Case study · Country spa & retreat website
Alders Country Spa disappear beautifully.
A film-led website for a private Cotswolds country spa — a looping film for every section, packages, rooms, dining and a private reservations pop-up.
This is the real website. Scroll it, tap it, try it. On a phone it’s best full screen.
- Type
- Country spa & retreat website
- Sector
- Health & wellbeing
- Sections
- 10
- Built with
- Hand-coded · no templates
About the site
Alders is a private spa and manor retreat in the Cotswolds. “Disappear beautifully.” Every section of the site has its own looping film — arrival, the pool, a treatment, the suite, the hot tub, the evening — so the whole page moves like a slow day away.
The idea
A country spa sells calm, so the page is unhurried: short headlines, lots of space and moving pictures instead of lists. The practical parts — priced packages, rooms, celebrations, membership and gifts, FAQ — are all there, and the reservations pop-up asks for just the essentials.
What we built, section by section
- 01
Disappear beautifully
The hero.
- 02
The art of retreat
The estate and what’s on offer.
- 03
Water, warmth & wild air
The thermal gardens.
- 04
Everything, unrushed
Spa facilities.
- 05
Time, made entirely yours
Day and stay packages with prices.
- 06
Nothing off the shelf
Bespoke treatments.
- 07
Rooms for doing less
Accommodation.
- 08
Together, away
Private celebrations.
- 09
From garden to table
Dining and evening drinks.
- 10
A place to return to
Membership and gifts, then FAQ.
From the build
Films and pictures from inside the Alders Country Spa website. Swipe through.
Features
- A looping film for every section
- Sticky anchor navigation
- Priced package cards
- Private reservations pop-up (experience, party size, date)
- FAQ
- Phone and email links
Look and feel
Deep green-black, calm and luxurious, with short fragmented headlines.
Under the bonnet
- Six section films, loaded as you reach them
- Hand-coded booking pop-up
- No framework
Like everything I build, it’s made from scratch. No page builder, no theme. So it’s quick, it works on phones first, and it’s easy to change later.
