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ESPA spa at Gleneagles named ‘best in the UK’
POSTED 15 Nov 2017 . BY Tom Walker
The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA scooped the top prize at this year's awards Credit: The Good Spa Guide/Gleneagles
The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA has been named the best UK spa at this year’s 2017 Good Spa Guide Awards.

The awards, organised by The Good Spa Guide in partnership with Spabreaks.com, saw a total of 21 winners honoured during a gala event at Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel last night (14 November).

As well as 12 regional winners, awards were handed out in nine categories – ranging from 'Customer Service and Design' to 'Top Newcomer' – as part of the Readers’ Choice National Awards.

The regional awards were based on audit scores from reviews conducted by The Good Spa Guide’s mystery shoppers, while the Readers’ Choice National Awards were based on feedback from more than 101,000 spa customers.

The full list of winners:

Regional Awards:

Best UK Spa (sponsored by Temple Spa): The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA, Scotland
Best Spa in London: The Bulgari Spa
Best Spa in the East Midlands and East: Sequoia Spa at The Grove, Hertfordshire
Best Spa in the North East: Serenity Spa at Seaham Hall, Durham
Best Spa in the North West: Stanley House Hotel and Spa, Preston
Best Spa in Northern Ireland: Galgorm Resort and Spa
Best Spa in Scotland: The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA
Best Spa in the South East: Pennyhill Park Hotel and Spa, Surrey
Best Spa in the South West: ESPA at Lucknam Park, Chippenham
Best Spa in the Channel Islands: St Pierre Park Hotel Spa and Golf Resort, Guernsey
Best Spa in Wales: The Kinmel and Kinspa, North Wales
Best Spa in the West Midlands: Dormy House Hotel and Spa, Cotswolds

The Readers’ Choice National Awards:

Best Spa for Customer Service: The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village, Blackpool
Best Boutique Spa: Wynyard Hall, County Durham
Best Destination Spa: Ragdale Hall Health Hydro and Thermal Spa, Leicestershire
Best Country Retreat Spa: Mottram Hall, Macclesfield
Best Urban Spa: The Spa at The Midland, Manchester
Best Day Spa: The Woodland Spa, Burnley
Best for Wellness: Champneys Tring, Hertfordshire
Best for Design: Aqua Sana Sherwood Forest, Derbyshire
Best Newcomer: Rudding Park Spa, Harrogate
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ESPA spa at Gleneagles named ‘best in the UK’
BY Tom Walker

The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA scooped the top prize at this year's awards

The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA scooped the top prize at this year's awards
photo: The Good Spa Guide/Gleneagles

The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA has been named the best UK spa at this year’s 2017 Good Spa Guide Awards.

The awards, organised by The Good Spa Guide in partnership with Spabreaks.com, saw a total of 21 winners honoured during a gala event at Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel last night (14 November).

As well as 12 regional winners, awards were handed out in nine categories – ranging from 'Customer Service and Design' to 'Top Newcomer' – as part of the Readers’ Choice National Awards.

The regional awards were based on audit scores from reviews conducted by The Good Spa Guide’s mystery shoppers, while the Readers’ Choice National Awards were based on feedback from more than 101,000 spa customers.

The full list of winners:

Regional Awards:

Best UK Spa (sponsored by Temple Spa): The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA, Scotland
Best Spa in London: The Bulgari Spa
Best Spa in the East Midlands and East: Sequoia Spa at The Grove, Hertfordshire
Best Spa in the North East: Serenity Spa at Seaham Hall, Durham
Best Spa in the North West: Stanley House Hotel and Spa, Preston
Best Spa in Northern Ireland: Galgorm Resort and Spa
Best Spa in Scotland: The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA
Best Spa in the South East: Pennyhill Park Hotel and Spa, Surrey
Best Spa in the South West: ESPA at Lucknam Park, Chippenham
Best Spa in the Channel Islands: St Pierre Park Hotel Spa and Golf Resort, Guernsey
Best Spa in Wales: The Kinmel and Kinspa, North Wales
Best Spa in the West Midlands: Dormy House Hotel and Spa, Cotswolds

The Readers’ Choice National Awards:

Best Spa for Customer Service: The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village, Blackpool
Best Boutique Spa: Wynyard Hall, County Durham
Best Destination Spa: Ragdale Hall Health Hydro and Thermal Spa, Leicestershire
Best Country Retreat Spa: Mottram Hall, Macclesfield
Best Urban Spa: The Spa at The Midland, Manchester
Best Day Spa: The Woodland Spa, Burnley
Best for Wellness: Champneys Tring, Hertfordshire
Best for Design: Aqua Sana Sherwood Forest, Derbyshire
Best Newcomer: Rudding Park Spa, Harrogate



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