The Spa has now closed. The Resort have yet to announce what the future of the facility holds, but stick with TowersStreet for more news as we get it.
Welcome to the home of pure relaxation at the Alton Towers Resort. The Spa is attached to the Alton Towers Hotel and is dedicated to providing sheer calmness and comfort, whether you purchase a treatment or just use the facilities you are sure to come out of the Spa feeling relaxed and refreshed.
The Spa is a fantastic location to unwind when staying at the resort, especially as so much of the activities available at Alton Towers are physically very demanding (anyone who has walked up the hill from Gloomy Wood to Katanga Canyon will agree). For a small fee you can make use of the relaxation rooms and the Spa’s pool, which is much quieter and adult only, so more suited for those who just want a good swim.
Be aware that the Spa has a strict limit to the number of guest allowed in during the day and during peak season and winter weekends the Spa can book up quickly so we recommend booking in advance if you know you wish to try the facilities.
Relaxation Rooms
Relaxation Rooms
Treatments can sometimes be expensive, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy what the spa has to offer! You can enjoy a tranquil 3-hour session in the spa’s relaxation rooms and pool. These are all included in the price, and you will also be provided with robes and a locker by the spa.
Eucalyptus Steam Room
Added in 2018, the steam in this steam room was infused with eucalyptus essence to help relieve headaches and unblock sinuses, alongside the other traditional benefits of relaxing in the steam.
Edwardian Sauna
Enjoy a traditional indoor sauna experience. Let the dry heat relax your muscles, whilst it boots your circulation and helps you clear your mind.
Outdoor Log Sauna
Added in 2017, the outdoor log sauna allows guests to relax closer to nature as the dry heat helps de-stress your muscles and sooth away your stresses and strains. Particularly bracing depending on the season.
Multi-Sensory Showers
The multisensory showers offer four different experiences, each with its own style of sprays and temperature of water. Perfect after a visit to the sauna or steam room.
Laconium
Unwind in the heat of this Roman sauna, and if you get too hot, hose yourself down with the icy water provided.
Tepidarium
This meditation room is another of the spas heated rooms. Relax in complete silence, while stretching out on heated tile benches and enjoying the soothing 39 degree heat.
Foot Reflexology Baths
Treat your feet to some TLC in the foot reflexology baths. These automatic baths gently massage your feet and ankles using underwater jets, while you sit back and relax.
The Pool
The pool is one of the spa’s main features. Set at the back of the spa, this is the perfect place to relax and enjoy a swim, away from the mayhem and noise of the rest of the resort.
Whirlpool
The whirlpool is connected to the main pool, and offers relaxing and soothing jets of water and bubbles, in a more open and cooler manner than the hot tub.
Jacuzzi
Sit back, relax, and let the bubbles do their work. The hot tub can be found next to the pool, and is a brilliant way to unwind amidst a thousand bubbles and water jets.
Treatments
Treatments
At the spa there are a huge range of relaxing and luxurious treatments to enjoy, and be pampered with. From pedicures, manicures, massages and facials, you are sure to find something to help you wind down and completely relax
For more information on the treatments offered, visit the official Alton Towers website
History
History
The Alton Towers Spa first opened in 1996 as Pirate’s Lagoon, the Alton Towers Hotel’s highly themed swimming pool. Looking out over the main pool area, was a games room, which was home to Pirate Bill’s kids club, and together they formed the leisure spa element of the hotel’s entertainment package.
As a whole, Pirate’s Lagoon was rather a small pool considering for the size of the hotel, and so had a limited success in providing an alternative activity for hotel guests after they’d finished on park. Equally, the hotels were lacking extra activities for adult groups staying over. The perfect opportunity to remedy this situation arose when the park decided to add a second hotel and introduce a full water park as part of the development.
The opening of Cariba Creek water park therefore rendered Pirate’s Lagoon surplus to requirements, and thus the pool closed its doors midway through 2003. At the same time, Pirate Bill was evicted from the Games Room above and his show moved to the prime-location of the hotel’s Atrium, which has been home to kids activities ever since.
The complex reopened later the same year as the Alton Towers Spa, adding another element to the resort package. As part of the new development, the pool had been refurbished and a multitude of relaxation rooms had been added on the ground floor of the Spa, whilst the upstairs game room had been divided up to provide a series of treatment rooms.
The Alton Towers Spa operated largely unchanged (though offering an ever-evolving range of different treatments) through to 1st August 2016, when the Aqua Relaxation Rooms temporarily closed to allow for the construction of the neighbouring CBeebies Land Hotel. The rest of the spa remained open throughout the construction, offering their regular Treatments, Afternoon Tea, Lunch and Spa Shop.
When the relaxation rooms reopened on 16th June 2017, the Conservatory and large windows in the pool area had been removed, but a new Outdoor Log Sauna had been added as part of the development of the new hotel. The following year, the new Eucalyptus Steam Room replaced the former Crystal Steam Room.
Just over 20 years after it opened, The Spa closed unexpectedly on the 31st December 2023.
Past Facilities
The Conservatory
Originally, the Spa had a conservatory built on the side of the pool, which was a great place to enjoy a drink and a time-out during your time at the spa. The conservatory was removed when the CBeebies Land Hotel was built in 2017.
Crystal Steam Room
The crystal steam room consisted of 8 seats, positioned around the centrepiece of the room – a quartz crystal. The crystal is believed to purify and cleanse the occupants, while an icy fountain bubbles from the centre, should you find yourself getting too hot during your time there. It was replaced in 2018 by the Eucalyptus Steam Room.
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