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THE CHILL FACTOR GO ON, TREAT YOURSELF TO A BIT OF R&R! WE DID JUST THAT AT A SPA THAT’S NEW ON OUR PAMPERING RADAR pas. We’ve been to some incredible ones and some not so much. Eden Hall is a new one on our radar and the sister to Hoar Cross Hall, just a hop, skip and a jump from Brum. We popped along in the stressful run up to Christmas for a bit of R&R.
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The historic building is handsome and a bit like a rabbit warren with relaxing nooks and crannies at every turn. Despite the car park being full, the spa felt busy in a healthy way, but not crowded. Once checked in and nestled in a fluffy robe – take your own slippers or flip-flops or buy a pair from the spa shop – we headed straight for a door marked Slumber Room. Lined with beds – single and double – to relax on as well as a handful of hanging sleep pods, it was a super chilled space that immediately induced a restorative catnap. We didn’t realise how stressed we were until we
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stopped and took a breath and could have stayed put all day, but that would have made for a very short article. GOOD AS GOLD We were booked in for the Good As Gold package which included use of all the facilities – they’re extensive – a three-course lunch and a 55-minute full body treatment that included a golden almond oil, hence the name. We always like to use facilities before having a treatment as it seems a waste of good product to have a treatment then jump into a pool and wash them away, so we headed for the thermal rooms and pool first. There’s a salt inhalation room, rose steam room and herbal caldarian as well as more standard sauna and hydro jets. It’s a beautifully warm section of the spa – the sort of heat that makes your shoulders drop immediately. There’s invigoration from massage jets
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