Outdoor saunas
EXPLORE,  EXTRA,  FEATURES,  June 2025

The best outdoor saunas in Britain

As saunas pop up alongside beaches, rivers and lakes across the UK, author Emma O’Kelly chooses 10 of her favourite locations from her new guide book for swimmers looking to balance cold dips with a dose of heat

Kishtey Cheh, Isle of Man

Outdoor saunas

Founded by Liam Wiltshire, a surfer who discovered sauna on a trip to Ireland, Kishtey Çheh means ‘hotbox’ in Manx. It’s an appropriate name for this bijou beach sauna, perched on the sands at Port Erin.

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