About Us

The story of Sawna Criccieth Sauna

About Us

Our Sauna Story

Hello! We are Andy and Esther, the husband and wife team behind Sawna Criccieth Sauna.

We love the outdoors, we love the sea and we love saunas (and each other)!

Andy came to Wales from Canada on a backpacking holiday, met Esther…and never left! Twenty-five years later, we and our young family consider ourselves lucky to call Criccieth our home, and to live and work in such a lovely place. In 2017 we bought the site that had been Morannedd pitch and putt, and added disc and foot golf to create Criccieth multi golf. The following year we added paddle board and kayak hire to the business, making the most of our beautiful location right next to the sea. For some time we had been looking at ways to use our site beyond the summer months….after visiting friends in Sweden and becoming hooked on sauna culture, we had our light bulb moment – and Sawna Criccieth Sauna was born!

Our wood-fired sauna has been hand-built by Andy (putting his background in the building trade to good use), and was custom designed by us in conjunction with the brilliant team at Finnmark sauna.

We are delighted with the results, and hope you will be too.

Choose how you want to sauna

Private or Communal

At Sauna Criccieth your sauna session can either be Private, for you and your party of up to 8 people, or you can book a place in a Communal Session with other members of the public.

For your comfort, we limit the number in a communal session to 6, to allow everyone a little more space.

Sauna sessions are available in 50 or 80 minute blocks, including time for changing.

We are regularly open from Friday to Monday every week; please see our booking page for available sessions.

If you would like to arrange a bespoke sauna experience or private hire outside of our normal opening hours, please contact us.

why use a Sauna?

Sauna health benefits

Cardiovascular health

Sauna use is widely recognised to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, as well as releasing endorphins that make us feel happy!

Promotes relaxation

Cortisol, the stress hormone, is reduced when using the sauna – helping to alleviate stress and anxiety, and improve your mood.

Respiratory tract health

Sauna use may promote respiratory tract health by helping to humidify the airways and reduce airway inflammation. This can help reduce your chances of catching a cold or other respiratory infection.

Helps to ease pain

The increase in body temperature in a sauna helps to relax muscles and improve circulation, which reduces pain sensations.

Reduce inflammation

Especially in conjunction with cold water, sauna use can reduce inflammation, which can help with conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, headaches & back pain.

Social & fun

Social activities can promote mental wellbeing and most importantly sauna use can be great fun

WHY USE A SAUNA?

health benefits

Cardiovascular health

Sauna use is widely recognised to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, as well as releasing endorphins that make us feel happy!

Promotes relaxation

Cortisol, the stress hormone, is reduced when using the sauna – helping to alleviate stress and anxiety, and improve your mood.

Respiratory tract health

Sauna use may promote respiratory tract health by helping to humidify the airways and reduce airway inflammation. This can help reduce your chances of catching a cold or other respiratory infection.

Helps to ease pain

The increase in body temperature in a sauna helps to relax muscles and improve circulation, which reduces pain sensations.

Reduce inflammation

Especially in conjunction with cold water, sauna use can reduce inflammation, which can help with conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, headaches & back pain.

Social & fun

Social activities can promote mental wellbeing and most importantly sauna use can be great fun

Not convinced? We aren’t medical professionals, but the people who wrote this paper entitled Cardiovascular and Other Health Benefits of Sauna Bathing: A Review of the Evidence certainly are. Then there’s What to Know About Saunas and Your Health from WebMD, and Let’s talk sauna and mental wellbeing from the British Sauna Society. And of course there’s plenty of other information on the Internet for you to search for.