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Outdoor
Outdoor saunas
Runs at 80 to 100°C
Garden cabins, barrels and outdoor infrared. Most need a level base and a dedicated circuit; wood-fired ones need neither cable nor socket.
- Best outdoor saunasEvery garden type, ranked together
- 2-person outdoor saunasCouples and small gardens
- Large outdoor saunasSix to eight people
- Wood-fired outdoor saunasA real fire, no 32A circuit
- Glass-front outdoor saunasA full glass wall onto the garden
- Outdoor infrared saunasGentler heat, 40 to 65°C
- Outdoor saunas with a showerCabin and rinse in one footprint
- Barrel saunasNarrow plots and fast heat-up
- Outdoor saunas under £5,000Complete cabins, heater included
Top pickPolar Recovery Sauna Cube£4,999.99
Indoor
Indoor saunas
Runs at 80 to 100°C
Full-heat Finnish cabins for a spare room, loft or basement. You get the 80 to 100°C and the steam without a garden, and you still need a dedicated circuit.
- Best indoor saunasHome cabins for a spare room
- 2-person indoor saunasFootprints near 1.2m square
- Home sauna kitsSelf-build panels and heater sets
- Glass-front indoor saunasFor bathrooms and gyms
- Corner saunasFive-sided cabins that fit a corner
Top pickOceanic 2030From £3,184
Infrared
Infrared and portable
Runs at 30 to 65°C
Panels warm you rather than the air, so these run cooler, plug into an ordinary socket and cost pennies a session. No steam, no installation.
- Best infrared saunasIndoor cabins on a 13A plug
- 1-person infrared saunasUnder a metre square
- Full-spectrum infrared saunasNear, mid and far infrared
- Infrared sauna blanketsNo floor space at all
- Portable saunasTents and pop-up steam
Top pickClearlight Sanctuary 2 Pro£9,999
Heaters
Sauna heaters
Runs at 80 to 100°C
The heater decides how fast a cabin gets hot and how good the steam is. Sized by room volume, wired or flued, and the part most cabins leave out of the price.
- Best sauna heatersElectric and wood, sized by room
- Wood-burning sauna stovesFor cabins without power
- Electric sauna heatersWall, floor and pillar heaters
Top pickHarvia Vega BC60 6kW£366
Guides

The right sauna for your home

Garden cabins, indoor kits, infrared and heaters, ranked for UK homes on how they're built, what the price includes and what it really costs to get hot.

22 rankings. Every price read from the seller's own listing, October 2026.

Two people relaxing in towels beside a steaming thermowood garden sauna — Polar Recovery Sauna Cube 6-8 Person, from £8,499.99

The saunas we'd buy

Top of their rankings this month, with prices checked against the seller.

Best outdoor saunaPolar Recovery Sauna Cube£4,999.999.4/10Most gardens, 3 to 5 people

Best 2-person saunaPolar Recovery Sauna Cube Mini£4,699.999.3/10Couples who want real heat

Best indoor saunaOceanic 2030From £3,1849.2/10Most homes, up to 3 people

Best infrared saunaClearlight Sanctuary 2 Pro£9,9999.2/10Two people, buying once

Not sure which type?

Space and power decide more than temperature. Start from the line that sounds like you.

Before you buy

The costs and rules that catch people out.

What a sauna costs to runPer session, per year, by heater size
Planning permission for a garden saunaThe 2.5m rule and when it stops applying
Electrics for a home saunaCircuits, amps and Part P
Infrared or traditionalHeat, cost and what you give up
Building a base for a garden saunaSlab, paving or ground screws

How we score

Every sauna is scored out of 10 on the same five things, from the seller's own listing and specification. We don't claim to have sat in every cabin.

Read the method

Walls and build30%
What the price includes25%
Space for the footprint20%
Installation and power15%
Warranty and support10%