BRITAIN

Macdonald Berystede Hotel & Spa, Ascot
An ideal place for a pamper after a day at the races

Body Experience, Surrey
Has a teen girls programme, but also popular with their mothers

Donnington Valley Hotel Spa, Newbury
Treatments for golf swings and mood swings at a family-friendly spa

Woolley Grange Hotel, Wiltshire
Cosy, family-friendly country retreat

Moonfleet Manor, Dorset
Special treatment for sprogs and parents at country house hotel

Spa 6, Cotswold Water Park, Gloucestershire
Lakeside pampering at a brand new leisure compound

Calcot Manor, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A sophisticated family-friendly spa in the Cotswolds

Downe Health Spa, Bideford, Devon
A homely spa on an old dairy farm ideal for families

Ocean Spa, the Bedruthan Steps Hotel, Cornwall
Chiva Som treatment at "green" family-friendly hotel

St Michael's Hotel and Spa, Falmouth, Cornwall
Holistic treats at this Cornish spa inspired by the sea

The Solent Hotel & Spa, Hampshire
Indulgent couples treatments and outdoor Jacuzzi

The Grove, Hertfordshire
Unstuffy but sophisticated trendy country house hotel

Aquae Sulis Spa, Ickworth Hotel, Suffolk
Relaxed stately home that's family friendly

CenterParcs, Elveden Forest, Suffolk
A wide offering of affordable treatments

CenterParcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
Respite for parents at a spa with a menu of global treatments

Lakeside Hotel Spa, Newby Bridge, Cumbria
A spa on Windermere that gives a glow of exercise without the work

The Spa Butlins, Skegness
Good package deals at this well equipped holiday resort spa

Alton Towers, Staffordshire
Affordable treatments for non-thrillseekers

Celtic Manor, the Usk Valley, South Wales
Extensive facilities, fine dining and first-class treatments

Auchrannie Spa Resort, Isle of Arran
A resort with good family facilites including a spa cafe

EUROPE

Toskana Therme, Bad Sulza, Germany
Floating bliss in saltwater pools and Dr Hauschka treatments

The Spa at the Four Seasons resort, Provence
A grand villa of calm and space in lavender-scented countryside

Le Serignan Plage, Languedoc, France
Modern take on Roman baths in the middle of French campsite

Occitania Spa, Baqueira-Beret, Pyrenees
A honey-drizzled apres-ski massage 80 miles from Toulouse

Forte Village, Sardinia
Seawater pools and water chutes for family pleasures

Hotel Fortina Spa Resort, Sliema, Malta
An epic resort with therapeutic spa bedrooms

Reid’s Palace Spa, Funchal, Madeira
A new "parent and child" spa experience at a classic hotel

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