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Secret Sauna, Porlock Weir

The Secret Sauna brings its wood-fired barrel to the little harbour at Porlock Weir on the Exmoor coast

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Porlock Weir is one of the mobile sauna’s regular weekly stops, with public sessions and private hire. Up to eight sit comfortably, and the sea off the shingle beach is there for cooling down. Bring a robe, as there’s nowhere to change.

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More places to visit near Secret Sauna, Porlock Weir

Photo of Exmoor, a National Park in south west England.Iconic

Exmoor

You’re inside itNational Park near Winsford

High moor meeting a dramatic coast, with red deer and some of England's darkest skies.

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

here · spans 4 counties

Photo of Porlock, a village in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Porlock

Village

Thatched Exmoor village at the foot of notoriously steep Porlock Hill, a huddle of old cottages between the moor and its pebble-banked weir.

2.4 km SE · Somerset

Photo of Allerford, a village in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Allerford

Village

Exmoor-edge hamlet famous for its twin-arched medieval packhorse bridge over the stream, with a rural life museum in the old school.

4 km E · Somerset

Photo of Horner Wood, a landmark near Porlock in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Horner Wood

Landmark near Porlock

One of Britain's largest surviving Atlantic oakwoods, a mossy valley of ancient trees and packhorse bridges below Dunkery on Exmoor.

5 km SE

Photo: Dunkery Beacon, a 520m hill near Porlock in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Dunkery Beacon

Marilyn · County top near Porlock

Highest point of Exmoor and Somerset.

6.8 km SE