Bath has been at the centre of, well, bathing, since the early Celts and Romans "cottoned onto the health benefits" of the city's springs, which are "infused with a cocktail of minerals including calcium and magnesium", said The Independent.
New spa treatments include a "mud detox from luxe Hungarian skincare brand Omorovicza", which involves a "vigorous scrub with a gloopy balm" plus a full-body mud pack and massage with body oil, leaving you "pie-eyed and ready for the best sleep of your life". Find out more.
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Set on a cliff overlooking Saundersfoot on the Pembrokeshire coast, the views "are pure relaxation before you've even put on a spa bathrobe", said The Times. And the best place to appreciate them is the outdoor hydrotherapy pool, accompanied by a "soundtrack of crashing waves and squawking seagulls".
Indoors, massages and facials feature seaweed, "one of the most potent if sometimes a little pungent skin softeners around". Here, you can "drift off in the thermal suite", said The Independent , or "wallow in the harbour-facing infinity pool on even the foulest of days".
