We all need to be spoilt sometimes and my husband and I had a wonderful experience recently at the Peninsula Hot Springs in Fingal. These natural hot springs contain thermal mineral waters and the pools are of varying temperatures.You can spend a very relaxing day trying them all out until you find your favourite.

There are two main public bathing areas and several private pools available for hire. We spent the day in the Spa Dreaming Centre, which is for guests 16 years and over. It has six different thermal pools to try, a fantastic day spa and a restaurant supplying super healthy and delicious meals.

The bathing area includes a large pool called 'the grotto' which has a 'bubble spa couch' at one end. There was also the 'hot pool' which is above 39 degrees Celsius, the 'falling water massage' which has bamboo tubes for pouring warm water on your shoulders, the indoor pool and the 'barrel bath', made from a very large old wine barrel.

There are also 2 saunas, (infared and traditional), a Zen Chi massage bed and a cold plunge pool to cool off in. This, teamed with a lovely natural setting amongst the tea trees, relaxed and comfortable decor and dozens of deck chairs, sunloungers and daybeds, is enough to make anyone relaxed and happy.

We were both given a fluffy white robe and a very modern locker key on arrival, shown to our respective change rooms so that we could shower, change into our bathers and then have a quick bathe before our massages. We chose the 'miji kodo' massage, which is based on traditional Australian aboriginal massage practices, the masseuse performed a 'smoking ceremony' at the beginning of the massage and used native aromatic oils that smelled just incredible. 

Lunch was delicious, I had a prawn salad with prosciutto and avocado, my husband had the mussel pot with homemade dips and bread. 

Then it was back to the pools for an afternoon of soaking and relaxation. I highly recommend the Peninsula Hot Springs to anyone needing a bit of rest and rejuvenation!