Situated in a splendid background of woodland and surrounded by a stunning lake, Forest Mere is famed for its setting as much as its spa treatments. This package allows two guests an overnight stay at a 30 percent discount of the regular price, and includes both meals and the free use of the sports and leisure facilities. There is a heated outdoor pool and tennis courts, as well as the opportunity to walk in the spa’s beautiful forest surroundings or around the placid lake.

Price: £215

Champneys has stood in its 170 acres of surrounding Hertfordshire countryside, ever since Stanly Lief – one of the original and celebrated pioneers of holistic wellbeing – converted it into a health farm in 1925. This package enables two guests to take advantage of the centre’s facilities at a 30 percent discount, and includes all meals. Visitors can work out in the Fitness Suite and Cardio Fitness Theatre, swim in the 25m pool, make use of the Games Room or take a walk in the countryside on their doorstep.

Price: £245

This Grade II listed mansion in the Hertfordshire countryside, surrounded by acres of peaceful and beautiful gardens, is the perfect place to relax and unwind from the cares of everyday life. Tylney Hall’s leisure facilities include a health spa, indoor and outdoor pools and an all-weather tennis court. The overnight package allows visitors to choose from a range of spa treatments and includes a three-course table d’hote dinner in the hotel restaurant.

Price: £319

This spa hotel in East Sussex offers the best of both worlds. Luxury accommodation is combined with excellent food – tea and cake on arrival, in one of the hotel’s impressive dining rooms, as well as a three-course evening meal at the award-winning Anderida Restaurant later. Guests enjoy a 25-minute spa treatment, as well as full use of the hotel’s facilities: heated indoor pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool and spa.

Price: £341.57

With extensive gardens and stunning countryside on its doorstep, the splendid Greenwoods Hotel & Spa in Essex  is the perfect place to get away from it all for a mini-break. The deluxe bedrooms have designer furniture and marble bathrooms, and spa facilities include an indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, steam rooms, sauna and a refreshing Monsoon shower. Breakfast is provided the next morning. 

Price: £239

Thirty acres of peaceful Surrey countryside are the setting for the Lythe Hill Hotel, the ideal venue for a quick getaway. The Spa is a combination of contemporary and classic design, with deluxe and garden suites and chic double rooms in the historic property. Guests can use all the spa facilities and enjoy a treatment, before dinner in the on-site restaurant and breakfast the next morning.

Price: £293.62

Whittlebury Hall Hotel in Northamptonshire is one of the region’s foremost spa venues and offers the perfect choice for an overnight spa break. Guests enjoy the combination of deluxe accommodation, outstanding spa facilities and specially-prepared beauty treatments. This overnight option gives visitors a three-course evening meal and breakfast the next day, as well as use of the spa – which includes an Ice Cave, Aromatherapy Room and Hydrotherapy Pool.

Price: £225

The outstanding natural beauty of the Cotswold countryside in the heart of Gloucester is the perfect place to get away from it all. The Washbourne Court Hotel is a well-appointed manor, and this attractive two-person overnight package includes deluxe accommodation in the hotel’s designer bedrooms, each of which has a king-size bed and a large bathroom. Guests can also savour a full-English breakfast before their departure the next day.

Price: £299

Stepping into the Ickworth Spa in Suffolk, guests can forget the busyness and cares of everyday life and enjoy a day and night of pampering and relaxation. The package includes hotel accommodation in double rooms, a light lunch, a three-course dinner in the centre’s award-winning restaurant and, of course, use of the excellent spa facilities and invigorating beauty treatments. What better way can there be to recharge after a hectic week?

Price: £549

What better way to dodge the bustle of the city than a one-night break at Reading’s Crown Plaza spa hotel, situated on the banks of the River Thames? The package is inclusive of lunch and a three-course evening meal. Guests are given full use of the facility’s Revive health club, which houses everything necessary for rest and recreation: a well-equipped gymnasium, a swimming pool and, of course, the spa. Two mini-spa treatments are included in the price.

Price: £348.43