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The timber sauna hut beside reeds and water at Forbes of Kingennie.
Dundee

Wild Scottish Sauna

A wood-fired sauna beside a spring-fed loch at Forbes of Kingennie, near Dundee, with a cold dip in the water after.

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The Wild Scottish Sauna at Forbes of Kingennie is a wood-fired sauna in the grounds of a 150-acre country resort in the Angus countryside, a short drive north-east of Dundee.

It sits beside a spring-fed freshwater loch, with a big window looking out over the water and the rolling hills beyond.

The idea is simple and very old: sit in the fire-heated sauna until you are thoroughly warm, then walk down and plunge into the cold loch, and repeat as often as you like. You can book a social session, sharing the sauna with a few others, or hire it privately for a group, by the hour. Afterwards you can linger at the resort, with breakfast and coffee in the Scullery restaurant, food in the Cairn O'Mount bar and local goods in the Wee Larder, or stay the night in one of its lodges, huts and pods. Bring a towel and something warm for after the dip.

A short drive awayGracie’sA café bistro on Brook Street, Broughty Ferry, under a striped awning, with palm-leaf walls, breakfasts, lunches and home baking.12 min by roadSee itGracie's On The Go window sign, takeaway and juice bar, striped awning above
Before you go

Book a social session or private hire online.

Forbes of Kingennie, near Dundee.

Booking
Social or private sessions, online.
Where
Forbes of Kingennie, near Dundee.
Where it is

Forbes of Kingennie, Kingennie, near Dundee, DD5 3RD.

Close byNear Dundee.
  1. Pretty Fly WorkshopPretty Fly WorkshopA jewellery workshop and shop on Brook Street, Broughty Ferry, selling handmade work by Scottish art school graduates.5 miles13 min by road
  2. Broughty FerryBroughty FerryThe old fishing village east of Dundee where the jute barons built their villas, with a castle, a harbour and a long sandy beach.5 miles12 min by road
  3. Bruach BarBruach Bar5 miles13 min by road
  4. The Bookhouse's grey shopfront, its window dressed with birch trees.The BookhouseA family-run independent bookshop in Broughty Ferry, with signed editions, eight book clubs and author events.5 miles13 min by road
  5. Broughty CastleBroughty CastleA castle of 1490 guarding the mouth of the Tay at Broughty Ferry, rebuilt as a Victorian fort, now a free museum.5 miles14 min by road
Directions
Gracie's On The Go window sign, takeaway and juice bar, striped awning aboveRestaurantsGracie’s4.5 miles
Broughty Castle's tower and battlements overlook the water beside a stone harbour wallAttractionsTravel back in time to the Coastal Fort of Broughty Castle4.9 miles
Broughty Ferry beach curving along the Tay under a big sky.AttractionsBroughty Ferry Beach5.1 miles
Oystercatcher standing on one leg on a riveted green girderAttractionsCrombie Country Park6.3 miles
Duck leg with a rich sauce at Daisy Tasker.RestaurantsDaisy Tasker6.8 miles
The red-roofed kiln at Barry Mill in its wooded dell.AttractionsBarry Mill6.9 miles
Tealing Dovecot, a small stone building of the late 1500s.AttractionsTealing Earth House7.1 miles
A plate of food at the Bach, Dundee.AttractionsThe Bach7.1 miles
A gothic sandstone building with pinnacled towers and a spired roof stands behind a paved forecourt, stone benches and potted plants lining the entrance steps.AttractionsThe McManus Art Gallery and Museum7.1 miles
Stay nearby

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

The black timber cabin's exterior, with a chimney above the roofline and a freestanding bath standing on the decking below.Airdit
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Dundee
  • 11 miles from the sauna
Free 25–27 OctGuests raise wine glasses at a long candlelit table in a stone barnGuardswell Farm
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Inchture
  • 15 miles from the sauna
Check datesNàdair, AngusNàdair
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Dundee
  • 15 miles from the sauna
Free 4–6 DecA stone cottage with a green door and three chimneys sits behind a lawn bordered by shrubs and flowerbeds.Fairygreen Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Dundee
  • 17 miles from the sauna
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