THE Woodland Spa in Burnley has been recognised as the best spa in the north of England at the prestigious Good Spa Guide Live Awards 2014.

The event, held at Center Parcs Woburn Forest, saw the best spa in each UK region recognised. This followed an online vote that polled spa users, as well as readers of the Good Spa Guide.

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Earlier this year, it was recognised as the best UK day spa in the Professional Beauty Awards.

Since then the spa has been part of a major investment in the Crow Wood site which has seen the addition of luxury accommodation, as well as the health club at Crow Wood benefitting from £500,000 of cardiovascular equipment.

Furthermore, the spa’s on-site restaurant, Bertram’s, has just been selected to contribute to the Great British Cookbook alongside celebrity chefs Nigella Lawson, Rick Stein and Paul Heathcote.

Andrew Brown, managing director of Crow Wood Leisure, said: “We’re delighted to win this superb accolade. We’re attracting people to The Woodland Spa from right across the north and further afield.”

“Just this weekend we’ve had a beauty journalist from Cosmopolitan stay with us – so our reputation is growing and that’s in large part down to our wonderful and committed team. To have thousands of spa users vote for us is fantastic.

“It’s very satisfying to be at the forefront of the process that is seeing Burnley being transformed.

“People from outside the area are recognising that we have high quality and sophistication here.”