Life can be full of stresses so pack your suitcase and head to a spa designed to help you forget about every last one. These UK country house hotels have plenty on offer, including a chance to spot some famous faces… Bowood hotel, spa & golf resort, Calne, Wiltshire What’s your relaxation style? Luxuriating in an indoor infinity pool soaking up breathtaking parkland views, perhaps, enjoying dinner in a grand dining room as deer graze nearby, or maybe sampling an aromatherapy shower and crystal steam room? It’s all on offer at this 43-room hotel set in 2,000 acres of gorgeous grounds and a short stroll from Bowood House, the Georgian home of the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne.
Bowood Hotel in Wiltshire
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Although a modern building, the hotel is decorated in English country-house style, with impressive replaces, book-lined walls and seating nooks.
Bowood has opulent guest rooms
The spa offers elegant treatment rooms designed by Lady Lansdowne. We chose a Work It Out detoxing massage designed to stimulate circulation to improve lymph drainage – and asked for a firm pressure to unknot aching muscles. The juniper, lavender and cypress essential oils left our skin feeling incredibly soft, while a post-massage herbal tea in the relaxation room ensured the Zen mood stayed with us all day.
Classic high tea at Bowood
Overnight guests will be impressed by the dinner menu and breakfast, too. B&B from £169 midweek, £184 weekends, until the end of March and from £210 midweek, £260 weekends from April. Book here. The Grove, Chandler’s Cross, Hertfordshire Set in 300 acres of rural Hertfordshire, this former home of the Earls of Clarendon is now a five-star playground for the rich and famous, such as Kylie Minogue and Robert Pattinson. The decor – country house infused with boutique design – evokes a luxury aesthetic, with each lounge having its own colour scheme and character.
Kick back and relax at The Grove
If you love art, take a peek in the library for a few hidden gems, or enjoy a cocktail in the lounge after dinner before retiring to the bedrooms, which offer freestanding baths and scenic estate views.
Enjoy a blissful night’s sleep at The Grove Hotel
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Afternoon tea is quintessentially British, with nger sandwiches and scones, while the homemade lemon curd is lip-smackingly good. Dine on homegrown produce at The Stables and The Glasshouse, sushi in the lounges and Italian treats in the Verde Kitchen or try the poke bowls in the Sequoia Kitchen.
The walled garden and outdoor pool
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Leave your stresses behind at the award- winning Sequoia Spa, with its black mosaic-tiled, ozone-filtered pool. We recommend the Natura Bissé treatments, especially the bamboo massage designed to slow busy minds, and the Diamond Experience Infusion of Life Facial, which is said to give a youthful, healthy glow. A tranquillity room and outdoor pool add to the blissful vibe. Prices start at £445 per room per night. Book here. Congham hall, King’s Lynn, Norfolk Nestling in the Norfolk countryside, a stone’s throw from the coast and the royal Sandringham Estate, Georgian manor Congham Hall is the ideal spot for some serious R&R.
Congham Hall in the Norfolk countryside
The real show-stopping rooms are the secluded Orchard Cabins. Designed for wellness with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the apple orchard, each offers a relaxing retreat where guests can immerse themselves in nature. The super-luxe cast iron bathtubs on the outdoor terraces are a favourite with the guests, placed as they are to take in the scenery or, better still, for watching the night skies.
The Orchard Cabins offer ultimate relaxation
After a soak, head to the Secret Garden Spa with its 12-metre swimming pool, huge outdoor hot tub, various steam rooms and saunas – the shower room’s rainforest-style storm effects are out of this world – and menu of holistic treatments.
The Secret Garden Spa has a 12-metre swimming pool, huge outdoor hot tub, various steam rooms and saunas
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The restaurant is just as wholesome, offering wow-factor, affordable food – most of it freshly picked from the on-site herb and kitchen garden – in a casual setting. For the ultimate treat, save room for the mini puddings sharing plate (£20), which serves up one of everything on the dessert menu. You won’t regret it. Prices for the orchard cabins start at £399 per room per night, including dinner and breakfast. Book here. READ NEXT: Click here for today’s top showbiz news This hotel thinks it knows the secrets to a perfect night’s sleep – we test it out Inside the paradise island of St Lucia loved by Justin Bieber and Oprah ‘My husband hates travelling so I went on honeymoon without him’ For the latest on your favourite celebrities, sign up for OK!’s daily newsletter here Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterMore OnKylie MinogueTravel
