Seaham Hall Hotel and Serenity Spa in Seaham, England

AWARDED 5 RED STARS IN 2006 AND AWARDED ENGLAND LEADINGHOTEL AND SPA RESORT 2007 THIS IS A PLACE TO INDULGE YOUWHERE SERVICE IS FOUNDED ON INSTINCTIVE HOSPITALITY WHERETHE FOOD IS PURE DELIGHT AND WHERE QUALITY AND ATTENTION TODETAIL ARE SECOND TO NONE. LINKED TO THE HOTEL BY A MAGICALUNDERGROUND WALKWAY THE SERENITY SPA IS ORIENTAL IN DESIGNAND INSPIRED BY FENG SHUI. VOTED BEST SPA FOR STYLE BYSUNDAY TIMES AND BEST U.K. SPA DESTINATION BY CONDE NASTTRAVELER. THE SERENITY SPA OFFERS OVER FIFTY FIVE DIFFERENTTREATMENTS. TOGETHER THEY PROVIDE THE INDULGENCE OF A LUXURYBOUTIQUE HOTEL AND A UNIQUE ORIENTAL SPA RESORT JUST FIFTEENMINUTES FROM DURHAM AND THREE HOURS FROM LONDON.THE HISTORY LORD GEORGE GORDON BYRON MARRIED ANNABELLEMILBANK DAUGHTER OF SIR RALPH MILBANK AT SEAHAM HALL IN1815. HE WAS THE MOST PROLIFIC AND CONTROVERSIAL OF THEENGLISH POETS ARISTOCRAT RAKE AND REVOLUTIONARY HE ISCELEBRATED AS MUCH FOR HIS EXPLOITS AND GOOD LOOKS AS HE ISFOR HIS POETRY. BYRON LIVED FOR THE LIFE OF THE SENSES DECLARING AS MUCH WHEN HE SAID THE GREAT OBJECT OF LIFE ISSENSATION TO FEEL THAT WE EXIST EVEN THOUGH IN PAIN. AUTHOROF CHILDE HAROLDS PILGRIMAGE AND DON JUAN HE WAS A LITERARYSTAR OF A KIND NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THE CORSAIR OF 1814 SOLD10.000 COPIES IN A SINGLE DAY A FEAT SELDOM ACHIEVED BY ANOVEL LET ALONE A BOOK OF POETRY. IT STILL HOLDS THE RECORDFOR A BOOK OF POETRY SOLD IN SUCH A SHORT TIME.