Days Out

Bloody Luxury Spa Days

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, North Yorkshire, 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.

Lake District

Luxury spa days in the Lake District with a view

The Lake District does spa views better than almost anywhere in the North: a 16-metre hydro pool facing Derwentwater and Catbells, a heated infinity pool over Windermere, outdoor hot tubs in the woodland at Gilpin and on the Ullswater shore. Seven spas, from a £50 evening swim to a full day of treatments and lunch, including one in the middle of Ambleside and one that only opens to hotel guests.

Durham & Tyne and Wear

Luxury spa days worth the drive from Newcastle

Genuine five-star spa time is a 20-to-45-minute drive from the city, not in it — a golf resort on the Tees, a clifftop mansion on the Durham coast, and Northumberland's only five-star estate.

West Yorkshire

Luxury spa days in West Yorkshire, from an eco mill spa to a lakeside mansion

West Yorkshire's luxury spa scene is small and genuinely varied, so three picks cover it: a restored Huddersfield mill that built its reputation on eco credentials, a Georgian mansion on its own island in a Wakefield lake, and a compact Hand Picked country-house spa near Wetherby for a swim and a treatment rather than a full day.

Yorkshire Coast

Luxury spa days on the North Yorkshire coast

Two very different takes on coastal luxury, minutes apart from Whitby and Scarborough: a two-MICHELIN-Key wellness retreat built from scratch, and a country-house spa reborn on the edge of the North York Moors.

Yorkshire Dales

Luxury spa retreats in the Yorkshire Dales for a big birthday

Turning 30, 40 or 50 deserves more than a card and a bunch of flowers — these three spas on the edge of the Dales are built for exactly that kind of milestone weekend.