Sauna... purifies the skin, boosts the immune system, relieves joint and muscle pain. Just the thing to help you decompress on your hols or ease those aching limbs after a long day out walking.
If you've never tried a sauna, no problem, we'll explain how everything works. We light the sauna for you, bring it up to operating temperature, and mix your choice of sauna essence.
There's no need to pack anything extra either, we provided hammam towels, flip-flops, a bucket and ladle and essential
oils to enhance the sauna effect, and robes for making your way from the Barn to the sauna. All you need to do is walk in and enjoy.
The sauna pod is made of spruce, with two sections inside. The "hot" area has bench space for two people, with a Harvia wood-burning stove and a thermometer and sand timer for getting things just right.
Next to the hot area is a changing room with a table and bench and hooks for robes. This sauna has LED lighting, so you can still sauna on a dark winter's evening. At the front of the pod is a table and two small seats for cooling off.
One should always shower before taking a sauna bath, and also inbetween hot/steaming sessions. We have installed an outdoor plumbed-in shower conveniently placed right next door to the sauna,
so you can either take a warm/cool shower, or go full-on Scandi and have a cold shower... brrrrrr!
We decided to install a sauna rather than a hot tub at High Ridge due to its much lower environmental impact. Our sauna uses only a tiny amount of electricity for the inside-lighting LEDs.
Heat is provided by a wood-burning stove, and we always use sustainable wood from an FSC certified supplier, or from trees that have fallen naturally on our own estate. Only a small basket of logs is required to heat the sauna.
The sauna pod itself is made from sustainable timber sources. Only a tiny amount of water is required; just a few spoonfuls with perhaps some natural essential oils (such as pine, spruce, fir or eucalyptus)
which you might decide to splash on the sauna stones for a steam session.
No chemicals or enormous amounts of electricity to heat and disinfect hundreds and hundreds of litres of water are required (we're looking at you, hot tubs!)
We do charge a £35 fee per sauna to cover cleaning, wood, oils and laundering of sauna towels. The £35 fee covers as many guests as wish to use the sauna per session.