Arc

Spending your Friday night sweating next to a bunch of investment bankers might well sound like some people’s idea of hell, but there’s no denying that Canary Wharf’s 5000 square metre ‘contrast therapy club’ is a seriously impressive venue. Opened in January 2025 to much fanfare, it features the largest sauna in the UK, a huge circular space with a capacity of 65 people. Alongside the mega sauna, ARC consists of a dimly-lit room filled with ice baths, and a sleek coliseum-shaped lounge decked out with a custom 300-watt sound system, where guests can take breaks between the intense sauna sessions while drinking loose-leaf tea. Visitors can book self-governed ‘free flow’ sessions lasting 50 or 70 minutes or a range of different classes incorporating breath and strength work, movement, meditation, myofascial release and lymphatic drainage techniques. On weekends there are also 120-minute Arc After Dark sessions, which promise to ‘push the boundaries of the conventional night out’ and feature aromatherapy and live DJs playing immersive soundscapes. As you might expect, sessions here don’t come cheap; individual classes are £29, or you can purchase a block of 10 for £250, while memberships start at £125 for five sessions per month.