The Spa at Carden in Northern England has been named the UK’s Best New Spa at this year’s Good Spa Guide (GSG) Awards 2020.

GSG hosted its annual industry awards ceremony virtually yesterday (24 November), in association with ESPA Skincare, to recognise and celebrate excellence in the UK spa industry.

Winners were decided following internal judging by GSG and this year, the line-up featured three new award categories – Best Response to Covid, Best Community Spa and Best Sustainable Spa.

Below is a comprehensive list of the 2020 winners:

Best New Spa – The Spa at Carden, Carden Park, CheshireBest Community Spa – Aqua Sana Whinfell Forest, Penrith

Best Outdoor Facilities – Rudding Park Spa, YorkshireBest Spa for Wellness – Three Graces Spa at Grantley Hall, Yorkshire

Best Response to COVID-19 – The Spa at Coworth Park, BerkshireBest Sustainable Spa – The Spa at South Lodge, West Sussex

Caitlin Dalton, Good Spa Guide editor, commented: “We recognise the challenges our industry has faced this year and were blown away by how spas have responded and what they’ve been doing to help their guests and their community.

“They’ve put incredible effort into managing the lockdown and reopening, as well as introducing new ways of operating and running their businesses effectively in this strange new world.

“All our spa winners and runners up deserve a huge amount of praise.”