There are some experiences you simply shouldn’t miss out on, and from aristocratic estates to contemporary spas designed by some of the most famous product brands in the world, these are the UK’s bucket list spas for every preference and spa occasion…

Armathwaite Hall Country House and Spa, Cumbria

Set in 400 acres of Cumbrian countryside, Armathwaite Hall Country House and Spa is blessed with the most awe inspiring backdrop including the Bassenthwaite Lake and Skiddaw mountain. Amidst the Lake District Wildlife Park, this 17th century hall is romantic and offers exceptional standards complete with an Anglo/French fusion menu in the restaurant and an extensive spa with 10 treatment rooms.

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ESPA Life at Corinthia, London

With a reputation for being amongst the most exceptional spas in the UK, ESPA Life at Corinthia is a five star experience in the centre of London. A stone’s throw from all the action, this spa offers expertise and luxury, bringing together both Chinese medicine and modern science, an array of facilities and 17 treatment rooms offering everything from ESPA facials and body treatments to naturopathy, acupuncture and osteopathy.

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Swinton Park, North Yorkshire

The ancestral seat of the Earl of Swinton, dating back to the 1880s, Swinton Park is a magnificent hotel and spa which work beautifully own tandem and in their own right. The hotel has all the credentials of a magnificent country house - perfect for weddings and proposals, the grounds are extensive and ideal for wandering or having a complete escape amidst woodland and lakes populated by fallow deer, and the spa itself is a contemporary haven complete with a 10 metre outdoor natural pool that offers environmentally friendly, natural bathing in bio-filtered water.

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Pennyhill Park Hotel and Spa, Surrey

Michelin Star restaurants, five star luxury and a spa large enough for a whole day’s worth of entertainment. The training base for the England rugby team and a favourite destination for romantic weekends, Pennyhill Park is blessed with a phenomenal array of facilities. There is a ballroom swimming pool with underwater music, a journey of indoor and outdoor hydrotherapy pools, ice fountains, mud rasuls and plenty of space to relax and unwind.

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Rudding Park, Yorkshire

Elaborate rooms, wonderful food and a recapturing of Harrogate’s spa heritage using natural waters from the grounds at Rudding Park. Surrounded by 300 acres of parkland, the hotel has beautiful gardens to explore, and a Kitchen Garden which supplies the restaurant with much of its ingredients. The spa has been updated in recent years to a point where it is one of the best in the North of the UK, not only with beautiful facilities for a romantic break or a group break, but also with some of the most innovative treatments.

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Hoar Cross Hall, Staffordshire

Hoar Cross Hall is renowned as a beautiful setting with a multitude of aspects that all contribute to its air of total escapism. Historic architecture and design harp back to a bygone age of true romance, while leisure ranges from croquet and tennis to whirlpools and a saltwater vitality pool. There’s even a dedicated Snooze Room.

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Bulgari Hotel, London

Ultra stylish, contemporary and chic, the Bulgari is as shiny and flawless as you would expect a hotel created by the famed brand to be. The spa is a haven of glass, onyx and oak, set over two floors with a spectacular 25-metre pool, vitality pool, and thermal experiences complete with ice fountains and cooling showers.

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Elan Spa at Mallory Court, Warwickshire

Offering a boutique spa experience, the spa at Mallory Court is for adults only. In the grounds of the country house hotel, the spa has its own entrance and is situated in a sheltered wooded area, screened from the hotel by trees. A lesson in indulgence, it has a hydrotherapy pool, an outdoor vitality pool so you can bathe surrounded by nature, and a thermal suite. There is also a gym if you want to workout first.

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Ockenden Manor, West Sussex

Tucked away in a small village in West Sussex, this purpose built 19th century property is styled like an Elizabethan Manor House, offering the best of luxurious style alongside eco-friendly credentials in the spa. Using spring water from its own source and natural light wherever possible. Using the highly acclaimed Elemental Herbology product ranges, the spa focuses on natural balance through everything from facials to full body massages, while signature treatments range from reflexology to aromatherapy and to really help you unwind you can book a session in the Isopod flotation tank.

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Alexander House Hotel Utopia Spa, West Sussex

A multi award winning hotel in a gothic style property, Alexander House Hotel is very much a luxury experience with an adult only spa. The spa is styled like a Roman bath with pools surrounded by stone columns and domed ceilings. Monsoon showers are followed by CACI facials, OPI manicures and Temple Spa body wraps that include natural, sumptuous smelling ingredients good enough to eat.

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Gaia Spa at Boringdon Hall, Devon

Steeped in centuries of history, and overlooking the dramatic Dartmoor hills, Gaia Spa at Boringdon Hall is a group friendly, contemporary companion to its romantic hotel. The hotel is all Elizabethan architecture and secret archways, while the spa is a modern refuge of thermal facilities and 10 treatment rooms offering therapies using Gaia’s own natural product range.

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