Congham Hall Hotel (01485 600250; www.conghamhallhotel.co.uk) in Norfolk will celebrate the Year of the English Garden 2016 by unveiling a brand-new signature treatment in January that highlights the close connection between the hotel's Secret Garden Spa and its renowned herb collection.

Exclusively designed by the hotel's principal product supplier, UK specialist brand Elemental Herbology, The Herb Garden Signature Treatment is a 75-minute face, back and scalp massage, which begins and ends with a herbal inhalation, and features rosemary, mint and lavender, handpicked from the hotel's own plot of 400 varieties of herb. The treatment, which costs £75, will launch on 14 January 2016, in time for the New Year detox season.

From Easter, the treatment will complement the hotel's free, self-guided trail, The Magnificent Seven... Norfolk Gardens, which explores some of the best gardens in North Norfolk, from stately homes to nature reserves. Congham Hall will offer a special package, the Summer Garden Offer, including two nights with dinner, bed and breakfast for two, two tickets to Sandringham, and one pot of herbs from Congham's plot. Price £499 per room, it will be available Sunday to Thursday, 11 April to 30 June 2016, subject to availability.

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Room rates start from £120 per night room only and £199 per night for dinner, bed and breakfast.

Relaunched in May 2013, the 26-room Congham Hall Hotel sits in 30 acres of parkland, including orchards and its renowned Herb Garden, which has 400-plus varieties and attracts visitors from far and wide. The modernised, 2 AA Rosette, bistro-style restaurant features much homegrown produce on its menu, and now benefits from a sophisticated new bar. 

Congham Hall offers five-star service at three-star prices, in stylish but relaxed surroundings. The hotel won Best Small Hotel in the UK at the International Hotel Awards in November 2012 and Best Independent Hotel at the Eastern Daily Press/VisitNorfolk.co.uk Tourism Awards in November 2013. 

Nicholas Dickinson and his team took over Congham Hall in March 2012. The hotel relaunched in May 2013 after completing the last phase of a major refurbishment. Nicholas has spent his entire working life in the luxury hotel business. Early on, he worked at the five-star country-house hotel Chewton Glen and Raymond Blanc's two-Michelin-starred restaurant and hotel, Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons. In 1994, Nicholas formed a partnership with Nigel Chapman, who had developed Woolley Grange in Wiltshire. Together, they created Luxury Family Hotels, which soon became the market leader in the UK for luxury family short breaks, and Alias Hotels, for the stylish mid-market corporate and leisure sectors. Both groups were successfully sold and Nicholas and Nigel went on to develop Martinhal Resort on Portugal's Algarve. This is Nicholas's first independent hotel project.