Lost Shore – a Wood-Fired Sauna by the Waves
A few hours.
The route
Spear Sauna is a wood-fired sauna beside the wave pool at Lost Shore, the surf resort on the western edge of Edinburgh, with a big window looking out over the cove as the surfers ride the waves.
Book half an hour or an hour, cool off under the waterfall buckets outside, then eat in the resort's food hall by the water.
Before you go
Book accommodation nearby
If you are staying over: here are ours nearest where the day starts and ends.
Book a Spear Sauna session at Lost Shore online before you go (Wednesday 6pm to 8pm, Friday 12.15pm to 8.15pm, Saturday and Sunday 10.15am to 6.15pm): public sessions of 30 or 60 minutes or a private hour in the main or horsebox sauna, with prices on the booking page.
The day
Lost Shore
Wood-fired heat with the waves rolling past the window. Then something to eat beside the water while the surfers keep going.
About two and a half hours
Spear Sauna, Lost Shore
Spear Sauna stands beside the wave pool at Lost Shore, the surf resort at Newbridge, west of Edinburgh. Park in the resort's own car park, which has blue badge spaces at the main entrance. It opens on Wednesdays from 6pm to 8pm, Fridays from 12.15pm to 8.15pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 10.15am to 6.15pm. Public sessions are 30 or 60 minutes, or you can take the main sauna or its horsebox sauna for a private hour; book online, where the prices are. There's a reception, a place to leave your things, a wood-fired sauna with a big window over the cove, and two waterfall buckets outside to cool off under. Ask about ages when you book. Afterwards, Lost Shore's food hub opens every day from 8am, with coffee and its three kitchens, Lost Kitchen, Lost Flock and Civerinos pizza, each keeping its own hours, all looking out on the waves.
If it rains
The sauna is warm in any weather, and the food hub is indoors with views of the wave pool.
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Photograph by andy ross via Google