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Ragdale Hall listed in prestigious Tripadvisor.co.uk Awards 2012
Tripadvisor.co.uk is the world’s leading free travel guide and research website and many travellers would not even consider leaving home without checking out the reviews on their chosen destination. It is therefore extremely prestigious to be listed in their annual awards….. as they are compiled from the results of consumers’ reviews. Ragdale
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Glenda Celebrates 35 Years!
Multi-award winning health spa, Ragdale Hall has now honoured its second team member to celebrate 35 years loyal service since it opened back in the 1970’s. Glenda Gardner (centre), who has run the staff Dining Room for many years now originally worked as a waitress and remembers fondly (or not!) the
‘Bedtime Stories’ Chapter 4 by Night Porter, Tim
The 7th Earl Ferrers died in 1727 leaving the Ragdale and Ratcliffe Halls and estates to the illegitimate daughter of his late son, Miss Caroline Shirley. The Earl’s friend, Charles Mundy, of Burton Hall looked after the young girl and was instructed to further her education by sending her abroad for
Escape the Olympic Madness
At the London 2012 Olympic Games, Team GB will consist of over 500 athletes and 1,000 support staff and with other nations bringing similar amounts of Olympic hopefuls and support staff with them too, not to mention the spectators and all the people going about their daily lives, our capital city is
Our first ever spa range is launched in association with M&S
Spring 2012 sees M&S launch its’ first ever co-branded spa range with, none other than, Ragdale Hall!! M&S described Ragdale Hall as the perfect partner due to us being renowned for our first class facilities, outstanding customer service and value-for-money spa breaks in luxurious yet
Ragdale’s future plans…
2011 saw the upgrades of many Superior Rooms, a new look for rooms 9 and 5, a glamorous new manicure and pedicure room and several treatment room refurbishments. To carry on with our continued investment and improvements to the Hall, we are building a new laundry and some storage on land recently purchased
‘Bedtime Stories’ – by Night Porter Tim Norton
Delving into the wealth of information on the internet, I have come across some new details about the earliest occupants of Ragdale Hall! According to the official website of the Shirley family, this Hall was built by the 7th Earl Ferrers and not the 6th Earl who died in 1787. The 7th Earl was not happy
Make it Happen 2011
For the seventh year running we have joined forces with The Melton Times to give local good causes the chance to apply for part of £10,000 we have allocated to try and help the local community. From a total of 40 applications, Ragdale’s staff chose 21 local groups to be recipients of a share of the
Some of the top therapists in the country!
Award winning spa Ragdale Hall have recently held their annual Therapist of the Year Awards. With over 130 therapists employed and standards of training, professionalism and ‘best practise’ setting the benchmark for the whole industry, these awards are contested with enthusiasm and a high level of
Sunday Times Travel Magazine Readers’ Awards 2011
Ragdale Hall has been voted runner up for 2011 in the Favourite UK Spa category. Having won this award in 2010 and previously been a runner up in 2008 this shows amazing consistency given the competitive nature of the spa industry currently in this country. Despite being knocked off the top spot, the
