At the Knepp Estate Rewilding Project, West Sussex

Nordic-style wood-fired sauna, at the famous re-wilded Knepp Estate in Sussex

Our Sauna Sessions

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    Wild Weekday Sauna

    Seat on the bench with other members of the sauna community, total 8 seats.

    Come with a friend, or come alone and chat to others, or share silence. Included is option to wild swim at your own risk in the wild swimming pond just moments from the sauna.

    £16pp

    This is takes place in Gaia, our new 8 seater sauna

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    Weekend Wild Spa

    Deeply relaxing and therapeutic elongated session. The new way to spend time with friends, or make new ones!

    75min sauna with cold showers, and option to wild swim in the pond nearby.

    £28 pp

    This take place in Gaia, our new 8 seater sauna.

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    Events

    Explore Our Events

    Discover a wide range of unique and transformative experiences in our Events section. All include a rejuvenating sauna alongside breathwork and sound baths, yoga and cacao rituals , and much more—there’s something for everyone.

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    Private Hire of Tara our original 5/6 seater sauna

    Private, exclusive hire of our smaller sauna, Tara, who can seat 5 comfortably.
    For private hire you may bring up to 6 people. Included in the price is a 75 min private sauna and access to the wild swimming pond/showers.

    Add a detoxifying face mask, ginger shots or rehydration drink for extra pampering at check out. Please note use of wild swimming pond is unsupervised and at your own risk.

Nature

Sauna is nature. It is such a natural experience, including all 4 elements. Especially at our location at Knepp Wildland, where nature has been restored to it’s prime.

There are no chemicals in our sauna, just wood, fire, air and water, and your body loves heat.

Why have a sauna?

Connection

Book privately with friends, or try a community slot.

In a time where people feel isolated and lonely, the sauna is a great place to connect with friends and strangers. Sauna often creates an enthusiastic community of regulars.

Sauna is the new pub! A healthy and relaxing way to spend time with friends, try a sauna for a night out with a difference! Share a conversation, or enjoy some restorative silence.

Wellness

Sauna is SO good for you!

It’s about relaxing of course, but it has also been scientifically proven to improve:

  • cardiovascular health and improved circulation. Sauna has effect on heart of moderate cardiovascular exercise

  • reduce inflammation for any types of inflammatory conditions in particular arthritis and joint pain

  • reduced pain

  • improve mood, sleep and help with stress management

  • enhance your immune system

  • known in Finland as ‘poor man’s pharmacy’, a cure all for any ailment