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Hand Picked Hotels acquires Fawsley Hall
POSTED 04 Sep 2013 . BY Tom Walker
Julia Hands has built up the company
Hand Picked Hotels (HPH) has acquired Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa near Silverstone in Northamptonshire, expanding its country house hotel portfolio to 20 properties.

The Grade I Listed hotel was purchased for an undisclosed amount and is part of a strategic expansion by HPH.

The 58-bedroom hotel is a destination for meetings, corporate events, weddings and leisure guests and includes a 70-cover bistro, the Equilibrium restaurant and a 29-seat cinema.

The hotel's Grayshott Studio Spa, which opened in 2009, includes six treatment rooms, an indoor swimming pool, outdoor hydro pool, steamroom, sauna and Nautilus Gym.

Skincare products on offer include Guinot, Aromatherapy Associates Jane Iredale and Jessica.

HPH was created in 2001 by former lawyer turned hotelier Julia Hands - the wife of financier Guy Hands.

The acquisition is the second this year by the group, following a deal for St Pierre Park Hotel & Golf Resort in Guernsey in June.

The Grayshott Studio Spa at Fawsley Hall is an offshoot of the historic Grayshott Spa in Surrey – one of the oldest spas in the UK.
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NEWS
Hand Picked Hotels acquires Fawsley Hall
POSTED 04 Sep 2013 . BY Tom Walker
Julia Hands has built up the company
Hand Picked Hotels (HPH) has acquired Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa near Silverstone in Northamptonshire, expanding its country house hotel portfolio to 20 properties.

The Grade I Listed hotel was purchased for an undisclosed amount and is part of a strategic expansion by HPH.

The 58-bedroom hotel is a destination for meetings, corporate events, weddings and leisure guests and includes a 70-cover bistro, the Equilibrium restaurant and a 29-seat cinema.

The hotel's Grayshott Studio Spa, which opened in 2009, includes six treatment rooms, an indoor swimming pool, outdoor hydro pool, steamroom, sauna and Nautilus Gym.

Skincare products on offer include Guinot, Aromatherapy Associates Jane Iredale and Jessica.

HPH was created in 2001 by former lawyer turned hotelier Julia Hands - the wife of financier Guy Hands.

The acquisition is the second this year by the group, following a deal for St Pierre Park Hotel & Golf Resort in Guernsey in June.

The Grayshott Studio Spa at Fawsley Hall is an offshoot of the historic Grayshott Spa in Surrey – one of the oldest spas in the UK.
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The Good Spa Guide sets up event for modified Good Spa Guide Awards
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.
McKinsey: 84 per cent of consumers say wellness is a top priority
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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Barons Eden rebrands to Hiddenwell ahead of spa hotel portfolio expansion
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