5 of the best spa days for Mother’s Day

Mermaid Maternity Retreat in Chelsea has joined forces with skincare pioneer QMS Medicosmetics to create a selection of treatments designed for post-natal revival. There’s the Recover Your Skin Facial (£65, 45 minutes), which boosts moisture lost during pregnancy, or the restorative Foot Treatment (£75, 45 minutes) and an upper body massage to smooth away aching limbs and stress.

The King’s Road club is specifically for new mums, providing a relaxing environment to bond with your baby, there’s around the clock support, maternity-friendly bedrooms and workshops on breastfeeding, nutrition, and sleep routines.

Membership at Mermaid Maternity Retreat costs £300 and covers the duration of the pregnancy and six months afterwards. If you do want to stay the night, rooms cost £595 a night and includes hospital transfer, full board, baby feeding and maternity support, physiotherapy, use of 24-hour supervised Baby Zone and daily visits from a community midwife – it’s the perfect Mother’s Day present for expectant mums, so make sure you drop some quick hints to your other half!

Call +44 20 7199 3220, email hello@mermaid.co.uk.

Treat your own mum this Mother’s Day with a pampering spa package, including an indulgent treatment, afternoon tea, and some much-need relaxation and time out.

The package includes full use of four relaxation zones, a Clarins Aromatherapy Facial (55mins), afternoon tea in the Chai Cafe, and use of all the leisure facilities.

Mother’s Day Spa Package £59 per person.

For Easter, you can also book a complete family holiday, where’s there’s plenty of free admission family attractions nearby as well as on-site facilities such as swimming and tennis to keep the kids entertained. There’s also a creche to give parents some respite, and two children under 16 will stay free. Two nights are from £195 per room.

Call 01443 667 800

Find out more about Vale Hotel.

In the scenic surroundings of Bath lies the well-known Bath Spa, popular for its beautiful surroundings and luxury facilities.
We recommend the Tea for Two package this Mother’s Day – but you’ll have to avoid the crowds and go mid-week together, so buy a package as a gift voucher for this Mother’s Day.
The package includes two, three-hour spa sessions including time in the restaurant, as well as afternoon tea and presecco.

Packages: Other packages include the Time for Two, which is a choice of treatments and a two-course meal in the Spa’s Springs Restaurant, as well as four hours to relax and bathe in the natural thermal waters; Twilight for Two, where you watch the sun set in the rooftop pool and enjoy a light supper; and the Spas Ancient and Modern, which is entry to the Roman Baths, a three course set lunch or a Champagne afternoon tea and a two-hour spa session at Thermae Bath Spa.

Packages are from £80.

Packages should be booked in advance by calling 0844 888 0844. If you’re late booking, there may be additional availability on the day, though. Afternoon tea served between 3pm – 5pm.

Find out more about Thermae Bath Spa.

The perfect Mother’s Day gift for anyone expecting a baby, the mother-to-be package includes a specially adapted massage, facial, and pedicure, (105 minutes), followed by a day of pampering and rest.

Alternatively, we recommend the Afternoon Tea Pamper package for a mother and daughter day which includes a back, neck and shoulder massage, a spa facial, and then afternoon tea.

Monday-Thursday, £49; Friday-Sunday, £55

Call 029 2011 1110 too book your spa treatment

Find out more about Laguna Health Spa.

Country house hotel Cowley Manor has a range of different treatments at its C-Side Spa, where you and your mum can collapse into total relaxation, surrounded by the beautiful views of the Cotswold hills.

If you’re expecting a baby and need of a little brightening, opt for the Pregnancy Glow Facial, which features an oxygenating moisture mask to even out skin tone.

A Spa & Stay break at Cowley Manor includes a 30 minute spa treatment per person, or and one 60 minute spa treatment per room, with a three course dinner, one night’s stay and full breakfast. From £335 per room.

Call 01242 870 900, email stay@cowleymanor.com

Find out more about Cowley Manor.