In Manchester, 4 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full Manchester guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the saunas with a cold plunge.
Every sauna with a cold plunge in Manchester
FIX MCR
££Manchester, United Kingdom
Home to the UK's largest standalone sauna, beneath Hilton Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter. It is handcrafted from western red cedar, with Himalayan salt brick walls. Guided contrast sessions add breathwork and sound healing: not for purists, but the room is genuinely impressive.
Kontrast — Manchester
£Manchester, United Kingdom
The UK's first sauna and ice bath cafe, in a Manchester railway arch next to Angel Meadows. 3 saunas and 3 ice baths, run in 45-minute sessions. The cafe side is deliberate: this is a place built for lingering after the contrast, not rushing out.
RE:UP Altrincham
£Manchester, United Kingdom
A sports recovery centre in Broadheath, Altrincham, with an 8-person Finnish sauna and two ice baths at 4 to 7°C. Sessions run in rounds between heat and cold, with compression boots and a mobility zone for the rests. The team walks first-timers through the circuit, and sports massage can be booked for the same visit.
The Good Sauna
££Manchester, United Kingdom
An outdoor wood-fired Finnish sauna in Manchester's New Jackson district near Deansgate. Community sessions for £25 get you 1 hour 45 minutes with cold plunge between rounds. The outdoor setting is an unusual find this close to a city centre.