Beach Box Spa, Brighton

Social sauna · Kemptown & seafront

Sea dip
Ice bath
Cold plunge
Wood-fired

Inside the Beach Box sauna: wood-burning stove and a window onto the sea

Black sauna huts on the shingle with the sea behind

The Beach Box compound of huts behind a picket fence on the beach

Private ice bath in a roll-top tub on the beach

Felt sauna hats hanging on a wooden door

Photos: 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 sessions.

From: £12.5045 min
Type: Social sauna
Area: Kemptown & seafront
Heat: Wood-fired, Horsebox, Rituals
Cold: The sea, Ice bath, Plunge
Nearest station: Brighton25 min walk

Prices checked 7 Oct 2026 on beachboxspa.co.uk. Edited by Alex Christou. How we check.

What it's like

Beach Box sits on the pebbles at Banjo Groyne on Madeira Drive, at the bottom of Dukes Mound behind the Volks Railway workshop. The site is open all year and says it is "steps away from the shore for a sea dip".

There are four saunas, all wood-fired. Lotta is the biggest, a nine-seat cedar cabin built by Wildhut, with high and low benches and a sea-facing window. Löyly is an eight-seat Finnish-style sauna. Leil is a converted horsebox that the venue says was originally built for the Albion football team, and it seats six. Drift is a private Lithuanian-style pirtis for up to three people, with its own indoor rest room.

For cooling off you get a chilled steel tub, a cool plunge pool and a slipper bath, all included in the ticket. There are also cold showers and a bucket shower, and the sea itself. Temperatures for the saunas and the water aren't published.

Express sessions are 45 minutes and the venue tries to rotate people between the saunas, keeping one as a quiet space. There's a fire pit and outdoor seating, and you can refill a water bottle on site.

Who it's for

People who want a proper sea-and-sauna session and don't mind a bit of admin first. Shared 45 minute slots start at £12.50 off-peak, and the silent early-bird 30 minute slot is £9.

The events calendar is wide: queer and FLINTA sessions, a Sunday silent reflection, sober sessions, German-style Aufguss nights. Families can only come in a privately hired sauna.

Prices

Oldest price checked 7 Oct 2026

Shared sessions

Express 45 (off-peak)£12.5045 min · weekday
Express 45 (peak: Fri after 5pm, weekend earlybird)£17.5045 min · weekend
Leil / Löyly / Lotta Sauna 90 minutes (weekend)£35weekend

Silent

Earlybird Express 30 - Leil sauna£930 min
Sauna Express Session (45)£12.5045 min · weekday
Sunday Morning Silent Reflection (every Sun 8.35-10.20am)£37weekend

Women-only

FLINTA Sauna Sessions (women/FLINTA-only)£15weekday

Guided & rituals

Sober Sessions with Sally£2090 min · weekend
Guided events: Serene Vibrations sound & Pirtis, New Moon Ritual, Aufguss with Steph (£40 each)£40
Sauna Community Sessions with Liz (Weds 8.45-10.30am, 3-week block)£60weekday

Events

Queer Sauna Sessions£15weekday
Kids Halloween Sessions (ages 6-16 with adults)£15
German Style Sauna - Clothing Optional and Aufguss with Mika (monthly Monday)£32weekday
Full moon party (e.g. Full Hunter Moon, 26 Oct)£50

Private hire

Drift - Private Pirtis | Sauna & Indoor Rest Space (Midweek), 2.5 h slots£50150 min · weekday · per group
Drift - Private Pirtis | Sauna & Indoor Rest Space (Weekend), 2.5 h slots£80150 min · weekend · per group

Treatments

Private Sauna Master (with private hire only)£15090 min · per group

Passes, bundles & memberships

SPARK: 3 x 45-min sessions/month, 10% off events£25
FLAME: 6 x 45-min sessions/month, 10% off events£45
EMBER: 10 x 45-min sessions/month, 10% off events£70
10 Express Pass (use within 3 months)£85
20 Express Pass (use within 6 months)£155
Concessions: £10 off-peak Express for students (STUDENT10), local hospitality (HOSPO10), over-65s; £9 for Universal Credit etc., disability allowances, carers; 20% off for NHS/Blue Light; free carer space£10

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The heat

Wood-fired traditional saunas x3 (Lotta cedar, Löyly aspen Finnish-style, Leil horsebox)
Private Lithuanian Pirtis (Drift) by Flow Saunas

Wood-burning stoves (Lotta internally fed)

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“With high and low benches, you can choose your temperature and enjoy the flicker of flames in our internally fed wood burning stove.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗

Holds Lotta 9 (12 private), Löyly 8, Leil 6, Drift 2-3

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“Yes, if you buy individual tickets. Leil seats 6 people, Loyly seats 8 and Lotta seats 9.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗

The cold

Sessions

Women-only sessions
Silent sessions
Guided / Aufguss
Private hire (compare private sauna hire)
Family sessions

First time here

Create a Bookeo account and book on the venue's site. Everything, including memberships, goes through Bookeo, and the venue's FAQ says you need to log in to book.
Check whether your slot is peak or off-peak. Off-peak is Sunday after 5pm, Monday to Thursday and Friday before 5pm. Peak is Friday after 5pm, all Saturday, Sunday before 5pm and bank holidays.
Find the site: Banjo Groyne, 285 Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN, at the bottom of Dukes Mound behind the Volks Railway workshop. You can walk down the steps from Marine Parade. The what3words address is bunch.firmly.dish.
Arrive showered, because the showers on site are cold and for rinsing only. Changing space is limited at busy times, so come in easy clothes, ideally ready to sauna.
Bring swimwear, two towels (one to sit on, one to dry off), sea shoes or flip flops ("ESSENTIAL", the pebbles are sharp) and a water bottle. A towel can be hired for £2. Don't bring your own oils or products.
In shared sessions everyone covers up below the waist at all times; tops are optional. Underwear and daywear aren't allowed in the saunas. Alcohol is banned outright.
Small lockers for wallets and phones are available if you ask at reception.

Good to know

Cancellation: 72 hours' notice for a full refund, 48 hours for a credit, nothing inside 48 hours. An optional £1.50 booking protection fee gets you a credit if you cancel later than that, as long as it is at least two hours before the slot.
The site has moved. The meta description still mentions the Sea Lanes development, but the contact page says the new site is a short walk from the old one, past Yellowave and Jungle Rumble Crazy Golf. Directories listing the Sea Lanes address are out of date.
The venue says there are four saunas, but the clothing-optional event runs "across all 3 saunas", because Drift is private hire only. The home page says Drift is for two people and the saunas page says up to three.
Under-16s: children aged 6 to 15 can use a privately hired sauna with an adult (one adult to two children), but they can't join shared sessions and aren't allowed in the cold plunge pools.
Step-free access isn't published. It's a pebble beach, so ask the venue before you book.
It stays open in rain, sleet and snow, but closes for strong gusts and electrical storms, with no refund if they judge it safe to open.

The details

Booking: Book via Bookeo (account login required)
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“All our sessions and memberships are bookable via Bookeo, a specialist booking system.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
First time: Arrive showered (cool showers only); bring swimwear, 2 towels, sea shoes, water bottle; no own products; 72h refund / 48h credit; optional £1.50 booking protection; felt hats provided
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“Please come having recently showered as we only have cool showers for rinsing.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
What to wear: Shared sessions: covered below the waist, tops optional; private hire: naked in sauna allowed; clothing-optional events; no daywear/underwear; sea shoes essential
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“In a shared public session everybody must cover up below the waist, at all times. Tops are optional.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
Age: 16+ for communal sessions; children 6-15 only in privately hired saunas (1 adult : 2 children); no under-16s in plunge pools
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“Children aged 6 – 15 years are welcome at Beach Box in a privately hired sauna only. We regret that they cannot join our communal sessions.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
Mixed or single-sex: Mixed; dedicated FLINTA and queer sessions; men's recharge events
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“Open to those who identify as Female, Lesbian, Intersex, Non-binary, Trans or Agender.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
Showers: Cold freshwater showers only (arrive showered)
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“We have changing rooms onsite and cold, freshwater showers.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
Changing: Barn; limited space at busy times
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“Changing room space is limited during busy periods, so it’s a good idea to come in easy, comfortable clothing to allow for a quick change.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
Towels: Bring 2; towel hire £2
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“If I forget to bring my towel, I am happy to rent a towel on site for £2.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
Robes: Bring your own (optional); blankets provided in Drift rest room
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“Bath robe / dry robe - optional”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
Lockers: Small lockers for wallets/phones on request
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“Small lockers for wallets and phones are available – ask at reception if required.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
Food & drink: Cold drinking water refills; fire pit; bring soft drinks/snacks; strict no alcohol
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“Our offering includes changing rooms, outdoor seating areas, cosy fire pit, cold water to drink”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗

Getting there

Address: Banjo Groyne, 285 Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1EN, BN2 1EN
Opening hours: Year-round; sessions seen on Bookeo 7-10 Oct 2026 ran from 7:15am to about 8:45pm (Wed-Fri) and to 9pm (Sat). Off-peak: Mon-Thu, Fri before 5pm, Sun after 5pm.
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“Off-Peak: Sun after 5pm | Mon–Thurs | Fri before 5pm Peak: Fri after 5pm | Sat all day | Sun before 5pm | Bank Holidays”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
By train: Brighton station, about a 25 minute walk, or London Road (Brighton) (35 min). Nearest bus stop: Lower Rock Gardens.Walking times from OpenStreetMap routing.
Travel: Bottom of Dukes Mound behind the Volks Railway workshop; steps down from Marine Parade or along Madeira Drive; buses 7, 1, 1A, 12, 12A; what3words ///bunch.firmly.dish
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“Located at the bottom of Dukes Mound, behind the Volks Railway workshop.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗
Parking: Pay-by-phone street meters on Madeira Drive / Marine Parade; free multi-storey at Brighton Marina (~15 min walk)
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“Yes on street meters nearby using the pay by phone app.”beachboxspa.co.uk ↗

Asked a lot

How much is Beach Box Spa?

A 45 minute Express session was £12.50 off-peak and £17.50 at peak times on the Bookeo calendar for 7 to 10 October 2026. A 90 minute weekend session in Leil, Löyly or Lotta was £35 a person. Private pirtis (Drift) was £50 midweek and £80 at weekends for a 2.5 hour slot.

Can you swim in the sea at Beach Box Spa?

The venue says it is "steps away from the shore for a sea dip", and describes the groyne as a great spot for dips. It recommends sea shoes because the pebbles are sharp. Under-16s aren't allowed in the cold plunge pools.

Do I need to book Beach Box Spa?

Yes, book through Bookeo on the venue's website. The venue doesn't publish a walk-in policy.

Is there parking near Beach Box Spa?

There are pay-by-phone street meters on Madeira Drive and Marine Parade. The venue says weekends in summer are very busy. When it is, there's a free multi-storey at Brighton Marina, around a 15 minute walk along the seafront.

Are there cheaper sessions or memberships?

Yes. A 10 Express Pass is £85 and a 20 Express Pass is £155, and monthly memberships run from £25 (three 45 minute sessions). Concessions bring off-peak Express to £10 for students, over-65s and local hospitality staff, or £9 for people on Universal Credit and some disability allowances. There are also Pay As You Feel Express sessions for people in financial difficulty.

Can I go naked in the sauna?

Only if you hire a sauna privately, or on a clothing-optional event. In shared public sessions everyone covers up below the waist.

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