Jurassic Saunas

A wood-fired sauna on the shingle at Branscombe beach, a short walk from the Sea Shanty café

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Amber and Robert Bond run it, and Robert, a wood-burning stove installer by trade, fitted the IKI stove himself. Communal sessions take up to eight, and you cool off under the cold showers. The operator doesn’t encourage sea swimming here for safety reasons, so anyone who goes in does so at their own risk.

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