The Spa at Ramside in Durham, UK, has opened after an investment of £16m. It follows the creation of a second championship golf course in 2014 and a new wing of 47 bedrooms at the hotel, which opened earlier this year.

Supplied by Penguin pools, the thermal suite includes a herbal sauna, Himalayan salt and aroma steamrooms, a tepidarium and a sunken amphitheatre sauna. There is also be a rasul mud chamber on offer, plus a sleep sanctuary with soundwave therapy beds.

Living Earth Crafts has supplied the treatment beds for the 14-treatment room facility – designed by Mark Green of Curveline – and Gharieni has supplied the loungers. Treatment products are by ESPA, Mii Cosmetics, Morgan Taylor and Salt of the Earth. Premier Software is the preferred software provider for this spa.

Beauty treatments are provided in a beauty snug and hairdressing services will take place in a salon by Reef.

The fitness suite at the spa will offer a programme of more than 40 classes every week.

“The interest we have already had in the spa has been phenomenal,” said Jill Russell, spa director for the Spa at Ramside. “We are so excited to be able to finally show off what is undoubtedly going to be one of the finest spas in the country.”

Owned by John Adamson, who is also the proprietor of Hardwick Hall in the north-east, this new spa at Ramside Hall Hotel has created 60 new jobs.