Best Saunas in Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Southsea Sauna
Southsea Sauna is a six-seat beachside sauna on Eastney beach beside the Southsea Beach Cafe, heated by a Harvia electric heater. Guests alternate between the heat and a cold plunge tub, the sea, fresh air or a shower. It is a rustic set-up with no changing rooms, so visitors change on the beach; swimwear is required in the sauna. Sessions are booked online, and the sauna is open 6am to 5pm every day, weather permitting.
The Solent Sauna
The Solent Sauna is an independent seafront sauna on the beach path at Lee-on-the-Solent, across the harbour from Portsmouth. Single seats in communal sessions cost £9 for 30 minutes or £18 for an hour, and the whole sauna can be hired privately for up to six people for £90. Guided 90-minute sessions add aromatic steam, herbal infusions, whisking and scrubs, and the sea is close by for cooling. From October 2026 to March 2027 it opens Friday to Sunday.
Solent Hotel & Spa
Solent Hotel & Spa is a four-star hotel at Whiteley, near Fareham, with a spa and health club. Its wellness area has a 13m indoor pool, a salt sauna, a steam room, a jacuzzi and a storm shower. Visitors who are not staying can book spa days with three hours of spa access, and the health club also sells gym memberships that include the pool, sauna and steam room.
Mountbatten Centre
The Mountbatten Centre in Hilsea is Portsmouth's flagship community sports and leisure centre, run by BH Live Active. Besides a gym, sports hall, athletics track and velodrome it has a 50m swimming pool and a spa with a jacuzzi, sauna and steam room plus loungers. Visitors can pay as they go or buy a £10 one-day pass. The centre opens 5am to 9pm on weekdays and 6am to 7pm at weekends.
Nuffield Health Portsmouth Fitness & Wellbeing Gym
Nuffield Health's Portsmouth Fitness & Wellbeing Gym sits off Alex Way by Alexandra Park in Hilsea. Every membership plan includes the gym floor, a swimming pool, a sauna and a steam room as well as unlimited fitness classes, and there is on-site parking. It opens 6.30am to 10pm on weekdays and 8am to 7pm at weekends.
Skylark Country Club
Skylark Country Club at Whiteley, near Fareham, pairs an 18-hole golf course with The Well House health club and spa, which has a 15m covered swimming pool with an adjacent sauna and steam room. Non-members can book spa days: the Relax and Unwind package gives four hours in the pool, sauna and steam rooms for £25 Monday to Thursday or £30 Friday to Sunday, and longer packages add treatments and a two-course meal.
Village Gym Portsmouth
Village Gym Portsmouth is a members' health club on Lakeshore Drive, just south of Cosham, beside the King George playing field. Its heated indoor swimming pool is joined by a sauna, a steam room, a whirlpool spa and a new cold plunge bath. The gym is open around the clock for eligible members, and the pool opens 6am to 10pm Monday to Thursday, 6am to 9pm on Fridays and 7.30am to 8pm at weekends.
You Fit Portsmouth
You Fit Portsmouth is a members' health club inside the Holiday Inn Portsmouth on Pembroke Road, close to Old Portsmouth and the seafront. Alongside a fully equipped gym and classes it has a swimming pool, a spa pool, a sauna and a steam room. It opens 6.30am to 10pm Monday to Thursday, 6.30am to 9pm on Fridays and 7am to 8pm at weekends and on bank holidays.
Southsea Sauna
Southsea Sauna is a six-seat beachside sauna on Eastney beach beside the Southsea Beach Cafe, heated by a Harvia electric heater. Guests alternate between the heat and a cold plunge tub, the sea, fresh air or a shower. It is a rustic set-up with no changing rooms, so visitors change on the beach; swimwear is required in the sauna. Sessions are booked online, and the sauna is open 6am to 5pm every day, weather permitting.
The Solent Sauna
The Solent Sauna is an independent seafront sauna on the beach path at Lee-on-the-Solent, across the harbour from Portsmouth. Single seats in communal sessions cost £9 for 30 minutes or £18 for an hour, and the whole sauna can be hired privately for up to six people for £90. Guided 90-minute sessions add aromatic steam, herbal infusions, whisking and scrubs, and the sea is close by for cooling. From October 2026 to March 2027 it opens Friday to Sunday.
Solent Hotel & Spa
Solent Hotel & Spa is a four-star hotel at Whiteley, near Fareham, with a spa and health club. Its wellness area has a 13m indoor pool, a salt sauna, a steam room, a jacuzzi and a storm shower. Visitors who are not staying can book spa days with three hours of spa access, and the health club also sells gym memberships that include the pool, sauna and steam room.
Mountbatten Centre
The Mountbatten Centre in Hilsea is Portsmouth's flagship community sports and leisure centre, run by BH Live Active. Besides a gym, sports hall, athletics track and velodrome it has a 50m swimming pool and a spa with a jacuzzi, sauna and steam room plus loungers. Visitors can pay as they go or buy a £10 one-day pass. The centre opens 5am to 9pm on weekdays and 6am to 7pm at weekends.
Nuffield Health Portsmouth Fitness & Wellbeing Gym
Nuffield Health's Portsmouth Fitness & Wellbeing Gym sits off Alex Way by Alexandra Park in Hilsea. Every membership plan includes the gym floor, a swimming pool, a sauna and a steam room as well as unlimited fitness classes, and there is on-site parking. It opens 6.30am to 10pm on weekdays and 8am to 7pm at weekends.
Skylark Country Club
Skylark Country Club at Whiteley, near Fareham, pairs an 18-hole golf course with The Well House health club and spa, which has a 15m covered swimming pool with an adjacent sauna and steam room. Non-members can book spa days: the Relax and Unwind package gives four hours in the pool, sauna and steam rooms for £25 Monday to Thursday or £30 Friday to Sunday, and longer packages add treatments and a two-course meal.
Village Gym Portsmouth
Village Gym Portsmouth is a members' health club on Lakeshore Drive, just south of Cosham, beside the King George playing field. Its heated indoor swimming pool is joined by a sauna, a steam room, a whirlpool spa and a new cold plunge bath. The gym is open around the clock for eligible members, and the pool opens 6am to 10pm Monday to Thursday, 6am to 9pm on Fridays and 7.30am to 8pm at weekends.
You Fit Portsmouth
You Fit Portsmouth is a members' health club inside the Holiday Inn Portsmouth on Pembroke Road, close to Old Portsmouth and the seafront. Alongside a fully equipped gym and classes it has a swimming pool, a spa pool, a sauna and a steam room. It opens 6.30am to 10pm Monday to Thursday, 6.30am to 9pm on Fridays and 7am to 8pm at weekends and on bank holidays.