TWO of Cumbria's businesses have scooped a national accolade for their handmade spa products.

Gilpin Hotel & Lake House partnered up with Sedbergh Soap Company to create more than 20 products to complete the ultimate spa experience at Gilpin’s Jetty Spa.

One of the new creations - body scrub with pomegranate – has won a prestigious gold award in this year's Natural Beauty Awards.

Julia Critchley, Jetty Spa manager at Gilpin Hotel & Lake House said: "It was important for us to work with a distinctly local company with the same ethos as ourselves and we’re over the moon to see a spa product we have developed together here in Cumbria gain national recognition."

The body scrub is handmade in Cumbria from natural and organic ingredients. That includes Dead Sea salt, pomegranate oil and bamboo, to ensure it is both environmentally-friendly and suitable for sensitive skin.

Founder of Sedbergh Soap Company, Dorthe Pratt, said that this award was particularly special.

"It is the first time we have created spa treatments to fit a very specific client brief and we were up against some stiff competition," she said. "The project to create a series of treatments for Gilpin took several months, so I am absolutely thrilled".

There was more good news for Gilpin Hotel, as the architects and interior designers behind the new spa lodges won Leisure Architect and Hotel Interior Design for the North West at the International Property Awards.

Ben Cunliffe Architects Ltd and Sarah Jane Nielsen Interiors Ltd have now been put forward for best Interior Designer and best Leisure Architect in the UK.