LONDON
Earth-Spa,
Belgravia
Where the well-heeled get muddy in Belgravia
Calmia
Day Spa and Holistic Lifestyle Store, Marylebone
Relaxation for the harrassed city-goer
Landmark
London, Marylebone
Dicreet, sophisticated and central
Elemis
Day Spa, Mayfair
Popular with Mayfair ladies and for lunchbreak "quickies"
Gentlemen's
Tonic, Mayfair
Lifestyle and grooming services for the man about town
Wholeman
Spa, Mayfair
"Real men use spas" is the mantra at this affordable holistic spa
Glow
Urban Spa, Knightsbridge
Compact spa with London's first Raw Face Lift
The
Spa Studio, Lanesborough hotel, Knightsbridge
Food and service are second-to-none, plus great Hyde Park views
Micheline
Arcier Aromatherapie, Knightsbridge
A calm and bijou aromatherapy clinic with face and body treatments
Peak
Health Club and Spa, Knightsbridge
A fancy facial at a popular hotel day spa with views over London
Shymala
Ayurveda, Kensington
A taste of Indian summer at an ayurvedic townhouse spa
The
Soma Centre, Kensington
A spa that promises to make you feel younger - but at a price
Me
and My Baby Therapy Rooms, Chelsea
Tips and pampering for mums-to-be
Bliss
spa, Chelsea
Oxygen facials and brownies at a cool London day spa
Pacifica
Spa, Notting Hill
A yoga pedicure that will have your feet buffed for the beach
Scin
Spa, Notting Hill
Bespoke treatments and boutique charm
Hydrohealing,
Notting Hill
Healthy water treatments are the order of the day at this spa
Savana
Spa, Westbourne Grove
A day spa that offers chocolate massage and a creche
K
Spa, Shepherd's Bush
Thai treatments in the basement of a hotel popular with BBC celebs
Nickel
Spa, Covent Garden
Love handle wrap treatment at French-inspired men only salon
The
Aveda Institute, Holborn
A brand new facial good enough to take back to work
Bloww
Spa, Soho
A sexy 21st-century Soho salon experience with attitude
Sanook
Spa, Soho
Chocolate facials and a perfect pedicure in the heart of media land
The
Sanctuary, Soho
Highly fashionable and centrally-located day spa
The
Rosebery Rooms, Clerkenwell
Good value and popular with local media types for no-nonsense treatments
Murdock,
Old Street
Good old-fashioned gent's barber for the discerning dandy
Ki
Mantra Urban Life Spa, Islington
The house speciality is yogic massage at this light day spa
Ironmonger
Row, Islington
A good old-fashioned steam, scrub and massage at affordable prices
Angel
Therapy Rooms, Islington
Gorgeous without being girlie in a hip part of town
Natura
Day Spa, Hampstead
Earthy wonders of the Heath and saves on the schelp into Town
East
River Spa, Docklands
VIDEO: A Thameside urban retreat with express treatments
Therapy,
East Dulwich
Good quality and value at treatment rooms off a local high street
THE SOUTH
Danesfield
House Hotel and Spa, Marlow-on Thames, Buckinghamshire
A cool modern spa in Gothic surrounds, plus good food
Nirvana
Spa, Wokingham, Berkshire
Relaxed and unpretentious day spa
Wren's
Club, Sir Christopher Wren's House Hotel, Windsor, Berkshire
A spa ranged over three floors with views of the Thames
Aquitaine,
Runnymede Hotel, Egham, Surrey
A private spa suite - with Playstation - in pretty surroundings
Dove
Spa, Reigate, Surrey
New suburban spa with high-tech skin analysis and song lyrics on mirrors
Body
Experience, Surrey
Has a teen girls programme, but also popular with their mothers
Relax,
Isle of Wight
Choose your own music with a spa that comes to you
Lansdowne
Place Spa, Brighton
Elegantly refurbished spa not far from the Lanes and seafront
The
Treatment Rooms, Brighton
Urban day spa with good mums-to-be programme
Kalmora,
Kent
A spa with a floatation tank and weight-loss options in the sticks
Royal
Day Spa, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Boutique style spa and health club specialising in organic holistic therapies
Tor
Spa retreat, Ickham, Kent
Fruity, down-to-earth escape in the Garden of England
THE REST OF BRITAIN
Kubu,
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Cosy and intimate and based on soothing Balinese principles
Thermae
Bath Spa, Somerset
Rooftop finesse at Britain's original natural spa
The
Cowshed, Babington House, Somerset
Quirky and fun spa at this popular countryside retreat
Bamford
Hay Barn Spa, Gloucestershire
VIDEO: A classy day spa from the awfully nice Daylesford people
The
Relaxation Centre, Bristol
A lovely garden spa in a Georgian house
The
Spa, Lowry Hotel, Manchester
A city centre spa to leave you as polished as the locals
Waterfall
Spa, Leeds
All-female boutique day spa with an Eastern accent
Eastthorpe
Hall Spa, West Yorkshire
An award-winning day spa in a former family home
Titanic
Spa, Huddersfield
Fancy day spa in former mill
The
Balmoral Spa, Edinburgh
A sleek city spa for weary shoppers and sightseers
The
Bellfield Centre of Wellbeing, County Down
Down to earth treatments in old Georgian coach house
THE REST OF THE WORLD
Aspria
Avenue Louise, Brussels, Belgium
Turkish delight at a low-key, child-free day spa on stylish avenue
Hotel
Adlon Kempinski Berlin
Massage vows and spirtual bodywork at this landmark hotel
Toskana
Therme, Bad Sulza, Germany
Floating bliss in saltwater pools and Dr Hauschka treatments
Guerlain
Institut de Beaute, Paris
A grand day out at a super chic spa in the French capital
Dorit Baxter's, New York
A day spa that's a bit frayed at the edges but hugely likeable
Juvenex
Spa, New York
Like most round-the-clock places, the spa had a slightly surreal air
Bliss
SoHo, New York
A hip, ultra-modern day spa in the heart of the boutique district
Bliss
Spa, San Francisco
A funky space-age spa in the city's W Hotel
Cape
Grace, Cape Town, South Africa
On its own private quay at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
