Redbarn Cavehill — Days Out NI

The two sessions

The Wild Sauna Experience runs 50 minutes and costs £20. You get the wood-fired sauna and the cold plunge pools. The Wild Spa Experience runs 80 minutes and costs £30, and adds the open-air hot tub to the mix. Both can be booked as a shared session or reserved privately for your own group.

Wood-fired sauna Cold plunge pools Open-air hot tub Outdoor shower Changing facilities on site Views over Belfast and Cavehill Shared or private sessions Pottery studio on the same site

Good to know before you go:

Sauna rituals with aromatherapy steam and breathwork are listed as coming soon. The site also runs pottery classes in a converted stable, and the pottery-and-spa retreat combines both in one day.

What to bring

🩱SwimwearOn under your clothes saves you fussing in a small changing space.

🧖Two towelsOne to sit on in the heat, one dry for after the cold plunge.

🩴Flip-flops & a warm layerYou’re outdoors between the sauna and the water — you’ll want both.

💧A bottle of waterHeat and cold together will leave you thirstier than you expect.

Everything before you go

Type

independent outdoor wild sauna and spa

What you'll enjoy

wood-fired sauna, cold plunge pools, open-air hot tub, outdoor shower

How long

50 minutes for the sauna session, 80 minutes for the spa session

Cost

Wild Sauna Experience £20, Wild Spa Experience £30. Check current prices before you book

Booking

Pre-book online; shared or private sessions. Group bookings by enquiry

When

Check current session times when booking

Bring

Swimwear and a towel

Questions

Before you go

Do I need to book?

Pre-book online; shared or private sessions. Group bookings by enquiry

What's included, and what should I bring?

Swimwear and a towel

What does it cost?

Wild Sauna Experience £20, Wild Spa Experience £30. Check current prices before you book

When is it open?

Check current session times when booking

Getting there

Redbarn Cavehill is in Belfast. Tap below for directions.

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Nearby

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The story

Reigniting an old Irish habit

Sweating yourself well is not a Nordic import. Northern Ireland is dotted with ancient sweat houses, and people have been doing a version of this on this island for hundreds of years. Redbarn leans into that.

Maeve, who runs the sauna, trained on the first UK Sauna Master Programme and studied the Piritus sauna rituals. She has brought that back to a hillside above her own city and paired it with the cold water and the wood fire. Phones stay away. You sit in the heat, you plunge, you talk to whoever is beside you.