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UK: The Cottage in the Wood has launched its new wellness space, The Forest Spa, in Malvern, Worcestershire, marking the first facility of its kind in the Malvern Hills.
The Malvern Hills has long been known as a British wellness retreat spot because of the Malvern Wells Victorian Water Cure, where water is used as a means of healing through practices like cold-water baths.
Located five minutes’ walk from Malvern’s famous Holy Well, The Forest Spa takes after this tradition and offers visitors a place to pause, breathe and reconnect with nature.
Facilities include an indoor relaxation room, a relaxation garden with fire pit, a hot tub, sauna, a cold-water plunge pool and treatment rooms where guests can enjoy massages. Visitors can also explore a self-guided Nordic cycle therapy, which includes heading to the sauna before taking a dip in the plunge pool filled with local water.
When repeated five times, this Scandinavian ritual is known to reduce muscle tension, improve metabolism, relieve pain and heighten endorphin levels.
In addition to the wellness experiences, The Forest Spa also serves British cuisine inspired by the surrounding landscapes at The Brasserie.
Highlights:
- The Cottage in the Wood has launched The Forest Spa in Malvern, Worcestershire, introducing a new wellness facility in the Malvern Hills, an area with a long history of restorative water-based therapies
- The Forest Spa draws on Malvern’s Victorian Water Cure heritage and is located a five-minute walk from Holy Well, connecting contemporary wellness experiences with the area’s historic healing traditions
- Facilities include a sauna, cold-water plunge pool and hot tub, alongside an indoor relaxation room, a garden with a fire pit and treatment rooms offering massages
- Guests can experience a self-guided Nordic cycle therapy, alternating between sauna sessions and dips in a plunge pool filled with local water. The five-cycle ritual is associated with potential benefits including reduced muscle tension, pain relief and increased endorphin levels
- The Forest Spa also offers British cuisine at The Brasserie, with dishes inspired by the surrounding landscape, combining wellness experiences with locally influenced dining
