A luxury spa near Greater Manchester has been named as one of the best in the world – and it’s easy to see why.
Carden Park is a huge Cheshire country estate which revealed its £10m spa in 2020, including spa facilities in the gardens.
Guests can soak in hot tubs, relax in saunas and even swim lengths in a heated pools outdoors in all seasons.
There are fire pits and thermal pods included in the al-fresco thermal experiences, as well as all the classic facilities and treatment rooms inside the main building itself.
There’s even an outdoor Bollinger bar. Fancy.
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Carden Park has been attracting celebrities since it opened like very glamorous moths to a flame, with famous guests including the cast of I’m A Celebrity! and more recently Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury.
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Carden Park in Cheshire. Credit: Carden Park
And now it’s gone and scooped itself a big prize, and has been named the Best Country House Hotel Spa in England at the 2022 World Spa Awards, beating out 15 others.
The spa is famed for its state-of-the-art facilities, like the huge sauna with panoramic country views through floor-to-ceiling windows.
There are heated loungers beside the pool and huge experience showers too.
The hotel itself has 200 bedrooms (including four luxury suites) for those who want to make a weekend of it, plus two championship golf courses and a number of restaurants.
Emma Priddling, spa director at the Spa at Carden, said: “It is another exciting feat for us to be recognised as the best hotel spa. We are truly dedicated to serving our guests with the very best when it comes to spa and wellness and are pleased to be leading the way.
“We are extremely proud to find ourselves amongst such strong competition and it is an honour to be crowned ‘Best Country House Hotel and Spa’ on an international level.”
You can find out more and book rooms and spa breaks at Carden Park here.
Devastation after huge fire at beautiful thatch-roofed pub The Smoker
Daisy Jackson
A beautiful thatch-roofed pub has been devastated by a huge fire that torethrough it last week.
The Smoker pub in the village of Plumley is more than 400 years old and has been owned by Robinsons family brewers since 1949.
The fire broke out at around 5.30pm last Wednesday with the building quickly evacuated.
Nine fire crews attended the blaze, which burned well into the night.
The pub has now released a statement thanking all the messages of support it’s received as well as praising the efforts of fire crews, who ‘braved the flames to rescue our beloved cats’.
No one was injured in the devastating fire at The Smoker pub, though the damage is ‘suspected to be severe’.
Soon the work will begin to restore The Smoker – one of the only thatched roof pubs in the Robinsons portfolio – to its former glory.
William Robinson, managing director of Pubs at Robinsons commented: “I’d like to extend my thanks to the nine fire crews of Cheshire Fire and Rescue and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue services who both attended the fire and worked throughout the night to extinguish the flames.
“Alongside the fire crews, The Salvation Army were on site, playing an incredible role in looking after the welfare of the fire crews and others onsite.
“It will take quite some time to fully understand the level of damage that has been done, but we suspect it to be quite severe.”
The Smoker pub shared on Facebook: “After the devastating events of Wednesday evening I would just like to say THANK YOU!!
“For the countless messages I have received asking after the welfare of myself and my family, for the support of Adam and Ashleigh we could not have got thru the nite without you, for Darren dropping everything to be there while all we could do was watch…
“But most of all to the firemen that braved the flames to rescue our beloved cats and bring them out safely….
Family pays tribute to Simon Daniels after he died while paddleboarding at Dovestone Reservoir
Daisy Jackson
The family of ‘larger than life’ Simon Daniels have paid an emotional tribute to him after his body was recovered from Dovestone Reservoir.
The 29-year-old personal trainer tragically died after getting into difficulty while paddleboarding at the popular beauty spot.
Emergency services recovered a body last Wednesday, 23 October, after a huge search effort that began on Sunday 20 October when it was reported that two people were struggling in the water.
One person, reportedly Simon’s girlfriend, was recovered from the water and taken to hospital.
Simon Daniels, from Cheshire, was formally identified last week and his family have now released a tribute to him.
They describe him as a ‘friend to everyone’, with a ‘pure heart’ and a ‘larger-than-life personality’.
Simon’s family also detailed that the local community has honoured his life with church bells and fireworks, proving how ‘popular and inspirational’ he was.
Their tribute in full says: “Simon is our world, he’s funny, unpredictable and has a heart as big as an ocean.
“His larger than life and his crazy personality lit up every room and his love, kindness and inspiration touched so many people who he met.
Simon Daniels’ body was tragically recovered from Dovestone Reservoir last week. Credit: Unsplash, Josè Maria Sava
“Simon was a friend to everyone, nobody was a stranger in his eyes.
“His passions were fitness and the gym and helping others to become the best version of themselves.
“His heart was pure and he was unapologetically himself. Funny doesn’t cut it. He was hilarious. He had this power to bring everyone together. He just wanted everyone to be friends.
“He loved life and even at the darkest of times he still managed to light up the room.
“The community have also shown how much they loved Simon, church bells have rang in his memory along with fireworks. We had no idea how popular and inspirational he was in our local community.”
Simon’s family have asked for privacy whilst they grieve his loss.
Daisy Jackson -
13th October 2022 
