Wood-Fired Saunas in Southern England

Saunas heated by a wood-burning stove rather than an electric or gas heater.

etsauna lists 46 wood-fired saunas in and around Southern England, including Southern England (4), Dorset (3), London (3), Brighton (2) and Bristol (2). Among the 42 that list a per-visit price, a session costs £11 to £660, with a median of £17. 22 have a cold plunge and 15 are on the water. etsauna shows open session times live for 36 of them, so you can check before you go. 2 of them haven't opened yet.

46

wood-fired saunas (2 opening soon)

£11–£660

per session

22

with cold plunge

36

with live availability

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SaunaPriceCold plungeLive times
Balta Chill£24 for 90 minYesYes
Beach Box Sauna Spa£18 for 45 minYes–
Campwell Farm Sauna£16 for 60 minYesYes
Happi Sauna (Henton)£18 for 55 minYesYes
Happi Sauna (Little Meadle)£18 for 55 minYesYes
Hikitalo£16 for 60 min–Yes
Hikitalo Cardiff£11 for 60 minYes–
Hot & Cold UK£15 for 60 minYes–
Kindred Sauna£18 for 55 min–Yes
Mill Yard Wild Sauna£17 for 60 minYesYes
Near Wild Sauna–––
Ojas Sauna (Battlers Green Farm)£23 for 60 minYesYes
Ojas Sauna (Oxmoor Farm)£17 for 60 minYesYes
Orchard Sauna£15 for 60 minYesYes
Oreka Sauna–––
Revival Shed£25 for 60 min–Yes
Rooftop Saunas£20 for 30 minYesYes
Samphire Sauna£16 for 60 min–Yes
Sauna Yoku£21 for 50 min–Yes
Saunadelic£16 for 55 minYesYes
Saunagus£12 for 45 min–Yes
Saunature Spa£20 for 55 min–Yes
Sea Scrub Sauna Folkestone£20 for 60 minYesYes
Sea Scrub Sauna Macknade£16 for 60 minYesYes
Sea Scrub Sauna Margate£16 for 60 minYesYes
Sea Scrub Sauna Whitstable£16 for 60 minYesYes
Slohaus Wild Spa£20 for 60 min–Yes
So.Sauna£16 for 55 min–Yes
SOAK Bathhouse£45 for 75 minYes–
Solace Sauna£18 for 60 min–Yes
Sonder Experience£15 for 60 min–Yes
Steampunk Sauna£12 for 60 min–Yes
Still & Wild at Chippy Lido£15 for 50 min–Yes
TEMZ Floating Saunas£20 for 50 minYesYes
The Roaming Sauna£17 for 60 minYesYes
The Roaming Sauna (Wyken Vineyard)£17 for 55 minYesYes
The Saltwater Sauna (Avon Beach)£15 for 65 min–Yes
The Saltwater Sauna (Lulworth Cove)£15 for 65 min–Yes
The Saltwater Sauna (Sandbanks)£15 for 65 min–Yes
The Touring Sauna£15 for 55 min–Yes
Toka Saunas£15 for 60 minYes–
Wild Spa Wowo£25 for 180 min–Yes
Wildheat Sauna£660 for 60 min––
You Can Sauna£15 for 60 min–Yes
Rewild Sauna – Northshore Boatyard, ItchenorOpening soon–––
The Nomadic Sauna - Brighton RooftopOpening soon–––

All 46 wood-fired saunas in Southern England

Balta Chill

Crowborough

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Inside one of the wood-fired saunas at Balta ChillA cold plunge tub at Balta ChillThe bar at Balta Chill

Balta Chill is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Crowborough. Sessions are £24 for 90 min. It has a cold plunge, showers and food. Capacity is listed as 15 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

A new social sauna hub and bar on a farm in East Sussex, about 10 minutes from Tunbridge Wells. Two wood-fired saunas (up to 85°C) — one light and social, one dark and quiet — look out over the fields, with room for 22 across both; community sessions are capped at 15. There are two cold plunges (one kept around 7–9°C, one left ambient around 19°C) and an on-site bar and café serving local beer, wine, low- and no-alcohol drinks, coffee and food-truck bites. Standard sessions run 90 minutes from £24 (session packs and memberships are cheaper); 3-hour sessions and private hire are also available. Open Thursday–Sunday with free on-site parking. The bar is open to anyone, with or without a sauna booking. Book community sessions online; swimwear is required as sessions are mixed. Aufguss ceremonies, full-moon saunas and yoga + sauna events run on top of regular opening.

Price
£24 for 90 min
Hours
Thu 11:00-21:00, Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat 11:00-20:00, Sun 11:00-20:00 (closed Mon-Wed)
Sessions
mixed
Clothing
Swimwear required (community sessions are mixed)
Address
Dene Farm, Wadhurst Road, Mark Cross, Crowborough TN6 3PD, UK

Beach Box Sauna Spa

Brighton

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Beach Box wood-fired saunas on Brighton Beach

Beach Box Sauna Spa is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Brighton. Sessions are £18 for 45 min. It has a cold plunge and showers. Capacity is listed as 12 people.

Beach Box is a year-round, wood-fired public beach sauna spa located on Brighton Beach at the Sea Lanes development on Madeira Drive. The site has three saunas: Lotta (a 9-12 seater cedar sauna built by Wildhut), Löyly (an aspen-lined 8-10 seater built by Saunacraft) and Leil (a 6-seater converted horsebox). Facilities include changing rooms, an outdoor seating area, a fire pit, cold showers, a bucket shower, an ice bath, a cool plunge pool and a slipper bath, with sea dips just steps from the shore. Add-ons include in-sauna body treatments and bookable Sauna Masters.

Price
£18 for 45 min
Address
Behind Volks Railway Workshop, Banjo Groyne, 285 Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1EN, United Kingdom

Campwell Farm Sauna

Bradford-on-Avon

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Inside the wood-fired sauna at Campwell Farm with wooden benches and water bucketCampwell Farm sauna building exterior with cold plunge trough surrounded by woodland

Campwell Farm Sauna is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Bradford-on-Avon. Sessions are £16 for 60 min. The sauna runs at 80-100°C. It has a cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 10 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Wood-fired community sauna on a 5th-generation working farm near Bath. Featured in The Times 'Top 20 Wild Saunas in UK' and the book 'Britain's Best Saunas'. Designed by Aava Architects and built by Saunacraft UK. Sauna reaches 80–100°C. Cold plunge trough and outdoor shower available. Ages 18+ only. Bring swimwear and two towels. No alcohol. Also offers Sauna Ritual sessions (£50, 2hrs). Second sauna location at Campwell Woods near Marshfield.

Price
£16 for 60 min
Sessions
Co-ed
Clothing
Swimsuit required
Address
Campwell Farm, Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 2JB, United Kingdom

Happi Sauna (Henton)

Chinnor

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Group of people sitting inside a wooden sauna at Happi SaunaCouple relaxing in outdoor cold plunge tubs at Happi Sauna

Happi Sauna (Henton) is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Chinnor. Sessions are £18 for 55 min. It has a cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 9 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Happi Sauna's Henton site is a rustic wood-fired sauna retreat at the Peacock Country Inn in Henton, Oxfordshire, on the edge of the Chilterns. Sessions accommodate up to 9 people communally or up to 10 for private hire (55 minutes), and include cold plunges with guided hot-cold therapy. The operator runs Happi Social, Private, Her Space (women-only) and Quiet Time sessions, alongside guided sauna sessions and food served on site.

Price
£18 for 55 min
Address
Peacock Country Inn, Henton, Chinnor OX39 4AH, United Kingdom

Happi Sauna (Little Meadle)

Princes Risborough

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Group of women standing beside the blue Happi Sauna mobile sauna unit

Happi Sauna (Little Meadle) is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Princes Risborough. Sessions are £18 for 55 min. It has a cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 7 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Happi Sauna's Little Meadle site is a wood-fired horsebox sauna at Orchard View Farm in Little Meadle, Buckinghamshire, with views across the Chilterns. Communal sessions seat up to 7 and private hires up to 8 in 55-minute slots, with cold plunges and guided hot-cold therapy on site. The operator offers Happi Social, Private, Her Space (women-only) and Quiet Time sessions.

Price
£18 for 55 min
Address
Orchard View Farm, Stockwell Lane, Little Meadle, Princes Risborough HP17 9UG, United Kingdom

Hikitalo

Porthcawl

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
Hikitalo sauna at Sandy Bay, Porthcawl

Hikitalo is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Porthcawl. Sessions are £16 for 60 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Hikitalo (Finnish for "sweat house") is a handcrafted wood-fired sauna set on the sand at Sandy Bay in Porthcawl, South Wales. The 10-seater cabin was custom-built in the UK just outside Bristol and features a stained-glass window in the hot room. The British Sauna Society named it Best Waterside Sauna 2025, and the operator runs communal, private, single-bather and full-moon sessions with sea swimming nearby.

Price
£16 for 60 min
Address
Mackworth Rd, Porthcawl CF36 5BT, United Kingdom

Hikitalo Cardiff

Cardiff

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
  • Soaking tub
Hikitalo Cardiff sauna village with wood-fired saunasHikitalo Cardiff plunge pools including hot, cold and ambient

Hikitalo Cardiff is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Cardiff. Sessions are £11 for 60 min. The sauna runs at 85-100°C. It has a cold plunge, a soaking tub and showers. Walk-ins are accepted. Capacity is listed as 36 people.

Urban sauna village near Cardiff Central Station. Three unique wood-fired saunas (80-100°C) and three contrasting plunge pools (ambient, hot, cold). Coffee shop on site. Walk-ins accepted, but booking recommended. Pricing: Early Bird £13 (Mon-Fri 7-10am), Off-Peak £11 (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm), Peak £16 (Mon-Fri 5-8pm, Sat-Sun all day).

Price
£11 for 60 min
Hours
Mon-Sun 7:00-21:00
Sessions
Co-ed
Clothing
Swimsuit required
Address
Meanwhile House, Williams Way, Curran Embankment, Cardiff CF10 5DY, UK

Hot & Cold UK

London

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Hot and Cold UK sauna in Leytonstone

Hot & Cold UK is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in London. Sessions are £15 for 60 min. It has a cold plunge.

Hot & Cold is an indoor wellness centre in Leytonstone, East London, offering private wellness pods. Each pod includes a sauna (either hot stone up to 99°C or infrared up to 70°C), a cold plunge bath set between 3-15°C, a shower, changing space and a Sonos speaker for personal audio. Sessions are private (solo or dual), available in 20- or 40-minute formats, and the centre is open 6am-9pm daily.

Price
£15 for 60 min
Address
662 High Rd Leytonstone, London E11 3AA, United Kingdom

Kindred Sauna

Horsham

  • Wood-fired
Kindred Sauna at Knepp Estate, Horsham

Kindred Sauna is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Horsham. Sessions are £18 for 55 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Kindred Sauna is a Nordic-style wood-fired sauna at the Knepp Estate Campsite in Sussex, sitting within the Knepp rewilding project. The site has two wood-fired saunas: Gaia, an 8-seater used for communal sessions, and Tara, a 5/6-seater horsebox conversion used for private hire. Sessions include access to a wild swimming pond moments from the sauna, and the operator also runs events combining sauna with breathwork, sound baths, yoga, cacao rituals and massages.

Price
£18 for 55 min
Address
Knepp Safaris, Yoga Garden, Swallows Ln, Dial Post, Horsham RH13 8NN, United Kingdom

Mill Yard Wild Sauna

Petworth

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Mill Yard Wild Sauna in Petworth

Mill Yard Wild Sauna is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Petworth. Sessions are £17 for 60 min. It has a cold plunge. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Mill Yard is a wellness destination on the Barlavington Estate near Petworth in the South Downs National Park, comprising a yoga and movement studio, therapy rooms, a courtyard café and an outdoor wild sauna. The wood-fired sauna has countryside views and cold plunge tanks filled with spring water from the adjacent mill stream. Communal sessions are open Friday to Sunday, with single, 5-session and 10-session pricing.

Price
£17 for 60 min
Address
Duncton Mill, Dye House Ln, Petworth GU28 0LF, United Kingdom

Near Wild Sauna

Surrey

  • Wood-fired
Water thrown on hot sauna stones at Near Wild Sauna

Near Wild Sauna is a wood-fired sauna in Surrey.

Wood-fired sauna in Oxted heated to 75-95C. Community sessions of 55 minutes and private bookings of 70 minutes for up to 10-12 people. Hours vary by day; check the booking calendar.

Address
Near Wild Sauna, Holland Road, Oxted, Surrey RH8 9BQ, UK

Ojas Sauna (Battlers Green Farm)

Radlett

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Ojas Sauna wood-fired horsebox sauna and ice baths at Battlers Green FarmCold plunge ice bath at Ojas SaunaInterior of Ojas Sauna wood-fired sauna

Ojas Sauna (Battlers Green Farm) is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Radlett. Sessions are £23 for 60 min. It has a cold plunge. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Outdoor wood-fired horsebox sauna with ice baths at Battlers Green Farm, Hertfordshire. Community Sauna Social £22.50/60min, Monday Express £12/30min, Private Sauna £160/60min (up to 6 guests). Bookings open 90 days in advance. Bring two towels and swimwear.

Price
£23 for 60 min
Sessions
Co-ed
Clothing
Swimsuit required
Address
Battlers Green Farm, Common Ln, Radlett WD7 8PH, United Kingdom

Ojas Sauna (Oxmoor Farm)

Great Missenden

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Ojas Sauna wood-fired horsebox sauna at Oxmoor Farm in the Chiltern HillsInterior of Ojas Sauna wood-fired sauna

Ojas Sauna (Oxmoor Farm) is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Great Missenden. Sessions are £17 for 60 min. It has a cold plunge. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Outdoor wood-fired horsebox sauna with ice baths at Oxmoor Farm in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire. Community Sauna Social £16.50/60min, Private Sauna Hire £80/60min (up to 6 guests), 30-min add-on £8.25. Bookings open 90 days in advance. Bring two towels and swimwear.

Price
£17 for 60 min
Sessions
Co-ed
Clothing
Swimsuit required
Address
Oxmoor Farm, Great Hampden, Great Missenden HP16 9RD, United Kingdom

Orchard Sauna

Bristol

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Orchard Sauna barrel at Windmill Hill City Farm, Bristol

Orchard Sauna is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Bristol. Sessions are £15 for 60 min. It has a cold plunge. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Orchard Sauna is an outdoor sauna and cold-water venue at Windmill Hill City Farm in Bedminster, Bristol, run by the Bristol Sauna Project and described as Bristol's first dedicated outdoor sauna and cold water venue. The site has a traditional barrel sauna, a custom-designed square sauna and three ice-cold plunge pools, plus chill-out areas. It is open seven days a week (Monday-Thursday 3pm-9pm, Friday-Sunday all day) with hot showers and on-site food options nearby.

Price
£15 for 60 min
Address
Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip St, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EA, United Kingdom

Oreka Sauna

West Sussex

  • Wood-fired
Oreka Sauna wood-fired cabin in woodland at Borde Hill

Oreka Sauna is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in West Sussex. It has showers.

Wood-fired sauna in woodland by the Borde Hill Gardens car park. Community sessions of 60 to 90 minutes for up to 6 people; private 90-minute sessions for up to 10. Booked through the website.

Address
Borde Hill Garden, Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1XP, UK

Revival Shed

Leigh-on-Sea

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
Revival Shed sauna in Leigh-on-Sea

Revival Shed is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Leigh-on-Sea. Sessions are £25 for 60 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Revival Shed is a community sauna at Leigh Marina High Street in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, with views over the Thames Estuary. The site has two saunas (a Finnish traditional sauna for up to 4 people and an infrared sauna for up to 3) plus two ice baths on open decking, a chill-out area, changing rooms and showers. Memberships and a Sweat & Submerge package are available, and the venue is around 40 minutes by train from London.

Price
£25 for 60 min
Address
Leigh Marina, High St, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 2ES, United Kingdom

Rooftop Saunas

London

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Rooftop Saunas cabin in Brixton, London

Rooftop Saunas is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in London. Sessions are £20 for 30 min. It has a cold plunge. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Rooftop Saunas Brixton is a private rooftop sauna and cold plunge venue on top of International House in Brixton, South London, with views across the city skyline. Sessions are private only, available in 30, 60 or 90-minute formats for individuals or groups of up to 4, and include a sauna cabin, outdoor cold plunge pools (5-7°C), waterfall buckets and showers. Longer sessions also include a private cool-down room with tea and coffee facilities, essential oils and skin care products.

Price
£20 for 30 min
Address
International House, 6 Canterbury Cres, London SW9 7QD, United Kingdom

Samphire Sauna

Hastings

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
Samphire Sauna on Hastings Pier

Samphire Sauna is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Hastings. Sessions are £16 for 60 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Samphire Sauna is a wood-fired Nordic-inspired sauna based on Hastings Pier, overlooking the South Coast. The site has two sauna cabins, each seating up to 4 people, which can be booked together for larger groups. Cooling options include sea swimming, a plunge pool, cold buckets and cold showers, and the operator runs communal and private sessions Friday to Monday.

Price
£16 for 60 min
Address
1-10 White Rock, Hastings TN34 1JU, United Kingdom

Sauna Yoku

Haywards Heath

  • Wood-fired
Sauna Yoku in the Sussex countryside

Sauna Yoku is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Haywards Heath. Sessions are £21 for 50 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Sauna Yoku is a handcrafted wood-fired mobile sauna based at Holmsted Himalayas in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, run by wellbeing coach and yoga teacher Charlotte. The cabin holds up to six people, with a cold plunge pool and access to wild swimming on site, and the design draws on Scandinavian and Japanese influences. The operator runs weekly community sessions, private hire and special events with local wellbeing practitioners.

Price
£21 for 50 min
Address
Staplefield Rd, Haywards Heath RH17 5JT, United Kingdom

Saunadelic

Hove

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Happy customer at Saunadelic beachside wood-fired sauna

Saunadelic is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Hove. Sessions are £16 for 55 min. It has a cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 8 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Saunadelic is a wood-fired sauna at Hove Lagoon, next to Lagoon Watersports on Kingsway, Hove. The site has a sauna seating up to 9 people, an outdoor plunge pool, outdoor cold showers and covered changing facilities with toilets, warm showers, lockers and a hairdryer. The operator runs communal, private, full-moon and guided sessions and is for over-16s only.

Price
£16 for 55 min
Address
Hove Lagoon, 330 Kingsway, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 4LX, United Kingdom

Saunagus

Oxford

  • Wood-fired
Saunagus outdoor sauna near Oxford

Saunagus is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Oxford. Sessions are £12 for 45 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Saunagus is a mobile wood-fired sauna based primarily at Queenford Lakes in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, with pop-up sessions across the county and bespoke locations on request. Sessions are led by trained Saunameisters/Gusmeisters and combine sauna with optional lake swimming and cold plunges, plus add-ons such as salt rubs and whisking massages. The operator runs classical Aufguss, communal, full-moon, single-gender, LGBTQ+, grief and social-prescribing sessions.

Price
£12 for 45 min
Address
22 Anne Greenwood Cl, Iffley, Oxford OX4 4DN, United Kingdom

Saunature Spa

Sunbury-on-Thames

  • Wood-fired
Saunature Spa barrel sauna in Sunbury-on-Thames

Saunature Spa is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Sunbury-on-Thames. Sessions are £20 for 55 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Saunature Spa is a family-run mobile sauna now based at Hazelwood in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, founded by Lithuanian sauna master Gerda. The wood-fired sauna trailer was hand-built by Gerda's husband in traditional Lithuanian style; an external log-burner heats hidden jade stones plus visible sauna stones, producing a moist, gentle heat. Sessions blend Lithuanian sauna traditions with the English countryside setting, and a cold plunge and cold showers are available on site.

Price
£20 for 55 min
Address
Hazelwood Center, Hazelwood Dr, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QU, United Kingdom

Sea Scrub Sauna Folkestone

Southern England

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
  • Soaking tub
Scandinavian Aufguss sauna interior at Sea Scrub Folkestone

Sea Scrub Sauna Folkestone is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Southern England. Sessions are £20 for 60 min. It has a cold plunge, a soaking tub, showers and food. Capacity is listed as 16 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Sea Scrub's flagship site and the UK's largest beach spa at Folkestone Harbour Arm. Two wood-fired saunas (a 16-seat Scandinavian Aufguss sauna and a compact Shepherd's Hut sauna), communal cold plunge tank, hot tub, warm showers, and a café serving a Japanese-inspired onsen menu. Event space for Aufguss masterclasses and private wellness days. Social sessions from £20, private sessions from £100. Opened March 2026.

Price
£20 for 60 min
Sessions
Co-ed
Clothing
Swimwear required

Sea Scrub Sauna Macknade

Southern England

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
  • Soaking tub
Wood-fired barrel sauna at Sea Scrub Macknade in the Kent countryside

Sea Scrub Sauna Macknade is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Southern England. Sessions are £16 for 60 min. It has a cold plunge, a soaking tub and showers. Capacity is listed as 8 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Wood-fired barrel sauna set within the grounds of Macknade Fine Foods in the Kent countryside. Features a hot tub, two whisky barrel cold plunges, bucket showers, and a fire circle with tranquil meadow views. Daytime social sessions from £16 (60 min), evening weekend sessions £30 (90 min with hot tub included). Private sessions from £110. Cold pressed juices, kombucha, craft beer, and prosecco available.

Price
£16 for 60 min
Sessions
Co-ed
Clothing
Swimwear required

Sea Scrub Sauna Margate

Southern England

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
  • Natural plunge
Wood-fired barrel sauna on Margate Main Sands beach

Sea Scrub Sauna Margate is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Southern England. Sessions are £16 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge and showers. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Two saunas on Margate Main Sands: a traditional Nordic wood-fired barrel sauna and the UK's first commercial Saunum Cube electric sauna with Himalayan salt balls, Bluetooth speakers, and adjustable lighting. Both offer stunning sea views. Communal changing room, lockers (bring a padlock), showers including a unique boat shower. Social sessions from £16, private sessions from £100.

Price
£16 for 60 min
Sessions
Co-ed
Clothing
Swimwear required

Sea Scrub Sauna Whitstable

Southern England

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
  • Natural plunge
Sea Scrub Sauna at Whitstable Harbour with sea views

Sea Scrub Sauna Whitstable is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Southern England. Sessions are £16 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge and showers. Capacity is listed as 12 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Bespoke wood-fired sauna in the heart of Whitstable Harbour with uninterrupted sea views, whisky barrel cold plunges, and bucket showers. Social sessions up to 12 people, private hire up to 14. Cold pressed juices, kombucha, coconut water, and CBD drinks available between rounds. Social sessions from £16, private sessions from £110.

Price
£16 for 60 min
Sessions
Co-ed
Clothing
Swimwear required

Slohaus Wild Spa

Great Missenden

  • Wood-fired
Slohaus Wild Spa in the Buckinghamshire countryside

Slohaus Wild Spa is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Great Missenden. Sessions are £20 for 60 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Slohaus is a wild spa in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, built around a wood-fired sauna housed in an upcycled Ifor Williams 510 horsebox lined with thermal aspen and powered by a Finnish Narvia log stove. Alongside the sauna are a cold plunge and a wood-fired hot tub, with a firepit and seating areas in the surrounding forest. The operator runs communal, private and single-gender sessions and offers memberships, gifting and events.

Price
£20 for 60 min
Address
East Peterley Manor, Farm Peterley Ln, Great Missenden HP16 0HH, United Kingdom

So.Sauna

Hove

  • Wood-fired
So.Sauna in Hove

So.Sauna is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Hove. Sessions are £16 for 55 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

so.sauna is a community sauna that was located in the gardens of The British Engineerium in Hove (BN3 7QA), with views over Hove Park. The site offered wood-fired heat with a cold plunge, cold showers and a chill-out area, plus body scrubs, kombucha and oranges during sessions. As of the website note, sessions have been paused while the operator looks for a new home.

Price
£16 for 55 min
Address
The British Engineerium, The Droveway, Hove BN3 7QA, United Kingdom

SOAK Bathhouse

London

  • Floating
  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
SOAK Bathhouse canal boat sauna on London waterways at dusk

SOAK Bathhouse is a floating, wood-fired sauna in London. Sessions are £45 for 75 min. It has a cold plunge. Towels are included. Capacity is listed as 12 people.

London's first off-grid canal boat bathhouse, roaming along Regent's Canal. Features a generous 12-person wood-fired sauna with large windows overlooking the canal, two custom cold plunge pools, hot and cold showers, and an on-board bar. Towels provided. 75-minute sessions from £45/person. Private hire available for up to 12 guests. The boat moves to a new spot every fortnight — check the website or mailing list for the current location. Book via soakbathhouse.co.uk.

Price
£45 for 75 min
Sessions
Co-ed
Clothing
Swimwear required
Address
Regent's Canal Towpath, London N1C 4BN, United Kingdom

Solace Sauna

Southampton

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
Solace Sauna at Lepe Country Park, Hampshire

Solace Sauna is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Southampton. Sessions are £18 for 60 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Solace Sauna is a traditional wood-fired beachside sauna at Lepe Country Park in Hampshire, where the forest meets the sea. The operator runs communal sessions for up to 6 people and private bookings for up to 8, with cold showers and a cold plunge for contrast therapy alongside sea swimming. The business is a British Sauna Society listed operator and offers nature, full-moon and guided sessions plus pop-up events.

Price
£18 for 60 min
Address
Lepe Country Park, Lepe, Southampton SO45 1AD, United Kingdom

Sonder Experience

Thame

  • Wood-fired
Sonder Experience sauna near Thame, Oxfordshire

Sonder Experience is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Thame. Sessions are £15 for 60 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Sonder Experience is an outdoor sauna and cold-plunge venue at Lopemede Farm in Thame, Oxfordshire, with a panoramic-windowed sauna looking over the Oxfordshire countryside. Facilities include a cold plunge and an outdoor cold shower, and the operator sells a 10-session sauna pass valid for 100 days. Sessions are communal or private and the site hosts events including full-moon, single-gender and LGBTQ+ sessions.

Price
£15 for 60 min
Address
Lopemead Farm, Long Crendon Rd, Thame OX9 3SH, United Kingdom

Steampunk Sauna

Kent

  • Wood-fired
Steampunk Sauna communal wood-fired sauna on Folkestone beachPrivate sauna session at Steampunk Sauna Folkestone

Steampunk Sauna is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Kent. Sessions are £12 for 60 min. Capacity is listed as 5 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Small wood-fired sauna on Mermaid Beach, Folkestone. Communal sessions (£12/person, up to 4 guests) and private sessions (£50 for up to 5 people, 60 min). Featured in Time Out London and The Guardian. Phytohermal whisking/massage sessions also available.

Price
£12 for 60 min
Address
Mermaid Beach, Folkestone, Kent, UK

Still & Wild at Chippy Lido

Chipping Norton

  • Wood-fired
Still and Wild barrel sauna at Chipping Norton Lido

Still & Wild at Chippy Lido is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Chipping Norton. Sessions are £15 for 50 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Still & Wild is the wood-fired sauna offering at Chipping Norton Lido, a community-run outdoor pool in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. The site has two saunas (a 10-person Finnish-style sauna and an 8-person barrel sauna) which are paired with swims in the unheated 25m lido pool and access to a cold plunge. There is a poolside café, a shared fire pit, and the lido is open in summer (around mid-April to mid-September).

Price
£15 for 50 min
Address
Fox Close, Chipping Norton OX7 5BZ, United Kingdom

TEMZ Floating Saunas

Teddington

  • Floating
  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Inside the TEMZ floating sauna with heater, ice bath on the pontoon, and Thames river views

TEMZ Floating Saunas is a floating, wood-fired sauna in Teddington. Sessions are £20 for 50 min. It has a cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Floating sauna on the River Thames at The Lensbury in Teddington. Wood-fired barrel sauna on a pontoon with ice baths and river views. Open communal sessions and private hire for up to 8 people. Also offers corporate events, sports team recovery sessions, breathwork, and mental health talks.

Price
£20 for 50 min
Sessions
Co-ed
Clothing
Swimsuit required
Address
The Lensbury, Broom Road, Teddington TW11 9NU, United Kingdom

The Roaming Sauna

Suffolk

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
The Roaming Sauna's distinctive orange mobile wood-fired sauna trailer set up in a green Suffolk countryside settingThe Roaming Sauna mobile sauna with cold plunge tubs on the grounds of a Suffolk estate

The Roaming Sauna is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Suffolk. Sessions are £17 for 60 min. It has a cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 8 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Mobile wood-fired sauna travelling across Suffolk. Community sessions (£17/person, max 8) and private sessions (£105 for up to 8 people). Cold plunge tubs on site. Regular pop-ups at Rougham Estate and Wyken Vineyard near Bury St Edmunds, plus Henny Riverside Camping and Rum Bridge Glamping. Special full moon sauna events and yoga+sauna sessions also available. Bring swimwear, two towels, and water. Ages 18+.

Price
£17 for 60 min
Hours
Check booking system for available sessions
Sessions
Co-ed
Clothing
Swimwear required
Address
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

The Roaming Sauna (Wyken Vineyard)

Bury St Edmunds

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
The Roaming Sauna at Wyken Vineyard, Suffolk

The Roaming Sauna (Wyken Vineyard) is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Bury St Edmunds. Sessions are £17 for 55 min. It has a cold plunge. etsauna shows its open session times live.

The Roaming Sauna's Wyken Vineyard pitch is a stop on its mobile wood-fired sauna circuit across Suffolk, also visiting Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury and other locations. Sessions include cold plunge and cold showers for hot-cold therapy, and the operator runs communal sessions, private hire and pop-ups at events. Sessions are nature-focused and pet-friendly per its saunamap listing.

Price
£17 for 55 min
Address
Wyken Vineyard, Stanton, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom

The Saltwater Sauna (Avon Beach)

Dorset

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
The Saltwater Sauna at Avon Beach, Christchurch

The Saltwater Sauna (Avon Beach) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Dorset. Sessions are £15 for 65 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

The Saltwater Sauna's Avon Beach site sits at Christchurch in Dorset, with views toward the Isle of Wight and a mix of golden sand and shingle. The location has two contemporary Nordic saunas (each seating 7), two unisex changing rooms, a cold-water beach shower, drinking water tap and optional sea plunge. Communal sessions cost £15 and private hire (7-10 people) is £70-£90, with the wider operator running communal, private, guided and social-prescribing sessions and planting a tree for every sauna fired.

Price
£15 for 65 min
Address
Avon Beach, Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom

The Saltwater Sauna (Lulworth Cove)

Dorset

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
The Saltwater Sauna at Lulworth Cove, Dorset

The Saltwater Sauna (Lulworth Cove) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Dorset. Sessions are £15 for 65 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

The Saltwater Sauna's Lulworth Cove site is on Dorset's Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, surrounded by limestone cliffs and the cove's sheltered waters. The wood-fired sauna seats up to 8 with panoramic windows, accompanied by a hot spring-water shower, dedicated changing with lockers, and direct sea swimming. Communal slots cost £15pp for 65 minutes and private hire is £95 for 8 people.

Price
£15 for 65 min
Address
West Lulworth, Dorset, United Kingdom

The Saltwater Sauna (Sandbanks)

Dorset

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
The Saltwater Sauna at Sandbanks, Poole

The Saltwater Sauna (Sandbanks) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Dorset. Sessions are £15 for 65 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

The Saltwater Sauna's Sandbanks site is at Sandbanks Beach in Poole, Dorset, on the edge of the peninsula with views across Poole Bay. The location has two wood-fired saunas with sea views and direct beach access for cold immersion, plus cold showers. Communal 65-minute slots are £15pp and private hires range £75-£90 depending on sauna size (7-10 people), with the wider Saltwater operation founded by Finnish-British Arlene and known for inclusive, body-positive sessions.

Price
£15 for 65 min
Address
Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

The Touring Sauna

Essex

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
The Touring Sauna in Holland-on-Sea, Essex

The Touring Sauna is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Essex. Sessions are £15 for 55 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

The Touring Sauna is a wood-fired mobile sauna housed in a converted vintage horsebox, running community and private sessions across Suffolk and Essex, including beachside at Holland-on-Sea. Per its saunamap listing the operator offers communal, guided and private sessions with cold plunge under 10°C and sea swimming at coastal venues. Private hire is also available for venues and events.

Price
£15 for 55 min
Address
Holland-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom

Toka Saunas

Bristol

  • Wood-fired
  • Cold plunge
Toka Saunas wood-fired sauna at Lower Chew Forest

Toka Saunas is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Bristol. Sessions are £15 for 60 min. It has a cold plunge.

Wood-fired sauna and wellness space in Lower Chew Forest at Compton Dando, between Bath and Bristol, on a living rewilding landscape managed by Avon Needs Trees. Shared one-hour sauna sessions with cold plunge cost 15 pounds per person (up to 10 people per session); private bookings for up to 10 people are also available — contact them for pricing. Open weekends plus some Fridays and Mondays in its first season, with sessions running daytime into evening; booking online in advance is required. Cancel or move up to 24 hours before for a full refund or credit.

Price
£15 for 60 min
Address
Hunstrete Ln, Bristol BS39 4NU, UK

Wild Spa Wowo

Sussex

  • Wood-fired
Wild Spa Wowo outdoor sauna in Sussex

Wild Spa Wowo is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Sussex. Sessions are £25 for 180 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

Wild Spa Wowo is a forest-glade sauna garden at Uckfield in Sussex with three hot rooms: a Nordic sauna, a steamy forest room (which becomes a dry space with a hot tub in winter) and a clay-lined pirtis sauna. The site has a large cold plunge pool, experience showers and hammocks among the trees, and offers yoga, massage, sauna treatments and rituals alongside textile-free, single-gender, full-moon and grief sessions. It hosts a year-round events programme including Flow Fest, sauna-master training and the international Sauna Camp gathering, billed as the UK's first woodland sauna training space.

Price
£25 for 180 min
Address
Wowo Campsite, Uckfield, Sussex, United Kingdom

Wildheat Sauna

Essex

  • Wood-fired
Wildheat Sauna in Chigwell, Essex

Wildheat Sauna is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Essex. Sessions are £660 for 60 min.

Wildheat Sauna is a wood-fired mobile sauna based at Luxborough Lake in Chigwell (IG7 5DF) on the Essex/East London border, in partnership with Be-Endurance. Sessions combine sauna heat with lake swimming and cold-plunge dips for open-water swimmers, cold plungers and wellness seekers, with communal social sessions and private hire for up to 12 people. Booking is through NOWCA membership and the Actio app, with a 10-credit bundle option.

Price
£660 for 60 min
Address
Chigwell, Essex, United Kingdom

You Can Sauna

Devon

  • Wood-fired
You Can Sauna in Haldon Forest, Devon

You Can Sauna is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Devon. Sessions are £15 for 60 min. etsauna shows its open session times live.

You Can Sauna operates wood-fired sauna and cold plunge facilities across the UK in partnership with landowners including Forestry England, with sites in the South West and West Midlands and a flagship at Haldon Forest Park near Exeter, Devon. The Haldon sauna was built by Baltic experts, fired with regeneratively sourced wood and run between 70-100°C, with several cold plunges, a panoramic window facing Dartmoor, a fire pit and outdoor seating. Communal, private, ritual and Sauna Club bookings are available, alongside corporate events and a franchising offer.

Price
£15 for 60 min
Address
Haldon Forest, Devon, United Kingdom

Rewild Sauna – Northshore Boatyard, Itchenor

West Sussex· Opening soon

  • Waterfront
  • Wood-fired
Rewild Sauna deckchairs on a Sussex shingle beachRewild Sauna building overlooking the beach and sea

Rewild Sauna – Northshore Boatyard, Itchenor will be a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in West Sussex, opening soon.

Rewild Sauna's second location at Northshore Boatyard in Itchenor, on Chichester Harbour. Handcrafted wood-fired sauna with uninterrupted sea views and cold dips, run by a small team of hosts. Public and private sessions planned; announced October 2026 and not yet open.

Address
Northshore Boatyard, Itchenor, Chichester, West Sussex PO20 7AY, United Kingdom

The Nomadic Sauna - Brighton Rooftop

Brighton· Opening soon

  • Wood-fired
Wood-fired sauna built by The Nomadic Sauna

The Nomadic Sauna - Brighton Rooftop will be an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Brighton, opening soon.

A new rooftop community sauna being built in central Brighton by The Nomadic Sauna team (the outfit behind the Southwick, Seaford and Iford beach saunas). The purpose-built sauna is going up on the Platf9rm rooftop at Tower Point, with big windows facing the English Channel, the i360 and the Brighton Pavilion. Expect the brand's usual mix of community sessions and private bookings once it opens.

Address
Tower Point, 44 North Road, Brighton BN1 1YR, UK

Frequently asked questions

How many wood-fired saunas are there in Southern England?

etsauna lists 46 wood-fired saunas in and around Southern England, 2 of them not yet open.

How much do wood-fired saunas in Southern England cost?

Listed per-visit prices run from £11 to £660, with a median of £17. The lowest are Hikitalo Cardiff (£11 for 60 min), Saunagus (£12 for 45 min) and Steampunk Sauna (£12 for 60 min).

Which wood-fired saunas in Southern England have a cold plunge?

22 saunas have a cold plunge: Balta Chill, Beach Box Sauna Spa, Campwell Farm Sauna, Happi Sauna (Henton), Happi Sauna (Little Meadle), Hikitalo Cardiff, Hot & Cold UK, Mill Yard Wild Sauna and 14 others. At Sea Scrub Sauna Margate and Sea Scrub Sauna Whitstable you cool off in natural water.

Are any wood-fired saunas in Southern England on the water?

Yes: Beach Box Sauna Spa, Hikitalo, Revival Shed, Samphire Sauna, Saunadelic, Sea Scrub Sauna Folkestone, Sea Scrub Sauna Margate, Sea Scrub Sauna Whitstable and 7 others. 2 of them float on the water.

Can I check availability for wood-fired saunas in Southern England online?

etsauna shows live open session times for Balta Chill, Campwell Farm Sauna, Happi Sauna (Henton), Happi Sauna (Little Meadle), Hikitalo, Kindred Sauna, Mill Yard Wild Sauna, Ojas Sauna (Battlers Green Farm) and 28 others. Open a listing to see today's times.

Which wood-fired saunas in Southern England are open late?

By their listed hours, Balta Chill stays open until 10pm or later on at least some days.

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