Behind the project: The Spa at Breedon Priory

The Spa at Breedon Priory, UK

The contemporary new Spa at Breedon Priory in Derbyshire, owned by Elaine and Graham Blunt, opened in June 2022, offering guests an ecologically focused and exclusive wellness retreat. As well as its Tranquillity gardens – designed by Lush Garden Design – and Vitality and Infinity Relaxation pools, there are seven treatment rooms, including a couples’ room, plus a Wellbeing Suite with six thermal experiences.

The spa also offers experience showers, an ice fountain and several thermal cabins supplied by Anapos, offering various heat strengths. There is also a ‘pure’ relaxation room, a quiet slumber lounge and a second relaxation area.

A further standout feature, designed by architects YMD Boon, is the private ‘Hideaway’ spa within the spa, an intimate space that offers exclusive treatments, a lounge and a secluded terrace with a hot tub and fire pit.

“The Spa at Breedon Priory’s philosophy is to be a sanctuary where guests can completely relax,” says spa director Jemma Whitney. “We recognise that space is luxury and limit our capacity to ensure exclusivity. Every detail offers our guests somewhere to do nothing other than focus on themselves.”

A sustainable spa

The spa has been constructed with sustainability at its core. When it comes to water, the property has its own source in the form of a borehole over 85m below ground, which means the facility is self-sustaining in this respect. An air source heat pump and heat recovery unit work alongside high-spec insulation to help the building achieve 96% energy efficiency.

In addition to a guarantee of no single-use plastics, fully compostable, complimentary cosmetic items are made available in the changing rooms and there are ambitious plans to plant a kitchen garden to further boost the spa’s sustainability credentials.

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Spa suppliers and product partners: Temple Spa, Tribe517, Pinks Boutique, Proverb, Anapos, Unique Pool, Curveline, BC SoftWear, Ellisons, Akula Living, Spa Vision, Coco Wolf, Crown Lockers, Paragon Oak, Epicuri, Jeremy Hastings (water features), Graeme Mitcheson, ADA Cosmetics, Florence Roby