Four Seasons

Natura Day Spa Mayfair, London

Facials to help your skin breathe and tutti-frutti tootsies treatments at keen rates for W1

Five of the best ski spas

It's a return to the Golden Age, with people heading to Alpine resorts for rarefied air and well-being rather than skiing

Champneys Day Spa, Brighton

Beneath a compact salon in the city centre, a spa giant brings pampering to the time-poor

Chapel Day Spa, Cheltenham

A town-centre spa in a converted church full of character and independent spirit

Cowshed at St Moritz Hotel, Cornwall

Cool spa brand brings seaside scrubs and express Cowgrooms to revamped Art-Deco hotel

Belfry Spa Hotel, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

This spa pales in comparison to its well-manicured golf-course but provides a healthy alternative to the 19th hole

One Spa, Sheraton Grand, Edinburgh

Who said spas are boring? This one has an epic thermal trail and a rooftop hydropool

Royal Yacht Spa, Jersey

A new spa and sail package means getting soaked and slathered in minerals both in the bath and out at sea

Summer Lodge, Dorset

A foodie spa doesn’t have to mean mango wraps and strawberry skin peels

Chinalife, Camden, London

White coated therapists administer herbal facials and acupuncture at this spa behind a tea-shop

Danai Beach Resort, Halkidiki, Greece

Greek yoghurt massage and colourful spa gadgets at a plush getaway off the European tourist path

Chi Mind, Body and Spirit, Devon

A superb value holisitc spa behind the shopfront crystals in the bucolic depths of the West Country