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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 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 — fells through the steam room glass, an infinity pool aimed straight at Bassenthwaite Lake, a swim-through pool under Langdale Pikes.
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 eco spa days in West Yorkshire
Two West Yorkshire spas that back up the wellness talk with a real environmental story — one built inside a carbon-neutral converted mill, the other on the estate where the world's first nature reserve began.
Yorkshire Coast
Luxury spa days on the 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.