Sauna and Cold Plunge Pool

The sauna is open 9am- 9.30pm daily.

Yes! All sessions must be booked just to allow us to keep track of usage for safety and to make sure we have enough logs etc! Social sessions are free and included in your holiday or if you'd like to guarantee sole use of the sauna for your group you can book a private 1 hr session for £20. Bookings for private sessions open 14 days in advance and social sessions 7 days in advance. Bookings can be made right until the last minute so if you come back from a big walk and fancy a sauna to ease the legs just jump on the booking calendar and if there's space then you can book and go straight away!

Yes! The sauna is a great place for families to relax together and children aged 4 and above can use the sauna however it is imperative that a responsible adult observes how a child’s body is responding to the high temperatures and is aware of signs of discomfort such as dizziness, headaches and feeling too hot. As a very rough guide, our children aged 4 and 6 enjoy the sauna with us at about 40oC for 5-10 minute sessions and splash up to their knees in the plunge pool between sessions. Ratio of Adults to children under 12 is 1:1. Anyone under 18 years old must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Children should never be left unattended. The stove is very hot and would cause severe burns if touched or fallen against. As a rule, the younger the child, the more vigilant the adult needs to be.

This is really up to you but most people enjoy it between 60-90oC. The temperature can be controlled by adding more logs or opening the door or window to cool it down.

Up to 6 people can use the sauna at a time. Please do not exceed this or you will be liable for any damage or injury caused.

It will take 45-60 mins to light the sauna and get it up to temperature. Check out our full instructions here

No, our sauna operates as a dry sauna. Please do not add anything to the rocks. This could cause a health and safety risk and you will be liable for any damage.

Listen to your body and take breaks as soon as you feel you need to. Most people enjoy the rounds of 5-15 minutes in the heat with breaks of 5-10 minutes to cool down in between. There is a timer on the wall you can use to keep track of how long you have been in. You can fully submerge in the plunge pool or just stand outside, its up to you!! However we do recommend you try at least a few splashes from the plunge pool to get the skin tingling and enjoy the full experience!

The wooden dam at the end of the plunge pool can be raised or lowered or removed completely to change the level of the water in the pool but it will never get more than about 3ft deep to keep it as safe as we can for all users. We advise wearing water shoes or croc type shoes in the plunge pool as there can be sharp stones on the bottom. Please ask children not to throw stones/sticks etc into the plunge pool as we've spent about a year trying to get the stones out of it and get it to a usable depth!!!

Yes please! This protects the sauna benches from stains and help us to keep it hygienic for all.

It takes 45-60 minutes to get the sauna up to operating temperature? You can read the full instructions here

No, our sauna is self service so you'll need to light it and operate it yourself. This means you get the full experience and can decide what temperature you like! You can find the full Sauna Stove lighting Instructions here

Swimwear A towel to sit on Drinking water (no glass or metal bottles) Advised - crocs / water shoes / flip flops (especially if using the cold plunge pool) Advised - a changing robe

You sign the sauna Terms and conditions and waiver when making a sauna booking or you can read it here

Cancellation and rescheduling policy Cancellations: Cancellations of free social sessions can be made at any time. For paid sessions we can offer full refunds (minus a small charge of £2 to cover our card processing fees) for cancellations up to 48 hours before the session start time confirmed in the accepted order. Please note refunds can take up to 5 days to appear in your bank. We do not provide a refund for cancellations made less than 48 hours before the confirmed session start time. Rescheduling: if required may be made through the website booking calendar. Rescheduling is only permitted up to no less than 48 hours in advance of your booking and subject always to availability of your requested rescheduling time. If we cannot accommodate the requested rescheduling time, you will be required to honour your original time and no discount or refund of the hire fee will be given if you cannot attend. Hamilton Cottages Cancellations: If we require to cancel your session the hire fee will be refunded in full. We reserve the right to cancel bookings at any time. If we need to cancel a session we will inform you as soon as possible. Please note refunds can take up to 5 days to appear into your bank. I want to read the full Sauna T&C's