Our Story

Born of Berkshire,
made for glow.

The Berkshire Tanning Company was founded on a quiet conviction — that a tan should feel as considered as a couture fitting.

What began as a single treatment room in Tilehurst has grown into a private maison serving Reading and the wider Royal County. Our clientele are women and men who value craft over haste — and discretion over fanfare.

We believe a great tan is built, not applied. It begins with consultation, continues through bespoke protocols of light and mist, and lives on in the small rituals of aftercare we send you home with.

Inside the maison
Our Code

Three principles.

I.

Considered

Every guest reads differently. Our protocols are composed, never copied.

II.

Crafted

Hand‑finished, attended end‑to‑end. The work of skilled hands, never an afterthought.

III.

Discreet

Private appointments, soft hours and a calendar that protects your time.

Berkshire countryside

"The light here is different. We've spent years learning to bottle it."

— Founder, Tilehurst