Welcome to SaunaBirds
Come join us at Liverpool Watersports Centre, Queens dock, for a beautiful wood fired Scandinavian sauna session with cold shower and baths.
A perfect spot to unwind, catch up with friends and make new connections.
Our community sauna seats 8 people comfortably.
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SaunaBirds – Safety Information and Insights
WELCOME TO SAUNABIRDS
Our 50 minute sessions are supervised, woodfired sauna and ice bath experiences. For everyone’s safety, please keep the following in mind at all times.SAUNA & ICE BATH SAFETY
Sauna and ice bath use involves heat and cold exposure.
Participate at your own discretion and listen to your body.
Exit immediately if you feel unwell, dizzy, breathless, panicked, numb, or uncomfortable.
Stay hydrated before, during, and after sessions.
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GET STARTED
Please follow all staff briefings, signage, and instructions.
Maximum session times and capacity limits must be observed.
SaunaBirds staff may end a session if safety is compromised.
PROHIBITED IN THE SAUNA
For safety and hygiene reasons:
No footwear
No glass bottles or containers
No mobile phones or electronic devices
No nudity
No alcohol, vaping or drug use
Failure to follow the above may result in removal from the session.
ICE BATH USE
Ice baths are optional.
Coldwater immersion carries risks including cold shock.
SaunaBirds staff do not instruct or supervise head submersion.
If you choose to submerge your head, you do so at your own risk.
DOCK SWIMMING – NOT INCLUDED
SaunaBirds sessions do not include swimming in Queens Dock.
Dock swimming requires a separate booking with Liverpool Watersports Centre and is subject to their rules and supervision.
SaunaBirds does not provide or supervise dock swimming.
CHANGING & TOILETS
Customers may use Liverpool Watersports Centre changing and toilet facilitieswhen available.
These facilities are provided by Liverpool Watersports Centre and are used at your own risk.
SaunaBirds does not manage or supervise these facilities.
FIRE & EQUIPMENT SAFETY
The sauna is woodfired and operated only by trained staff.
Do not touch the stove, flue, fire tools, ash containers, or staff-only areas.
PERSONAL BELONGINGS
Personal items are brought on site at your own risk.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US KEEP EVERYONE SAFE
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The sauna session is for 50 minutes.
During your session feel free to dip in and out of the sauna, to use the water baths and cold shower.
PLEASE SHOWER BEFORE USING THE BATHS.
You can use the Liverpool Watersports changing facilities if you wish or come in your changing robe .
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Swim wear
2 Towels (one to sit on in the sauna and one to dry )
Suitable footwear for walking around outside
Water to stay hydrated
Warm clothing for after your session
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The sauna is situated on Queens Dock Liverpool.
If you would like to book a swim session in the dock, this can be booked directly with Liverpool Watersports Centre.
Saunabirds are not responsible for any use of the dock.
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Parking is free at the Liverpool Watersports Centre.
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For insurance reasons guests under the age of 16 are not permitted to use the sauna.
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All sauna sessions must be booked in advance online via our website.
We do not accept cash payments.
If you have been using the facilities at LWC and decide that you would like to sauna afterwards this still must be booked online.
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You cant cancel a booking but you can reschedule to another time or date.
Relax and enjoy the luxury of our traditional wood fired Scandinavian sauna. Temperatures in the sauna usually range from 80 to 90 degrees and sometimes reach in excess of 100 degrees.
During your time in the sauna we recommend cycles of 5 to 15 minutes of hot and cold.
Listen to your body. Stay hydrated, drink water in between every cycle.
We offer a cold shower and cold baths but please shower before using the baths.
We will pop in at intervals to pour water over the stones to create beautiful steam with essential oils.
Features
Our sauna accommodates a maximum of 8 people.
Cold waterfall shower and two cold baths.
Salt scrub.
The sauna is made from Scandinavian A + spruce on the internal walls, the seating in aspen timber to ensure ultimate comfort against the skin.
The oven is meticulously crafted and proudly bears the CE mark ensuring its compliance with strict European safety standards.
Sauna therapy offers a range of proven benefits for both physical and mental wellbeing: regular sessions can improve cardiovascular function by increasing heart rate and circulation, aid muscle recovery and reduce joint pain through heat-induced relaxation, and promote detoxification via increased sweating; additionally, saunas help relieve stress and anxiety by triggering the release of endorphins and encouraging deep relaxation, may enhance sleep quality, and support skin health by opening pores and promoting circulation to the skin surface.
Sauna hot-and-cold contrast therapy is a bracing ritual of switching between steamy heat and cold, a few minutes in the sauna followed by a quick plunge or cold shower that leaves you feeling invigorated, surprisingly relaxed and oddly cheerful.
We also recommend wearing a sauna hat to help regulate the heat. It keeps your head cooler so stops you overheating and also helps to prevent your hair from drying as it maintains moisture which is especially important for coloured hair
Check out our booking platform for opening times —whether you’re popping in for a cheeky steam between errands, planning a cosy weekend with mates, or organising an exclusive group booking for a catch up and good vibes, we’ve got the heat and the hospitality lined up.
Where …
Liverpool Watersports Centre
