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Sauna bar in East Sussex

Two wood-fired saunas, cold plunges and a bar. Ten minutes from Tunbridge Wells.

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Thurs-SunFree parking10 mins from Tunbridge Wells

WHAT’S HERE

Get hot, get cold, get a drink.

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Inside one of the wood-fired saunas at Balta Chill

SAUNAS

Two wood-fired saunas, reaching up to 85°C. One is light and social, the other dark and quiet. There’s space for 22 people across the two, although our community sessions are capped at 15. Both look out over the fields.

A cold plunge tub at Balta Chill

COLD PLUNGES

One plunge is kept properly cold, at around 7-9°C. The other is left ambient, usually somewhere around 19°C. Use them between sauna rounds, or don’t - cold plunging is completely optional.

The bar at Balta Chill

BAR & CAFÉ

Beer from local breweries, wine, low- and no-alcohol drinks, soft drinks and coffee. Open Thursday to Sunday, and you don’t need a sauna booking to come in.

What's on

Coming up at Balta.

Aufguss ceremonies, full-moon saunas, socials and the odd one-off - on top of the usual Thursday to Sunday opening.

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  1. breathing through the plunge

    Workshop

    Breathing Under Pressure

    14:00 - 15:30 · £20

  2. Woman bending backwards in a yoga pose

    Yoga

    Autumn Equinox Flow 🍂

    18:30 - 20:30 · £25 Price includes the yoga class, followed by access to the saunas and tea

  3. rosezita yoga class

    Yoga

    Yoga & Sauna

    09:00 - 10:30 · £20

  4. pizza at Balta Chill

    Food Truck

    Power Crust Pizza

    16:00 - 20:30

WHAT TO BRING

Bring four things.

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  1. TowelsBring one to dry yourself off and, if you can, another to sit on in the sauna. It helps us keep the benches nice, but we know bringing two towels is a bit of a pain, so the second isn’t compulsory.
  2. FootwearBring sliders, flip-flops or something else you don’t mind getting wet. The saunas are a short walk from the changing rooms and bar, and you’ll probably make the trip a few times.
  3. SwimwearOur community sessions are mixed, so swimwear is required. Trunks, bikinis and one-pieces are all fine.
  4. A friendly mindThere’s an old Finnish saying that everyone should come into the sauna with a friendly mind. We like that. The atmosphere comes from the people in it, so be kind, make room for others and let everyone enjoy sauna in their own way.
The Balta Chill café and bar
A detail shot of the Balta Chill bar

The bar and café

Just come for a drink.

The bar and café are open Thursday to Sunday, whether you’re using the sauna or not.

Drop in for coffee, a post-walk drink or a catch-up. No booking needed.

Private hire

Have the place to yourselves.

Hire one sauna, the whole Sauna Hub, or the whole place. For small groups, big groups and pretty much anything in between.

Birthdays, team days, hen and stag dos, club sessions and a few other reasons to get everyone in a sauna.

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A private group together at Balta Chill
Rachel and Billy, the founders of Balta Chill

Our story

We didn’t invent this. Estonia did.

We’re Rachel and Billy. We lived in Estonia for a couple of years, and that’s where we got properly into saunas.

Over there, it isn’t a treatment or a big occasion - it’s just where people go to see each other. Friends, family, people from work. You get hot, cool down, have a drink, go back in and sit around for a few hours without doing very much.

We moved back to the UK, went looking for the same thing, and couldn’t really find it.

So we built our own version here, in an old farm workshop outside Tunbridge Wells.

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Practical stuff

Where to find us

Sessions:
90 minutes as standard, with 3-hour sessions available too.

Opening hours:
Thursday 11:00-21:00
Friday 11:00-22:00
Saturday 11:00-20:00
Sunday 11:00-20:00

Prices:
90-minute sessions from £16, but packs and memberships are always cheaper.

Where:
Dene Farm, Wadhurst Road, Mark Cross, Crowborough, TN6 3PD. Ten minutes from Tunbridge Wells.

Parking:
Free, on site.

The bar:
Open to anyone, sauna booking or not.

Contact:
[email protected]

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