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Expect fine dining with seasonal menus and ingredients sourced from their own kitchen gardens. Along with the oak panelling, manicured gardens and pretty gabled rooms, there is the impressive Elan Spa with a sauna, hydro pool, gym and nail salon, as well as seven treatment rooms. Mallory Court, Warwickshire Here’s the best of both worlds: a contemporary spa experience with the traditional comforts of a country hotel. Doubles from £119 B&B treatments from £50 .uk There are three restaurants to choose from when it comes to dining and excellent facilities for kids, making this a great family choice. Exploring Arran’s silent, unspoilt landscapes – whether on foot, bike or Segways (both available to hire) – is a tonic in itself, and makes an ideal combination with the therapeutic massages and treatments on offer in the spa. One-night Winter Getaway break from £145 B&B, including £25pp dinner allowance and spa access .ukĪuchrannie Resort, Arran Spending time at the soothing ASPA spa is just part of the restorative experience at Auchrannie, which offers wood-panelled “retreat” cabins, buried deep in the glen, alongside luxury lodges and spa bedrooms. The bright lights of Chester are just 10 minutes’ drive away. The hotel itself is a classic Georgian manor house with 39 individually styled rooms.

The Lounge & Terrace offers delicious light meals, many using fruit and vegetables grown in the hotel’s picturesque gardens, which also promises guests a tranquil space to stroll, practise yoga or simply curl up on a lounger with a good book.

Rowton Hall Hotel & Spa, Chester Spend a lazy afternoon in Rowton’s elegant spa, which offers Elemis facials and body treatments, along with a choice of treatments for men and mums-to-be. One night spa break from £289 B&B, including dinner and one 50-minute treatment each .uk Dine in style at the Oakridge restaurant, or keep things more relaxed with pizza and a glass in the Courtyard Bar. The Bazaar Spa boasts an alfresco infinity pool, heated to 38C, and a steam, sauna and whirlpool bath in the former chapel, with treatments ranging from Ayurvedic rituals to Décleor facials and personally tailored massages. Shrigley Hall Hotel & Spa, Macclesfield On the edge of the Peak District National Park, Shrigley’s 260 acres are crisscrossed with walking and jogging trails (alongside an 18-hole golf course), making it easy to combine gentle exercise with indulgent spa treatments. So near, so spa: the chapel and infinity pool at Shrigley Hall A two-night spa break from £240pp half-board, including 80 minutes of spa treatments each

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There’s a nine-hole golf course for non-spa partners (with Cardigan’s 18-hole course next door), and excellent sea and river fishing, plus clifftop walks from the door. In keeping with the seaside location, the spa offers Thalgo Marine treatments, from algae wraps which activate circulation and increase metabolism, to hot stone massages, alongside reflexology and Indian head massages. The Cliff Hotel, Cardigan Bay Family owned, and set in a wonderful position above Cardigan Bay, the Cliff combines spectacular sea views with a sleek, subterranean spa. One-night spa breaks from £198 B&B, including one 60-minute spa treatment each and use of the spa .uk

The No 18 Brasserie serves up locally sourced meat and fish, with hearty roasts on Sundays. Deep-tissue massages and collagen facials can be combined with cycle rides or hikes around the estate, personal training sessions and studio or spin classes in the fitness studios. St Mellion Estate, Cornwall Set across 450 acres of tranquil Cornish countryside, the St Mellion Estate is ideal for spa lovers and non-spa-loving partners, with two golf courses, tennis courts and three swimming pools, alongside the Elemis spa.

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