I’d dipped in the sea at one sauna and used a cold plunge tub at another, but I’d never swum in a tidal pool. Cellardyke was my first. I’d seen photos beforehand, but I hadn’t realised quite how big or…
I took a day trip from Edinburgh to Belfast on my own — a flight, a taxi, and a day at the UK Aufguss Championships 2026 at Galgorm Resort’s Thermal Village. I had no idea what I was walking into.…
What is Aufguss? If you’ve come across the word and had no idea what it meant, you’re not alone. It’s still a relatively unfamiliar term in the UK, despite becoming increasingly popular at saunas across the country. At its simplest,…
I’d been curious about the social sauna sessions at Wild Scottish Sauna Eden Springs Fife for a while — but I’d never booked one before, and this time I didn’t have anyone to go with. So I just went alone.…
The first time I went to an outdoor sauna, I wasn’t sure what to take. I was going with a wild swimming group for a sea dip and sauna session, and as soon as I decided to go I was…
A wild sauna is a wood-fired sauna placed in a natural setting — beside the sea, overlooking a loch, or set among trees. Instead of a spa or gym, you’re somewhere open, often right beside the water you’ll cool off…
It was a misty morning in Granton, and as we walked down towards the promenade, I had a brief moment of thinking, oh no. The outdoor saunas I’d visited before had been in places that were obvious sauna settings, on…
I arrived just before 08:45, early enough to have a quiet wander around the Balmalcolm Den before anyone else showed up. It was a bright, sunny morning and everything was still. I’d booked onto Viking Heat Retreat’s Run, Coffee, Recovery…
It was a grey Sunday morning in February. I was tired, it was cold, and I had no real idea what I was walking into. I’d been hearing more and more about wild saunas in Scotland — the heat, the…