Your average spa weekend is supposed to be about fluffy robes, cucumber water, and walking down a dimly lit corridor. And it’s lovely. But let’s look at the new option: a golf break. Not so long ago, that idea would have been met with a raised eyebrow. Times are changing. We’re beginning to see that a golfing trip can be every bit as relaxing as your standard spa treatment – and twice as enjoyable.
After you leave your laptop behind and the to-do list and phone stay home in a pocket, what you do outside in the fresh air is this: think about your next shot. The fresh air helps you feel alive and clears your head of all thoughts bar the one that says, ‘How far to the green?’ You don’t need to think about the inbox, news, or anything else apart from the ball and how far away it is. Your mind meditates with every swing of the seven iron. For a Golf Hotel Cotswolds, visit tewkesburypark.co.uk/golf
By the end of a game, you’re always physically exhausted, but if you have dinner afterwards, you’ll feel relaxed, more so even than after a spin class, which leaves you ready to pounce on a facial, which may or may not work. But play eighteen holes on a beautiful course, and you’ll know that there are few better remedies for an over-worked and over-tired adult. Few activities manage to make you properly knackered while retaining the ability to enjoy a lovely dinner afterwards.
It doesn’t get much better than time spent with your old friends or your other half for four hours on a golf course. You genuinely talk without distractions or interruptions. Think of the last time you sat down without your phone, without a child tugging on your hand, without having to move every ten minutes. A golf break offers all of these things and more. It really is the new spa day.
