When Richard Hart first opened his Aqua Warehouse on the outskirts of Chelmsford 23 years ago, he initially struggled to drum up interest in his wares.
‘Back then, people didn’t even know what a hot tub was,’ he recalls. But how times have changed.
Today, Britain is in the grip of a backyard bathing boom, as middle-class households opt for garden ‘spa-dens’ as the latest status symbol. Think Scandi-style saunas, ice plunge pools and bubbling hot tubs.
In recent years, celebrities from the Beckhams to Joe Wicks, Holly Willoughby and Shirley Ballas have shared snaps of their luxury set-ups on social media. ‘It’s
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