Cornish spring stay at St Michael's Resort: Gardens in bloom and Mother's Day pampering
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With a reputation for a unique micro-climate, Cornwall comes to life after the slumber of winter: trees and flowers burst with colour and, outside the peak season of summer, fewer visitors mean prices are lower, with beaches and streets less crowded.
After a long, dark winter of hibernating, this weekend's warmer temperatures and bluer skies has hinted that the start of spring is imminent, and travellers are looking forward to celebrating longer days and lighter evenings as the clocks go forward.
For the perfect coastal Spring reset, travellers can head to St Michaels Resort, a boutique bolthole nestled amidst subtropical gardens just up from gorgeous Gylly beach in Falmouth.
To mark the Spring Equinox, Falmouth Spring Flower show is on from 22nd to 23rd March this year. Guests can wander down to Princess Pavilion, less than a 10-minute walk away from St Michaels Resort, to visit this free-of-charge, historic show, and admire the fantastic floral formations that are presented in different classes during the day.
Other glorious Cornish gardens include Trelissick Garden, for a superb collection of tender and exotic plants, Glendurgan Garden, known for the impressive serpentine, cherry-laurel maze, and Trebah Garden, where a colourful array of 100-year-old rhododendrons, magnolias and camellias have bloomed.
Later in the month, Mothering Sunday brings the perfect opportunity to treat mum to a spa break at St Michaels Resort. Located just a stone’s throw away from blue-flag Gylly Beach, wake up to the soothing sound of waves crashing, before indulging in a delicious Cornish breakfast and spending a day at the award-winning spa.
A day of pampering can begin with a two-hour hydrothermal experience, where guests can make use of the South West’s largest hydrotherapy pool, a Cornish Sea salt steam room, hot tub, cold plunge pool and outdoor barrel sauna. Then, let mum choose from a range of treatments, including Gua Sha crystal facials, custom restorative massages, and a Rhassoul mud experience in a private traditional Moroccan steam chamber.
Lead in prices for Spring 2025 start from £107 / night. For more information, please visit https://www.stmichaelsresort.com/