We are the first choice for golfers visiting The National Golf Centre - just 400 metres along The Broadway. Likewise, because we are in the centre of the Woodhall Spa's conservation area, we are ideally located for leisure travellers exploring the Wolds.
The Heart of the Village
Just 400 metres from The National Golf Centre and right in the heart of Woodhall Spa's conservation area, The Legacy Woodhall Spa Hotel is the ideal place to enjoy your visit to the village. The Pine Woods, The Dambusters Memorial, local shops with antiques and collectables, the Kinema in the Woods, the old bath house and the Aqua Sante Spa - they are all just a short walk from the hotel. You couldn't be more central or convenient.
Golf Breaks
We specialise in golfing breaks in conjunction with The National Golf Centre. As well as great food and accommodation, we also have a golf bag store and battery charging room. We even have a drying room, just in case the weather is not as kind as you had hoped during your visit. We offer attractive "Dinner bed and breakfast" rates for golfers and can co-ordinate with the NGC on your tee times for both the Hotchkin and Bracken courses. Alternatively you can always book us direct through the NGC on 01526 352 511.
Golfing Groups
Now there is a hotel that offers both high quality and good value, just along from the course. Most groups opt for our "Dinner, bed and Breakfast" rate and sometimes they want to dine privately in The Courtyard Room. If you are planning for a party of 10 or more to tackle the Hotchkin and Bracken, then phone our reception to discuss what rate we can offer.
Cadwell Park:
Situated just 15 miles from the hotel, Cadwell Park hosts major racing events throughout the year for both car and motorcycle race fans. Classic Sports Car Championships, Endurance Bike Championships and Vintage Motor Cycle Championships are regular events at the world renowned racetrack. If you own a racing bike or car they host regular trackdays for you to truly experience the thrill of the track. For more information please look at this link: http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/
Our History
The original building, Eagle House, was built in about 1870 as a home for Charles Blyton who owned a large amount of land in the area and a nursery on what is now Spa Road. In 1882 Eagle House was converted into an hotel and opened as The Eagle Lodge Hotel.
During the early part of the village's development, Richard Adolphus Came, the architect of many of the distinctive buildings in the Spa village, stayed at The Eagle Lodge Hotel prior to moving into his own newly built Royal Hotel (which was destroyed by a bomb in WW2). In fact, in March 1887, Came advertised estate plans and particulars of shops or houses which could be applied for at The Eagle Lodge,
The hotel was refurbished and extended in the "Arts and Crafts" style into the current purpose-built hotel in 1889 to serve the then thriving Victorian spa village of Woodhall Spa. The 1891 census shows that Jane Curry was the hotel manager and Catherine Wilson was the cook.
The Eagle Lodge Hotel was only the second hotel to be built in Woodhall Spa (the first being the Victoria Hotel which opened in 1840 and burnt down in April 1920). For a long time during the Edwardian period The Eagle Lodge Hotel was run by Miss Lamb. It was advertised as:
Fully Licensed, Own Grounds,
Garage and Livery Stables.
Tariff on application to Miss Lamb.
(The village's health centre was built on the hotel's livery stables and garages.)
In the Terrace Room you can see the sale particulars of the hotel from 1910 and in the corridor to The Lodge Restaurant you will see those from 1935.
On 9th April 1921 it was noted that 'Prince Frederick Duleep Singh is again a visitor to the Spa this season and is staying at The Eagle Lodge Hotel.' Frederick was the flambouyant historian son of the last Maharajah of the Punjab. (There are more details of him and his visits to Woodhall Spa in the hotels main corridor.)
During the Second World War RAF Woodhall Spa became famous for hosting 617 Squadron, "The Dambusters". The officers of 617 were housed at The Petwood Hotel. 97, 619 and 627 Squadrons' officers were housed in accommodation on the base at Tattershall Park. All the NCOs, airmen and WAAFs were housed in nissen huts around the airfield! Many of the aircrew were Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), mainly sergeants and warrant officers. Bill Burke, a navigator on 627 Squadron which flew Mosquitos from RAF Woodhall Spa, said "I knew that the squadron I was on was an elite squadron, and I knew that the station that I was on was possibly Bomber Command's most elite station because on the other side of the aerodrome we had 617 Squadron, the Dambusters." The Eagle Lodge Hotel, unlike the other hotels in the village, was not requisitioned by the army. In the history of the airbase, one airman recalled, "To the right of Woodhall Junction Station was the Abbey Lodge Hotel where occasionally we took refreshment but as I remember our drinking was mainly at The Eagle Lodge". The Garden Bar has some memorabilia of the exploits of those airmen - brave young men doing a very dangerous and difficult job.
After the war, due to the decline in spa, The Eagle Lodge Hotel was converted into a nursing home in the late 1960s. It then reopened as an hotel in 1991. During late 2005 it was acquired by Hoby Hotels and underwent a major refurbishment to meet the requirements of the 21st Century visitor. It re-opened as The Legacy Woodhall Spa Hotel at the end of March 2006.
