Daytime
Sauna & Wild Swim
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Wood-fired · lakeside From £15.50 Beginners welcome Pet friendly
Hot stove. Cold lake.
A few steps between them.
Our wood-fired sauna in Barnard Castle sits beside a spring-fed lake. Fifty-minute sessions from £15.50, a warm welcome from Claire and Gareth, and a dip in the lake is always optional.
Sauna Passport
Come every week. Pay less.
Ten sessions for £105 or five for £63. Buy a pass online, or message us on WhatsApp or ring 07576 756767.
10 sessions · £105
An example card: 3 of 10 sessions stamped.
The contrast · live at the lake
~85°C
in the sauna, give or take
Lake air: cold, we promise
No lake reading just now, so this is the stove only.
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Thursday 15 October
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Wild Swim
What’s on at the sauna in Barnard Castle
The sessions you can book online are 50 minutes or longer, for ages 16 and over.
£15.50 pp Daytime
Sauna & Wild Swim
Fifty minutes in the wood-fired sauna with the lake right outside for cold dips. Our classic session.
BeginnerTaster 50 min up to 8 16+
Next: Thu 15 Oct
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£19 pp Evening
Full Moon & Light Up Sauna & Swims
Light Up Sauna & Swim: night-time wood-fired sauna by the lake, festoon lights and themed music, then hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows.
BeginnerTaster 50 min up to 8 16+
Next: Mon 26 Oct
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Full Moon sauna dates
Sauna and a lake dip under the full moon. Full Moon dates follow the lunar calendar and book through our Full Moon & Light-Up session.
50 minEvening
See Full Moon dates £15.50 pp
Female Only Sauna & Swim
Our Sauna Sisterhood sessions: fifty minutes of sauna and dips in the lake, women only.
50 min up to 8 16+
Next: Wed 21 Oct
£15.50 pp
Calm Sauna
Some peace and quiet in the sauna, and time to take in the lake and the grounds around it.
50 min up to 8 16+
Next: Sun 18 Oct
£26 pp
Guided Sauna with Claire
An hour with Claire to slow down, switch off and sauna in a more traditional, sensory way, bringing nature into the sauna.
60 min up to 8 16+
Next: Sun 18 Oct
How a session works
01 · Heat
Sit in the löyly
The wood-fired stove, the kiuas, heats the stones, and water on the stones makes the soft steam the Finns call löyly. Stay in the heat for as long as it feels good.
02 · Dip
Walk into the lake
The lake is a few steps from the sauna. Our team supervises lake access from the jetty throughout. A toe-in or a watering-can pour counts.
03 · Rest
Then go again
A typical fifty minutes goes round more than once: heat, dip, rest, repeat. Bring two towels and a warm drink for after, and stay for a chat on the bench.
Who you’ll meet
“You don’t see a grumpy open water swimmer, and you don’t see a grumpy sauna-goer. There’s a magic about that.”
Claire and Gareth run Elements beside the lake. No screens, just people chatting. On the bench you’ll meet open water swimmers, sauna regulars and people on their first dip. We work with a few partners too:
- Dyane’s Wild Dip & Swim Therapy
- Barnard Castle Tai Chi Qigong
- Seasonal retreats
Find us
TCR Hub, Shaw Bank,
Barnard Castle DL12 8TD
Park at TCR Hub and follow the signs from the main car park to the lake jetty. That’s where we meet. Arrive a few minutes early so you can change.
Toilets, changing areas and a cold shower are on site. Bring swimwear, two towels (one to sit on in the sauna), warm layers, a change of clothes and footwear for the jetty, plus a warm drink for after.
TCR Hub lake · 54.5536, -1.9089
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