From award-winning restaurants to beautiful gardens, luxurious afternoon teas to pregnancy massages, here are some of the most beautiful spa destinations for those upcoming baby showers.
Spa breaks are ideal for lots of occasions, but what makes them especially popular for baby showers, is the combination of care and pampering for the mum-to-be, whilst also offering entertainment, rest, and relaxation for the others attending.
Crucially, it's also an opportunity for the new mum to enjoy quality time with her friends and loved ones, in a cocooning environment, while experiencing spa treatments that really help her to feel her best when she might be getting to the less comfortable stages of pregnancy.
Spas which offer dedicated prenatal treatments for expectant mums are experts at providing therapies that help her relax and unwind, ease tired backs, sore feet, and make sure it's safe for her baby as well.
Putting together a beautiful baby shower worthy of the Instagram posts you know everyone will want to take, all starts with the location. If you’re looking for baby shower gifts and baby shower ideas for a friend or sister, there’s a wealth of themes out there, although obviously as the mum-to-be's loved ones, you are best positioned to choose something that will suit her best.
Making sure everyone, including mum, has a wonderful time however, starts with the right location. That’s where a spa hotel can really help, featuring everything you need all in one place - entertainment, great food options, and plenty of space. You can enjoy time time together, relaxing, talking and catching up, and many have private event spaces that you can book and decorate, to use for opening baby shower gifts.
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Lusty Beg in County Fermanagh is a unique destination - an island resort accessed by ferry in the heart of the Fermanagh Lakelands. Surrounded by vast parkland, you can opt to stay in self catering lodges and chalets. The Island Spa is located in a lodge style building where you can lounge by the pool tucking into teas, coffees, smoothies and fruit kebabs.
Their Baby Shower Spa Day includes a New Mum New Life pregnancy massage for the mum to be. Guests choose one spa treatment from the following choices: a Seaweed Bath, an Aromatherapy Salt Bath, a Recover Touch Facial, or an Indulgent Back, Neck and Shoulder Massage. Enjoy a glass of Prosecco, a spa sharing platter and an assortment of finger food. You can also enjoy full use of the sauna, hot tub, garden and swimming pool, with use of robes, towels and slippers for the day. For a minimum of six guests and a maximum of 16.
Pennyhill Park is a favourite amongst just about everyone, but for mums-to-be they really go that extra mile. The beauty is in the details, especially when it comes to prenatal spa treatments. but they also have an enormous amount of space (the spa is 45,000 sq. ft in size), and a wealth of facilities to choose from, including a beautiful outdoor pool, and indoor pool with underwater music, and private cabanas outside, where you can relax with a copper bath, loungers, a fridge filled with drinks, tea and coffee facilities, and the option to order food. There's also a dedicated spa cafe with the most beautiful menu - perfect for spa lunches. The hero of the piece however, are the spa treatments.
For the mum-to-be, the pregnancy massage (which features in their Tranquility Spa Day). It is designed to calm, ease feelings of discomfort and relax both mum and baby. First they make you comfortable, then your lower back, legs and arms will be massaged and soothed, using a relaxing pregnancy oil that blends jojoba, lemon, orange, and peppermint oils.
This beautiful spa in the South Downs encompasses an exquisite hotel and a beautiful, purpose-built spa with design and sustainability at its heart. Embedded into the grounds with a sedum roof, favourite features include a natural wild pool and 14 nature-themed treatment rooms. It is a spectacular 44,000 sq. ft. In size, complete with a wealth of facilities including an elegant swim pond and a Ridgeview Beauty Bar, teaming up with award-winning English sparkling wine producers from the South Downs. The spa has its own restaurant, Botanica, which serves largely plant-based fare and is a wonderful experience in its own right and perfect for sharing with friends.
For mums-to-be, they have a whole range of prenatal treatments, from a popular pregnancy massage for expecting mums in the second and third trimesters, to a Luminant Brightening Facial to improve skin tone, and an Aromasoul Body Scrub offering a sensory experience that will leave your skin impossibly smooth.
Very much a destination for those looking for pampering and luxury, Alexander House Hotel Utopia Spa is a blissful retreat, steeped in history but offering every modern luxury as well. It's surrounded by gorgeous gardens - there's even a 'Spa Garden', so spring and summer babies can be celebrated in the sunshine.
It's adult-only so you're guaranteed rest and relaxation. You should definitely enjoy afternoon tea, and if you want to stay overnight The Gatehouse is a fully serviced apartment on the edge of the estate with space for up to four people and perfect for groups of friends. They also offer a beautiful Mother-To-Be Massage, which is perfect for sore, tired and aching muscles, or their luxurious Oskia Mother-To-Be Treatment, which uses nurturing massage movements and techniques followed by an exfoliation of feet and refreshing facial, easing into the head.
Everyone loves The spa at Manor House Hotel - Alsager, a modern, purpose built haven of relaxation, complete with beautiful experiences. The unique English Country Spa Garden experience is very much the central feature of it all however, where an enchanting 'secret' garden hosts an all-season outdoor spa.
There are two swim-up bars, a hydrotherapy pool, and a Herb Garden offering a unique sensory space where a water feature gently sets the scene, and raised beds are filled with a hand-picked selection of herbs and flowers that scent the air. There's even a greenhouse relaxation lounge with underfloor heating and glass ceilings letting in soothing, natural light.
In this adult-only sanctuary, friends can enjoy quality time together as well as indulge in exquisite spa treatments. For the mum-to-be, the Temple Spa X Manor House Yummy Mummy therapy is perfect. The signature treatment incorporates instant relief for tired, overworked legs and feet and a revitalising facial topped off with a wake up scalp massage.
Horwood House has earned a reputation for being one of the most beautiful spa destinations, with exceptional service and gorgeous experiences. Perfect for a couple of friends looking to spoil their nearest and dearest before her baby arrives, it's n four-star country house hotel surrounded by 38 acres of Buckinghamshire landscapes. The H Spa at Horwood House is the pièce de résistance, drawing inspiration from the gardens, which are a running theme throughout the hotel.
With a pretty pool, space to relax, and loungers to nod off on, there are also grounds to explore, and five spa treatment rooms. Therapists use Caudalie products in treatments (harnessing the wellbeing powers of grape vines). For mums-to-be, the Baby On Board Massage is a joyful treatment - a gentle and enveloping massage using grape-seed oil to soothe tension brought on by pregnancy. It stimulates blood circulation and improves the skin’s tone and elasticity.
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