3From bootcamps to body treatments, discover what’s hot in the world of wellness from the UK’s best staycation properties
Restore your body with Champney’s Wellness Retreats
The Ultimate Reset with 1st Class Bootcamp | Champneys Tring
Step into a transformative 4-night retreats that challenges your limits while giving your mind and body the reset it truly needs. This special edition summer bootcamp combines the elite, results-driven training of the 1st Class team with the luxury and calm of Champneys Tring.
Led by celebrity trainer Tom Brown, 1st Class Bootcamp is the UK’s most in-demand fitness retreat. Expect high-performance workouts, expert coaching and guidance, and delicious nutrition – all designed to push you beyond your comfort zone and unlock real, lasting change.
When: Launches 31 August 2025
How: Find out more and make a booking via champneys.com
Where: Champneys Tring, Chesham Rd, Wigginton, Tring HP23 6HY
Wallet: 4 nights from £1,150 per person
Longevity Retreat | Champneys Tring
Inspired by the world’s leading longevity practices and supported by Champneys’ century-long expertise in health and wellbeing, this retreat blends cutting-edge technology, expert medical testing, with tailored fitness, recovery therapies, and restorative treatments. At the end of your retreat, you will leave with a personalised Longevity Report summarising the results of your assessments with clear, actionable recommendations for lasting lifestyle changes.
How: Find out more and make a booking via champneys.com
When: 8th September, 13th October, 10th November, 8th December 2025
Where: Champneys Tring, Chesham Rd, Wigginton, Tring HP23 6HY
Wallet: 4 nights from £1,600 per person
Restore a positive mindset with Crazy Bear
Feeling a little rundown? Known for its bold design, indulgent experiences and distinctive approach to hospitality, Crazy Bear is entering a new chapter – one that places health, nourishment, and performance at its heart. The launch of a new on-site gym and dedicated wellness space at The Crazy Bear Beaconsfield marks the group’s first step into the world of holistic wellbeing.
Available exclusively to guests, members, and those booking advance health checks, the new wellness space features a state-of-the-art gym equipped with Technogym equipment, bespoke personal training sessions with award-winning trainers, immersive fitness classes, authentic Thai massages, an outdoor swimming pool and a tailored approach to health rooted in nourishment, movement, and mindset – all designed to recharge mind, body and soul.
Spearheading the concept is James Griffiths, the group’s newly appointed Director of Health and Fitness. As founder of Wild Training – voted Best Independent Gym in the UK – and creator of the pioneering D.O.S.E. Health Method, James brings over 20 years of award-winning expertise in holistic wellness.
More than a gym, the new space is an immersive wellness hub offering a mix of HIIT, strength, mobility, and lifting classes, alongside social wellness events designed to foster community and motivation. Members benefit from exclusive pricing across treatments and personal training, with a wellness team on hand to provide expert support for recovery, performance, and mental wellbeing.
How: For more information on memberships, please visit crazybear.co.uk
Where: 73-75 Wycombe End, Beaconsfield HP9 1LX
Indulge in the Taste of Spa Package at The Vineyard
Experience the art of relaxation at its finest with The Vineyard’s Taste of Spa package, a luxurious one-night wellness retreat for two, set amidst the idyllic countryside of Berkshire. Just an hour from London, The Vineyard offers a serene sanctuary where world-class hospitality, exquisite cuisine, and sublime spa treatments come together to deliver a truly restorative stay.
Every element of this indulgent experience is designed to soothe the senses and nourish the soul. From the moment you arrive, you’ll step into a haven of calm and comfort. The package includes:
- A heavenly 30-minute treatment of your choice: Heavenly Head Massage, Foot Ritual, 5 Aroma Facial, or Mini Manicure
- Two hours of complimentary access to the luxurious spa facilities
- A restful night’s sleep in a sumptuous Luxury Double Room
- A delicious cooked and continental breakfast served the following morning
Whether you’re seeking a weekend reset or a midweek moment of calm, The Taste of Spa package offers a perfect pause from everyday life.
How: The Taste of Spa Package starts from £398 per night for two people for more information or to book, please visit the-vineyard.co.uk
Where: The Vineyard, Stockcross, Newbury RG20 8JU
Plus: Read our full in-depth hotel review
Discover seamless serenity with 1 Hotel Mayfair x SOLICE Health
Back in the Big Smoke, 1 Hotel Mayfair welcomes a new era of wellness with an exclusive SOLICE Health partnership, offering guests a robust menu including IV drip therapies, reflexology, acupuncture, scenar therapy and Reiki sessions, alongside Bamford’s signature massages and facials, all available both in-room and at the Bamford Wellness Spa.
Designed for restoration, recovery, and rejuvenation, SOLICE Health’s infusions blend precision medicine with holistic care, providing solutions for those looking to boost immunity, enhance beauty, or restore balance while travelling. Combined with the nature-inspired luxury of 1 Hotel Mayfair, this new partnership provides a seamless integration of wellbeing and hospitality.
1 Hotel Mayfair x SOLICE IV Therapy treatments include:
- Immunity Booster – Created with an immunity-boosting blend of selenium, zinc, B vitamins, and vitamin C, this IV drip contains essential nutrients that encourage optimal immune system performance (£420)
- Beauty Tonic – Contains a high dose of glutathione, a free-radical antioxidant that clears the complexion and, in high doses, allows melanin washout, encouraging a brighter skin tone. Biotin strengthens hair and nails, and a powerful blend of vitamins, amino acids and minerals improves follicular vigour and strength (£490)
- The Vitamin Drip – The perfect blend of essential micronutrient vitamins and minerals to keep nerve and blood cells healthy while banishing lethargy and low mood (£350)
- Jet Lag Reset – An effective combination of prescription-only anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, electrolytes, B vitamins and an amino acid infusion of taurine and glutamine, designed to beat post-travel tiredness, reset the sleep-wake cycle, and reduce inflammation (£420)
- Limitless – A package IV, including any drip from the menu or a bespoke infusion of up to 6 ingredients plus an NAD+ infusion of 500mg; this refreshing infusion features highdose Vitamin C, a key ingredient crucial for collagen and elastin production. It also includes a mega dose of Glutathione, a free radical antioxidant which clears your complexion and assists your liver in detoxifying your body (£840)
- The Olympian – A great way to achieve a little more from your workout routine, enhancing recovery time and reducing muscle soreness. Designed for the sportsman or woman pre or post-workout and as part of a workout programme, this drip contains powerful antioxidants which reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, increasing blood flow to the muscles, enabling lactate washout and thus reducing delayed onset muscle soreness (£490)
When: The 1 Hotel Mayfair x SOLICE menu is available to book now, from 8am – 8pm, 7 days a week.
Wallet: The full menu can be found here, with treatments starting from £105
Where: 3 Berkeley St, London W1J 8DL
Join Hart Shoreditch For Fire + Alchemy’s Sovereign Breath workshop
Hart Shoreditch has recently launched The Hart Wellbeing Chapter, in partnership with Fire + Alchemy, a wellbeing collective and agency.
This series of wellness workshops has been taking place throughout summer, hosted by expert practitioners who will share their knowledge, lead practices, and inspire introspection amongst participants. Hart Shoreditch is committed to fostering an environment that furthers growth, on both the individual and community levels. Next up, a masterclass in all things breathwork.
- 9D Breathwork: The Sovereign Breath, 16th August
The Sovereign Breath journey is for those ready to break free from the noise of expectation, conditioning, and self-doubt — and return to their true voice. If you’re seeking clarity, confidence, and deeper connection to your authentic self, this experience will help you remember who you really are and rise fully into your power.
Through conscious breathing, hypnotic affirmations, vocal activation, and multidimensional soundscapes, you’ll move through limiting beliefs, dissolve outdated narratives, and reclaim your truth. This session is a journey of self-liberation – one that clears the noise of “not enough” and makes space for your deepest knowing.
Wallet: £55.00, order via fireandalchemy.com
When: 16 August 2025
Where: 61 – 67 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3HU
Plus: Read our full in-depth hotel review
Toast the end of summer with Italian Farm-to-Fork Cooking at Tewinbury Farm
Lastly, a little foodie goodness does the body a world of good. Tewinbury Farm is rounding off its summer Roots Dining Experience with an exclusive guest chef edition on Friday 12th September, featuring celebrated chef and social media sensation, Francesco Mattana.
With over 700-acres of Hertfordshire countryside to call home – and just a 30-minute train ride from London’s King’s Cross – Tewinbury Farm offers a stunning one-night-only al fresco dinner that will spotlight Francesco’s passion for rustic Italian cuisine.
Raised on a farm in Sardinia, Francesco’s cooking is rooted in sustainability, seasonality, and the joy of sharing food. Now one of the UK’s most followed chefs, with over a million fans on social media, his talent has taken him through kitchens across the globe – and now he’s bringing it to the fields of Tewinbury.
Francesco will design a bespoke four-course menu on the day, using only ingredients harvested on-site or sourced locally. Guests will be seated at a long communal table surrounded by the thriving summer vegetables, grown just metres away by Tewinbury Farm’s partner Tewin Greens, to create a completely immersive farm-to-fork experience.
Wallet: Tickets are £98pp and available to book at tewinbury.co.uk
Where: Tewinbury, Hertford Road, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0JB
When: Saturday 30 August – The Italian Spritz with Aperol | £79pp, Friday 12 September – Roots X Chef Francesco Mattana | £98pp
