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
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