First things first, Grayshott is most definitely not just a spa. Unlike a health spa or day spa, a spell at Grayshott will seek to improve your overall health and wellbeing, whether you’d like to kick-start your fitness levels, begin a healthy eating regime, give yourself a good once-over in terms of bodily retuning or maybe just be pampered from head (craniosacral therapy) to toe (pedicure).

As well as a frankly enormous spa menu that you couldn’t possibly hope to get through, even in a full week, you’ll find healthy cuisine aimed to help your gut feel in tip-top condition and a full programme of fitness classes.

The hotel itself is set in a charming manor house with sweeping lawns joining up with a large National Trust property, so there are lots of walks you can embark on in the fresh air. The house is calm and restorative and the service wonderfully attentive but never overbearing. Its staff clearly contribute to its success, so much so that five of the team have been at the spa for more than 25 years, meaning a combined 125 years of experiences. Quite the feat.

Rooms: 59

Location: Hindhead, Surrey

Nearest Airport: London Heathrow

Board Basis: Bed & Breakfast, Half Board

1. Just a few miles from Guildford, it’s easy to reach from around the country and an hour from London
2. All food is created with health in mind but you’d never know it was low-fat – it’s incredibly delicious
3. Fabulous spa offering a mind-bogglingly comprehensive range of treatments and 36 rooms
4. Voted 14th best Destination Spa Worldwide as voted by CN Traveller Readers’ Awards 2015
5. Set in 47 acres of grounds adjoining 700 acres of beautiful National Trust countryside
6. Indoor and outdoor swimming pools defy the Great British weather at any time of the year