Beach Box Spa
Four wood-fired saunas on the pebbles with the sea as your plunge. Busy events calendar, strict dress rules, 16+ at shared…
Brighton · 25 min walk
From£12.5045 min
Saunas in Brighton & Hove
17 saunas & studios · 14 gyms & hotel spas · Oldest price checked 6 Oct 2026
17 saunas from £7, 2 on the beach with sea access, from wood-fired huts on the shingle to infrared studios off Church Road. Every price was copied from the venue's own booking page in October 2026.
The sea today
18.1°
Air
13°
A sauna, typically
70–90°
17 saunas
Luna Hut Sea Lanes
A 14-person electric sauna on Madeira Drive with two plunge pools and the sea beside it. £8 per 30 minutes, 12+ with an…
From£830 min
Saunadelic
One wood-fired Narvi sauna beside Hove Lagoon with a freshwater plunge tank. Shared from £16, 16+ except on family weekend…
Portslade · 23 min walk
From£1655 min
Saltdean Lido Sauna
Wood-fired sauna in the gardens of Saltdean Lido, run by The Wandering Wild Spa. Communal sessions from £7.50, walk-ins…
From£7.5030 min
Luna Hut Sauna Café
Wood-fired and electric saunas in a garden behind a café under the London Road viaduct. Communal sessions from £8 for 30…
London Road (Brighton) · 7 min walk
From£830 min
Stanmer Sauna Garden
Non-profit wood-fired sauna on a woodland plot in Stanmer Park, with a cold dip in the trees. One hour from £10 (£9 on…
Falmer · 26 min walk
From£1060 min
so.sauna
A six-person horsebox sauna in a pub garden in Hangleton. Short 30 minute slots from £8, plus silent sessions.
Portslade · 22 min walk
From£830 min
YOYO Yard
A 20-person Finnish sauna, whisky-barrel plunge and hot tub in a North Laine courtyard. Hourly slots from £12, many themed…
Brighton · 9 min walk
From£730 min
Sauna in the Lanes
A ten-person Huum-heated cabin in a Lanes courtyard. Thirty minutes plus cold plunge for £8, over-18s only, short opening…
Brighton · 13 min walk
From£830 min
Flame Sauna & Café
Electric cedar sauna and café on Rottingdean High Street. Two ice baths, 30 minutes for £10 or 60 for £20, walk-ins if…
From£1030 min
Sauna + Stretch
Indoor electric cedar sauna by Hove station with cold plunge and 1-2-1 stretch therapy. Shared 50 minutes £20, up to eight…
Hove · 2 min walk
From£2050 min
Recovery Room
Infrared saunas at 55-65°C and cold plunges at 5-8°C in Hove. Up to three per slot, £18 a session, first visit £10.
Hove · 22 min walk
From£1860 min
Sauna Yard West Hove
Small garden sauna and cold plunge in West Hove, max six people, with breathwork next door. Shared hour £13. Address given…
From£1360 min
Cryobright
A private far-infrared sauna room on Church Road, Hove. 30 minutes for £35, sole use of the room, no showers on site.
Hove · 15 min walk
From£3530 min
Float Spa
Two private infrared sauna rooms in a former bank on Church Road, Hove. 30 minutes £40 a room, own shower, no cold plunge.
Hove · 10 min walk
From£4030 min · per room
The Hideaway Brighton
Private spa suites with sauna and thermal pool, booked for exclusive use. Two hours for up to four people is £220. Not a…
Preston Park · 8 min walk
From£220120 min · per group
Little Jasmine Therapies and Spa
A 30 minute far-infrared cabin for £30 at a Thai massage day spa, sold as an add-on to a treatment and booked by phone.
Brighton · 11 min walk
From£3030 min
Side by side
Heat, cold and the cheapest standard session for every sauna, west to east.
| Sauna | Heat | Cold | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| so.saunaSocial sauna · Hove | Horsebox | Plunge | £830 min |
| SaunadelicSocial sauna · Hove | Wood-fired | Plunge | £1655 min |
| CryobrightContrast studio · Hove | Infrared | None listed | £3530 min |
| Float SpaContrast studio · Hove | Infrared | None listed | £4030 min |
| Sauna + StretchContrast studio · Hove | Electric | Plunge | £2050 min |
| Recovery RoomContrast studio · Hove | Infrared | Plunge | £1860 min |
| The Hideaway BrightonPrivate spa · Central Brighton | Sauna | None listed | £220120 min |
| Sauna in the LanesSocial sauna · Central Brighton | Cabin | Plunge | £830 min |
| Luna Hut Sauna CaféSocial sauna · Central Brighton | Wood-fired, Electric | Plunge | £830 min |
| Little Jasmine Therapies and SpaDay spa · Central Brighton | Infrared | None listed | £3030 min |
| YOYO YardSocial sauna · Central Brighton | Sauna | Plunge | £730 min |
| Beach Box SpaSocial sauna · Kemptown & seafront | Wood-fired, Horsebox, Rituals | Sea, Ice bath | £12.5045 min |
| Luna Hut Sea LanesSocial sauna · Kemptown & seafront | Electric | Sea, Plunge | £830 min |
| Stanmer Sauna GardenSocial sauna · Stanmer & the Downs | Wood-fired | Plunge | £1060 min |
| Flame Sauna & CaféSocial sauna · Rottingdean & Saltdean | Electric | Ice bath | £1030 min |
| Saltdean Lido SaunaSocial sauna · Rottingdean & Saltdean | Wood-fired | Plunge | £7.5030 min |
| Sauna Yard West HoveContrast studio · Hove | Sauna | Plunge | £1360 min |
Gyms & hotel spas
Most gym saunas are members only. These 14 tell you plainly who can get in, and what it costs if you can.
Brighton Beach House
Infrared sauna and steam room in the members' gym at Brighton Beach House. Members only: no day pass, no spa day…
Brighton · 22 min walk
Members only
Coached
Over-40s coaching gym in Portslade with a traditional sauna and ice bath suite. Non-members can book; the session price…
Fishersgate · 10 min walk
Price not published
David Lloyd Brighton
Adults-only spa at Brighton Marina with sauna, steam room, whirlpool and heated beds. Members and their guests only; no day…
Members and guests
Energie Fitness Brighton
Infrared sauna in a Western Road gym, for members only. Four visits a month on WOW (from £45), unlimited on EPIC (from £55).
Brighton · 14 min walk
Members only
HarSPA at Harbour Hotel Brighton
Non-residents can use HarSPA's sauna on a four hour pass, £45 Mon-Thu, £50 Fri-Sun. Underground in old smugglers' tunnels…
Brighton · 14 min walk
Day pass£45
Hove Fitness Club
New sauna at a Portland Road gym: unlimited on HYROX PRO (£120/month), a bolt-on elsewhere. Members only; bolt-on price not…
Aldrington · 13 min walk
Members only
Juvenate Health & Leisure Brighton
Hotel health club on Kings Road with a pool, sauna and steam room. Day passes by enquiry only, no price; membership from…
Brighton · 16 min walk
Price not published
- Gym & leisure
Kings Gym Brighton
Strength gym by Brighton station with an on-site sauna and an £11.99 day pass. The site doesn't say the pass covers the…
Brighton · 2 min walk
Day pass£11.99
L.RAPHAEL Beauty Spa & Wellness at The Grand Brighton
Open to non-residents: £40 for a 90 minute Thermal Suite with sauna, steam, jacuzzi and pool at the Grand. Swimwear, 18+…
Brighton · 16 min walk
Day pass£40
LivingWell Health Club Brighton Metropole
Hotel health club on Kings Road with a pool, spa pool, sauna and steam room. Non-members can come as a guest for £15…
Brighton · 17 min walk
Guest pass£15
Natural Fit Health Club
Italian sauna, steam hammam, hydropool and pool in a converted Hove church. Members and signed-in guests only; spa prices…
Hove · 10 min walk
Members and guests
Prince Regent Swimming Complex
Council pool complex in central Brighton with a timetabled sauna and steam room, one ladies-only slot in the week checked.…
Brighton · 9 min walk
Price not published
Queens Hotel Brighton
Hotel leisure club with sauna, steam room and pool. Non-residents £14 a visit or £42 a month. No sauna, steam or gym under…
Brighton · 18 min walk
Day pass£14
Zone4 Hove
Coach-led Hove gym with traditional sauna, infrared sauna and ice baths. Credits for non-members; no single-visit price…
Preston Park · 12 min walk
Price not published
If you want…
…the cheapest sweat
YOYO Yard£7 for 30 minutes
…to run into the sea
Luna Hut Sea Lanesone of 2 right on the beach
…a proper wood fire
Saltdean Lido Sauna5 wood-fired saunas in the city; this is the cheapest
…nobody to talk
so.saunasilent sessions at 5 places
…a women-only session
Beach Box Spathe one venue running them
…the whole sauna for your mates
so.saunafrom £40 for the lot
…a gym sauna, no membership
Coached7 gyms and hotel spas will let you in
Public notice
Coming to Brighton
Approved or announced, not open yet. We found these on the council's planning register, which is where new saunas show up first. Open ones are on beach saunas in Brighton and saunas in Hove.
Rockwater Hove sauna huts
Three beach-hut style timber sauna huts replacing Rockwater's three seafront kiosks
Toasty Hove beach sauna
Community-led beach sauna run by a Community Interest Company that reinvests surpluses into community access
Guides
Short, sourced answers for the sea and the sauna.
- Brighton sea temperature
Live reading and the average for every month.
- Sea swimming in Brighton
Water quality, sewage alerts, currents and cold water shock.
- Your first sauna in Brighton
What happens, what to bring, what it costs.
- Sauna etiquette
What to wear, towels, silence, Aufguss.
- All guides →
Asked a lot
What's the cheapest sauna in Brighton & Hove?
YOYO Yard: £7 for 30 minutes. Next cheapest is Saltdean Lido Sauna, £7.50 for 30 minutes.
Can I sauna and swim in the sea in Brighton?
Yes. Beach Box Spa and Luna Hut Sea Lanes are on the beach, so you can go straight from the heat into the sea. Check conditions first and never swim alone.
Which Brighton gyms have a sauna I can use without a membership?
Coached (price on enquiry), HarSPA at Harbour Hotel Brighton (£45), Juvenate Health & Leisure Brighton (price on enquiry), Kings Gym Brighton (£11.99), L.RAPHAEL Beauty Spa & Wellness at The Grand Brighton (£40), Queens Hotel Brighton (£14), Zone4 Hove (price on enquiry). The others are members only.
Are there women-only sauna sessions in Brighton?
Yes, at Beach Box Spa.
Where can I find a really hot sauna in Brighton?
Only 3 of 17 venues publish a sauna temperature: Float Spa (around 65°C), Recovery Room (55-65°C), Little Jasmine Therapies and Spa (up to 60°C). We don't guess the others. If you want a traditional wood-fired sauna, the options are Saunadelic, Luna Hut Sauna Café, Beach Box Spa, Stanmer Sauna Garden, Saltdean Lido Sauna.
Where can I do a sauna and a cold plunge or ice bath in Brighton?
2 venues have an ice bath: Beach Box Spa, Flame Sauna & Café. 11 more have a cold plunge: so.sauna, Saunadelic, Sauna + Stretch, Recovery Room, Sauna in the Lanes, Luna Hut Sauna Café, YOYO Yard, Luna Hut Sea Lanes, Stanmer Sauna Garden, Saltdean Lido Sauna, Sauna Yard West Hove. Beach Box Spa and Luna Hut Sea Lanes also let you walk from the sauna into the sea.
Is there a gym in Brighton with both a pool and a sauna?
Brighton Beach House (members only), David Lloyd Brighton (members + guests), HarSPA at Harbour Hotel Brighton (£45), Juvenate Health & Leisure Brighton (price on enquiry), L.RAPHAEL Beauty Spa & Wellness at The Grand Brighton (£40), LivingWell Health Club Brighton Metropole (members + guests), Natural Fit Health Club (members + guests), Prince Regent Swimming Complex (access not stated), Queens Hotel Brighton (£14).
How many saunas are there in Brighton & Hove?
17 saunas and studios, 14 gyms and hotel spas with saunas, and 2 more approved or announced. We checked every one on its own website in October 2026.
How we check
We found these from maps, web search, gym and spa chains and the council planning register, then read each venue's own website and booking system. Every price here is copied from the venue's own page and checked by code against a saved copy; a separate check re-tests them against the live sites. We go round again every month.
Adult and gay saunas aren't listed. Spotted something wrong? Tell us. Read the full method. Edited by Alex Christou.