Why this one made the list
A floating sauna in a historic Dutch barge on Regent's Canal at Eagle Wharf. Hand-built wood interior with one-way windows onto the water, an ice bath at the bow — tiny capacity, so the bench fills with the same canal-side regulars.
Practical
- Address
- Eagle Wharf Marina, Packington Bridge, Regent's Canal, London N1 7JL
- Postcode
- N1 7JL
- Setting
- Indoor & outdoor
- First visit
- Book a 45-minute slot online — capacity is tiny and slots sell out fast, so book early. Bring a swimsuit and towel; rotate between the wood sauna, the bow ice bath, and the canal-side air to cool.
- Getting started
- Walk-in welcome
- Booking
- App booking
- Website
- https://www.saunos.co.uk/
What you'd want to know
A historic Dutch steel barge moored at Eagle Wharf Marina on Regent's Canal, reached through Packington Bridge. The cabin interior is hand-built in warm wood panelling, scented with lavender, with one-way windows so bathers watch the canal water bob past while staying private.
A small steam room sits within the cabin. At the bow, open to the sky, a stainless-steel ice bath is kept near freezing with room for a handful of plungers at once.
Compact changing rooms are built into the barge; outside, the towpath, moored boats and water frame the whole scene.
Overheard
- book days ahead — it's a handful of seats and it sells out fast.
- the ice bath's at the bow in the open air; ease in, it's near-freezing.
- the one-way windows mean you can watch the canal without anyone watching you.
- thursday and friday open earlier than the mid-week evenings.
- it's small and intimate by design — you'll end up chatting to whoever's on the bench.