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The Island Sauna Shack, a blue converted horsebox with a stove chimney, on a rocky shore by the sea.
Isle of Mull

Island sauna shack

A wood-fired sauna in a converted horsebox that moves round Mull's shore, from Salen Bay to Calgary Bay, open all year.

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Welcome

The Island Sauna Shack is a wood-fired sauna built into a converted horsebox, the first wood-fired sauna on Mull, and it moves around the island's shore so that you can sit in the heat and then walk straight into the sea.

In summer it rotates between four coastal spots: Salen Bay on the east coast, the Aros pier at Tobermory, Fidden beach in the south-west and Calgary Bay in the north-west. In winter it stays between Salen and Tobermory.

It belongs to a new wave of sauna culture in Britain. Its makers mean it as a place without screens, where people gather and take in the shore around them. It is open all year. Sessions are booked online, where you choose your date and your location; the times vary with the place and the season, so check when you book. Bring a towel, and something warm for afterwards.

Round the cornerSalen Bay HireKayaks and paddleboards for hire by the hour on Salen Bay, on Mull's east coast, with seals for company.1 min by roadSee itA picnic bench on the grass above Salen Bay, the calm water and hills beyond.
Before you go

Book online, choosing your date and location.

In summer the sauna moves between Salen Bay, the Aros pier at Tobermory, Fidden beach and Calgary Bay; in winter between Salen and Tobermory. Open all year; times vary by place, so check when you book. Telephone 07961 953393.

Getting there
CalMac ferry: Oban to Craignure (50 minutes), Lochaline to Fishnish, or Kilchoan to Tobermory.
Summer
Salen Bay, Tobermory Aros pier, Fidden, Calgary Bay.
Winter
Salen and Tobermory.
Book
Online, by date and place.
Where it is

The old pier, Ardmor Road, Salen, Isle of Mull, PA72 6JL, and on the move.

Close byAround Mull's shore.
  1. Eas Fors, SalenA knitwear studio, shop and coffee shop at Salen on Mull, run by a brother and sister who grew up on the island.Under a mile2 min by road
  2. Aros Castle on its green knoll above a still bay at low tide, trees and a white house along the shore.Aros CastleThe ruins of a 13th-century hall-house and bailey on a promontory above the Sound of Mull near Salen.3 miles7 min by road
  3. Riders on horseback cross a shallow, seaweed-covered shoreline under stormy skiesPony TrekkingTake a guided pony trek over hills, loch, river and beach.4 miles8 min by road
  4. Golf balls near the hole on a putting green with two playersGolf on MullMull has two golf courses, one on the clifftop above Tobermory and the other on the shore of Scallastle Bay.6 miles12 min by road
  5. Walkers on the rocky summit ridge of Ben More, snow lying in the corries.Ben More, MullMull's only Munro, an old volcano of magnetic rock climbed from sea level on the shore of Loch na Keal.6 miles12 min by road
Directions
A picnic bench on the grass above Salen Bay, the calm water and hills beyond.ActivitySalen Bay HireA step away
AttractionsLoch na Keal road7.0 miles
A tall waterfall pouring over dark rock in Aros Park, a burn tumbling through boulders below among trees.AttractionsAros Park Waterfalls9.9 miles
The green 'Tobermory Stores' sign over the shop window, a painted mural below.ShoppingTobermory Stores10 miles
The whitewashed front of the Tobermory Distillery visitor centre, painted with the year 1798 and bottles.ToursTobermory distillery11 miles
A man serving a customer at the hatch of the Fisherman's Pier trailer, the chalkboard menu beside it.AttractionsFisherman’s Pier Fish and Chips11 miles
The blue front of the Hebridean Whale Centre on Tobermory's Main Street.AttractionsHebridean Whale Centre11 miles
The blue front of Brown's on Tobermory's Main Street, a rally car parked outside.ShoppingBrown's Tobermory11 miles
Inside The Galleon: white walls, a high ceiling with a round window, tables and a staircase.RestaurantsThe Galleon11 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the sauna, and when each is next free.

The house's gabled wing with a decked terrace and two chairs, solar panels along the roof, seen across a grassy slope.Borradill House
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Glenborrodale
  • 11 miles from the Island Sauna Shack
Free 15–17 NovBorradill Cottage, ArdnamurchanBorradill Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In the Isle of Mull
  • 11 miles from the Island Sauna Shack
Free 29 Nov – 1 DecA landscape view of the whitewashed cottage in low evening sun, its blue doors, lit lamps and teak chairs, smoke rising from the chimney.Fern Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Croggan
  • 13 miles from the Island Sauna Shack
Check datesA white cottage with a grey slate roof stands behind a stone wall among trees on a hillside.The Old School
  • Sleeps 4
  • In the Isle of Mull
  • 17 miles from the Island Sauna Shack
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