I always have a lot of questions about accommodati I always have a lot of questions about accommodation when we stay anywhere as a family so I thought I’d share this little tour of our room at @windjammerlanding which was a pretty perfect place to stay.

It’s the ‘Ocean View Two Bedroom’ which was like a little house, with an upstairs and downstairs, built into the hillside. Both rooms had outdoor space and their own shower rooms. Such a great option for a family.
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We can’t wait to go back again in the future. Here’s just a little snippet of our trip.
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Beaulieu is always a great day out - whatever the weather. This summer they have a whole ‘Summer of Fun’ planned, with activities most days - parades, bird shows and hundreds of sculptures within the grounds too. If you’re looking for a day out this summer definitely think about heading to Beaulieu.
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The set includes all the songs you know and love as well as a few less familiar ones.
You can’t take photos during the show which actually made a refreshing change. A whole arena focused purely on the show and soaking up the moment. It’s definitely something the four of us will always remember.
Now, I’m off to sing Dancing Queen all the way home.
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We explored HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and the Mary Rose Exhibition - which is incredible! We also saw where ships are built and restored and spent time in Action Stations where the kids climbed and did an assault course.

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is such a fun, educational day out with something for all ages - we can’t wait to go on their harbour tours next time we visit!
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So why not be in it to win it? To enter, all you have to do is send @nationalhways a DM on here with a photo or video of your favourite holiday moments. You can also comment on their Facebook or Twitter #ARoadsToSummer posts with your holiday photos. I've shared a few of our favourite photos to give you some inspiration.

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They both had great reports, always did their best and have made some really lovely new friends this year. I could not be more proud of them.

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Holidays & Accomodation, Reviews · July 20, 2019

Hotels for Overnight Spa Breaks in the UK

I love nothing more than a spa break so I thought it would be good to put together our favourite spa hotels across the country that would be perfect for an overnight spa break. So many of them have one night spa packages available per person and many couples spa treatments available too.

Table of Contents

  • Why go on a spa break?
  • Hampshire Spa Hotels
  • Buckinghamshire Spa Hotels
  • Surrey Spa Hotels
  • London Spa Hotels
  • Berkshire Spa Hotels
  • Worcestershire Spa Hotels
  • Warwickshire Spa Hotels
  • Lancashire Spa Hotels
  • Kent Spa Hotels
  • Bedfordshire Spa Hotels
  • Somerset Spa Hotels
  • Wales Spa Hotels
  • Northamptonshire Spa Hotels
  • Gloucestershire Spa Hotels

Why go on a spa break?

Spa breaks for me are the ultimate romantic escape or just time out. A chance to relax and unwind, enjoy quality time together, have a treatment, read a book before getting ready for a lovely dinner, having a few drinks followed by a great night’s sleep and a full english breakfast in the morning!

I most often go away for a one night break but a two night break is the ultimate luxury. A full weekend away where you can squeeze in afternoon tea, a three course dinner and maybe even a light lunch in the middle too!

Hampshire Spa Hotels

Careys Manor Hotel – Brockenhurst

Our favourite spa break has always been Careys Manor in the New Forest. No other hotel spa has quite compared and it’s somewhere we would happily go back to again and again. The hotel is beautiful and feels like a real country retreat. Hotel guests get access to the basic spa facilities of an indoor swimming pool, sauna and steam room.

However, you can upgrade to the full spa package to have access to a whole range of experience rooms and a magnificent hydrotherapy pool too. It’s well worth upgrading for the extra facilities and would be perfect for a romantic spa break.

Careys Manor - Brockenhurst, Hampshire

Other New Forest spa options include New Park Manor, MacDonald Elmers Court Hotel, Lime Wood Hotel and Chewton Glen Hotel and Spa.


Solent Hotel and Spa – Fareham

The Solent Hotel and Spa is well situated on the south coast with plenty to do in the local area. The spa has a fantastic pool, plenty of loungers and a good size jacuzzi too. It has a steam room and sauna as well as a fantastic treatment menu using Caudalie products.

The Solent Hotel has a really great range of spa day and spa break packages to suit every budget and occasion. They also have some of the best food options that I’ve ever experienced on a spa break and it would be a great base for a weekend getaway.

Solent Hotel and Spa - Fareham, Hampshire

Buckinghamshire Spa Hotels

Crowne Plaza Marlow

The Crowne Plaza Marlow is a fantastic chain hotel. It’s situated within walking distance of Marlow which is a really lovely base for a weekend away. There are shops, restaurants and plenty of places to stop for a drink or a slice of cake too.

The spa has a good size indoor pool as well as both indoor and outdoor jacuzzis, a sauna and steam room, treatment rooms and a bar to order refreshments throughout your time in the spa. There’s so much outdoor space and it would be glorious on a sunny day.

Crowne Plaza Marlow - Buckinghamshire

Surrey Spa Hotels

Brooklands Hotel and Spa – Weybridge

We found the Brooklands Hotel and Spa to be a really unique experience. Unlike other spas it doesn’t have a pool but it does have a big outdoor hot tub with views over the Mercedes Benz test track. This is fantastic to relax and watch whilst enjoying a cocktail or two.

The Brooklands Spa has a great range of treatment rooms that are complimented by his and hers saunas and steam rooms and a new sunlight therapy room too. It’s a lovely choice for a spa day or an overnight spa break.

Brooklands Hotel and Spa - Weybridge, Surrey

Runnymede on Thames – Egham

The Runnymede on Thames Hotel would make a fantastic location for a spa break. Set on the banks of the Thames and with wonderful facilities it really is a little retreat just a stone’s throw from London. The hotel has both indoor and outdoor pools, an extensive treatment menu and so many spa experience packages to choose from.

Runnymede on Thames - Egham, Surrey

Handpicked Hotels Nutfield Priory Hotel and Spa

The Nutfield Priory Hotel and Spa is set in the heart of the Surrey countryside. It’s a beautiful gothic building with great spa facilities and the high end treatments and dining that we’ve come to expect at all the Handpicked Hotels venues. It’s a beautiful place to relax and unwind.Image

A weekend at Nutfield Priory Hotel and Spa - Hand Picked Hotels

London Spa Hotels

K West Hotel and Spa

The K West Hotel and Spa is well situated for Westfield London, Shepherds Bush and Notting Hill. It has a compact but lovely spa with hydrotherapy pool, sauna, steam room and loungers set in a really modern hotel.


Berkshire Spa Hotels

Donnington Valley Hotel – Newbury

Donnington Valley Hotel is well situated to visit from anywhere in the home counties. It has a fantastic pool and leisure facilities as well as a lovely lounge area to relax in and plenty of treatments on offer. With great food and comfortable rooms it’s a lovely choice for a spa break.

Donnington Valley Hotel - Newbury, Berkshire

Nirvana Spa – Wokingham, Berkshire

The Nirvana Spa isn’t actually somewhere for an overnight spa break but I thought I’d throw it in as a wild card option for a pretty special spa day or spa evening instead.

Nirvana Spa is like walking into a completely different time. It’s like being on holiday in Ancient Rome. There are so many magnificent pools, experience rooms and places to relax. It’s a beautiful place and the food is lovely too.

Enjoying a Break from the Norm at Nirvana Spa

Worcestershire Spa Hotels

The Malvern Spa Hotel – Worcestershire

The Malvern Spa Hotel is in one of the most beautiful parts of the country and it’s a real retreat amongst the Malvern hills. With a fantastic pool which is both indoor and outdoor, plenty of places to sit both in the pool and out and many lounge areas to relax in this is a really lovely place for a spa break.

The Malvern Spa Hotel - Worcestershire

Warwickshire Spa Hotels

Ettington Park Hotel – Stratford Upon Avon

Ettington Park Hotel is a beautiful country house hotel from the Handpicked Hotels collection. It’s a neo-gothic mansion – complete with turrets, arched windows and so much historic extravagance. It’s a very high class hotel with wonderful staff, amazing food and a really beautiful pool too.

Ettington Park Hotel – Stratford Upon Avon

Lancashire Spa Hotels

Ribby Hall Village

The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village is one of the most recommended spa break locations in the country. The four star hotel is in the heart of the North West has a variety of packages available, a fantastic treatment menu – including the luxurious aqua thermal journey – and incredible looking food.


Kent Spa Hotels

Handpicked Hotels Brandshatch Place

Situated just off the M20 in Kent, Brandshatch Place couldn’t be better situated for a spa break. It’s easily accesible with wonderful facilities, beautiful rooms and fantastic food. It’s a little bit of tranquility just a stone’s throw from London and you can’t go wrong with a Handpicked Hotel either.

Handpicked Hotels Brandshatch Place - Kent

Champneys Eastwell Manor – Ashford

The Champneys Spa at Eastwell Manor is a completely separate building to the main Eastwell Manor house but still within their grounds. This makes the spa resort a really secluded place to spend a day or two and you get star treatment from the moment you arrive. With breakfast, lunch and refreshments as well as first class treatments it’s a really lovely place to spend time.

Champneys Eastwell Manor - Ashford, Kent

Bedfordshire Spa Hotels

Wyboston Lakes – Bedfordshire

Wyboston Lakes in Bedfordshire is a complete destination in the world of spa breaks. With beautiful rooms and some of the best spa facilities I have come across it’s somewhere you could spend a whole weekend without a care in the world.

Wyboston Lakes - Bedfordshire

Center Parcs Woburn Forest

The spa as Center Parcs in Woburn Forest is incredible and they do dedicated spa breaks in the Aqua Sana area of Center Parcs. You can hire a bike and explore the forest or just relax and unwind within the spa complex. With many different rooms offering different experiences and a whole array of treatments it’s a really indulgent spa break option.

A Weekend at Center Parcs - Woburn Forest {Activities and Entertainment}

Somerset Spa Hotels

Homewood Park Hotel and Spa – Bath

I think Homewood Park is one of my favourite spa breaks so far. Set in the heart of the countryside near Bath, it’s in a beautiful location and feels like a real oasis of peace and calm. It has a beautiful outdoor pool, an indoor hydrotherapy pool, sauna and steam room as well as a wonderful array of treatments on offer. Their food and cocktails are amazing and the rooms are pure luxury. This is definitely somewhere everyone should treat themselves and visit.

Homewood Park Hotel and Spa - Bath, Somerset

Wales Spa Hotels

Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel and Spa

The Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel and Spa is just a short walk from Cardiff city centre, well located for a day of shopping or an evening out. It has beautiful rooms, great dining options and a huge pool as well as steam room and jacuzzi. This is a fantastic location for a city spa break.

Review: Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel and Spa

Bluestone Spa

The Bluestone Spa is just a day spa but if holidaying at Bluestone you can book a spa day or even just treatments to make the most of your break and in that sense, if you’re not too far away you could book a weekend at Bluestone for the ultimate rural spa break. With a whole thermal suite of different rooms to explore as well as an outdoor jacuzzi it’s a really lovely place to relax and unwind.

Bluestone Spa - Wales

Northamptonshire Spa Hotels

Fawsley Hall Hotel

Fawsley Hall Hotel was one of the first spa breaks that Dave and I went on – and it was pure luxury from start to finish. There’s a heated indoor hydrotherapy pool, a sauna, steam room and fantastic treatment menu all set within beautiful grounds and a really lovely hotel.

Review: Fawsley Hall Hotel

Gloucestershire Spa Hotels

Calcot Manor

The Calcot Manor spa is one of the nicest we have visited because the hotel has childcare facilities that you can make use of whilst you use the spa – every parents’ dream! With an outdoor hot tub and real fire it really is a little bit of rural luxury and a real country retreat.

A Perfect Family Break at Calcot Manor, Gloucestershire

So there are all the spa hotels we have visited so far and I hope they give you some inspiration for your next spa getaways or even just a spa day. I’ll add more as we stay at them and if you have any you would like to recommend please do let me know.

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