Oxwich Bay’s Tŷ Sawna as seen on BBC
How great it was recently to wake up, turn on the television, as see our very local, and very wonderful, Tŷ Sawna Oxwich make a splash on BBC Breakfast.
Tŷ Sawna is the very successful brand created by Welsh-born, nature-lover and global-traveller, Harri Barker, who succeeded in bringing a Scandi-style sauna to our local bay here in Oxwich, in the Gower peninsula.
In fact, since setting up her first wood-fired barrel sauna in 2022 she has brought another one to the bay: Tŷ Bach Twt can accommodate 8 people while its former sister sauna Tŷ Mawr, as you might expect, can accommodate 10 people.
And now, thanks to BBC Breakfast, the whole of the UK can see how wonderful Tŷ Sawna and Oxwich Bay is! And we’re lucky to have it on our doorstep at Bayview, being just a 5-min walk from the distinctive saunas right at the water’s edge.
Tŷ Sawna has proved a great hit with locals and visitors to Gower alike. It offers a programme of ‘saunaing’ throughout the year, for individuals or groups of people looking to detox, unwind, recharge and reset. Summer or winter, Tŷ Sawna enables people to soak up spectacular views and awesome sunrises through the saunas’ windows and to combine the cwtch of the saunas with the exhilaration of a cold dip just a few footsteps away.
Our guests tell us that Tŷ Sawna’s unique location has a great appeal and that it’s wonderful to find a sauna located in a coastal setting, rather than in the corner of a sweaty gym! That’s why it’s loved so much by those who are new to saunas, the growing ranks of sauna-lovers in the UK, and by wild and cold-water swimmers at any time of the year. And that’s why Tŷ Sawna has not only featured on the BBC numerous times but now finds itself included in a book of Britain’s best saunas.
So, if you’re looking for a wellbeing health re-boot, and to find a communal space where you can chat to friends in a ‘seat by the sea’ and tune into the rhythms of life, Tŷ Sawna is the place for you.
Tŷ Sawna is a superb local Gower enterprise that we’re proud to recommend to our guests who stay in our collection of luxury holiday retreats, cottages, apartments and bungalows. A fun-fact is that many of our properties are linked by the use of ‘Ty’(it means house in Welsh!). Tŷ Seren and Tŷ Gwawr are our exquisite apartments, and Tŷ Megan, Tŷ Florence and Tŷ Alice are our architect-designed cottages. Though we’re not linked as a business to Tŷ Sawna, we are so proud to flag them up!
To find out more about Tŷ Sawna and the wide range of benefits gained from hot to cold therapy, please visit www.tysawna.co.uk. To see the BBC Breakfast clip please visit www.instagram.com/tysawna ‘as seen on bbc’ post.
We’d love you to make your base here in one of our luxury holiday rental properties. So, if you need any help with deciding which of our properties would be the best fit for you and your family and friends, please contact the Team here at Bayview Oxwich who’ll be happy to advise.
We look forward to welcoming you here to enjoy all Gower has to offer in 2026.