If your working week is fast-paced, stressful and high pressure, it’s incredibly important to take time out occasionally to relax. For the sake of your health, and your sanity, book yourself a relaxing getaway where you can turn off your smartphone and really escape from it all.
Here are just a few getaway ideas for busy professionals needing to unwind…
Rent a secluded cabin in the woods
If you want peace and quiet with not another soul insight, you need a cabin in the woods. But not just any cabin will do – as you’ll be in a secluded spot, you’ll need facilities and little luxuries to help you enjoy your stay. Go for a luxury cabin – Hidden River Cabins have a number of cosy, luxurious and also eco-friendly cabins to choose from in the Lake District – and spend some quiet time in the heart of nature.
Book the ultimate pamper package
There really is no better way to unwind that with a full pamper package at a luxury spa. There are thousands to choose from up and down the country, and it doesn’t really matter which location you choose – as the aim is to relax and lose yourself in the soothing atmosphere of the spa. When you emerge after every inch of you has been massaged and revitalised, you’ll feel like a new you.
Try something new for an adrenaline-pumping, exhilarating break
Not everyone relaxes in the same way – we don’t all find reading a book by the pool or getting a massage the best way to unwind after a stressful working week. Some people like to do the opposite, to get their heart racing and their blood pumping. It can be really exhilarating, filling your body with feel-good endorphins and making you feel alive when you’ve been bogged down with wall-to-wall meetings all week. So, for your getaway, try something completely new and exciting like diving with sharks, bungee jumping, surfing or driving Formula One cars round a racetrack. It’s all about finding what gives you enjoyment and excitement at the end of the week – go wild!
Experience luxury on the water
There is something incredibly soothing about staying near or on a beautiful stretch of water, from the way the light sparkles on the surface to the gentle lapping sound of water hitting the shore. You can’t go wrong if you book a weekend in a luxury hotel with an amazing lake view – the Lake District in Cumbria is the perfect place to start, with amazing hotels like The Lakeside Hotel & Spa with its even more amazing lakeside vistas.
Go glamping!
If you really want to get away from it all and get back to basics with nature, camping is definitely the way to go. However, traditional camping can be a little too much like ‘roughing it’ for many of us, so it’s lucky that there’s a more luxurious alternative – glamping! Glamorous camping has really taken off in the last few years, and it’s the perfect way to relax in the great outdoors with all the creature comforts you’d expect from a nice hotel. Choose a wigwam, yurt or even a treehouse, and depending where you stay, you’ll get a real bed, running water, a wood burning stove and occasionally a luxury hamper full of goodies. Even better, there is the beauty of nature and all the revitalising fresh air you could want right outside.
Head to Europe for a delicious culinary break
Treat yourself to a taste sensation, along with a dash of culture and hopefully some sunshine, by visiting one of Europe’s foodie capitals for the weekend. Go wine tasting in Tuscany, eat tapas in Barcelona or savour pastries, cakes and sweet treats in Paris. Indulging your senses with local delicacies and really enjoying your food and drink can be such a refreshing change from the everyday grind, and you’ll really feel as if you’re treating yourself – now that’s what a getaway is about.
Whether it’s glamping in Wales, a cosmopolitan city break or Europe, or a tranquil weekend escape to a cosy forest cabin, when you work hard all week, the very least you can do is treat yourself and your loved ones to a quality break away. Sit back, relax and enjoy, after all, you thoroughly deserve it.