Who owns Bedford Lodge Hotel?

Bedford Lodge Hotel became a family-run hotel in the 1940s and remains under the ownership of a private family holding company.

How do you get to Bedford Lodge Hotel?

Bedford Lodge Hotel is located between Cambridge and Bury St. Edmunds, situated in Newmarket on the Suffolk/Cambridgeshire borders. It is easily accessible by road, rail and air with the A14 and A11 dual carriageways close by. Cambridge is less than 15 miles away and central London is also less than an hour’s drive. For those who are driving the postcode is CB8 7BX, and there is plenty of parking on site. The nearest train station is Newmarket Train Station (1.2 miles/ five minutes by car), and the nearest airport is Stansted, (33 miles/40-minutes by car).

What is included in a spa day at Bedford Lodge Hotel?

What's included in a spa day at Bedford Lodge Hotel depends on the experience that you book. Facilities include a gym, a hydrotherapy pool with five water experiences, a rasul, experience showers and ice fountain, a steam room, sauna, hammam, relaxation area, beauty room for manicures and pedicures, spa lounge, a therapy room for visiting cosmetic doctors, and an outdoor rooftop hot tub. There are also 10 treatment rooms including one dual suite and therapists use ESPA, Jessica and Lycon products in a range of face and body therapies.

What is near Bedford Lodge Hotel?

The hotel is in Newmarket, known as the international home of horse racing, with the famous racecourse close by. The hotel is also only 15 miles from Cambridge city centre. Top attractions include: - Newmarket Racecourse - National Horse Racing Museum - Walking in the Suffolk countryside - National Trust properties including Ickworth House or Lavenham Guildhall

When was Bedford Lodge Hotel built?

The property was built around 1820 as a hunting lodge for John Russell, the sixth Duke of Bedford. When the seventh Duke of Bedford died in 1861, the estate was purchased by Sir Joseph Hawley, a well-known racehorse owner whose horses won the Epsom Derby four times. It continued to change hands and enjoy extensions and renovations until it was temporarily renamed by Lord Beaverbrook, founder of the Sunday Express, in the 1920s. It became a family-run hotel in the 1940s.

What amenities does Bedford Lodge Hotel have?

A four-star hotel in a historic building, Bedford Lodge has 77 rooms and suites and is surrounded by three acres of rose gardens and paddocks. The hotel's restaurant, Squires, is a central feature of the retreat, with two AA Rosettes and a menu of local, seasonal ingredients as well as an excellent wine list. The spa has a gym, a hydrotherapy pool with five water experiences, a rasul, experience showers and ice fountain, a steam room, sauna, hammam, relaxation area, beauty room for manicures and pedicures, spa lounge, a therapy room for visiting cosmetic doctors, and an outdoor rooftop hot tub. There are also 10 treatment rooms including one dual suite and therapists use ESPA, Jessica and Lycon products in a range of face and body therapies. Accessible facilities include: - An accessible bedroom - Disabled access to the spa - Disabled changing room and treatment room in the spa

What are the food and drink options at Bedford Lodge Hotel?

The hotel's restaurant, Squires, is a central feature of the retreat, with two AA Rosettes and a menu of local, seasonal ingredients as well as an excellent wine list.

How many treatment rooms are there at Bedford Lodge Hotel?

Bedford Lodge Hotel has 10 treatment rooms including one dual suite. Therapists use ESPA, Jessica Nails and Lycon products in a range of face and body treatments.

What time is check in/check out?

Check-in at Bedford Lodge Hotel is from 2.00pm for rooms and check-out is at 11.00am. Spa opening hours are Monday to Thursday: 9.00am to 7.30pm, Friday to Saturday: 9.00am to 9.00pm, Sunday: 9am to 7.30pm. It is recommended however that you check your specific spa booking times before arrival, and that you check for any changes to regular opening times, particularly relating to bank holidays, before you visit.

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Bedford Lodge Hotel

from £65

per person

9.6 Excellent 33 customer reviews

Safe Hands For Cancer Accredited

This hotel specialises in spa breaks, whether you want a day spa package or a longer stay with accommodation. The separate spa is impressive and ideal for sharing with a loved one. There are five water experiences to enjoy as well as a mud rasul which when taken together, can be a very intimate and fun experience. Treatments can be enjoyed side by side in a couple’s suite, but leave time for the rooftop hot tub which is surely the perfect ending to a gorgeous day with each other.

Spa and hotel facilities

Pool
Sauna
Steam Room
Relax Room
Outdoor Hot Tub
Experience Showers

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Spa breaks for any nights

9 packages found based on your criteria.

One Night Spa Ritual

1 night 2 meals

One night bed and breakfast in a King Room
Light lunch with a soft drink
Use of the spa facilities between 10am and 3pm
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Please note: Rates may fluctuate.

Golden Spa Break

1 night 1 meal 1 treatment

One night bed and breakfast in a King Room
60 minute Luxury Gold polish, wrap and scalp massage
A glass of Billecart Salmon Champagne
Use of the spa facilities
Tote bag and slippers to take home
Robe and towel provided

One Night All About Me Break

1 night 2 meals 1 treatment

One night bed and breakfast in a King Room
Choice of one 30 minute spa treatment per person
Light lunch with a soft drink
Use of the spa facilities on day of spa treatment
Use of the health club facilities
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Spa treatment choices:

Dry flotation experience
Rasul Experience

Please note: Rates may fluctuate.

Sunday Serenity Break

1 night 1 meal 1 treatment

One night bed and breakfast
35 minute Back, Neck, Shoulder and Scalp Massage per person
Soft drink
Use of the spa facilities on day of spa treatment
Use of the health club facilities
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Please note: Rates may fluctuate.

Restful Ritual Spa Break

1 night 2 meals 1 treatment

One night bed and breakfast in a King room
60 minute Personalised Massage per person
1 course light lunch with a soft drink
Use of the spa facilities on day of spa treatment
Use of the health club facilities
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Please note: Rates may fluctuate.

Recovery Ritual Spa Break

1 night 2 meals 1 treatment

One night bed and breakfast in a King room
60 minute ESPA Personalised Facial per person
1 course light lunch with a soft drink
Use of the spa facilities on day of spa treatment
Use of the health club facilities
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Please note: Rates may fluctuate.

Mid-Week Relaxation Break

1 night 2 meals 3 treatments

One night bed and breakfast
65 minute spa treatment time per person
Light lunch with a soft drink
Use of the spa facilities on day of spa treatment
Use of the health club facilities
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Spa treatment time inclusive of a choice of:

Back Massage or Mini Facial
Hand Spa Treatment or Foot Spa Treatment
Eye Spa Treatment or Body Polish

Please note: Rates may fluctuate.

Relaxation Staycation

3 nights 4 meals 1 treatment

Three nights bed and breakfast in a Luxury King Room
Choice of one 60 minute spa treatment per person
Light lunch with a soft drink on one day
Use of the spa facilities on day of spa treatment
Use of the health club facilities
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Spa treatment choices:

Personalised Massage
ESPA Personalised Facial

Please note: Rates may fluctuate.

Warming Spa Break

1 night 1 meal 1 treatment

One night bed and breakfast in a King Bedroom
30 minute Candle Massage per person
Use of the spa facilities
Tote bag and slippers to take home
Robe and towel provided

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Spa days

16 packages found based on your criteria.

Evening Bliss

Spa day 1 treatment

Choice of one 35 minute spa treatment per person
3 hours use of the spa facilities from 4pm
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Spa treatment choices:

Back, Neck and Shoulder Massage
ESPA Mini Facial

Coffee Chat and Chill Spa Day

Spa day

Hot beverage
2 hours use of the spa facilities between 11am and 3pm
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Fizz with Friends

Spa day

Glass of Prosecco
2 hours use of the spa facilities between 11am and 3pm
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Moonlight Bubbles

Spa day

Glass of Moet or a cocktail
3 hours use of the spa facilities from 4pm
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Pamper and Prosecco

Spa day 1 treatment

35 minute ESPA Facial with Scalp and Décolleté Massage per person
A glass of Prosecco
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home
Tote bag and slippers to take home
Robe and towel provided

Warming Spa Day

Spa day 1 treatment

30 minute Candle Massage per person
4 hours use of the spas heat and hydrotherapy facilities
Tote bag and slippers to take home
Robe and towel provided

Best Friends Spa Day

Spa day 1 meal 1 treatment

45 minute Mud Rasul per person
1 course lunch and a glass of Mulled Wine
3 hours use of spa facilities
Tote bag and slippers to take home
Robe and towel provided

Spa Ritual

Spa day 1 meal

1 course light lunch with a soft drink
Use of the spa facilities between 10am and 3pm
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Dusk and Dine

Spa day 1 meal

£30 allowance towards dinner at award winning Squires restaurant
3 hours use of the spa facilities from 4pm
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Golden Spa Day

Spa day 1 treatment

60 minute Luxury Gold polish, wrap and scalp massage
A glass of Billecart Salmon Champagne
3 hours use of the spa heat and hydrotherapy facilities
Tote bag and slippers to take home
Robe and towel provided

Midweek Menopausal

Spa day 1 treatment

60 minute Espa Bespoke Spa Treatment per person
Espa herbal tea
2 hours use of the spa facilities between 11am and 3pm
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

All About Me Spa Experience

Spa day 1 meal 1 treatment

Choice of one 30 minute spa treatment per person
1 course light lunch with a soft drink
7 hours use of the spa facilities
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Spa treatment choices:

Dry Floatation
Rasul

Pick and Mix Spa Day

Spa day 1 meal 3 treatments

65 minute spa treatment time per person
1 course light lunch with a soft drink
7 hours use of the spa facilities
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Spa treatment time inclusive of a choice of:

Back Massage or Mini Facial
Hand spa treatment or Foot spa treatment
Eye spa treatment or Body Polish

Restful & Recovery Ritual Spa Day

Spa day 1 meal 1 treatment

Choice of one 60 minute spa treatment per person
1 course lunch and a glass of Mulled Wine
Full use of spa facilities
Tote bag and slippers to take home
Robe and towel provided

Spa treatment choices:

Espa Personalised Facial
Espa Personalised Massage

Modern Alchemy Spa Day

Spa day 1 meal 1 treatment

Choice of one 90 minute ESPA Spa Ritual per person
1 course lunch in the Spa Lounge
Glass of Prosecco
Use of the spa facilities
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Spa treatment choices:

The Modern Alchemy Harmonising Ritual
The Modern Alchemy Empowering Ritual

Time For Each Other Spa Day

Spa day 1 meal 2 treatments

60 minute Personalised Massage per person
Mud Rasul spa treatment per person
Welcome glass of Prosecco
1 course light lunch with a soft drink
7 hours use of the spa facilities
Robe and towel provided, branded bag and slippers to take home

Can’t find what you are looking for?

Purchase a monetary voucher that can be redeemed at a later date.

Valid for 12 months
Redeemable against any spa experience
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Enhance your experience

Here are some upgrades you can add when selecting a package above. More can be found during checkout.

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Room Upgrade to Junior Suite
Room Upgrade to Executive Suite
Room Upgrade to Superior Room
Bottle of Champagne
Bottle of Prosecco
Lunch

This spa has earned Safe Hands for Cancer accreditation for completing adequate training, which has been approved by SATCC.

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Why people visit here

Best known for

Horse racing heritage and hospitable luxury, complete with the Newmarket international home of horse racing close by.
Most loved by

With its surrounding rose gardens and penchant for luxury, it's perfect for romantic breaks, but thanks to 10 treatment rooms it's also great for a sophisticated group getaway.
Wow factor

The spa is a real haven in its own right - even the walkway up to it is beautiful, graced with a trellis that blooms in the summertime.
Exceptional spa feature

It's hard to choose between the hydrotherapy pool with five water experiences and 10 treatment rooms.

Bedford Lodge Hotel frequently asked questions

Who owns Bedford Lodge Hotel?: Bedford Lodge Hotel became a family-run hotel in the 1940s and remains under the ownership of a private family holding company.
How do you get to Bedford Lodge Hotel?: Bedford Lodge Hotel is located between Cambridge and Bury St. Edmunds, situated in Newmarket on the Suffolk/Cambridgeshire borders. It is easily accessible by road, rail and air with the A14 and A11 dual carriageways close by. Cambridge is less than 15 miles away and central London is also less than an hour’s drive. For those who are driving the postcode is CB8 7BX, and there is plenty of parking on site. The nearest train station is Newmarket Train Station (1.2 miles/ five minutes by car), and the nearest airport is Stansted, (33 miles/40-minutes by car).
What is included in a spa day at Bedford Lodge Hotel?: What's included in a spa day at Bedford Lodge Hotel depends on the experience that you book. Facilities include a gym, a hydrotherapy pool with five water experiences, a rasul, experience showers and ice fountain, a steam room, sauna, hammam, relaxation area, beauty room for manicures and pedicures, spa lounge, a therapy room for visiting cosmetic doctors, and an outdoor rooftop hot tub. There are also 10 treatment rooms including one dual suite and therapists use ESPA, Jessica and Lycon products in a range of face and body therapies.
What is near Bedford Lodge Hotel?: The hotel is in Newmarket, known as the international home of horse racing, with the famous racecourse close by. The hotel is also only 15 miles from Cambridge city centre.

Top attractions include:

Newmarket Racecourse

National Horse Racing Museum

Walking in the Suffolk countryside

National Trust properties including Ickworth House or Lavenham Guildhall
When was Bedford Lodge Hotel built?: The property was built around 1820 as a hunting lodge for John Russell, the sixth Duke of Bedford. When the seventh Duke of Bedford died in 1861, the estate was purchased by Sir Joseph Hawley, a well-known racehorse owner whose horses won the Epsom Derby four times. It continued to change hands and enjoy extensions and renovations until it was temporarily renamed by Lord Beaverbrook, founder of the Sunday Express, in the 1920s. It became a family-run hotel in the 1940s.
What amenities does Bedford Lodge Hotel have?: A four-star hotel in a historic building, Bedford Lodge has 77 rooms and suites and is surrounded by three acres of rose gardens and paddocks. The hotel's restaurant, Squires, is a central feature of the retreat, with two AA Rosettes and a menu of local, seasonal ingredients as well as an excellent wine list.

The spa has a gym, a hydrotherapy pool with five water experiences, a rasul, experience showers and ice fountain, a steam room, sauna, hammam, relaxation area, beauty room for manicures and pedicures, spa lounge, a therapy room for visiting cosmetic doctors, and an outdoor rooftop hot tub. There are also 10 treatment rooms including one dual suite and therapists use ESPA, Jessica and Lycon products in a range of face and body therapies.

Accessible facilities include:

An accessible bedroom

Disabled access to the spa

Disabled changing room and treatment room in the spa
What are the food and drink options at Bedford Lodge Hotel?: The hotel's restaurant, Squires, is a central feature of the retreat, with two AA Rosettes and a menu of local, seasonal ingredients as well as an excellent wine list.
How many treatment rooms are there at Bedford Lodge Hotel?: Bedford Lodge Hotel has 10 treatment rooms including one dual suite. Therapists use ESPA, Jessica Nails and Lycon products in a range of face and body treatments.
What time is check in/check out?: Check-in at Bedford Lodge Hotel is from 2.00pm for rooms and check-out is at 11.00am. Spa opening hours are Monday to Thursday: 9.00am to 7.30pm, Friday to Saturday: 9.00am to 9.00pm, Sunday: 9am to 7.30pm. It is recommended however that you check your specific spa booking times before arrival, and that you check for any changes to regular opening times, particularly relating to bank holidays, before you visit.

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