Ahhh! Relax!

I had booked Sophie and I into the Kettering Park Hotel and Spa today, which was a present for us both from my Mum. We went to Beckworth for breakfast first as we were going to be enjoying afternoon tea at 3pm so I figured that this would keep us going until then!

We both had a cooked breakfast and the food was delicious, as always. I had two lovely cups of coffee and it made a great start to our day. Sophie drove us over to Kettering and we were shown to the spa. There was a comfortable lounge area and we were offered tea or coffee while we filled in our forms. We were then taken to the changing rooms and allocated lockers which contained a robe, slippers and a towel.

We had booked facials at 12pm and we had enough time for a dip in the pool, a session in the sauna and a bubbly time in the jacuzzi. The spa was quite busy and there were people lolling about on loungers reading and relaxing.

We showered and then made our way back to the spa lounge where we were collected by the beauticians. My lady was called Jo and she did an excellent job, making me feel very relaxed and giving me an incredible shoulder and neck massage. I was also treated to a hand and arm massage and she also concentrated on my scalp with essential oils which was lovely.

We were in our rooms for about an hour and we both emerged with our hair sticking up from the oil! We made straight for the showers and then spent the next hour swimming, indulging in the jacuzzi and wallowing in the steam room and sauna. I could certainly get used to this and we both agreed it would be great to have a spa day every few months to relax. It had begun to get a bit busier and several children made an appearance so we called it a day and went and had a lovely hot shower, before drying our hair and getting ready for our afternoon tea.

This was taken in the beautifully quiet bar and we enjoyed a bit pot of tea, various sandwiches, scones and cakes. We took our time and didn't rush and we were both enjoying the day immensely.

By 4pm we were all done and we emerged into the horrible rainy and grey afternoon. It had rained all day and it was horrible, but it didn't matter as we had been cosseted in warmth for the last four hours! Sophie drove home where we relaxed on the sofa for the rest of the afternoon and then enjoyed pancakes for a light supper as today was Shrove Tuesday!