Spa and Swimming
There are several options available if you would like a swim or a massage:
The China Fleet Country Club is in a stunning location overlooking the Tamar. We provide complimentary membership of the Club – ask us for the membership cards and then pay for the facilities you use (for example, an adult swim is £4.50, or a combined spa access and swim is £9.50). Membership also gives you a 10% discount on any spa or beauty treatments or sports kit, green fees, and in the brasserie. They have a health & beauty suite – The Barn – which offers pampering treatments and a hair salon. The spa next to the pool includes a Jacuzzi, 2 Steam Rooms, Sauna, Laconium, Monsoon Showers, ice bath and relaxation area with heated beds. The 25m indoor pool includes water cannon & fan feature, bubble seat, air geyser and a large indoor flume, as well as lane swimming. They also have an Under 5’s crèche, children’s fun zone, nature trail and a choice of Restaurants, Brasserie and Bars.
• Access – fully accessible. There is a ramp and water wheelchair for use in the pool.
T 01752 854672 SN PL12 6LJ W www.china-fleet.co.uk
St Mellion is no longer taking day members for the Aero Leisure, but you do not need to be a member to have a massage or treatment (you just can’t use the pool or gym…). Non-members can play golf as casual visitors.
• Access – most areas are accessible and there are accessible loos and changing rooms (there is no pool ramp though). Staff undergo disability awareness training and are happy to help.
T 01579 351351 SN PL12 6SD W www.st-mellion.co.uk
Saltash Leisure Centre – Swimming – There is a municipal pool at Saltash (4 miles away) which does adult sessions on weekday mornings 6.30-9.00 and on Saturday from 6.30-8.00. On Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings 8-10.00 is also adults only (Wednesday is Ladies only). An adult swim is £4.00, 4-16s £2.80 and a family swim (2 adults and up to 3 children) £12.60.
• Access – for swimmers, a pool hoist is available to aid access to the main pool.
T 01752 840940 SN PL12 6DJ W https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/cornwall/saltash-leisure-centre
Reflexology
The lovely Suzie Bastable Gardner (MAR) is the only Level 5 clinical reflexologist in the West (Level 5 is the only reflexology level recognised by the NHS and private health clinics for referrals). She is locally based, and will come to your cottage for your treatment. She brings her own zero gravity chair for the treatments. Great for palliative, fertility, menopausal issues, stress, anxiety, chronic pain, IBS, and safe for pregnant women. Advance booking required. You will find more details on Suzie’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ClinicalReflexologyUK/ or you can call her on 07547 501692. Her website is https://www.naturalreflex.co.uk
Greenhouse Spa
Less than two miles from us, in the middle of a stunning Cornish garden, you will find the Greenhouse Spa. This is a tranquil oasis where you can enjoy a relaxing spa day including a cream tea, a treatment, and use of the hot tub and barrel sauna. Alternatively you can just pop in for a treatment. Advance booking is required.
Onsite therapist in your cottage
For total indulgence, why not treat yourself to a luxury visit in your cottage from a professional beauty therapist in the comfort of your cottage. Glo Pamper is a luxurious and truly indulgent beauty therapy service delivering 5 star quality organic treatments to guests staying in stylish and award winning holiday homes and retreats across the UK. Your treatments are carried out by our carefully selected therapists, who ensure you are enveloped in calmness, serenity and relaxation from the moment you embark on your treatment journey. https://www.glo-pamper.co.uk/spa-to-you
Sit back, relax and enjoy your experience, feeling your aches and pains dissolve under the skilled fingers of the therapists.