Spa & Wellness The Best Bathhouses and Hammams in London
London's bathing rituals, from a candlelit thermal circuit off the Strand to a birch-branch banya and a marble hammam.
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Our guides to bath, chosen on merit.
Spa & Wellness London's bathing rituals, from a candlelit thermal circuit off the Strand to a birch-branch banya and a marble hammam.
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Spa & Wellness Six London hammams and Turkish baths that actually deliver the scrub, from a candlelit Covent Garden thermal suite to a 1938 Islington bathhouse and a ladies-only Edgware Road steam room.
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Day Trips Roman baths, Georgian crescents and a grand lunch: how to do Bath as a day trip from London.
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Spa & Wellness Ice baths, contrast therapy and the sauna-then-plunge ritual that London has taken up with real enthusiasm.
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Hotels Where to sleep on the loveliest bend of the Thames, from copper baths above the river to a spa at the gates of Richmond Park.
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Day Trips Six overnight escapes within roughly two hours of London, from a 600-year-old Cotswolds coaching inn to a thermal spa hotel in Bath and a smugglers' inn in Rye.
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Spa & Wellness Six London spas that keep the lights low and the doors open past office hours, from candlelit Roman baths in Covent Garden to Laurent-Perrier on a heated marble lounger by the Thames.
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Spa & Wellness London has gone properly sauna mad, from wood-fired cabins in Hackney car parks to a 1929 Turkish bath in Bayswater. Six worth sweating for, plunge pool included.
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Spa & Wellness Six London day spas worth clearing an afternoon for, from a candlelit thermal bath off the Strand to a Belgravia banya. Where to book a proper half or full day.
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Seasonal Six ways to do a London winter properly, from the Kew light trail and skating at Hampton Court to a fireside pint on Fleet Street and an afternoon in the thermal baths.
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Hotels Fireplaces, freestanding baths and rooms made for staying in: London's most romantic hotels.
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