An Idyllic Location for your Inner Soul

The Wild Soul retreat 2025 is hosted in a world of complete serenity in an adults-only oasis — the perfect place for some well-deserved pampering and relaxation. Lifehouse is a contemporary award-winning spa hotel with 89 bedrooms nestled within 12 acres of peaceful English Heritage Listed Gardens, just 80 minutes from London by train and close to the pretty Essex coastal town of Frinton-on-Sea.

Designed to rejuvenate your body and calm your mind, Lifehouse’s wide range of luxury treatments include healing body therapies, wellbeing consultations from our resident specialists and heavenly massages from Clarins, ELEMIS and more top brands.

How to get to the Lifehouse Spa

The Lifehouse Spa is located in Essex close to the English seaside resort of Frinton-on-Sea. In less than 80 minutes you can travel by train from London Liverpool Street to our local station Thorpe-le-Soken from where we will pick you up for a nominal charge.

Travelling by Car

From London and the M25, take the A12 signed Chelmsford and Colchester, pass the exits to Colchester West and Colchester Central, then join the A120 signposted Harwich and Clacton. From the Midlands and North, follow the A14 (signposted Felixstowe/Harwich) until you are south of Ipswich.
Join the A12 signposted London then take the A120 signposted Harwich. From the A120 join the A133 for Clacton, Weeley, Frinton, Walton, St Osyth & Brightlingsea and then take the B1033 signposted to Weeley, Frinton & Walton. Once you reach the village of Thorpe-le-Soken, follow the brown signs for Lifehouse Spa Resort.
If you are using your Satellite Navigation System to direct you, please enter the postcode : CO16 0JF. This will direct you to the place on Frinton Road where you can turn down Lifehouse Drive. Please note that, if you use the Lifehouse postcode, some older Satellite Navigation systems will direct you into Hall Lane which is a private residential road and No Entry. Please do not turn into Hall Lane
drive past the junction for Hall Lane and you will see the entrance to Lifehouse Drive is located just a little further on, on the right hand side.

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We have three electric car charging points provided by BP Chargemaster should you require them. for more information & prices please click here to visit their website.

Travelling by Rail

Regular trains run from London Liverpool Street and Stratford to Thorpe-le-Soken. Average journey time from London is 1 hour 20 minutes. For timetable information visit www.greateranglia.co.uk

We offer a ‘Meet and Greet’ service from Thorpe-le-Soken station when booked in advance this will incur a Nominal charge of £5 per journey.

Please email reception@lifehouse.co.uk or call 01255 860050 to arrange this service with your arrival time.

Travelling by Sea

Located 25 minutes from Harwich International Port, Lifehouse is ideal for a pre or post cruise luxury stay for those travelling with Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruises or Celebrity Cruises. Seaport transfers and parking during your trip are available at an additional charge, please call for details.

The Lifehouse Spa

Frinton Road, Thorpe-le-Soken, CO16 0JD
Telephone: 01255 860050