Chester & Cheshire: Ultimate Guide - Winter/Spring Edition

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THE CHESTER
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CREWE HALL
Everything at Park Royal
encourages serious
pampering, from the
classic range of ESPA
treatments – which can be
taken in double treatment
rooms – to the pummelling
whirlpool and the relaxation
room where fluffy-robed
spa-goers wallow on day
beds. There’s also a sleek
pool and a lengthy list of
beauty touch-ups at this
retreat near Warrington. Go
to theparkroyal.co.uk/spahealth-club/spa.
Chester Grosvenor offers
a space that is utterly
serene – there’s no noisy
gym or pool, it’s all about
classic Elemis treatments
that pack a real punch, from
nourishing body wraps to
massages. Book a full spa
day, and you’ll have lunch
and hours in the thermal
suite thrown in, too. Go to
chestergrosvenor.com/
spa-gym/spa-treatments/
spa-day-packages.
The signature Snooze
Room at the Grosvenor
Pulford near Chester is
the sort of space you’ll
want to hide away in for
hours. But this place isn’t
short on facilities: there’s
a pool, Jacuzzi, sauna,
steam room, gym and
tennis courts, and plenty of
supercharging treatments,
plus a raft of anti-ageing
procedures from nonsurgical
brand, Caci. Go to
spabykasia.co.uk.
Make time for a dip in the
pool at Mottram Hall near
Wilmslow – that and its
hydrotherapy whirlpool
are the centrepiece. You
could while away a whole
day here, doing a few laps,
perching in the sauna and
working your way through
the Elemis treatments. The
dynamic resurfacing facial
is one of its highlights. Go to
mottramhall.com/Spa-andhealth-club.
Lording it up on Chester’s
outskirts, Rowton Hall
has a garden-side pool,
sauna and steam room. But
what makes it even more
interesting is its range of
Elemis face technology
treatments, energising skin
with micro-current pulses
and smoothing complexions
with ultrasonic peels. Go to
rowtonhallhotel.co.uk/thespa/spa-facilities-rowtonspa-cheshire.
For pick-me-up treatments
with results, Crewe Hall’s
spa focuses on pampering
stalwarts – spas, facials and
massages by ESPA. There
are some very reasonable
spa packages that can be
combined with afternoon
tea and bubbly, plus full
use of the pool, Jacuzzi,
sauna and steam room. Go
to crewehallcheshire.co.uk/
spa-health-club/spa.
Rookery Hall near Nantwich
is one countryside bolthole
that’s all about switching
off in style. The glassroofed
pool is light-filled
and airy, there are dozens
of reinvigorating Elemis
treatments, and a mud
chamber for two. There’s
also Touch Therapy,
designed specifically for
cancer patients. Go to
handpickedhotels.co.uk/
rookeryhall/spa.
Canalside urban retreat
Mill Hotel in Chester has
a large pool dotted with
marble pillars, a sauna,
steam room and Jacuzzi,
and the gym overlooks the
Shropshire Union Canal.
On the treatment menu are
Elemis’ trademark facials
and massages, and many of
The Mill’s bargain spa days
include fizz and fine-dining.
Go to millhotel.com/spa/
spa-treatments.
Helen Warwick is an
award-winning travel writer.
She was deputy editor
of National Geographic
Traveller (UK) for many
years and now contributes
to leading titles including
The Guardian and Daily Mail.
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