Spa Cities

The recent and much-anticipated opening of Thermae Bath Spa has helped remind visitors to Britain how easy it now is to combine luxurious 'wellbeing' leisure breaks with all of the culture and tradition on offer in its finest collection of heritage cities.

Thermae Bath Spa

Bath

The opening of Thermae Bath Spa (www.thermaebathspa.com) heralds a new and exciting era for Bath as Britain's most famous spa destination. Located in the very heart of this heritage city, Thermae is a day Spa comprising new and historic buildings. It offers bathing in the natural thermal waters, and a range of facilities designed to refresh the body and sooth the mind.

Brighton

The Treatment Rooms (www.thetreatmentrooms.co.uk/) is a secret favourite of Brighton's native actors, writers and musicians. It offers a cocoon from the outside world with a variety of treatments using oils, marine mud, algae, herbs, flowers, stones, skin brushing, exfoliation and massage - all helping to restore balance to body and mind .

Stratford-upon-Avon

The Spa at Billesley Manor (www.paramount-hotels.co.uk/billesleymanor) near Stratford-upon-Avon opened 3 years ago. It's the perfect place to be pampered after a hard day of Shakespeare sightseeing. The new spa includes a gymnasium, sauna, steam room and 3 beauty treatment rooms, along with a excellent dining area.

York

In York, Alquimia Spa (www.alquimiaspa.com/) lets visitors enjoy a samarium spa session, do yoga and meditation, have beauty treatments and even a glass of wine with lunch! 'Spa' comes from the Latin 'SaIus per aquam' - healthiness by water and Alquimia uses ancient and modern methods of healing.

Oxford

Heavenly Bodies Day Spa (www.heavenlybodiesoxford.com/) is Oxford's first luxury day spa, offering the ultimate in relaxation. Open for 2 years, it's starting to build an enviable reputation for massage therapy, and was voted one of the top 16 spas on earth by Elle Magazine and one of the top 100 spas in the world by Harper and Queen's.

Chester

The multi-award winning Chester Grosvenor & Spa (www.grosvenorspa.com/) is one of the finest examples of 5-star indulgence in the world and features a choice of holistic rituals and treatments including aromatherapy, reflexology, and reiki as well as the perfectly named "Travellers' Tonic Massage".

For further details of spa and wellbeing vacations in Britain's Heritage Cities, visit www.heritagecities.com/spa.

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