SPA Buxton Crescent Spa lands £11.3m


The Heritage Lottery Fund has pledged a further £11.3m towards the scheme to rede- velop Buxton Crescent and T ermal Spa, in addition to the £12.5m that it previously awarded the project in 2006. T e project to repair and


restore the Grade I-listed building into a fi ve-star ther- mal spa and 79-bedroom hotel is jointly owned by Derbyshire County Council and High Peak Borough Council. It is expected to open at some point in 2016, according to the Buxton Advertiser. The extra funding is anticipated to secure the long-term future of the fl agship £46m development, which has previously undergone a number of delays due to legal diffi culties and funding problems. Before work can begin on the project early


in 2015, developers must secure the final sum of £2m from the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership – a regional growth fund. The spa will include thermal and wet


treatment areas such as a sauna, saunar- ium, infrared sauna, ice room, aroma room,


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T e Crescent was originally built by the fi ſt h Duke of Devonshire


steamroom and salt grotto. T e two basement pools – one for each sex – will be refurbished. Carbon dioxide and peat-infused baths


will also be on offer, in addition to hydro massage and a hydrotherapy bath for cou- ples. Dalesauna, supplier of thermal and wet experience zones, is operating as special- ist consultants for the spa. Danubius Hotels will operate the new spa, bringing medical expertise and traditional therapies to guests. Details: http://lei.sr?a=C5G2g


C M Y CM MY CY CMY The spa at Ribby Hall set for expansion


T e wellness facilities in the Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village in Lancashire, are set to undergo expansion – with plans afoot for a brand new wellness centre. Planning permission was granted


by Fylde Borough Council for the £500,000 revamp, to include improved spa and relaxation areas plus a new range of wellness thera- pies. T e spa hotel, which initially opened in 2011, originally cost £6m – but the reinvestment is expected to transform the existing off ering. T e existing spa features a thermal zone


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Some of Our Exhibitors Include… T e hotel will remain open throughout the renovation


with an aroma room, aroma steamroom, sau- narium, balinese salt inhalation room, herbal sauna and pedidarium – foot spa. T ere is also an outdoor rustic sauna, tepidarium, ice foun- tain, plunge bucket, rope shower and monsoon experience showers, in addition to a hydro- therapy pool and outdoor whirlpool. The facility also has a Rasul mud chamber. T e treatments are by British skincare brand


Elemis, and other brands at the spa include NEOM, OPI, LDN Skins, Mii and Lets Go Lashes. T e hotel, staff ed by 105 employees,


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will remain open throughout the renovation. “T is year, we’re expecting visitor numbers to the spa alone to reach 60,000,” com- mented Carole Pilling, senior accommodation manager for Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall. Currently enjoying occupancy rates of 86


per cent, the hotel will see other additions to its off erings including a gourmet restaurant called T e Orangery – which will be open to diners, day visitors and also overnight guests. It will be able to seat up to 60 diners and will have views across the property’s landscaped grounds. Details: http://lei.sr?a=R6R4G


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