Best Luxury Spa Breaks In The Cotswolds

Where better to relax, refresh and unwind than the beautiful Cotswold countryside?

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Where better to relax, refresh and unwind than the beautiful Cotswold countryside?

COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL If you're feeling the need for total mind and body relaxation, Calcot Manor and Spa near Tetbury in Gloucestershire is like stepping into heaven. As well as an amazing indoor pool, sauna and steam rooms, there's a seriously impressive lavender-lined outdoor hot tub and open fire. The spa also offers chill-out facilities, with seven unique treatment rooms and a high-tech gym for those who want to combine fitness with relaxation. Most spa day packages include a £20 allowance towards a two-course lunch in Calcot's stylish conservatory restaurant, too.

 FARMHOUSE CHIC Nestling in the heart of the Cotswolds, Dormy House Hotel is the perfect place to get away from all your daily cares. Situated in rolling grounds, this award-winning spa is the most spectacular spot to relax and unwind with highlights including six sparkly treatment rooms, an infinity pool, hydro bubble bath, Rasul mud room and an invigorating sea-salt sauna. Friendly personal trainers are on hand and there's a fully equipped gym on the top floor for cardio workouts.

SECLUDED RETREAT Fancy your own countryside retreat? Barnsley House is a magnificent getaway near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, with 18 bedrooms and its own private cinema. Follow a winding garden path and you'll discover its hidden spa and outdoor hydrotherapy pool. With super-fluffy towels, a sauna, soft music, beautifully designed treatment rooms and views over the surrounding countryside, you'll soon surrender to this secluded and uncompromisingly peaceful environment.

SPLASHING OUT If swimming is your thing, you'll be impressed by the aquatic offering at Cowley Manor, near Cheltenham. With a 17m, green slate-lined indoor pool and a 15m outdoor pool to glide through, you can also relax in the sauna, work out in the gym with a personal trainer if you need extra motivation, or just lie back and enjoy spa treatments up to 8pm, seven days a week. The spa products are formulated using locally grown herbs and plants.Cowley Manor offers 30 rooms either in the main house or the Stable Block – all with handmade furniture and fabrics created by British designers.

LUXURIOUS REVIVAL With its walled gardens and avenues of trees, Lucknam Park in Wiltshire is the perfect setting for a relaxing country retreat, and is justifiably proud of its Michelin-starred restaurant. It offers a wide range of spa experiences, from a Wellbeing Spa Day to a men-only event.You can unwind in thermal cabins such as Japanese salt, aromatic steam,the Amethyst room or a sauna, before enjoying a refreshing swim or a dip in the outdoor salt-water plunge pool. All the pools are linked so you can move effortlessly from indoor to outdoor water. Treatments include thermal steam massage, reflexology or reiki.

 Keep the feel-good pampering going with the seven-seat BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer. Its fuss-free comfort access means you can get in and out without holding a key and you can even open the boot with a flick of your foot!

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