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If you have started shopping for an outdoor sauna, you will have noticed the market is crowded. Search online and you'll find dozens of "Canadian cedar" saunas, many of them shipped in flat-pack form from factories that have never seen a Canadian winter. Leisurecraft is different, and it's why we've built our sauna range around them.
A name with real Canadian provenance
Leisurecraft (known to many by its founding name, Dundalk Leisurecraft) is a family-owned manufacturer based in Melancthon, Ontario — a small town formerly called Dundalk, which is where the company took its name. This isn't a brand that licenses its name to an overseas factory. Every sauna, cold plunge, and cedar hot tub is designed, cut, and assembled in the same Ontario workshops the business has operated from for over two decades.
That distinction matters more than it might sound. A lot of "Canadian" saunas on the market are made from Canadian timber that's been shipped abroad for assembly, then shipped back. Leisurecraft has been vocal about the difference this makes to quality — doors that don't seal properly, barrel bands that loosen, joinery that doesn't hold. When you buy Leisurecraft, the wood was grown in Canada, and the sauna was built in Canada, by the people who've been building them for twenty years.
A history built on getting the details right
Leisurecraft started out making outdoor cedar furniture. As demand grew, the range expanded — first into saunas, then tiki bars, then indoor furniture, cold plunges, and wood-burning hot tubs. That gradual, product-by-product growth is part of why the construction is so considered: this is a company that has spent two decades refining stave joints, heater platforms, and ventilation, not one that entered the sauna market to chase a wellness trend.
The result is a five-year parts warranty — one of the longest in the industry — and a reputation built on saunas that are still performing well after a decade or more outdoors.
Quality and method of construction
What sets a Leisurecraft sauna apart isn't marketing, it's the build itself:
• Solid wood construction — either Western Red Cedar or Eastern White Cedar, both naturally resistant to moisture, decay, and insects without chemical treatment.
• Proper joinery — barrel saunas use stave-and-band construction with stainless steel bands; cabin and pod saunas use tongue-and-groove panels with dovetail joints, so the structure holds tight through expansion and contraction across seasons.
• Marine-grade hardware — T6061 aluminium fittings that won't corrode outdoors.
• A heater platform built for real löyly — the deep, enveloping steam that separates a genuine sauna from a hot box. This is engineered into the room's proportions and airflow, not an afterthought.
• Pre-fabricated kits — every part is cut and labelled at the factory, so what arrives on site is a precision kit, not a pile of rough-sawn timber.
It's the kind of construction that rewards close inspection — the joints, the wall thickness, the way a door actually seats into its frame. Most competing "budget" saunas simply don't hold up to that level of scrutiny.
A genuinely wide range
Leisurecraft's range means there's a sauna for almost any garden, budget, or aesthetic:
• Barrel saunas — the classic curved profile, in 2- to 6-person sizes, with or without a covered porch and panoramic glass.
• Cabin saunas — flat-walled, room-like interiors with flexible layouts, up to eight-person capacity.
• Pod saunas — a rounded, cosy footprint with excellent heat circulation.
• Pure Cube collection — a modern, architectural look with large glass panels and insulated modular walls, for anyone wanting a contemporary garden building rather than a traditional barrel.
• Canadian Timber collection — the same construction and craftsmanship in Eastern White Cedar, at a more accessible price point.
Add to that a full choice of electric or wood-burning heaters, and companion products — cold plunge tubs, wood-fired hot tubs, and outdoor showers built to match — and it becomes possible to build an entire outdoor wellness space from one manufacturer, with everything designed to sit together visually and functionally.
Why Take Wellness
Take Wellness is proud to be the place to buy your Leisurecraft sauna in the UK. As a multi-brand outdoor wellness retailer with showrooms in Cheltenham and Pontyclun, we don't just sell saunas from a brochure — our team can talk you through the real differences between Western Red Cedar and Eastern White Cedar, the practicalities of wood-burning versus electric heating for a UK garden, and how a sauna sits alongside a hot tub or swim spa if you're planning a fuller outdoor wellness setup.
Because we work directly with Leisurecraft, you get:
• Genuine Leisurecraft products, backed by the manufacturer's five-year parts warranty• Expert guidance from a team that lives and breathes outdoor wellness, not a generalist garden retailer
• A showroom experience — see the cedar, the joinery, and the finish in person before you commit
• Support beyond the sale — from site preparation advice through to assembly guidance and long-term care
Buying a sauna is a decision you'll live with for years, if not decades. Choosing genuine Canadian craftsmanship, from a retailer that understands the product inside and out, is the difference between a garden feature and a lifelong ritual.
Ready to see a Leisurecraft sauna for yourself?
Visit us in Cheltenham or Pontyclun, or get in touch with the Take Wellness team to talk through which model suits your space.