The best historic spa towns to visit in the uk

Treat yourself to a full mind-body reset this summer with our pick of the best spa breaks in the UK and beyond.

Visiting the Roman city of Bath on a weekend can be a hectic affair. Like Rome, it gets very busy with tourists, especially in high season, and Saturdays are the busiest. So on this, my fourth trip to

Japan’s centuries-old bathing culture shares many of the same rhythms of heat immersion as saunas. Rooted in Shinto purification practices and Buddhist ideas of cleansing body and mind, onsen (natural

Spending time in natural ‘blue spaces’ – our coasts, rivers and lakes – benefits our physical and mental health. Discover the wellbeing effects of water, plus the best UK swim spots to dive into this summer

Celebrate warmer days with a wellness-boosting break

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