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by Sarah Bridge
added August 8, 2019

There are some hotels with spas and there are some hotels which ARE spas. Ragdale Hall health spa in Leicestershire most definitely falls into the latter camp, making a spa break at Ragdale Hall a must for any spa fans. The moment you arrive you are ...

by Sarah Bridge
added May 29, 2019

Returning to The Swan hotel at Lavenham in Suffolk several years after my original stay, I was relieved to find that it was just as lovely as I remembered it. This time it also had the added attraction of its new (to me) Weavers' House Spa which had ...

by Sarah Bridge
added January 16, 2018

It isn't often you plan on spending the night at a rather grand country house hotel and find yourself sleeping in a treehouse on stilts in the middle of a forest. But the treehouses at Chewton Glen, the five-star hotel and spa located deep in the hea...

by Sarah Bridge
added June 3, 2016

Spas in luxury hotels are big business and over the last few years owners have been making multi-million pound investments in providing the latest in pampering experiences. But like hotel bedrooms, hotel spas come in all shapes and sizes and if yo...

by Sarah Bridge
added December 31, 2015

From Michelin-starred dining to London's most decadent pancake, grand country house hotels, brand new cruise ships, boutique hotels and celebrity hangouts (not to mention cocktail classes, private cinemas and hot tubs in the Cotswolds), it's been a l...

by Sarah Bridge
added December 31, 2015

For those who love the idea of staying in a luxury spa hotel in the Cotswolds (and who doesn't?) and are travelling with children in tow, its sister hotel Calcot Manor luxury hotel, just the other side of Circencester, is a great choice - a Cotwold...

by Sarah Bridge
added June 16, 2015

Note: my review of Ashdown Park hotel East Sussex was first published in 2015 so some of the details might now be out of date As beautiful settings go, Ashdown Park hotel East Sussex certainly has the 'wow' factor. It's easily one of the best hote...

by Sarah Bridge
added June 13, 2015

Note: this review of Luton Hoo luxury hotel in Bedfordshire was first published in 2015 so some of the details might now need updating It isn't often you get to share a sink with Hugh Grant but the sign in our bedroom at the five-star Luton Hoo hote...

by Sarah Bridge
added June 9, 2015

You would have to start pretty early and finish late to be able to squeeze in the maximum amount of relaxation possible at my Nirvana Spa day near Reading, the award-winning spa near London and one of the top day spas in the country. I spent the w...

by Sarah Bridge
added May 13, 2015

Note: my review of luxury Buckinghamshire hotel Hartwell House was first published in 2015 so some of the details might now be out of date You know you're in good hands when you arrive at a hotel spa and find Downton Abbey's head butler Carson (ak...

by Sarah Bridge
added May 2, 2015

Note: my review of The Grove hotel near Watford was first published in 2015 so some of the details might now be out of date There was nothing around to disturb the peace of my morning stroll around the 300 acres of Hertfordshire countryside which ...

by Sarah Bridge
added June 3, 2014

[Note: this review of Center Parcs Woburn Forest was written in 2014 when the park was first opened] Center Parcs is practically immune from criticism. With occupancy running at a staggering 97.2 per cent all year round, the private-equity owned l...

Spas (12 posts found)

A most relaxing spa break at Ragdale Hall in Leicestershire

Medieval magic with a modern twist at The Swan hotel and spa in Lavenham, Suffolk

Chewton Glen hotel, New Forest – luxury from spa to treehouse

Which are the top luxury hotel spas around? Here’s some of the best to get you in the mood

ALadyofLeisure’s 2015 review of Britain’s best luxury hotels

Calcot Manor luxury hotel: a family-friendly hotel in the Cotswolds

Ashdown Park hotel East Sussex: luxury hotel in beautiful grounds

Luton Hoo: a classic country house hotel (with Hollywood glamour)

Nirvana Spa: A hard day’s relaxing at this top day spa near London

Hartwell House Buckinghamshire hotel: a stay with the Downton Abbey factor

The Grove Hotel near Watford: luxury country living at its finest

Center Parcs Woburn Forest: it’s reviewer-proof

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