The North's best luxury experiences

Spa retreats, chef-led tables and weekends away, picked for taste, not for who's paying us.

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Cheshire & Manchester

Luxury spa days near Manchester

For a proper spa day within reach of Manchester, Cheshire's country-house hotels do it better than anywhere else in the North West — here's where to book, from a purpose-built spa garden to a Georgian hall with its own mud chamber.

Cumbria

Luxury spa retreats in Cumbria for a full escape

When a normal spa day won't cut it and you want the whole weekend given over to it, these are the Cumbrian spas worth building the trip around, from grand lakeside estates to a boutique bolt-hole in the middle of Ambleside.

Harrogate & North Yorkshire

Luxury spa days near Harrogate for a girls' weekend

Harrogate's spa heritage runs deep, and these three — one of them built on the town's own natural spring water — make a proper base for a weekend with the girls.

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