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The best saunas in Manchester

Relaxing in a steamy sauna can have numerous health benefits, from detoxing and improving your skin to helping you manage pain or stress and aiding relaxation. If you're keen to reap these benefits, numerous spas and venues around Manchester offer saunas in addition to other impressive facilities. We'll help you decide where to go when you need to sweat it out with this guide to the best saunas in Manchester.

Tamsin Spargo, Thatsup
Tamsin Spargo
  1. Manchester's best saunas
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      Basement Manchester Sprawling specialist venue
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      Pace Health Club & Nuspa Modern luxury spa
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      The Spa & Gym at The Edwardian Manchester Modern wellness facilities
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      Rena Spa Award-winning city escape
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      King Street Townhouse Gym & Spa Impressive thermal facilities
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      Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa Spa breaks in Manchester
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      Escape Spa Experience a Finnish sauna

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Manchester's best saunas

Basement Manchester

Sprawling specialist venue

Recognised as one of the leading saunas for gay and bisexual men in the country, Basement Manchester is a sizeable venue occupying the basement of a Victorian mill in Ancoats. This atmospheric venue boasts a dry sauna plus two spa pools and a steam room. There's also a licensed bar and plenty of space for relaxing.

Pace Health Club & Nuspa

Modern luxury spa

Pace Health Club & Nuspa is a modern and well-equipped wellness facility, offering a fitness suite in addition to a heated pool, steam room, and sauna. There are a range of indulgent treatments and spa day packages available here that give you full use of these luxury facilities, as well as rejuvenating treatments that'll leave you fully refreshed.

The Spa & Gym at The Edwardian Manchester

Modern wellness facilities

Based in the heart of the city, The Spa & Gym at The Edwardian Manchester offers refreshing treatments alongside modern facilities. There's a sauna here in addition to a pool, jacuzzi, steam room, experience shower, and a cutting-edge gym. A range of treatments are offered, as well as passes just to use the facilities.

Rena Spa

Award-winning city escape

Rena Spa is an award-winning luxury sanctuary in the city centre. This spa is equipped with top quality wellness facilities, including a sauna featuring a unique Himalayan salt block wall that enhances the experience. Some of the other facilities include steam rooms, sleep chambers, a pool, and a jacuzzi, plus a comprehensive range of treatments are available.

King Street Townhouse Gym & Spa

Impressive thermal facilities

King Street Townhouse Gym & Spa offers luxury fitness and spa facilities at one of Manchester's finest hotels. The relaxing spa has a host of impressive facilities – of course, there's a sauna but the spa also boasts a lounge, ice fountain, salt cave, and other thermal spa facilities. Treatments and packages are also available here. 

Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa

Spa breaks in Manchester

An award-winning hotel less than an hour from the centre of Manchester, Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa offers peaceful accommodation in classic surroundings, plus a relaxing spa and wellness centre. Spa facilities here include an indoor pool, saunas, steam rooms, and a gym. Treatments and spa packages are also on offer.

Escape Spa

Experience a Finnish sauna

A hotel spa in the city centre, Escape Spa has a luxurious and modern wellness suite that includes an authentic Finnish-style sauna and an aromatic steam bath. As well as using these impressive facilities, you can partake in a range of treatments or choose a spa day package for the ultimate in rejuvenation.

Saunas – About the guide

The best saunas in Manchester - Our guide to the best saunas in Manchester is updated regularly. If you know of a great sauna in Manchester that we haven't featured in our guide, feel free to get in touch. Please let us know if you see any mistakes in our guide to the top saunas in Manchester. Have you visited any of the places mentioned in the guide? Don't forget to write a review on Thatsup.

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