Wild Sauna

Wood-fired heat, cold water immersion, and a quiet place to slow down

A Proper Sauna

Our private wood-fired sauna at Leys Farm, near Chipping Norton in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, offers two hours of lakeside warmth and quiet for up to four people. There is an immediate sense of calm here — woodsmoke in the air, warm timber, still water and open sky.

Built simply and properly, Wild Sauna offers a private space to slow down: deep heat, cold immersion, quiet conversation and time outside.

Nothing elaborate. Nothing performative. Just one of life’s oldest rituals, done well.

The sauna, set above the lake

Warm timber, simple and properly hot

Cold water, a few steps away

The Ritual

Arrive slowly. Warm gradually. Cool naturally. Leave lighter.

Arrive & Settle

Change in comfort, hang your robe, fill your bottle with cool, fresh water and ease gently into the experience.

There is no rush here – take a moment on the covered veranda, breathe in the fresh country air and allow the pace of everyday life to fall quietly away before you step inside.

✓private changing room
✓ fresh water
✓ covered veranda
✓ compost loo nearby

Pause & Reset

Rehydrate with cool water, breathe deeply, and sit quietly awhile.

Often, the best part is what comes afterwards with birdsong, open sky and that wonderful feeling of being both calmer and somehow lighter.

✓ Cold fresh water
✓ calm outdoor seating
✓ quiet lakeside setting
✓ time to linger

Heat, Steam & Cold

Sit on warm alder benches, ladle water onto hot stones for soft rolling löyly, and add subtle notes of eucalyptus or birch oils to gently lift the steam.

Then step outside into fresh air, cool naturally on the deck, or brave the lake for a true cold-water finish.

✓ wood-fired heat
✓ Finnish aspen & alder lining
✓ eucalyptus & birch sauna oils
✓ lakeside cold dipping

“We left feeling lighter, calmer and wonderfully tired.”