Time to Spa: Ockenden Manor, West Sussex
As I’ve got older, more tired and more lined, my love of spas has grown. Hardly surprising is it? Where once a good night’s rest and a few days off the booze would leave me plump of face and glowing...
View ArticleHeaven is a place on earth: Barnsley House, Gloucestershire
In a past life (not so long ago, just a little different to this one) I was a Travel Editor. Which, to answer the question everyone asked was, Yes, it was the best job in the world (although don’t...
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I love spas. I mean I really love spas. Although who doesn’t? My view on it is that people who say they don’t like spas just haven’t been to the right one yet. I’ve had a few dodgy treatments in my...
View ArticleTime to spa: Fletcher’s Cottage, Archerfield House, East Lothian
Take one spa-loving woman, one seriously spa-sceptic husband and the hottest spa north of the border and you have a spa weekend made in err comedy heaven. In the name of research, freelance writer and...
View ArticleTime to spa: So Spa at Sofitel St James, London
There’s something pretty special about a beautifully serene spa in the heart of a madly busy city, especially when you’ve travelled on the tube (side note: there were a lot more beards than in my...
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