UK spa health resort operator Champneys has acquired the historic Eastwell Manor in Kent, set within 3,000 acres of lawns and grounds 30 minutes outside of London.

Champneys will operate the hotel under the title of Champneys at Eastwell as of 1 November, and will offer health and beauty treatments in line with its other resorts.

The hotel has origins dating back to the Norman conquest, and includes 62 bedrooms and suites, two restaurants, a spa and leisure facilities. It maintains many traditional features, such as carved panel rooms and large baronial stone fireplaces.

The hotel will complete a refurbishment programme by summer 2017, and will be Champneys fifth resort spa in the UK. The brand also operates six city spas.

“The acquisition of Eastwell Manor is a major milestone for the Champneys group,” said Stephen Purdew, owner of Champneys. “As the original pioneers of health spa resorts in the UK we are delighted to be welcoming such a landmark property to the group and for Eastwell Manor to develop its own wellness credentials. We are continuing to look at our future growth and with recent investments in our signature properties we are very excited about wellbeing in the UK.”

Champneys has also made investments in its locations in Forest Mere and Tring over the past 12 months, including a detox and wellbeing extension in Tring, and further transformations are planned for Champneys Henlow and Champneys Springs.

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