Why this one made the list
Three 3D-printed plunge pools at 9°C / 6°C / 3°C + Finnish 85°C + infrared 60°C; monthly Run Club with Tenzing on first Saturday; recurring breathwork, sound, Pilates, yoga sessions tied to plunge ritual.
Practical
- Postcode
- EC2A 4SA
- Setting
- Indoor
- First visit
- Book a 30-minute contrast session (around 25 min sauna, 5 min plunge) and bring swimwear; six ice baths run at 3, 6 and 9°C. Staff coach the breathwork and pacing, so ease in at 9°C rather than chasing the cold — Sundays busiest, Thursdays quietest.
- Getting started
- Coaching available
- Booking
- Book ahead
- Website
- https://saunaandplunge.life
What you'd want to know
Modern social wellness centre in Shoreditch, opened 2024 by Max Reynald — a converted ground-floor space styled as a quiet Nordic bathhouse. Three 3D-printed cold-plunge pools in matte concrete-look polymer hold water at 9°C, 6°C and 3°C, arranged in a row.
A bespoke infrared cabin and a steam cabin reach 100°C, both panelled in pale spruce with tiered benches. Soft natural light from clerestory glazing; pale concrete floors and white-rendered walls throughout.
A boutique coffee lounge sits at the front with timber benches and a juice and specialty-coffee counter. A separate studio room hosts pilates, yoga and breathwork.
Luxe changing rooms with hot showers, fresh towels and hairdryers; the whole space designed to read as social-wellness rather than gym.
Overheard
- the structure is 25 minutes sauna, 5 minutes ice — the staff will set the rhythm if you're new. don't push past the five-minute mark in the 3°c.
- three plunge pools at 9°c, 6°c, 3°c — work down across the session. the 3°c on round three is where the head clears.
- the tenzing run club meets first saturday of the month. you don't have to be fast — it's the entry point to the wider community here.
- breathwork, sound and pilates classes are bundled into the membership. you'll see the same faces at the friday evening session.
- £30 per session is the drop-in rate; the regulars are mostly on monthly passes. weekday lunchtimes are the quiet window.