Spa Day with Lee

On the 29th of March Lee and I headed off to Harrogate for a spa day. Last summer I lent my car to a friend of mine and she bought me a spa day for two to say thank you. It was at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate and it was for four hours in the spa, a 50 minute treatment each, and lunch. It was a lovely gift! I booked it for Lee and I and he went for a foot and arm massage and I went for a gel pedicure. We ordered food too, and set off in good time. We stopped at a services for coffee on the way up, and got to Harrogate about noon. 

We signed in at the spa and went to get changed. The locker rooms were nice but the lockers were a bit difficult to use. But then we got into the pool area and we were the only people there for a bit! The pool was lovely - really warm. Because we have paused our gym memberships for a few months while my mum was having cancer treatment it is ages since I've been swimming much, so each time I get into water I really appreciate it. The water was warm so we swam up and down for a bit. 

There is a spa pool in the pool area so we got into that. It wasn't that warm, and unfortunately it had loads of sand in the bottom of it which was annoying. But we liked it. We sat for a bit on lovely loungers too, and then it got a bit busier. There was also an experience shower, a steam room, and a sauna. There's an outdoor hot tub too but it was closed, which was a bit of a shame. Some parts looked like they needed some upkeep, too.

At 2.15 we headed downstairs for treatments. My manicurist was really lovely but the station we were at didn't have all the equipment she needed so she was frustrated. My pedicure didn't turn out perfect but I liked the metallic burgundy colour and it was fine - and it's on my toes so I didn't worry too much. Lee liked his foot massage more than the arm one. We met back upstairs about 3.20 in time for lunch. We got like a cute bento box with salad, couscous, cheese for me and chicken for Lee, and dessert. It was nice, although not tons of food. 

We went back into the pool area and swam a bit more, and then went back into the spa pool which was much warmer than it had been first thing. I had a few minutes in the steam room and then in the sauna while Lee read his book. We left the pool area about 4.30pm and got showered and changed and headed home. 

It was a lovely day, I'm glad Lee and I got to do it because it was a nice relaxing afternoon 

In the pool area when we arrived and as you can see, had it to ourselves

And here I am in it, about to swim

Downstairs in the old cellars for my treatment

The spa pool - you can see all the sand just underneath the hand rail

Here I am in what should be my natural habitat

Lovely view over Harrogate from the area we had lunch in, and you can see the hot tub outside that was empty

And here's my nails later on