USP Gengis Khan may not have had his own pedicure, but you can in the Mongolian tent.

AMBIENCE A Grade Two-listed Georgian Manor. Staff even place aromatherapy gels called "Raging Bull" and "Sleepy Cow" on your pillow at turndown rather than boring old Bendicks chocolates. As we are deep in name-dropping territory, stay in Room 5, Zoe Ball’s favourite, while material girls can check out Room Six which Madonna loves for its bath on the balcony.

EXPERIENCE Cowshed spa has a rather irreverent take on the pampering business so reflexology becomes the "Holy Cow" while a body scrub is a "Rawhide". Sit down to aromatherapy, salt rubs and Indian head massages in specially made chairs in one of nine huts.

FOOD Full English breakfast all day.

IN CROWD You'll need to be designer-labelled for this one.

WALLET WATCH Reflexology is £90 for 90 minutes and massages start at £45 for 40 minutes. Double rooms start from £215.

NEED TO KNOW Babington House, Babington near Frome, Somerset (01373 812112; www.babingtonhouse.co.uk)

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