Image: New Forest Cavern at Center Parcs’ Aqua Sana Spa, Longleat Forest
Sparcstudio - the independent creative design outfit behind the Sopwell House Cottonmill Spa & Club, and The Spa at South Lodge has recently completed one of the UK’s most highly anticipated spa refurbishments in collaboration with the team at Aqua Sana Longleat Forest.
The Aqua Sana Spa at CenterParcs Longleat Forest relaunched this month following a £6m ($8m, €7m) refurbishment. The new 2,222sq m (24,000sq ft) "Forest Spa" has been reimagined with the creation of 24 spa experiences which draw inspiration from different aspects of nature and the surrounding forest landscape.
Sparcstudio worked alongside Center Parcs’ own spa experts to help create and design the new ‘Forest Spa’ concept, which is inspired by the tranquil and therapeutic properties of the surrounding forest environment. It follows in the footsteps of the first Forest Spa at Aqua Sana Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, and the acclaimed Aqua Sana Longford Forest, Ireland.
Following the restyle, the spa’s footprint has increased by 40 per cent and is spread across five themed zones – Nordic Forest, Hot Springs, Volcanic Forest, Forest Immersion and Treetop Nesting – all of which are designed to take guests on a journey through different aspects of nature using multi-sensory experiences.
Guests can enjoy over 20 hot, cold, herbal and meditative experiences, and a multitude of light and dark immersive and stimulating relaxation spaces. The spa also features 24 treatment rooms and a huge range of steam rooms and saunas, a heated outdoor pool, hot tubs, an ice cave, a selection of relaxation rooms, and reflexology footbaths. Two new exclusive experiences - the Moonlight Steam Room and the Forest Cavern have also been created, replicating a cave hidden deep within a forest to help balance mind and body.
Neil Fairplay, director at Sparcstudio comments: “We are delighted to have had the opportunity to work with Center Parcs again on such a transformational and creative project. Center Parcs have put their trust in Sparcstudio to deliver the best possible innovative and stimulating spa experience; we couldn’t be happier with the outcome. We focused hard on creating a seamless and intuitive guest journey to provide a more comprehensive and complete spa offer.’’
Paul Kent, development and construction director at Center Parcs said: “Our Forest Spa concept has been a huge success at our Sherwood Forest and Longford Forest sites, and we wanted to bring that same high quality design and innovative approach to Longleat Forest. We wanted to create a space where the positive benefits of the outside environment fed into the décor, design, experiences and overall atmosphere – a place which is effectively an extension of the forest setting.”
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