What forms of leisure/ relaxation were used in the Victorian Age?
Well, without all the technological advances that we enjoy today, they had to make their own entertainment – and it sounds a lot more fun than we have today! Massages and spa treatments would normally be used for health reasons, not just for pampering. New thoughts came in that it would be healthy and restful to stay beside the sea; and people would often travel to the continental spas if they could afford it. Here are some good sites with a lot of information: http://www.fashion-era.com/victorian_rec… http://www.fashion-era.com/the_great_exh… http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rbx/exhibiti… Mediums and spiritualism enjoyed an upsurge of interest in Victorian times, with people being suitably amazed at table-tapping and
