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Your own sauna at the bottom of the garden

Or an ice bath by the back door. We compare 154 from UK sellers, with what it really costs to get one going, so the only surprise is how often you use it.

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Three quick questions next: the power you have, how many people, and the space. No email, no sign-up.

Find the one that fits

A few quick questions. You'll see only what you can buy today from our partner sellers, best score first, with the cost to get it running.

What are you looking for?
What power can you have?

Not sure? Most garden saunas need a new circuit, fitted by an electrician; we add its cost for you. More.

How many people at once?
Space you have (metres)
In a smoke control area?

An area where the council limits chimney smoke. Most large towns and cities have one. It only matters for a wood-burning stove. Check yours.

Cold plunge
Budget, ready to use

Black Friday is on 27 November. A sale price only helps if the falls too. How to spot a real deal.

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Garden saunas See all 98

Infrared saunas See all 23

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How this site works

  1. Tell us what you wantSauna or plunge, the power you have, how many people and the space. The finder rules out what won't fit and ranks the rest.
  2. See what it really costsEvery product has a score and a : the heater if it's extra, the electrics and a base, the three costs most listings leave out. Rankings never depend on commission.
  3. Buy where you likeWe link to the seller's own page and show the price we last read. Each product page can email you if the price drops.
  4. Still deciding?Lists for families, couples, athletes and first-timers, head-to-heads, compare side by side, and the usual sauna worries and cold plunge worries, answered with real numbers.

Plain-English guides

Garden sauna electrics: 13 A plug, dedicated circuit or three-phase?

Which saunas run from a normal socket, which need a new circuit, and why a 9 kW heater can mean a 50 A supply.

Do you need planning permission for a garden sauna?

England's permitted development rules for outbuildings, applied to saunas: height, boundaries and where it can go.

Garden sauna base, delivery and access: what to plan

The level base a garden sauna needs, what it costs, and how kits arrive: flat-pack, pallet or crane.

How much does a garden sauna cost to run?

About £1.97 a session for a 6 kW electric sauna at 26.32p per kWh. Work out your own figure.

Is a garden sauna worth it? The payback against a public sauna

Compare a garden sauna with community sauna sessions over five years, using your own numbers.

Infrared or traditional sauna: what is the difference?

Temperature, running cost, power supply and price compared, from the sellers' published specs.

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