Rockliffe Hall in Darlington is investing approximately £1m in various projects to expand its hospitality and leisure facilities and a portion of those funds will include the creation of a spa garden that will sit adjacent to the existing 13-

treatment room wellness centre.

The five-star resort, which features 61 bedrooms and two luxury houses, will add a 200sq m (2,153sq ft) spa garden area that will include an infinity edge hydrotherapy pool, a whirlpool, under-floor heated decking, lounging areas, a garden room and sauna cabin, fire pit, water feature, heated relaxation loungers and landscaped gardens with a view across Rockliffe Hall’s 365-acre (148 hectare) grounds.

Treatments at the spa are being updated and redeveloped in time for the spa garden’s approximate launch date of September 2015. Products in use at the spa include Comfort Zone and Murad. Treatments by Neom Organics will be added to the spa’s offering at the time of the garden’s opening.

Local contractor Wharton Construction from Darlington is managing the project, while Eyelevel Creative created the renderings of the garden.