If you’re looking for a sauna in the midlands, The Sweaty Yeti in Lanesborough is a wood-fired outdoor sauna with a hot tub and barrel cold plunges, beside the River Shannon at the top of Lough Ree.
How far is it?
- Roscommon town: about 10 minutes
- Longford town: about 25 minutes
- Athlone: about 30 minutes
- Mullingar: about 45 minutes
- Galway: about 1 hour 30 minutes
- Dublin: about 1 hour 45 minutes
It’s at the Distillery Yard, Lanesborough, Co. Longford, N39 C3V8, with free parking on site.
What a session includes
- Weekend sessions (75 minutes): wood-fired sauna, hot tub and barrel cold plunge.
- Weekday sessions (45 minutes): the same, and handy after work.
- Sauna and cold plunge (45 minutes): without the hot tub.
- Women-only sessions in 45 and 75-minute lengths.
- Private hire of the whole sauna for groups, birthdays and events.
Sessions, bundles and gift cards are booked online at thesweatyyeti.ie.
Make a day of it
Grab a Neapolitan-style pizza from Píosa Pizza or a coffee and bagel from Cata Coffee, both in the same yard, then walk along the Shannon to Lanesborough Bridge. For more ideas, see ten things to do in Lanesborough.