5-6 Cedar House, Caen Street, Braunton, Devon, EX33 1AH
Bodies take a battering on holiday. Surfing, coastal walks, carrying children and sleeping in unfamiliar beds all have a way of making themselves felt, and that is before you factor in whatever aches you arrived with. Hands On Clinic on Caen Street in Braunton is the kind of place that sorts all of that out with skill, warmth and no unnecessary fuss. The clinic offers osteopathy, physiotherapy, advanced manipulative therapy, sports injury treatment, Bowen Technique, healing massage and beauty treatments, covering a range of needs that few single clinics manage to match.
The team of therapists here is experienced and genuinely attentive. Osteopathy in particular is excellent for the kind of whole-body aches that build up over a week of active holidaying, working with the structure of the body rather than just treating symptoms. The Bowen Technique, a gentle and surprisingly effective soft-tissue therapy, is well worth trying if you have never experienced it, and the sports injury treatment is useful for anyone who has pushed too hard on the beach or the coastal path. The beauty hub alongside the therapy rooms means you can arrive a bit battered and leave feeling considerably more human.
The clinic is at 5-6 Cedar House, Caen Street, Braunton, EX33 1AH, and is easy to find in the centre of the village. You can book online via the website at handsonclinic.co.uk, or call 01271 812998. The online booking system is straightforward and shows available appointments, so you can fit a session around the rest of your day without too much planning. Email enquiries go to info@handsonclinic.co.uk.
Braunton is a useful base for a therapy visit as there is plenty to do in the village before or after your appointment. The bike path to the coast is nearby, as are several good places for a coffee. If you are planning a week of active exploring, booking a treatment midway through is a wise investment in enjoying the rest of your stay.
A good therapist is one of the best souvenirs you can bring home from a holiday, and Hands On Clinic is very much the real thing.
