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Best spa hotels in South East
From spas amidst parkland on the edge of the Chilterns to Tai Chi in the New Forest, wellbeing and pampering in the South East of England has a wide variety of experiences to offer. Whether it's luxury or boutique wellness experiences, country or city, there's something for every preference and occasion.
Beaverbrook, Leatherhead
Featured Hotels with Special Offers
Hartwell House
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
'National Trust Winter Break' Special Offer
A grand country house with both Jacobean and Georgain sides, Hartwell gazes over an 18th-century landscape, with Ionic temple, obelisk, and a lake spanned by an arch from the old Kew Bridge.
Park House, Hotel & Spa
Midhurst, West Sussex
Winter Warmer Special Offer
Day guests, members and hotel residents pass through a marble shower before dipping in a mother-of-pearl indoor pool at this Edwardian country house's spa. They can also bathe in the outdoor pool, use sauna or steam rooms.
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Lime Wood
Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Spa days and holidays are spent in luxury at this New Forest hotel. There is a mud house, an outdoor hot pool, sauna and rooftop gym, with healthy food in Raw & Cured, all in a tranquil forest setting.
The Gallivant
Sussex
East Coast America meets South Coast England at this single-storey, coastal-chic hotel with interesting room choices, good, locally sourced food, and uncrowded sandy beach just over the spectacular dunes.
Ockenden Manor
Cuckfield, West Sussex
History meets the modern world at this Elizabethan manor house, a luxury e hotel in eight acre-grounds, with gracious drawing room, state-of-the-art spa and fine-dining restaurant.
The Old Rectory
Hastings, Sussex
Lionel Copley applied his designer's eye and gentle wit to the styling of bedrooms at this chic Georgian rectory B&B, with elegant public spaces, treatment rooms, walled garden, and a breakfast to write home about.
The Pig at Bridge Place
Canterbury, Kent
A short hop from Canterbury, a Grade I-listed Jacobean mansion and former music venue, which once hosted rock legends such as The Kinks, was the sixth addition to Robin Hutson's Pig collection.
Chewton Glen
New Milton, Hampshire
From the ozone-treated pool and outdoor hot tubs, to crystal steam rooms and aromatherapy saunas, this spa sets the standard. There are top-to-toe beauty treatments, yoga and Tai Chi, all in a lovely New Forest setting.
The Pig in the Forest
Brockenhurst, Hampshire
Pigs have foraged in the New Forest since the Norman Conquest, but a different breed arrived in 2011, when Robin Hutson took on a Georgian hunting lodge and reinvented the English country house hotel.
The Retreat at Elcot Park
Newbury, Berkshire
A Regency mansion in parkland, once home to Percy Shelley's mother, has been reimagined as a contemporary country house hotel infused with a blithe spirit.
Beaverbrook
Leatherhead, Surrey
Once a retreat for Lord Beaverbrook, this Victorian mansion, filled with fascinating memorabilia, is home to chic contemporary bedrooms, a fine-dining restaurant, Japanese grill, library, cinema and spa.
The Wild Rabbit
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
In 2013, Carole Bamford acquired the wisteria-draped, Cotswold stone, 18th-century Tollgate Inn and took it back to the bones, before complete refurbishment,
New Park Manor
New Forest, Hampshire
Charles II might not recognise his old royal hunting lodge today but, as the father of at least 11 children and a great lover of his spaniels, the Merry Monarch would enjoy the dog-friendly, inclusive ethos.
Cliveden House
Taplow, Berkshire
Surely one of Britain's most beautiful spas lies within old brick walls in the gardens of this Italianate mansion. Facilities include an indoor and (notorious) outdoor pool, a gym, hot tubs – an easy drive from London.
The Roseate
Reading, Berkshire
All of the grandeur of the former Edwardian Shire Hall has been retained in this hotel, now part of the India-based Roseate group.
The Grand Hotel
Eastbourne, Sussex
A great white wedding cake of a hotel, this Victorian extravaganza invites you to take a step back in time, to take tea or cocktails to the sound of the Palm Court Strings, dine in style and retire to a deluxe bedroom at prices that won't break the bank.
From spas amidst parkland on the edge of the Chilterns to Tai Chi in the New Forest, wellbeing and pampering in the South East of England has a wide variety of experiences to offer. Whether it's luxury or boutique wellness experiences, country or city, there's something for every preference and occasion. Spa hotels in the South East embody all different kinds of experience. Visit a cosy bolt-hole in Beaulieu and combine your stay with fine dining and a luxury overnight break. Stay in one of the UK's most celebrated country houses, complete with a purpose-built spa inspired by the surrounding herb garden. Or alternatively you might head to an ultra-contemporary city hotel and spa with sea views. Surrey parkland to riverside settings, historic style to modern architecture, the most forward-leading non invasive cosmetic treatments to totally holistic therapies, these are some of the South East's top spa hotels to visit.
