Temporary Closure at Peckham Community Sauna - Glengall Wharf Garden

Written By Charlie Duckworth

We have some bittersweet news to share.

Our Peckham Sauna at Glengall Wharf Garden will be temporarily closing, as of 14 July, to begin planning the next phase of the sauna in the Garden. The great news is that we’ve recently received planning permission - a huge milestone that lays the foundation for a permanent and thriving sauna presence at the site. Thank you to everyone who supported us in getting there! However, the sauna requires essential work to secure its long-term future. And as many of you know, this has always been a pop-up site, beautiful and full of charm, but now in urgent need of investment and upgrades to stay functional and viable for the years to come. Critical work needs to be undertaken on:

  •  Electrics

  •  Drainage and toilets

  •  Infrastructure to improve longevity

These improvements will allow us to create a space that truly honours the potential of the Garden and the needs of our community. It means however, we are unable to operate until they are undertaken. Given the cost involved in completing the works, now is a time to reflect with the Garden on the long-term future of the sauna. Before undertaking any works, we are working with the Garden to map out what that could look like.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be working hand-in-hand with Glengall Wharf Garden, our team, and you - our customers - to shape a long-term vision and a new, sustainable way of operating. Temporarily closing is not a decision we’ve taken lightly, but we know that starting this work now means we can reopen sooner, stronger, and better equipped for the future.

In the meantime, you can still get your sauna fix at our other nearby sites:

 We’d love to welcome you there while Glengall Wharf gets the love and care it deserves.

To our friends at the Garden, our incredible staff, and everyone who has joined us for a sweat in this beautiful corner of London, thank you. You’ve helped make this site an oasis in the city, and we can’t wait to return with something even more special.

This is just the beginning of the next chapter in our sauna journey at Glengall Wharf. We’re dreaming big and we look forward to sweating with you again soon.

With gratitude,
The Community Sauna team

Charlie Duckworth
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