A Brighton & Hove sauna session costs £16 at the median

A standard shared sauna session in Brighton & Hove costs £16 at the median, according to the sauna price index on saunaandcoldplunge.co.uk. That covers 13 venues, with standard sessions running from £8 to £20.

The Shingle and saunaandcoldplunge.co.uk have the same owner. The directory lists venues for free, with no paid placement, copies each price from the venue’s own website and shows the date it was checked. The oldest price on its Brighton & Hove list was checked on 6 October 2026, so confirm before you book.

The cheapest session anywhere is £7, for 30 minutes on a weekday at YOYO Yard. Four other venues charge £8 for 30 minutes, and Saltdean Lido Sauna charges £7.50. At the top, Flame Sauna & Café on Rottingdean High Street charges £20 for 60 minutes, as does Sauna + Stretch in Hove for 50.

An hour is a fairer comparison. Stanmer Sauna Garden, a non-profit wood-fired sauna in Stanmer Park, charges £10 for 60 minutes, or £9 on Tuesdays, with soup included. The Saltdean Lido sauna is £14 for 55 minutes. Luna Hut Sea Lanes is £16 for an hour.

Two listed saunas have the sea beside them, and both are on Madeira Drive in Kemp Town, according to the directory’s beach saunas page. Luna Hut Sea Lanes is an electric sauna for 14 people with two plunge pools. It sells 30 minutes for £8 and gives concessions to NHS staff, students, Blue Light workers, over-65s and anyone facing financial hardship.

Beach Box Spa has four wood-fired saunas on the pebbles at Banjo Groyne. A 45-minute shared session is £12.50 off-peak and £17.50 at peak times, which means Friday after 5pm, all day Saturday and Sunday before 5pm. It says it stays open in rain, sleet and snow, but closes for strong gusts and electrical storms. There is no beach sauna in Hove yet. Two seafront schemes have council approval, with no opening date or prices.

For cold water, the directory’s cold plunge and ice bath list counts 15 venues with a plunge, an ice bath or the sea. Twelve have a plunge and four have an ice bath: Coached in Portslade, Zone4 Hove, Beach Box Spa and Flame Sauna & Café. Only Recovery Room in Hove publishes a water temperature, 5 to 8°C.

For a first visit, the directory’s first-timer guide says slots run from 30 to 90 minutes and most venues require swimwear. Bring two towels, one to sit on. Beach Box and Sauna in the Lanes hire them for £2. Luna Hut suggests booking 60 minutes for a relaxed first visit. Saltdean Lido Sauna, so.sauna and YOYO Yard take walk-ins, while Beach Box and Sauna Yard West Hove are booking only.