Dorset Sauna Monthly Christmas Special 2025
Solstice steam, harbour lights and New Year sea air
Editor’s Note
December in Dorset runs on fairy lights and low sun. The beaches stay open, the forest floor softens underfoot and studios glow late into the evening. For this Christmas and New Year special we lean into three lenses: Sea, Forest, Studio.
Sea for moonlit dips and harbour steam. Forest for wreaths, wood smoke and quiet cabins under the canopy. Studio for solstice sound and movement that bookend the year. Pick one anchor point in the calendar and build the rest of your festive plans around it.
Top Picks
Soul Sister Sauna & Sea — Full Moon (Wild Ways & Lazy Days)
📅 Wed 17 December 2025 17:50–19:30
📍 Studland Sauna Hut, Knoll Beach, Swanage
Women-only wood fired sauna on the sand with an optional sea dip under the winter full moon. The hut faces Old Harry Rocks so the last light and first stars sit right in the doorway.
Why it’s worth your time: A tide-side ritual held with care and clarity.
Winter Solstice Celebration Sound Healing Evening (Mellulah)
📅 Wed 17 December 2025 19:00–21:00
📍 Moreton, Dorset
Crystal bowls, gong and deep rest in a warm studio lined with timber. A focused two-hour descent into stillness timed to land on the solstice threshold.
Why it’s worth your time: A quiet reset before the festive rush peaks.
Finding Peace — Nervous System Reset Yoga Retreat (Mellulah)
📅 Fri 5–Sun 7 December 2025 (Fri start 16:00)
📍 Countryside venue near the Dorset coast
Three days of yoga, sound and walks from a country house base, with plant based meals and space to properly land before the festive curve begins.
Why it’s worth your time: A warm and deliberate opening to the season.
The Forest Sauna — Winter Forest Sauna & Plunge
📅 December 2025 (daily by booking)
📍 Woodland near Wareham, Dorset
Wood fired cabin with cold plunge and outdoor rain shower set deep in quiet forest. Sessions run as private hire so you set your own rhythm of heat, air and cold.
Why it’s worth your time: A clean, slow forest ritual shaped by timber and stillness.
Revive Wild Sauna — New Year On The Water
📅 Wed 31 December 2025 & Thu 1 January 2026
📍 Weymouth Beach, Bowleaze Cove & Portland Marina
Revive open across both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day with wood fired saunas set at the water’s edge. Communal and private sessions run through daylight and after dark.
Why it’s worth your time: Close the year in steam, begin the next in cold salt water.
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The Calendar
Soul Sister Sauna & Sea — New Moon
📅 Wed 3 December 2025 17:50–19:30
📍 Studland Sauna Hut, Knoll Beach, Swanage
New moon women’s sauna and sea dip with a small group and winter light dropping fast over the bay.
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Finding Peace — Nervous System Reset Yoga Retreat
📅 Fri 5–Sun 7 December 2025
📍 Mellulah countryside venue
Weekend retreat with yoga, restorative sessions and sound healing.
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Soul Sister Circle — December Gathering
📅 Fri 5 December 2025 19:00–21:00
📍 Morden Village Hall, North Dorset
Indoor winter circle with shared skills and a held, quiet pace.
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Soul Medicine Solstice Special — Yoga Rave
📅 Fri 12 December 2025 18:30
📍 Moreton, Dorset
A solstice season night of flowing yoga, sound, cacao and movement.
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Happy River — Festive Forest Wreath Workshop & Shirin Yoku Experience
📅 Sat 13 December 2025 14:00–17:00
📍 Happy River Retreat, near Wareham
Forest bathing followed by a wreath making session using natural materials inside the yurt.
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Soul Sister Sauna & Sea — Full Moon
📅 Wed 17 December 2025 17:50–19:30
📍 Studland Sauna Hut, Knoll Beach
Full moon sauna with winter stars over the bay.
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Winter Solstice Sound Healing — Afternoon Session
📅 Wed 17 December 2025 14:30–16:30
📍 Moreton, Dorset
Daytime solstice ceremony with bowls and gong.
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Winter Solstice Sound Healing — Evening Session
📅 Wed 17 December 2025 19:00–21:00
📍 Moreton, Dorset
Evening session with candlelit sound and rest.
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Saltwater Sauna — Festive Communal Sessions
📅 Mid–late December 2025 (times released on calendar)
📍 Sandbanks Beach, Poole
Communal 65 minute heats in beach cabins with sea access steps away.
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Shoreline Sauna — December Beachside Sessions
📅 December 2025 (weekly; see calendar)
📍 Sandy Beach, Lyme Regis
Cedar sauna on the sand overlooking the Jurassic Coast.
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The Island Sauna — Winter Harbour Sessions
📅 December 2025
📍 Black Barge Beach & Portland Marina
Barrel saunas by the harbour with regular morning and evening sessions.
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Revive Wild Sauna — December Sea Sauna Sessions
📅 December 2025
📍 Bowleaze Cove, Portland Marina & Weymouth Beach
Wood fired saunas at three coastal spots with uninterrupted access to the water.
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Seaside Sauna Haus — Winter Communals & Full Moon Saunas
📅 December 2025
📍 Seatown Beach, West Dorset
Wood fired cabin on the shingle with full moon listings highlighted each month.
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The Forest Sauna — Private Sauna & Plunge
📅 December 2025
📍 Woodland near Wareham
Private forest sauna with plunge pool and open sky shower.
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Revive Wild Sauna — New Year’s Eve Sessions
📅 Wed 31 December 2025
📍 Weymouth Beach, Bowleaze Cove & Portland Marina
Dusk, dark and post fireworks heats by the water.
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Revive Wild Sauna — New Year’s Day Sessions
📅 Thu 1 January 2026
📍 Weymouth Beach, Bowleaze Cove & Portland Marina
The first sea dip of the year straight from the stove.
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Venue Spotlight
Revive Wild Sauna (Weymouth / Bowleaze / Portland)
Revive Wild Sauna runs a small fleet of wood fired barrel saunas at Bowleaze Cove, Portland Marina and Weymouth Beach. Warm timber benches, clear lines to the stove and large glazing keep sea and sky in view. Outside, steps lead straight to sand or slipway for the plunge.
The cadence is yours to set. Communal sessions offer an easy hour with others; private slots let you shape your own rounds of heat, air and water. Locations shift with season and tide but the water is always close.
What Revive does well is keep things simple and grounded: local hosts, clean design, and Dorset’s coastline doing most of the work.
More: revivewildsauna.co.uk
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Closing Note
Christmas in Dorset suits those who like their sparkle with a touch of sea mist and wood smoke. Choose one date and let the rest of the season gather around it.