Saltbox Sauna

29/08/2025

SUNRISE SAUNA… Every Monday at Bayble Beach 🌄

Love this time of year when sunrise swim & sauna is all you need to ease you into the shorter days. Wake up early and look towards the sun.

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25/08/2025

Some funny goings on at the sauna last night…. 🤣

So many comments in the shop today about my splendid entry into the water last night.

Should I take up gymnastics or hurdles?

Hope it makes you smile on this Monday evening 😜

18/08/2025

We have extended our stay in Harris to the end of September!! BOOK NOW to avoid disappointment as places go fast in wee Shelly 🥰

03/08/2025

The colours of Uist on a recent visit ♥️

We’ve had a lot of questions about when we can return to Uist next. The honest answer is we don’t know. We are sorry we can’t give you dates at this time and we are sad about that 😢

It’s challenging managing a mobile off-grid sauna business from another island. We really wanted to make it work and as simple as it seems rolling up on a beach and lighting a fire it’s really not that simple exposed to all weathers without a permanent base.

We had a great hard-working local Saltbox team who had challenging circumstances to deal with between vans breaking down, doors needing fixed and some wild weather to contend with! 😅 Being based near with Anne, her team & 😋 being so helpful was a massive help though.

We promise to give it our full attention and make a decision or plan towards the end of the tourist season. There are options but to make it worthwhile it either needs to be permanent or on a pop-up basis and both have their own challenges. We’re facing the same challenges in Lewis & Harris right now and going through a worrying period of whether we can operate in certain places.

We know you love the sauna and it makes a difference to living the island life with our climate. Islander support is huge and we thank you so much for that. We still believe in bringing a fun, affordable, outdoor wellness activity to all islanders but as we grow we’re finding it’s never as simple as that.

Thank you to everyone in Uist who was so helpful during our visits. ♥️♥️

31/07/2025

We’re not even sure how this all happened but somehow we have 3 saunas!! 🫣 Introducing MARA! 🥰🔥 our new 6-8 person barrel sauna.

All we can say is THANK YOU to the scores of people we see on a weekly basis across all the saunas and to our regulars.. massive thanks for your continued support in bringing the Finnish sauna to you.

With your support and a lot of hard work from the whole Saltbox Sauna (expanding) team we have been able to boost the health & wellbeing of many islanders and provide visitors with an amazing Hebridean warm welcome! And you keep coming back! 🙏🙏

Come and say hi to Mara at Bayble Beach this weekend 😍 OPENS TOMORROW! Book your seat at the link below.

To recap where you can outdoor sauna on Lewis & Harris:

Horgabost Beach, Harris
Reef Beach, Lewis
Bayble Beach, Lewis

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30/07/2025

A great community in Point ready to help whenever. Thanks to Ian & his Massey Ferguson for a swift changeover today 🙏🙌

11/07/2025

We’ve been talking a lot about the Nordic ritual of hot - cold - rest.

COLD Being completely off grid with no mains water supply we encourage our sauna users to bathe first before using the sauna for 2 reasons: hygiene and making the most of your outdoor sauna experience before your session starts. And yes, the water is cold! This is kick-starting the drive to get warm!

All you need is a minute or so with your shoulders under to allow your skin to cool. Starting on cold can help you tolerate the heat better as you enter the sauna. If you are unsure about going into the sea we have buckets of cold water instead.

HOT After being in a cold environment it’s good to let the heat pe*****te inside the sauna. We like it around 80-90 for this to be effective. Pouring a little water on the rocks creating a blanket of heat can be extra soothing if it’s been a particularly cold dip. But ask others in the sauna if this is ok first.

REST Sometimes you might just need to sit outside and rest between hot and cold. This is perfectly fine. With our longer appointments you have time to do this and still have 3 cycles of cold - hot - rest. With our views it’s definitely part of the wellness experience.

What is your ritual in the sauna?

08/07/2025

Made with love ♥️

Have you been lucky enough to try our Wild Spa Package with your sauna? Delivered by our sauna hosts, add this extra experience for £10pp onto the sensory overload of perfectly situated saunas & stunning sea views for an unforgettable outdoor wellness experience. All natural, exclusively created and produced locally by 🙏

Step 1 - Salt scrub
Step 2 - Face mask
Step 3 - After-sauna balm

Why not take it home with you and purchase from our online store www.saltboxsauna.co.uk/store

22/06/2025

Summer solstice 2025. The beginning of making every daylight moment count.

More stunning skies to come for our new late night Saturday night opening coming very soon.

21/05/2025

Another weekend of Uist sauna sessions incoming. Traffic has been crazy of late, please leave plenty of time to make sure you make your appointment! (swipe to see some Uist traffic…..)

12/05/2025

We had a great weekend in Uist, and the locals were pretty friendly too - if a little cheeky….. looks like another great week of weather coming up and we have slots available in Uist and Uig - come make the most of the Hebridean heatwave! ❤️

09/05/2025

Sandy the sauna in his cracking new spot down at Reef campsite. Still a few spots open this weekend and the weather is looking good, why don’t you go give him a wee visit?…