Inside the £4.5million UK retreat with cosy lodges, outdoor natural pool and on-site bar
A SPA retreat in the UK has been labelled "the best" by many of the people who have visited.
The luxury resort cost £4.5million to build and boasts plenty of exciting features, including an on-site spa with steam room, sauna, Himalayan salt chamber and outdoor hydro-therapy pool.
There's also treatment cabins and a huge wild swimming pond for guests who like to take a cool refreshing dip.
The simply named Yorkshire Spa Retreat opened in September 2022, with CEO Miles Dewhirst saying he wanted to create create a "luxurious and stylish base for the perfect relaxing getaway".
Pilates and yoga classes are available for guests, while others are free to simply relax in their own way.
The on-site Dome restaurant caters for a number of different options, including casual drinks, quick bites or evening meals.
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It serves breakfasts, afternoon teas and has full lunch and dinner menus, while Thursday is burger day.
The bar serves two for one cocktails every Wednesday and Friday, from 5-8pm.
Guests can pop in to the spa for a treatment during the day, while overnight stays can also be booked.
The retreat has a range of accommodation options on offer, including luxury lodges and a unique shepherd's hut fitted with modern amenities.
Some lodges come with kitchens, open plan living and dining spaces, fireplaces, walk-in wardrobes, super king beds and hot tubs.
Others have barbecues so guests can make the most of the outdoor area around their lodge on warm summer days.
The overwhelming majority of reviews of the spa on TripAdvisor are five stars, with plenty describing it as the best place they've visited for relaxation.
One said: "Probably the best spa I have been to so far! Hyrdo pool, steam room, two different types of sauna and a wild swimming pond which i loved."
Another wrote: " One of the best spas I have been to! Lovely setting, lots of comfortable seating areas and loungers. The wild swimming pond is amazing!
"The hydrotherapy pool and various sauna/steam rooms also really good."
A third added: "Fantastic experience overall at Yorkshire spa retreat. I had the Yorkshire wellbeing massage and it was excellent - one of the best spa treatments I have had anywhere!"
A two-night stay for two at the Yorkshire Spa Retreat starts from around £325 and can be booked on the resort's website.
Meanwhile, Sun Online's writers recently revealed some of the spa getaways that they have enjoyed across the country.
Cheshire
Lifestyle Editor Catherine Bennion-Pedley found some R&R in the north-west with her husband and kids at the Carden Park Hotel, Cheshire.
All overnight guests can use the indoor pool, sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi in the hotel itself, and take a walk through the on-site vineyard.
The spa has a salt steam room, a tepidarium, a Finnish sauna and some vitality pools among other treatments on offer.
Gloucestershire
Senior Video Producer Rachael Clarke and boyfriend Stuart visited The Greenway Hotel & Spa - a countryside bolt-hole near Cheltenham.
The 16th Century Elizabethan manor is set in eight acres of countryside, providing the perfect environment to relax in.
Guests can chill in its indoor thermal pool or outdoor hot tub - or hop between the sauna, sanarium and steam room.
Bristol
The Aztec Hotel & Spa in Bristol was where Editor in Chief Sinead McIntyre took her husband and two kids for a relaxing break.
Inside the hotel are elegant inter-connecting rooms for families, power showers and Caudalíe toiletries.
The on-site spa provides a welcome escape and place to unwind.
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Meanwhile, here are some more of the best British spa breaks.
And these wellness breaks could be the perfect way to unwind.
