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Thermal baths in Dún Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire is a harbor town on the south shore of Dublin Bay, about 12 km south-east of Dublin city center on the DART line. Helios moors a floating sauna in Coal Harbour, and Sandycove Sauna by the Sea stands about 2 km east on Sandycove Point, beside the Forty Foot bathing place. The James Joyce Tower and Museum, in the Martello tower where Ulysses opens, is on the same point.

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Baths in Dún Laoghaire compared

Entry, swimwear rules, age limits and ticket type, side by side.

BathEntrySwimwear and rulesAgeTickets
1Helios Floating SaunaDún Laoghaire
  • On-Peak Hours, 45 min€24.95
  • Off-Peak Hours, 45 min€19.95
  • Silent Session, 45 min€24.95
Appropriate swimwear must be worn at all times (operator).18+Timed slots, book ahead
2Sandycove Sauna by the SeaDún Laoghaire
  • 30 Minute Sauna€15
  • 1 Hour Sauna€20
  • 3 × 30 min€36
  • 5 × 30 min€55
Bring swimwear and a towel (operator)none statedTimed slots, book ahead

Every bath in Dún Laoghaire

Open all year unless the hours say otherwise.

  1. 1Helios Floating Sauna

    Bathhouse, Dún Laoghaire · No use under the influence of alcohol. Full refund or rescheduling 24 hours or more ahead; no refund under 24 hours. Private hire for up to 12.

    A wood-fired sauna on a pontoon in Coal Harbour at Dún Laoghaire, which the operator calls Ireland's first floating sauna, with a large window over the harbour.

  2. 2Sandycove Sauna by the Sea

    Bathhouse, Dún Laoghaire

    A wood-fired barrel sauna at the water's edge on Sandycove Point, two minutes' walk from the Forty Foot bathing place on Dublin Bay.