As the run-up to Christmas really begins, for many, so does the present panic. What to get the loved one in your life? Forget battling it out with the crowds in the shops or waiting in for endless online deliveries – a winter weekend escape at a gorgeous spa hotel could be the answer. From pampering treatments to countryside strolls, fireside cocktails to candlelit dinners at Michelin-star restaurants, a couple’s spa break in the UK ticks all the boxes. Here’s our pick of the best spa…

