Finnish saunas in Derby, United Kingdom
Derby Wild Sauna
Derby Wild Sauna is a community sauna in the grounds of Derby Rugby Football Club at Darley Abbey, and calls itself the first community sauna in Derby and the biggest in the Midlands. A bespoke sauna is paired with three filtered cold plunge pools set at 4°C and 8°C, hot and cold showers, changing rooms and hot tea. Sessions last 75 minutes and are booked online, and the sauna can be hired privately for groups of up to 14. Open weekday evenings from 4 PM and from 8 AM at weekends.
Belper Leisure Centre
Belper Leisure Centre, run by Trilogy Active, has a 25 m pool, a 50-station gym, squash and badminton courts and a steam and sauna room. Sauna and steam access is included in the Supergold membership, from £35.99 a month, and in the 55+ membership at £29.99. Open Monday to Thursday 6:30 AM to 9 PM, Friday to 8 PM, and at weekends 8 AM to 5 PM. The centre is cashless and takes card payments only.
Moorways Sports Village and Water Park
Moorways Sports Village and Water Park in Allenton is a £42 million water park and leisure centre built beside Moorways Stadium and run by Everyone Active. Alongside a 50 m, ten-lane main pool with a movable floor, a leisure pool with flumes and a wave-making Wow Ball, a teaching pool and a gym, it has a sauna and a steam room. Open 5:30 AM to 10 PM on weekdays and 7 AM to 6:30 PM at weekends.
Choices Health Club Derby
Choices Health Club Derby, on Raynesway, combines a gym, an indoor swimming pool and group fitness classes with a sauna, a steam room and relaxation areas for members. Around 50 in-studio and virtual classes run each week, and memberships start at £36.99 a month. The club opens at 6:15 AM on weekdays, closing at 10 PM Monday to Thursday and 8 PM on Friday, and from 8:30 AM at weekends.
JD Gyms Derby
JD Gyms Derby is a 24-hour gym on Osmaston Road in Allenton with more than 250 machines, lifting platforms, an Eleiko functional zone and a sled track. Its changing rooms include lockers, hair dryers and separate male and female saunas for recovery after training. Fitness classes such as Spin and Yoga are included, and memberships are no-contract.
Nuffield Health Derby Fitness & Wellbeing Gym
Nuffield Health's Derby Fitness & Wellbeing Gym is based at Derbyshire County Cricket Club on Nottingham Road. Every membership plan includes the gym floor, a swimming pool, a sauna and steam room and unlimited fitness classes, and there is a separate children's pool. The gym opens 6 AM to 10 PM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 8 PM at weekends, and offers a complimentary three-day pass to try it out.
The Manor Health & Racquets Club
The Manor Health & Racquets Club in Ilkeston opened in March 1981 and pairs five squash courts and several gym and studio rooms with individual sauna and steam rooms in both the men's and the ladies' changing rooms, free for all members to use. Full membership costs £34.95 a month on a six-month commitment. The club opens 7 AM to 11 PM on weekdays, 8 AM to 11 PM on Saturday and 9 AM to 10:30 PM on Sunday.
Ultra Fit Ladies Gym Derby
Ultra Fit Derby is a ladies-only gym in the Normanton Centre with cardio and strength machines, a power rack, a deadlift platform and a purpose-built sauna room with LED mood lighting. Members may pour water on the stones only with the agreement of everyone in the room, and last entry to the sauna is an hour before closing, for up to 20 minutes. Gym day passes start at £5. Open 6 AM to 9 PM on weekdays and 10 AM to 5 PM at weekends.
Derby Wild Sauna
Derby Wild Sauna is a community sauna in the grounds of Derby Rugby Football Club at Darley Abbey, and calls itself the first community sauna in Derby and the biggest in the Midlands. A bespoke sauna is paired with three filtered cold plunge pools set at 4°C and 8°C, hot and cold showers, changing rooms and hot tea. Sessions last 75 minutes and are booked online, and the sauna can be hired privately for groups of up to 14. Open weekday evenings from 4 PM and from 8 AM at weekends.
Belper Leisure Centre
Belper Leisure Centre, run by Trilogy Active, has a 25 m pool, a 50-station gym, squash and badminton courts and a steam and sauna room. Sauna and steam access is included in the Supergold membership, from £35.99 a month, and in the 55+ membership at £29.99. Open Monday to Thursday 6:30 AM to 9 PM, Friday to 8 PM, and at weekends 8 AM to 5 PM. The centre is cashless and takes card payments only.
Moorways Sports Village and Water Park
Moorways Sports Village and Water Park in Allenton is a £42 million water park and leisure centre built beside Moorways Stadium and run by Everyone Active. Alongside a 50 m, ten-lane main pool with a movable floor, a leisure pool with flumes and a wave-making Wow Ball, a teaching pool and a gym, it has a sauna and a steam room. Open 5:30 AM to 10 PM on weekdays and 7 AM to 6:30 PM at weekends.
Choices Health Club Derby
Choices Health Club Derby, on Raynesway, combines a gym, an indoor swimming pool and group fitness classes with a sauna, a steam room and relaxation areas for members. Around 50 in-studio and virtual classes run each week, and memberships start at £36.99 a month. The club opens at 6:15 AM on weekdays, closing at 10 PM Monday to Thursday and 8 PM on Friday, and from 8:30 AM at weekends.
JD Gyms Derby
JD Gyms Derby is a 24-hour gym on Osmaston Road in Allenton with more than 250 machines, lifting platforms, an Eleiko functional zone and a sled track. Its changing rooms include lockers, hair dryers and separate male and female saunas for recovery after training. Fitness classes such as Spin and Yoga are included, and memberships are no-contract.
Nuffield Health Derby Fitness & Wellbeing Gym
Nuffield Health's Derby Fitness & Wellbeing Gym is based at Derbyshire County Cricket Club on Nottingham Road. Every membership plan includes the gym floor, a swimming pool, a sauna and steam room and unlimited fitness classes, and there is a separate children's pool. The gym opens 6 AM to 10 PM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 8 PM at weekends, and offers a complimentary three-day pass to try it out.
The Manor Health & Racquets Club
The Manor Health & Racquets Club in Ilkeston opened in March 1981 and pairs five squash courts and several gym and studio rooms with individual sauna and steam rooms in both the men's and the ladies' changing rooms, free for all members to use. Full membership costs £34.95 a month on a six-month commitment. The club opens 7 AM to 11 PM on weekdays, 8 AM to 11 PM on Saturday and 9 AM to 10:30 PM on Sunday.
Ultra Fit Ladies Gym Derby
Ultra Fit Derby is a ladies-only gym in the Normanton Centre with cardio and strength machines, a power rack, a deadlift platform and a purpose-built sauna room with LED mood lighting. Members may pour water on the stones only with the agreement of everyone in the room, and last entry to the sauna is an hour before closing, for up to 20 minutes. Gym day passes start at £5. Open 6 AM to 9 PM on weekdays and 10 AM to 5 PM at weekends.