Friday 15 May 2015

Coworth Park hotel and Spa Ascot

Coworth Park Hotel
Afternoon tea is one of those things that I will never tire of, regardless of how many I have had, my interest in them and desire to try new ones never dwindles. Some of that is due to London having an amazing array of afternoon tea offerings, but also that each one experienced has been a very different affair.

For my birthday I was lucky to be whisked away for a wonderful weekend stay at Coworth Park, a luxury country hotel and spa in Ascot. The hotel is part of the Dorchester collection and is set in 240 acres of beautiful parkland. 

Coworth Park
For those of you who have not read my Dorchester Hotel afternoon tea have a read here

More on the wonderful hotel and restaurants to follow in my next post on Monday. This post is paying homage to my afternoon tea and the Spa where my weekend kicked off
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The spa 
is set in a separate building to the main hotel. The first thing I noticed was the idyllic location of the spa which screams relaxation. Set in beautiful landscaped grounds, with floor to ceiling glass making up a large proportion of the building. The relaxation room and swimming pool look out over well tendered lawns and a beautiful pond.
Coworth Park Hotel
Coworth Park Hotel
One thing I personally loved (am I really admitting this?) was the diminishing of the phone signal strength on entering the spa. I am not sure if this is intentional but it was a very welcome and a relaxing relief. There is nothing worse than beginning to feel your shoulders unwind as you hear Mr Smith gabbling away to a client on the phone or getting stressed about a deal.

On entering the spa you are issued with a locker that houses a wonderful comfortable robe, slippers and towel. 

The spa houses a beautiful pool, which I am pleased to report has the temperature of the water perfectly set. 
Coworth Park Spa
Other amenities include a gym to work off some calories, steam room and relaxing treatment rooms to beautify, polish and revive. 

The Spa at Coworth Park has an extensive menu of treatments to choose from. Over the course of the weekend I was lucky to have a few treatments, the essential rose facial (£80) which lasted for 50 minutes and was absolute bliss. 

The rose and frankincense products used during the massage toned, nourished and moisturised my skin. My skin was noticeably fresher and my dry skin had all disappeared. The smell of rose left on my face was divine. 
Rose facial
We did however have a few disappointments with treatments. The other half really fancied having a head and scalp massage (£55) to get rid of some built up stress and knots. Whilst the massage was really lovely and relaxing very little time or focus was given to his head and the majority of the time was spent on his shoulders. This was disappointing given that it was booked especially for the head and scalp element. 

For a birthday treat the other half booked me in for a manicure (£55) and pedicure (£65). Now I must say that whilst both were lovely and I now have beautiful red nails, my feet on completion still had dry skin on my toes and heals as they only use a foot file. To top this off on return home my mother noticed that one of my small toe nails was only half painted, which for a price tag this high isn't very impressive.

The spa is far more primed for massages and facials which based on the one I experienced was excellent and probably one of the best I have had.

Having built up an appetite from all the strenuous exercise, or should I say chatting in the swimming pool and general lazying around with my free copy of Vogue; my afternoon was completed by indulging in afternoon tea in the conservatory of the drawing room.   
Coworth Park afternoon tea
All good afternoon teas begin with a nice bubbly and this one was no different. A wonderful flute of Veuve Clicquot Champagne. 
Coworth Park
The Drawing Room has a wide selection of teas, after a perusal I opted for their signature brew; Coworth Park afternoon blend and the other half winter white Earl Grey. 

We were presented with a wonderful tier of goodies. Sandwiches come in classic smoked salmon and dill, egg mayonnaise, beef and horseradish and poached chicken with rosemary mayonnaise. 
Coworth Park Afternoon tea
Pastries and scones complemented by seasonal homemade plum and strawberry compotes followed next.
Coworth Park hotel
We had  a truly wonderful afternoon tea the service was exceptional throughout and for (£42.50) with champagne, (£29.50 without), I think it represents very good value for money. 

It is for this reason that Coworth Park definitely rates as one of the best afternoon teas I have had. 

What a wonderful first day, I can't wait to share the rest of our stay in the hotel and restaurants with you on Monday. 

What is your favourite part of visiting a spa or having an afternoon tea?

www.dorchestercollection.com

Coworth Park
Blacknest Rd,
Ascot, 
Berkshire 
SL5 7SE

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20 comments:

  1. Happy belated birthday Lucy! What a thoughtful surprise - the afternoon tea does look amazing. Looking forward to catching up with you soon

    Suze | LuxuryColumnist

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    1. It really was a lovely surprise. The afternoon tea and the service was excellent. I hope that you had a wonderful Birthday too. Look forward to seeing you soon Lucy x

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  2. Happy birthday! What a great way to celebrate, with afternoon tea and a spa. Sorry that the head massage was a bit disappointing, but looks like the pastries and scones might have made up for it!

    Polly xx
    Follow Your Sunshine

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    1. Thank you it was a lovely treat. The massage was still lovely just not what he was expecting. The scones and pastries were delicious I almost couldn't move afterwards Lucy x

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  3. Happy Birthday!! This is such a nice celebration :) I agree afternoon tea is always a good idea and you can never have enough of them!

    Ash | Liakada Travel

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    1. I never tire of having afternoon tea and I love how varied they are Lucy x

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  4. What a treat! Happy birthday to you! The afternoon tea looks lovely, just a shame about the half painted toenail but at least the food was good!!

    Marie X
    titchytombie.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Thanks Marie, the painted toenail actually made me really laugh. I have been donning the half painted nail in my flip-flops Lucy x

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  5. Sounds like you had a lovely birthday. Sorry to hear about the toenails and the other halfs massage! I've never been to a spa, you're lucky!

    Corinne x
    www.skinnedcartree.com

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    1. I did thank you. I know I am very lucky, I had a lovely weekend. Lucy x

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  6. What an awesome treat! We went to the spa recently too as a birthday present and I loved it. The afternoon tea looks delish as well, I'll never tire of it either! xx

    Jasmin Charlotte

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    1. It really was a superb treat and the afternoon tea was wonderful Lucy x

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  7. ahhh Lucy Happy Birthday darling! I always enjoy your Afternoon tea posts. I would love to try right now one of those delicious desserts :) Love and care, Liuba x

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    1. Thank you lovely, I had a superb birthday really lovely way to relax and unwind Lucy x

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  8. Happy birthday Lucy!! I love Coworth Park, it's may favourite country hotel in the UK! My favourite part of afternoon tea is definitely smoked salmon sandwiches!
    Lots of love,
    Angie

    SilverSpoon London

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    1. Thanks Angie it is a wonderful hotel really enjoyed our stay Lucy x

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  9. It sounds like you had a lovely birthday, the afternoon tea looks delicious! It's a shame that some of the spa treatments didn't go to plan but the rose facial sounds amazing xx

    Toasty

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    1. The afternoon tea is definitely one of the best I have had, the massage was wonderful just not sure the price for nails is justified based on the quality Lucy x

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  10. Yay Bloglovin is fixed! I missed loads of your posts :(

    What a lovely birthday treat! The hotel looks absolutely stunning and that afternoon tea!!!!!!!

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    1. I know what a pain that it wasn't working. The afternoon tea was superb really yummy Lucy x

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