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If you had told us five years ago that London’s population would be dunking themselves in ice baths and sweating it out in scorching boxes for fun, instead of going to the pub, we wouldn’t have believed you. But in 2026, dear reader, that is very much the case, because Londoners have gone absolutely bonkers for saunas.
A new map, created by Sauna\\Wave, has revealed all the best locations in south London to take part in the Finnish tradition. Featuring 15 different saunas, the map created by two sauna masters and co-founders of the British Sauna Society, says that saunas are increasingly ‘crawlable’.
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Some of the saunas on the map include one of London’s OG and most traditional sweatboxes the Finnish Church, alongside bougie newcomers like the Brixton rooftop sauna, and the trendy Sauna Social Club, where you can sip on a low-alcoholic brew and listen to ambient DJs while sweating it out.
Other inclusions are the Cabin in Clapham Common, the Old Kent Road Sauna and the much-loved Camberwell Community Sauna Baths.
For more saunas in south as well as the rest of London, here’s Time Out’s list of the best saunas in London.
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