Relaxing, beneficial to health, invigorating for your skin – need we say more?
Create your own outdoor wellness retreat with our range of garden saunas and hot tubs at Carr Bank Garden Centre.
We supply a carefully selected collection of Thermowood Scandinavian-style saunas and Canadian Western Red Cedar saunas, combining traditional craftsmanship with modern outdoor living. From Traditional Barrel Saunas to Contemporary Glass Saunas and Luxury Cube Saunas, our range is designed to bring relaxation and wellbeing into your garden.
Whether you’re looking for a compact sauna for two people or a larger sauna for family and friends, our outdoor saunas provide the perfect place to relax, recharge and enjoy the health benefits of heat therapy.
Scandinavian Thermowood Saunas
Our Scandinavian-style saunas are constructed from Thermowood Spruce, a thermally modified timber designed for durability and stability in outdoor environments.
These saunas feature the classic barrel design, which allows heat to circulate efficiently while creating a striking feature in any garden. Options such as half or full end glazing offer beautiful views while you relax.
These Saunas are available with Wood Burning Heaters as traditional, or Electric Heaters for a more convenient setup.
Canadian Western Red Cedar Saunas
We also offer a range of premium Canadian Western Red Cedar saunas, one of the most sought-after materials used in traditional sauna construction.
Western Red Cedar is known for its:
- ✓Natural resistance to moisture and decay
- ✓Beautiful colour and grain
- ✓Distinctive aroma
- ✓Excellent insulation properties
These qualities make cedar one of the finest materials available for building long-lasting outdoor saunas. Cedar is famous for aging to a beautiful silver-grey patina over time, and is also famous for being naturally rot resistant for decades.
Outdoor Hot Tubs & Wellness
Alongside our saunas, we also supply outdoor hot tubs and wellness products to help create the perfect garden retreat.
Combining a sauna with a hot tub is a popular way to enjoy the traditional heat and cool wellness cycle, enhancing relaxation and recovery.
Our team can help you choose the right combination of sauna and hot tub for your space.
Why Choose an Outdoor Sauna?
Adding a sauna to your garden is a fantastic way to create your own home spa environment.
Benefits of regular sauna use include:
- ✓Relaxation and stress relief
- ✓Improved circulation
- ✓Muscle recovery after exercise
- ✓Better sleep and wellbeing
- ✓A unique social space for family and friends
Outdoor saunas also make a stunning feature in modern gardens and outdoor living spaces.
What benefits are there from Sauna Bathing?
As well as a general sense of well being, Sauna Bathing is a unique way of cleaning the skin through perspiration helping to remove toxins from your body and cleansing your skin. It also increases circulation and metabolism which aids in weight loss. The increased body temperature and circulation also helps relieve muscular tension and rheumatism, while also boosting the immune system. On top of all these benefits Sauna Bathing is also a fantastic social or solitary activity.
treatment products we find incredibly versatile & hard to beat on the standard of protection the provide whilst enhancing the natural beauty of the wood.
What maintenance do Barrel Saunas require
Our Barrel Saunas have a range of treatments available and we would always recommend a treatment for any exterior timber to keep it looking at its best & in service for as long as possible, that being said Thermowood which our Barrel Saunas are made from is known for its resistance to rot & decay as well as pests. This is due to the heating process which expels moisture from the wood & crystallises the resins and sugars in the wood making the timber much more long lasting, and much more hard wearing to weather etc, some would put it on par with Cedar or Larch for longevity.
We would recommend treating the exterior with a water repellent protective treatment of some sort as a bare minimum, ideally with a UV protective inhibitor over the top if you wish to maintain the colour which will fade to a silver over time if left natural. We offer a range of treatments from Osmo if you require & can also apply them for you either on site after construction or pre-applied if you want your building delivered already built.
The interior should not be treated with wood stain product however sauna interior treatments are available for high use situations in commercial or rental situations. A mixture of soap & water with eucalyptus or tea-tree oil can be used to wipe the interior after use, and any stains can be removed using baking soda and warm water scrubbed lightly into the wood and rinsed with clean water. For more info, check out our Barrel Sauna FAQs.