YOYO Yard

YOYO Yard is a sauna, wellness and creative venue tucked into a North Laine courtyard at 36 Cheltenham Place. Its main experience centres on a traditional Finnish sauna, with a cold plunge pool, salt-filtered hot tub, showers and changing facilities arranged in an outdoor garden setting. Sauna sessions are communal unless a different arrangement is stated, creating a shared format for regular users, first-time visitors and anyone looking for a structured pause from city life.

The sauna has been built in the UK using Finnish sauna techniques and is heated by an emission-free stove powered by renewable energy. The venue places emphasis on a lower-impact approach, while retaining the heat and steam associated with Finnish sauna practice. Hosts can guide newcomers through the process, and each session includes access to water and tea. Special treatments and rituals include aufguss, leaf-whisking, infused ice balls and salt scrubs.

YOYO Yard also functions as a small creative community. Six on-site artist studios support ceramic and visual artists, with a shared ceramics space offering desk rental, wheel access and firing services. A shared painting studio provides flexible workspace, while private studios are used by local ceramic artists. The combination of making, heat therapy and quiet garden space gives the venue a distinct workshop-led character rather than a conventional spa format.

Accommodation is available in four self-contained apartments designed around wellness stays. Maple wood interiors and Scandinavian-inspired details create a warm, calm atmosphere, with sauna photography and artwork connected to the venue’s residency programme. Apartment bookings include complimentary sessions at the on-site sauna spa. The accommodation also supports residential courses covering subjects such as pottery, sauna mastery and Lithuanian leaf whisking.

A glass-roofed event space hosts creative workshops, exhibitions, food pop-ups, day retreats, holistic activities and corporate away days. YOYO Yard suits sauna newcomers, regular bathers, creative practitioners, workshop participants and guests seeking a wellness-focused stay close to the station and seafront. It is a practical choice for visitors interested in Finnish sauna culture, cold-water recovery, artist-led activity and a slower urban setting.