8 of the best beach saunas in the North East

Steam & Salt

King Edward’s Bay, Tynemouth 

Price: £13.00 (one hour)

One of the OG beach sauna experiences in the North East, Steam & Salt focuses on providing a tranquil environment to switch off and relieve stress. The combination of steam and salt in the sauna is designed to help promote relaxation and detoxify the body. With the sea just a few feet away, you can choose to enhance your experience with cold water therapy which helps to cleanse and exfoliate the skin and reduce anxiety.  

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Earth Bond

Longsands Tynemouth | Cullercoats Bay | Roker Beach | Sandhaven South Shields

Price: £9.50 (45 minutes)

With four beautiful beach locations, Earth Bond offers morning and evening options, which you can attend either with others or on your own. Get hot in the sauna and then dip in the sea or paddle board to experience hot and cold therapy. The team also specialises in electromagnetic fields and offers awareness sessions to help you understand them and learn techniques to reduce their impact on your health.  

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CBK Adventures Finnish Sauna 

Cullercoats Bay 

Price: £15.00 (one hour)

Step into the warmth of an authentic Finnish sauna on Cullercoats Bay. With a capacity for four people, the Savotta Finnish Tent Sauna has a log-burning fire, and they also provide pure essential oils and exfoliating body scrubs to awaken all of your senses. Then, when you’re ready, step outside and take a dip in the North Sea to feel completely renewed. 

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H3o Beach Saunas 

Sunderland Yacht Club, Roker | Little Haven, South Shields

Price: £10.00 (45 minutes)

H3o offers a portable sauna experience in two locations – Sunderland Yacht Club and Little Haven in South Shields – with another location in Roker coming soon. Because it’s portable, they also offer sauna (and cold plunge pool) hire for events or personal use. 

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Whitby Wellbeing

Seaton Carew, Hartlepool 

Price: £13.00 (one hour) 

This wood-fired sauna in Seaton Carew is surrounded by nature – you can hear the birds singing and the waves crashing while enjoying your sauna experience. The location at sunrise looks beautiful, so we recommend going for an early slot. Start with 10-15 minutes in the sauna before jumping into the sea to cool off and repeating the process. Guaranteed invigoration.  

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Sauna Hetta

Widdrington, Morpeth

Price: from £15.00 (one hour)

Sauna Hetta is a lovely wooden sauna in Northumberland. It is close to The Barn on the Bay and has private access to the beach at Druridge Bay. They have different types of sessions in winter and summer, so check the website for full details. From October to April, there’s a pop-up café, Coffee in The Cowshed, which has a selection of hot drinks, cakes, bakes, hot pies and soups. 

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Seaham Wild Sauna

Seaham Hall Beach, Seaham

Price: £11.00 (one hour) 

This gorgeous wood-fired pop-up sauna is on the picturesque Pease Bay in Seaham (another excellent spot for a sunrise sauna). They run every Saturday from 7.00am to 11.00am, focusing on mindfulness and relaxation. Like the others, the routine is made up of 10/15 minutes in the sauna before jumping out for a cool-down dip. Due to the remote location, this one is a peaceful spot where you can completely disconnect.  

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Snug Sauna

Seaton Sluice Beach 

Price: £14.00 (55 minutes)

Snug Sauna is one of the newest pop-up saunas in the area, located on the long sandy beach in Seaton Sluice (which has some lovely pubs, cafes and an iconic fish & chip shop). As well as communal sessions and private hire, they also offer good value memberships so you can experience the benefits of regular sauna. The private sauna gift (£60) offers full hire for five friends, which is a great present for a wellness lover.   

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