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To ask about luxury/ tropical pools in the uk

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Redshoes3456 · 03/07/2024 17:54

I’m desperate to go a mini break to somewhere with luxury/ tropical swimming pools in the uk.
Will go anywhere lol.
Please help with suggestions?
Thanks

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bluesheetsq · 11/08/2024 17:36

maw1681 · 03/07/2024 19:02

Blackpool sandcastle water park.
Bluestone resort in Pembrokeshire
Centre Parcs

Blackpool sandcastle 😂😂😂
Are you on crack?

NowItsMeMyselfAndI · 11/08/2024 15:15

notanothernamechangemother · 03/07/2024 18:38

I know you said UK, is Germany too far? This looks amazing https://www.tropical-islands.de/en

i have been - it’s amazing but not luxurious at all.

PeachyKeane · 04/07/2024 11:28

willstarttomorrow · 03/07/2024 19:31

I have been to Tropical islands posted above. Just be aware if you stay in a tent in the actual pool area it is really hot and humid and check out is quite early (although you can continue to use the pools). Fantastic breakfast though and there are also proper hotel rooms.

Terme Bucharest is amazing, if you can find cheap flights it will be far cheaper than the UK. It is near the airport and lots of hotels and there is an large adult only zone.

Thanks for the Therme suggestion, thinking of a girls trip there. Any recommendations for nice hotels?

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Redshoes3456 · 04/07/2024 00:19

I’m sooo grateful for all these suggestions.
Starting to look through them all, thanks 👌👌.
Any more welcome also!

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Riversideandrelax · 03/07/2024 20:20

Ginkypig · 03/07/2024 18:22

What's a tropical pool? Do you just mean heated pool?

I may be showing my ignorance here 😂

what I really love to find is more Uk places with private pools.
I like the idea of doing a villa/private pool type holiday but without having to travel abroad.

of course I know it’s not a great idea environmentally or logically in this country but I can still think about it.

My DC's Dutch dad talks of tropical pools. They have loads over there. Basically like a Centre Parcs pool.

Covidwoes · 03/07/2024 20:16

Nirvana Spa just outside Reading. Absolute heaven on earth in terms of spas! Expensive, but worth every penny.

RomeoRivers · 03/07/2024 20:13

Nirvana Spa

greengrass86 · 03/07/2024 20:12

Eden Hall Day Spa is lovely but you can't stay there.

Nicknack8888 · 03/07/2024 20:06

Lincombe Hall Hotel in Torquay. Spa with a pool, hydrotherapy pool, sauna, steam room, ice room, himalayan salt room. Adults only. Phone for reception to bring you drinks (alcohol or not depending on your preference). Perfect!

NamelessNancy · 03/07/2024 20:06

Quietcoffee · 03/07/2024 19:45

Maybe try Portavadie in Argyll? We went last summer. Quite remote but lovely and peaceful.

Portavadie is lovely. Tbh I prefer it there when it's quiet, so peaceful! (I'm an antisocial sort though)

Bjorkdidit · 03/07/2024 20:02

This is supposed to be opening in Manchester next year.

https://www.thermemanchester.co.uk/the-experience

What will make the pool luxury/tropical for you? Many spas have lots of spa baths and hot tubs and usually a small swimming pool

https://thewoodlandspa.com/

https://www.ruddingpark.co.uk/spa/

Or a heated lido on a warm day is pretty nice

The Experience | Therme Manchester

Therme Manchester is a unique, affordable, all-season entertainment destination that has something for everyone.

https://www.thermemanchester.co.uk/the-experience

Quietcoffee · 03/07/2024 19:59

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 03/07/2024 19:53

We went sailing around there and moored for a night. The complex was so quiet it was creepy! It seems upmarket but plain/no atmosphere :/

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It was lovely when we were there last July but we were part of a large group staying the the apartment complex so maybe its different depending on time of the year. Or maybe we had got through enough wine that we didnt notice 🤣

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 03/07/2024 19:53

Quietcoffee · 03/07/2024 19:45

Maybe try Portavadie in Argyll? We went last summer. Quite remote but lovely and peaceful.

We went sailing around there and moored for a night. The complex was so quiet it was creepy! It seems upmarket but plain/no atmosphere :/

Quietcoffee · 03/07/2024 19:45

Maybe try Portavadie in Argyll? We went last summer. Quite remote but lovely and peaceful.

PeachyKeane · 03/07/2024 19:36

We stayed in a proper room, it was like a tree house, had air conditioning. The waterpark is open 24 7 so you can sit on the beach and watch the sun go down.

Included with our stay was the spa which is really lovely, but ds12 was most amused as you were supposed to be naked in there. We pretended we didn't realise, there was no way the poor lad could have coped with being naked with his mum 😜

Yorkshiredolls · 03/07/2024 19:35

Barnsley calypso cove (metrodome) could loosely be called tropical but it is not luxury and certainly not kid free!

PeachyKeane · 03/07/2024 19:33

notanothernamechangemother · 03/07/2024 18:38

I know you said UK, is Germany too far? This looks amazing https://www.tropical-islands.de/en

We went here last year it was amazing.

willstarttomorrow · 03/07/2024 19:31

I have been to Tropical islands posted above. Just be aware if you stay in a tent in the actual pool area it is really hot and humid and check out is quite early (although you can continue to use the pools). Fantastic breakfast though and there are also proper hotel rooms.

Terme Bucharest is amazing, if you can find cheap flights it will be far cheaper than the UK. It is near the airport and lots of hotels and there is an large adult only zone.

fliptopbin · 03/07/2024 19:21

Alpamare in Scarborough might fit the bill. Its a bit out of the way though.

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Redshoes3456 · 03/07/2024 19:21

No kids so more like luxury
If there’s a water 🛝 may try it though 😅

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Thepinkyponkc · 03/07/2024 19:20

For adults- the ladore in the lakes

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Redshoes3456 · 03/07/2024 19:19

Love Berlin so thanks so much!!!

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mitogoshi · 03/07/2024 19:16

Do you mean with slides etc or luxury as in really nice because my idea of luxury doesn't involve children for starters.

There's lovely lidos for instance, the one in Bristol is great, great restaurant too though we go to Portishead which is usually around 29 degrees

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