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Escape Sauna

Two saunas with cold plunges on the clifftop above Quarrel Sands at North Berwick, one wood-fired, looking out to the Bass Rock.

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On the clifftop east of North Berwick, above the sweep of Quarrel Sands, two small saunas stand beside the Drift coffeehouse, their windows turned to the sea.

From inside, the view runs across the Firth of Forth to the white cliffs of the Bass Rock.

Escape Sauna has two cabins. The Bay is wood-fired, heated by a stove, and the Bass is electric; each has its own cold plunge outside, a deep tub of cold water to climb into between rounds of heat. Sessions can be booked as open sessions, sharing the sauna with a few others, or taken privately for a group of up to five.

It makes a fine end to a walk on the beach or a day on the coast, and the coffeehouse next door is there for something warm afterwards. Sessions are booked ahead on the sauna's own site, and the Google hours below show the days it is open.

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Before you go

Sessions are booked ahead on the sauna's site, either an open session shared with others or the whole sauna for a private group of up to five.

It sits beside the Drift coffeehouse, so there is a hot drink after.

Where
Drift, Quarrel Sands, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39 5PL.
Saunas
The Bay, wood-fired; the Bass, electric; each with a cold plunge.
Book
Open or private sessions, online.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
noon–6.30pm
Friday
10am–6.30pm
Saturday
10am–6.30pm
Sunday
10am–6.30pm

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Where it is

On the clifftop above Quarrel Sands, east of North Berwick, beside the Drift coffeehouse.

Close byThe East Lothian coast.
  1. DriftDriftA clifftop cafe built from shipping containers on a farm near North Berwick, with views over the Firth of Forth to the Bass Rock.Under a mile 2 min by road
  2. Bass Rock rises from grey sea, its white lighthouse visible on the slopeThe Bass RockThis rock is actually the core of an old volcano and was formed 320 million years ago.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. Tantallon CastleTantallon CastleUnder a mile 2 min by road
  4. Sunset breaks through clouds over a curving beach and low wavesSeacliff2 miles 5 min by road
  5. Museum display cases beneath a "North Berwick Flyer" sign and railway exhibit boardsCoastal Communities MuseumA free, volunteer-run museum in North Berwick, telling the story of the town and the coastal villages around it.2 miles 5 min by road
  6. Dirt path winding through dense woodland with tall treesThe Glen, North BerwickA steep wooded glen running down to the sea at North Berwick.2 miles 6 min by road
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