Soak Seaweed Baths
A seaweed bathhouse on the South Promenade at Newcastle, County Down, open since 2006, which the operator calls the only seaweed bathhouse in the UK. Six single rooms and one double room each hold a traditional bath of hot seawater and seaweed hand-picked on the South Down coast, with a steam pod and a freshwater shower.
Getting in
- Parking
- Free car park opposite the bathhouse (operator).
- Public transport
- Nearest railway station Newry, 23 miles, with services to Belfast and Dublin (operator).
- Address
- 5 South Promenade, Newcastle, Co Down BT33 0EX
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Single Seaweed Bath, 1 hr (Private room with one seaweed bath, a shower and a steam pod)£35about €41
- Shared Single Seaweed Bath, 1 hr (Two people sharing a private room with one bath)£60about €71
- Double Deluxe Seaweed Bath, 1 hr (Double room with two seaweed baths, a shower and a steam pod)£70about €82
- Additional Person In Bathroom (Usually only for the double room)£25about €29
- Hours
- Mon11:30-20:00
- Tueclosed
- Wedclosed
- Thuclosed
- Fri11:30-20:00
- Sat11:30-20:00
- Sunclosed
- Swimwear and rules
- Each bathing room is private and lockable, so no swimwear is needed unless you prefer it (operator). The building is unisex, with no separate female and male areas.
- Children
- Seaweed baths and spa treatments are for over-16s unless accompanied by an adult.
- Tickets
- Timed entry slots, book ahead
- Official site
- soakseaweedbaths.com
- Facilities
- ShowersCaféParking
About Soak Seaweed Baths
The idea came from a visit to the seaweed baths at Enniscrone in County Sligo, and the operator calls the bathhouse the rebirth of a custom this part of Ireland had long forgotten. Three treatment rooms were added in 2008, and a tea room serving scones and tray bakes in 2009. For each bath a bucket of freshly picked seaweed is washed in fresh water and scalded in seawater; it is never reused, and afterwards it goes to a local farmer as fertiliser, or home with you for the garden if you ask. Every bathroom is wired for sound, and the operator suggests bringing your own CD.
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