Spa at Ye Olde Bell

Retford, East Midlands

Overview

Spa in Retford, East Midlands

Hotel Spa,Day Spa

The 17th Century Ye Olde Bell Hotel is steeped in history: it’s a former farm and coaching inn which once hosted Queen Victoria. The quirky spa, which opened in 2017, is split over two levels. The thermal facilities, including a sauna, stonebath, laconium, steam bath, salt inhalation room, 10-metre indoor/outdoor pool, snowstorm experience are downstairs; the treatment and relaxation rooms, the rasul and Sabbia Med light therapy room are upstairs. You’ll find treatments such as traditional massages to more unique ritualistic therapies from the far corners of the World.

Facilities

  • Pool
  • Thermal Facilities
  • Accessible Spa
  • Cancer Care Trained

What this spa offers

  • 10 meter indoor/outdoor vitality pool with bubble loungers, jets and massage stations

  • Alpine sauna

  • Herbal laconium

  • Steam bath

  • Salt inhalation room

  • Rasul (mud and foam)

  • Stone bath TM

  • Foot baths

  • Snowstorm experience

  • Sabbia med TM

  • Shower walk and ice bucket

  • Poolside relaxation area and ski chalet seating with fires

  • Large relaxation lounge and champagne bar

  • 6 treatment rooms

  • 2 double treatment rooms

  • Herb Garden Brasserie with theatre kitchen and outdoor eating area

  • Pedicure room

  • Express beauty lounge

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Where you’ll be

Spa at Ye Olde BellRetford, East Midlands, DN22 8QS

What products this spa uses

  • Germaine de Capuccini
  • SE-LF
  • Neal & Wolf
  • delilah

Things to know

Dining

The Herb Garden Brasserie is situated in the spa building and has an external terrace and theatre kitchen. Morning and day spa guests get lunch as part of their package and do not require reservations. Lunch can be added to other packages on request. Lunch is between 12.00pm and 2.30pm.

The menu changes seasonally. The Brasserie can cater for all dietary requirements (notice required) and can confirm non-contamination for severe allergies.

Accommodation

The 17th Century AA 4-Star Hotel has 59 individually styled rooms and suites including courtyard rooms adjacent to the spa. The hotel is on the same site as the spa.

Opening Hours

The spa is open 9:30am–6:00pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The spa facilities are closed on Tuesdays, although reception remains open from 9:30am–5:30pm.

Family Spa Sessions are available on selected Tuesdays and Twilight Sessions on selected Fridays.

Travel and Parking

There is lots of free parking at the hotel and spa. The nearest train station is Retford, which is on the east coast mainline and is less than 4 miles away.

Accessibility

The spa is fully accessible on both floors for guests who use wheelchairs. The lift provides access to first floor treatment rooms, express boutique and rasul & Sabbia Med. There is a fully accessible ground floor disabled changing space which is opposite the entrance to the spa area.

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