'Rock Park' was set aside for exercise and recreation. A period of relative decline during the late 18th and early 19th centuries was reversed…