Seas the Day: embracing Cork’s coastal saunas

”I think what makes it so popular is its closeness to the sea, the sound of the waves gently crashing on the beach soothes the soul as you relax in the heat of the sauna.”

Sauna with a view: Coastal Cabin at Garryvow Beach

I’m neither a sea swimmer nor a water baby but one factor which has been luring me to the ocean this rather lukewarm summer has been the ripple effect of sea saunas along the East Cork coast. 

These mobile outfits set in stunning locations across the seaboard are not only offering a bracing-meets-blissful wellness and social amenity to a beach trip, but they’re also creating value-added sustainable tourism to communities and businesses across the region.