Ardoe House – a Weekday Spa Day by Aberdeen
A few hours.
The route
Ardoe House is a granite baronial mansion of turrets and towers on the south side of the Dee, a short drive from the centre of Aberdeen, and its spa and health club sell a weekday spa day to visitors.
The Essential Escape is a day with the 18-metre pool, the sauna and the steam room, a half-hour treatment and a light lunch, with a robe and towels provided. It's for adults, and an easy one for a grey day.
Before you go
Book accommodation nearby
If you are staying over: here are ours nearest where the day starts and ends.
Book the Essential Escape spa day at Ardoe House online or with the spa team on 01224 863518, Monday to Friday only: £79 at the time of writing (£10 more on a Friday), with the whole cost charged if you cancel inside 48 hours.
The day
Ardoe
Lengths of the pool, the sauna and the steam room at your own pace, a half-hour treatment and a light lunch in a robe.
About four hours
Ardoe House Spa
Ardoe House stands in its own grounds off South Deeside Road, south-west of the city. Its Essential Escape spa day is £79 at the time of writing and runs Monday to Friday only; the spa adds £10 to its packages on a Friday. It gives you full use of the spa and health club, with the 18-metre heated pool, the sauna, the steam room and the fitness studio, plus a light lunch and a robe and towels. Choose a 30-minute treatment from an express massage or an express facial, and there's a £10 voucher to spend in the spa shop. Book online or by ringing the spa team on 01224 863518. To move or cancel without charge, tell the spa at least 48 hours ahead; inside that, the whole cost is charged. Children under 16 can't use the thermal suite.
If it rains
All of it is under a roof.
Boxcar Coffee & Yard, a café in Aberdeen.
Photographs by Barry Zoon and Philip Balzan via Google