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The Good Spa Guide names UK’s best spas
POSTED 17 Nov 2016 . BY Jane Kitchen
The Galgorm Resort and Spa was named best spa in Northern Ireland
Winners for the UK’s Best Spas were announced on Tuesday at a gala dinner at SpaLife UK, a regional industry event that took place this year in Telford, England.

The awards included eight national and eight regional awards, highlighting the best of spa in the UK. Regional awards included more than 50,000 public votes, while the national awards were decided upon by specially appointed Good Spa Spies, who review more than 100 spas each year and complete a detailed audit.

The Bulgari Spa was voted the Best Spa in London, while The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA took home the Best Spa in Scotland, the St Brides Spa Hotel was named best spa in Wales, and the Galgorm Resort and Spa was named best spa in Northern Ireland.

Other regional winners include:

Best spa in the East: Sequoia Spa at The Grove, Hertfordshire
Best spa in the Northeast: Serenity Spa at Seaham Hall, County Durham
Best spa in the Northwest: The Woodland Spa, Lancashire
Best spa in the Southeast: Pennyhill Park, Surrey
Best spa in the Southwest: Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa, Wiltshire
Best spa in the Channel Islands: St Pierre Park Hotel Spa and Golf Resort, Guernsey
Best spa in the West Midlands: Dormy House Hotel and Spa, Worcestershire

Other honours included:

Best spa for a day: Eden Hall Day Spa, Nottinghamshire
Best spa for families: L’Horizon Beach Hotel and Spa, Jersey, Channel Islands
Best spa for groups: The Day Spa at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire
Best spa for luxury: Rockliffe Hall, County Durham
Best spa for outside space: Wynyard Hall, Tees Valley
Best spa for a stay: Stobo Castle Health Spa, Scotland
Best spa for value: The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village, Lancashire
Best spa for wellness: Champneys Tring, Hertfordshire
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17 Nov 2016

The Good Spa Guide names UK’s best spas
BY Jane Kitchen

The Galgorm Resort and Spa was named best spa in Northern Ireland

The Galgorm Resort and Spa was named best spa in Northern Ireland

Winners for the UK’s Best Spas were announced on Tuesday at a gala dinner at SpaLife UK, a regional industry event that took place this year in Telford, England.

The awards included eight national and eight regional awards, highlighting the best of spa in the UK. Regional awards included more than 50,000 public votes, while the national awards were decided upon by specially appointed Good Spa Spies, who review more than 100 spas each year and complete a detailed audit.

The Bulgari Spa was voted the Best Spa in London, while The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA took home the Best Spa in Scotland, the St Brides Spa Hotel was named best spa in Wales, and the Galgorm Resort and Spa was named best spa in Northern Ireland.

Other regional winners include:

Best spa in the East: Sequoia Spa at The Grove, Hertfordshire
Best spa in the Northeast: Serenity Spa at Seaham Hall, County Durham
Best spa in the Northwest: The Woodland Spa, Lancashire
Best spa in the Southeast: Pennyhill Park, Surrey
Best spa in the Southwest: Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa, Wiltshire
Best spa in the Channel Islands: St Pierre Park Hotel Spa and Golf Resort, Guernsey
Best spa in the West Midlands: Dormy House Hotel and Spa, Worcestershire

Other honours included:

Best spa for a day: Eden Hall Day Spa, Nottinghamshire
Best spa for families: L’Horizon Beach Hotel and Spa, Jersey, Channel Islands
Best spa for groups: The Day Spa at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire
Best spa for luxury: Rockliffe Hall, County Durham
Best spa for outside space: Wynyard Hall, Tees Valley
Best spa for a stay: Stobo Castle Health Spa, Scotland
Best spa for value: The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village, Lancashire
Best spa for wellness: Champneys Tring, Hertfordshire



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