About us...
ADVANCE SKIN HEALTH. HOLISTIC WELLNESS. BEAUTY ESSENTIALS. TRADITIONAL EASTERN THERAPIES. ZEN MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS.
Aquavie is a luxurious, multi-award winning eastern themed boutique spa, nestled in front of Tonbridge Castle, in the beautiful Garden of England.
Suited in a pretty Tudor building, steeped in history and character, Aquavie’s eight sublimely relaxing treatment suites invite you to slow down, re-set and realign the soul.
Founded by Elizabeth Caroline, one of the UK’s leading wellness experts with over twenty years experience in the wellness industry. In a world that focuses so heavily on outward appearances, Aquavie was born from a passion in wanting to create a truly unique and deeply nourishing spa experience on the UK High Street that focused more deeply on our physical, emotional, and mental wellness.
A soul nurturing healing space for people to simply rest within, disconnect from the world and reconnect with themselves.
COME IN, BREATHE DEEPLY
REST & BE STILL
COME IN, BREATHE DEEPLY REST & BE STILL
Our vast treatment menu offers a wide range of essential maintenance beauty treatments, advanced skin, massage, and an array of holistic services. We offer medically graded skin treatments from leading brands such as Epionce, Dermaquest and Dermalux. Aquavie was also selected to be one of just ten flagship spa’s in the UK for the renowned skin care brand Sensilis.
We are also now one of the leading male and female intimate waxing specialists in Kent.
In keeping with our deeply holistic approach, we offer in-person Zen Meditation and Mindfulness courses throughout the year at Tonbridge Castle.
From the aromatic signature scents that delicately awaken the senses, the beautiful eastern interiors that allow you to rest well in luxury and the ambient healing atmosphere that invites stillness and balance into your core, we believe that Aquavie is unlike any other boutique spa experience on the High Street.
Deeply rooted in Elizabeth’s spiritual approach to all that is and reflective of Zen Buddhist philosophy, Aquavie encapsulates the interconnectedness of all things and societies collective need to simply allow ourselves the grace to slow down, be truly present and deeply rest our souls.
Let our expert team of Spa Therapists and Advanced skin care experts truly take care of you. Your inner and outer wellness is in the heart of everything we do.
About Elizabeth...
ROOTED IN ZEN. REFINED BY SCIENCE. DELIVERED THROUGH INTENTIONAL TOUCH.
From a very tender age, Elizabeth has always felt the deepest desire to help people and animals heal. She was the child who repeatedly brought home every injured, abandoned or lost animal, seeking guidance from her parents of how she could help. Wally the cat and Rosie the dog, became permanent family members in her childhood, due her innate ability to seek out those in need.
That inner desire led her to careers that followed that same calling, but what makes Elizabeth’s work distinctive now, is not simply what she does, it’s how she does it.
Aquavie was launched in 2008, from a passion of wanting to create a unique and beautiful healing sanctuary on the High Street. After extensive training in advance skin health and cosmetology, Elizabeth went on to be a renowned facialist in London, with a list of high-profile celebrities and beauty journalists speaking of her talents. One of her facials was named in the top five facials in the world by Sadie Frost in Harpers Bazaar and she was invited by Decleor to be their guesting facialist at their flagship spa in Mayfair. Word of Elizabeth’s reputation also travelled overseas, which led her to be invited by one of Hollywood’s leading dermatologists to also guest as his lead facialist in his luxurious clinic in Beverly Hills. She has contributed as a skincare expert in publications such as Glamour and Hello magazines and has consulted for Skincare brands developing facial treatments.
Before entering the world of wellness, Elizabeth was in the Metropolitan Police. Thirteen years of serving London offered a profound and unfiltered understanding of human vulnerability - witnessing how stress, trauma and the sometimes harshness of life can imprint not only in the mind, but also the body.
Alongside this, Elizabeth has undertaken over twenty years of spiritual studies, her first teacher was Rev Beth Atkins. And notably the last eight years under the guidance of a Zen Master (Daizan Roshi), practising within both the Rinzai and Soto Zen Buddhist traditions. As part of this lineage-based practice, she has taken the Zen precepts and committed to life long training with her teacher to become a Zen Buddhist teacher herself. This requires her to attend extended silent, formal retreats (sesshin) with Daizan, and to also have a continued daily meditation practice.
This depth of formal lay training is exceptionally rare within the wellness industry, where such principles are often referenced but seldom embodied through lived practice. It offers Elizabeth a grounded and authentic understanding of stillness, awareness and the subtle movement of energy within the human form - bringing a level of depth to her work that extends far beyond technique and ambient surroundings alone.
Through her Zen journey, and a pivotal point of awareness within that path, Elizabeth’s capacity to work as a Reiki Practitioner has deepened considerably. This has refined her ability to work with energy in a way that is more attuned, more embodied, and more deeply supportive of her clients.
It also enables her to work with a deep respect for the nervous system, recognising true skin health and inner healing cannot occur unless we recognise the important role our nervous system impacts our overall wellness. Each of Elizabeth’s treatments are therefore designed to support gentle regulation - through intentional pace, considered touch, and an environment that allows the body to soften.
For over two decades, rather than following trends or looking outward for inspiration, Elizabeth has always been guided by an internal compass - refining her treatments through observation, experience and a deep respect for the body’s own innate intelligence. Her clients often describe her treatments as transformative - not dramatic or forceful, but in a way that feels subtle, lasting and deeply supportive.
Due to the demands of running a successful spa business, Elizabeth only works on Fridays and Saturdays in treatment at Aquavie. As well as guesting as the Master Facialist at Dr Raquel’s Skin and Medical Cosmetic’s Clinic in Kingshill on Wednesdays.