Fancy a sauna by the harbour? One's planned for Maryport Wood-fired sauna planned for Maryport harbour car park beside Senhouse Dock
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A firm wants to plonk an eight-person wood-fired sauna on the harbour car park by Senhouse Dock, open Fridays and Saturdays to start with.
If you live round Maryport harbour, park on the harbour car park, or you just fancy a sweat with a sea view, have a look at this.
A firm called Athepius Ltd has asked Cumberland Council for permission to use part of the harbour car park at Maryport Marina for a wood-fired sauna. The application number is FUL/2026/0148. It went in on 5 November and hasn't been decided yet.
It'd sit between Senhouse Dock and the River Ellen. The Times & Star went through the paperwork: it's a ready-made Eden Hut Morgan unit, about three metres by two and a half, with a glass front, wooden benches and a log burner running on kiln-dried hardwood. There'd be a changing area and a wood store too, about 30 square metres altogether.
Eight people at a time, booked online, either shared sessions or private hire for a group. It'd start on Fridays and Saturdays and maybe open more days if it takes off. Doors shut by 9pm and no loud music.
You'd lose two of the 12 spaces on the car park while it's there. The firm says there's no digging or foundations, it could be lifted out in a day, and the harbour authority has agreed to lease them the spot. The plans say outdoor saunas "bring daytime and off-season activity to the harbour".
Want a look or want your say? Search FUL/2026/0148 on Cumberland Council's planning applications website and comment while it's still being considered. It's another bit of life for the harbour after the Navy Club bar and restaurant plan we covered earlier this month.
Athepius Ltd has applied to Cumberland Council to put an eight-person sauna on part of the harbour car park between Senhouse Dock and the River Ellen.
For people who live near Maryport harbour, use the harbour car park, or like the idea of a sauna by the sea, a new planning application is now with Cumberland Council.
Athepius Ltd has applied for permission to change the use of part of the harbour car park at Maryport Marina so it can host a wood-fired sauna. The application, reference FUL/2026/0148, was received on 5 November and is awaiting a decision.
The site sits between Senhouse Dock and the River Ellen. According to the application, reported by the Times & Star, the sauna would be a factory-built Eden Hut Morgan unit about three metres by 2.5 metres, with a glass front, wooden benches and a wood-burning stove that uses kiln-dried hardwood logs. A changing area and a wood store would also be provided, taking up about 30 square metres in all.
It would seat eight people and offer pre-booked shared sessions and private group hire, starting on Fridays and Saturdays with the possibility of more days later. Sessions would end by 9pm and there would be no amplified music.
Two of the car park's 12 spaces would be lost while the sauna is there. The applicant says it needs no foundations or service trenches and could be removed within a day, and that the harbour authority has agreed to lease the site. The application says outdoor saunas "bring daytime and off-season activity to the harbour".
Anyone who wants to read the plans or comment can search for FUL/2026/0148 on Cumberland Council's planning applications website. Comments should be made while the application is under consideration. It joins the plan for a bar and restaurant at Maryport's Navy Club, which Marra News reported earlier this month.