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A specialist, 3-hour bathing journey costs £95 / photo: Mark Anthony Fox
English countryside hotel and club Estelle Manor has launched a 3,000sq m Roman-inspired bathhouse and spa following an intricate five-year project.
Set on a 60-acre estate in England’s verdant Oxfordshire county, Estelle Manor is a Grade II-listed landmark house that opened as a 108-bed hotel last year under the direction of Ennismore founder Sharan Pasricha.
The site is completed by the newly-revealed Eynsham Baths. Reached by a winding path and surrounded by centuries-old woodlands, the standalone building is defined by neoclassical architecture – sculpted columns, pilasters, hand-shaped bricks and carved marble details – in a nod to nearby Roman villa ruins.
Hydrothermal focus A grand mezzanine bathing hall flooded with natural light lies at the heart of Eynsham Baths. Here guests can journey through five pools ranging in temperature or cool off through a series of walkthrough showers and plunge buckets.
Additional facilities include a hay sauna, hammam, steamroom, breathwork pool, tea lounge and 10 treatment rooms.
In recognition of Roman spa history, there’s a focus on thermodynamics where guests can experience a bathing circuit at their own pace or opt for one of two specially devised contrast bathing cycles.
Access to the spa and guided thermal journey costs hotel guests and visitors £95 (US$122, €112). It’s free, however, to members of Estelle Manor.
Thoughtful treatments To give it a competitive edge, Eynsham Baths offers a carefully curated treatment menu. It took three years, for example, to formulate plant remedies on which its products are based – they’ve been hand-blended and “coaxed to life while mantras were played in the laboratory”.
Looking to the past again for inspiration, rituals are informed by some of the world’s oldest philosophies of health and longevity such as marma point massage and chakra healing, chi nei tsang and ku nye. Prices for these start at £180 (US$228, €210) for 60 minutes.
Meanwhile, treatments with master-in-residence Manos Dimoudis, who has more than two decades of experience in health and wellness across South Africa, Asia and Europe, begin at £220 (US$279, €256) for 60 minutes.
For modern enhancements, there’s IV therapy by NAD+, brow services by Suman Jalaf and cosmeceutical-based facials by Skin Design London.
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A specialist, 3-hour bathing journey costs £95 / photo: Mark Anthony Fox
English countryside hotel and club Estelle Manor has launched a 3,000sq m Roman-inspired bathhouse and spa following an intricate five-year project.
Set on a 60-acre estate in England’s verdant Oxfordshire county, Estelle Manor is a Grade II-listed landmark house that opened as a 108-bed hotel last year under the direction of Ennismore founder Sharan Pasricha.
The site is completed by the newly-revealed Eynsham Baths. Reached by a winding path and surrounded by centuries-old woodlands, the standalone building is defined by neoclassical architecture – sculpted columns, pilasters, hand-shaped bricks and carved marble details – in a nod to nearby Roman villa ruins.
Hydrothermal focus A grand mezzanine bathing hall flooded with natural light lies at the heart of Eynsham Baths. Here guests can journey through five pools ranging in temperature or cool off through a series of walkthrough showers and plunge buckets.
Additional facilities include a hay sauna, hammam, steamroom, breathwork pool, tea lounge and 10 treatment rooms.
In recognition of Roman spa history, there’s a focus on thermodynamics where guests can experience a bathing circuit at their own pace or opt for one of two specially devised contrast bathing cycles.
Access to the spa and guided thermal journey costs hotel guests and visitors £95 (US$122, €112). It’s free, however, to members of Estelle Manor.
Thoughtful treatments To give it a competitive edge, Eynsham Baths offers a carefully curated treatment menu. It took three years, for example, to formulate plant remedies on which its products are based – they’ve been hand-blended and “coaxed to life while mantras were played in the laboratory”.
Looking to the past again for inspiration, rituals are informed by some of the world’s oldest philosophies of health and longevity such as marma point massage and chakra healing, chi nei tsang and ku nye. Prices for these start at £180 (US$228, €210) for 60 minutes.
Meanwhile, treatments with master-in-residence Manos Dimoudis, who has more than two decades of experience in health and wellness across South Africa, Asia and Europe, begin at £220 (US$279, €256) for 60 minutes.
For modern enhancements, there’s IV therapy by NAD+, brow services by Suman Jalaf and cosmeceutical-based facials by Skin Design London.
Read more from this issue of Spa Business magazine
View contents of Spa Business 2024 issue 2
Editor's letter: Cool customers
Spas must adapt to unlock new avenues for growth while mitigating the impact of climate change, says Katie Barnes
Top Team: Therme Group
With its focus on affordable wellness, Therme Group is expanding its social spa concept globally. Jane Kitchen speaks to the people behind the brand
Interview: Susie Ellis
The chair of the Global Wellness Summit has been fundamental in defining the industry and continues to drive it forward
Sponsored: Comfort Zone: Powered by nature
B Corp-certified skincare company Comfort Zone has added a new body lotion to its Hydramemory range, which is inspired by the water-retaining powers of desert plants
Interview: Roger Tempest
The owner of Broughton Sanctuary in the UK is transforming the 900-year-old estate into a retreat-based business
Sponsored: Lemi: touched by tech
Italian spa equipment supplier, Lemi, is embracing the trend towards tech-driven wellness treatments, while also driving sustainable industry practices
First person: The real deal?
What’s the value of an authentic treatment? Andrew and Karin Gibson take to the hammams of Istanbul to find out
Wellness: Full recovery
SIRO is staking a claim to be the world’s first fitness and recovery hotel brand and is planning 100 properties. Lisa Starr visits the first site in Dubai
Sponsored: Gharieni: Defining the well universe
The launch of Gharieni’s new touchless technology brand
Metawell is perfectly aligned with the future direction of spa
and wellness, says the company’s CEO, Sammy Gharieni
Software: Member benefits
Up to a third of spa-goers now have a spa membership. What support can software systems offer?
Sponsored: Myrtha: Herbal Sauna
Pools and wellness facilities expert, Myrtha’s new Herbal Sauna, brings an innovative and therapeutic experience to the spa, says Stefano Cattaneo
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Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Mubadala Capital has made a binding, fully financed
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Global retreat trade show, Synergy The Retreat Show, has launched a resource called The
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The Standards Authority for Touch in Cancer Care (SATCC) charity has announced its first five-
day Living with Cancer and Beyond retreat, which will be held at Carden Park Hotel and Spa in
Cheshire, UK, between 1 and 5 September.
Patmos Aktis, a Luxury Collection Resort and Spa, has opened in Greece, with a renovated and
rebranded wellness offering called Ansana Wellness and Spa.
The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, an Autograph Collection property in Hawaii, US, has opened its
22,000 sq ft indoor-outdoor Spa at Mauna Kea as the final step in the property’s overall
renovation, which has cost more than US$180 million (€166 million, £140 mill
The UK spa review and discovery platform for consumers, the Good Spa Guide, has announced
it will host the Good Spa Guide Awards 2026 during an event on 16 November at Sopwell House
Hotel in St Albans, UK.
Eighty-four per cent of consumers now say wellness is a top priority in their lives, with this
percentage increasing year on year, according to a preview presentation of McKinsey’s Future of
Wellness 2026 research report.
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Global Wellness Day (GWD) marked its 15th anniversary on Saturday 13 June 2026, with the
theme: #JoyMagenta – a celebration of the healing qualities of simple gestures and activities
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