Calcot & Spa: a restorative family-friendly break in the Cotswolds

Call me ignorant, but I for one wasn't sure that 'luxury spa' and 'family-friendly fun' could peacefully coexist. Until that is, I happened upon Calcot & Spa – a blissful, hybrid space nestled in the reliably gorgeous Cotswolds countryside.

When the opportunity to visit the hotel presented itself, my partner and I were firmly in the grip of first-time parenthood. Eight weeks into the whirlwind of life with our baby girl, we set out for Calcot Manor – our car boot crammed with infinite...