In need of a deep and meaningful detox? Step into a tailor-made retreat at Glass House – the county’s new, shiny spa resort that promises to customise your stay to ensure you leave looking (and feeling) healthier, fitter and infinitely more relaxed.

Here, you’ll find top of the range fitness facilities and a plethora of classes (morning yoga, anyone?), alongside new-gen spa treatments (hello, Dermalux® and Lipofirm technology) plus bespoke nutrition packages and plant-based menus. Glass House shies away from the one size fits all approach to ensure every element of your stay moulds to your needs and, with a modern, eco-friendly building to boot, even your conscience will feel lighter when you book your stay in.

Set in seven acres of lush Essex countryside in the heart of Upminster, this contemporary retreat radiates wellbeing and light – literally: tonnes of the stuff floods in from the floor-to-ceiling sheets of crystal-cut glass to lift your mood and aid the forward-thinking architecture (thanks to solar panels, a ground source heat pump and rain-water recycling tech, fossil fuels are limited).

Truly a retreat for the modern day, Glass House goes beyond restorative massages and mineral scrubs (though there is, of course, a heated pool, sauna and steam room for you to enjoy) to deliver a 360 approach to wellbeing – and we can’t wait to get ourselves booked in for a ‘wellness journey to lasting change’. See you at the pool…