Spa Spotlight Bamford Wellness Spa
Wellness is a way of life Euopean Spa visits the newly refurbished Bamford Wellness Spa to experience a wealth of holistic wellness programming and spa escapes in the heart of the Cotswolds REPORT BY SARAH CAMILLERI
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he brainchild of entrepreneur and philanthropist Lady Carole Bamford, OBE, British wellness brand Bamford is a company on the rise. Going beyond spa to offer a curated collection of ‘conscious living’ products, including natural body and skincare, clothing and homeware, Bamford currently operates four luxury spas, two in the UK and two in the US, as well as five stores around the world. This year saw the successful relaunch of it’s refurbished flagship, the serene Bamford Wellness Spa, located at the famous Daylesford Farm in Gloucestershire. 22
To understand Lady Bamford’s commitment to wellness, you need to look back to the 1980s when her love of the land and a desire to protect its nature for future generations led her to fully convert her Cotswold dairy farm to organic status. Today, the pioneering Daylesford Organic business is one of the UK’s leading organic farming brands, reporting a record £43.1m (€50.4m) in sales during lockdown thanks to some agile online retailing and soaring demand for its produce. Drawing on the success Daylesford Organics, sister brand Bamford is driven by its founder’s vision to take customers beyond healthy eating and to make wellness www.europeanspamagazine.com
