When you need something to smooth out all the twists and tension of daily life, you might turn to a spa or some time outside in nature. But now, you don't have to choose. Here are our favourite natural spas, where soothing baths and saunas come surrounded by trees, birdsong and a couple of days of perfect peace.
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Down at the lake, through the trees from your cabin, you'll find the sauna deck, right next to its own rather large natural plunge pool. You'll need to book a slot, but there are hammocks in the woods up at your space to make the wait swing by and an outdoor bath if you need a soak after your steam.
By the time you get around to finding the hot tub that sits with incredible views over the pallisade around this remarkable place in the Welsh hills, you need a relaxing spa day to stop your mind being any more blown. Oaken Fort has you covered, with the perfect balance of wow and ahhh.
The unique structure of The Spa, with its two cuboid living areas separated by a heated inifinity pool, will wow you visually then work out any tension in your body. There's a sauna on the deck, a pizza oven, a swinging chair and nothing but woods around to trouble your mind for a second.
After you've climbed up into the hills just south of Keswick, you might be expecting the incredible views, but probably not the Japanese spa bath sunk into the deck. This might just be the best place we've ever seen to retire to post hike and soak up a sunset.
At Hay Barn, even the debate about who gets the outdoor bath disappears, as twin tubs on the hillside make for a truly wild couple's spa day. Or you can stroll over to the hillside sauna together for a steam with a view of the lake and the Devon hills.
This amazing treehouse in Somerset just keeps taking you a step higher. The spa tub on the deck is the first, the twin outdoors showers are the second, the sauna is the third and the fourth comes when you climb the spiral staircase to the roof terrace cinema deck.
The shared sauna near Willow Warblers Treehouse isn't just in the woods, its turf-roofed, so you feel like nature is wrapping round you as you steam your cares away. You may meet others coming to hide away, but you've got a private outdoor bath if you want to commune with the natural world solo.
If you're not sure how much outdoor bathing you really want to do, this is the spot to head for. Hideout Treehouse's innovative bath on rails can slide outside when you want to feel the sun on your skin, then back indoors when you want a simple, cosy soak.
As if the bath with a view of rolling fields, the swing suspended under the deck and the firepit area weren't fun enough, the guys at Galtres put a barrel-shaped sauna by the lake, just far enough away that you have time to bottle out of the plunge and stretch out on a waterside recliner instead.
Stylish, chic and perfectly put together. If that's you, then Scandi Cabin is your perfect match. You can drift from the green bowl of the hot tub to the sauna on the next tier of the deck, rising and falling as you walk round the site, while your heart rate stays at a gentle low.
As part of The Feel Good 100, we’ll be giving away a great prize every week for the next ten weeks. We’re talking wild spa weekends, treehouse adventures and even a stay for six at a Beach House in Dorset.
The added luxury of a sauna ups the wellbeing credentials of your cabin holiday. We’re adding more and more places with saunas to bring you glamping getaways that nourish mind, body and soul. Combine their restorative powers and you’ll come away reinvigorated with a hearty Finnish spring in your step. Take a look at our favourite cabins with saunas.
City spa breaks are great but the crowds and concrete that greet you when you emerge can chip away at your zen-like state. Instead, run away to the wild and let the beauty of nature soothe and revive you, before you’ve even begun to sample the incredible wellness extras on offer. We’ve rounded up six of our best places with rejuvenating treatments and experiences on site to nourish mind, body and soul.
Like a loving mother, we really don't have favourites. We love all our glamping places equally. How could you possibly choose between dual baths with rolling hillside in front? A copper tub high up in the trees? A bath sunk into the deck? Take a look through our full collection of places with outdoor baths, and work out which is your favourite, but here, in no particular order, are eight spaces with outstanding outdoor baths...
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