Davey John’s Forge · Switch off

Heat, cold water, and proper dark.

A hot-stone sauna in the old peat shed, a copper outdoor shower, and a private hot tub at every stay: the cold-then-hot cycle, then the stars over the water.

Switch off

The sauna, the shower, the tub, and no phone signal excuse needed.

The wellness here is simple and real, not a spa menu. A hot-stone sauna in what used to be the peat shed (electric with coals on top, twenty minutes from cold to 80°C), then a copper rainfall shower in the quartz-paved courtyard for the cold end of the cycle. Repeat until you’ve forgotten what day it is.

Every stay has its own private hot tub, heated and ready on arrival, so the warm-down doesn’t need booking. And the low light pollution out here means the stars over the tub are part of it; on a clear, moonless night you’ll get the Milky Way.

Heat & water

The whole cycle.

The sauna at night The courtyard uplit, the moon over the bay.
The sauna courtyard at night with the moon over the bay
The copper shower For the cold end of the cycle.
The copper outdoor shower in the sauna’s quartz-paved courtyard
Inside the sauna Pine bench, the starfield ceiling.
Inside the sauna — the pine bench and starfield ceiling
The hot tub Private at every stay, the bay beyond.
A private hot tub with the cordyline palms and the bay
Down to the bay Looking down across the smallholding to Mulroy Bay.
Looking down across the property to Mulroy Bay, bistro seating in front
How it works

Simple, and properly done.

Sauna

Hot-stone, to 80°C

Twenty minutes from cold, then yours as long as you like. Open around the clock, never shared with anyone from outside.

Cold

A copper rainfall shower

In the open courtyard for the cold end of the cycle; the contrast is the whole point. Robes and towels provided.

Hot tubs

One at every stay

Private, covered, heated and ready on arrival. No shared tub, no time slot: yours for the whole stay.

The two shared spaces, across the courtyard from every stay.
Open 24 hours, guests only

Davey John’s Sauna

A hot-stone sauna in the old peat shed, with a copper outdoor shower in the courtyard. Twenty minutes from cold to 80°C, then yours as long as you like.

See the sauna
In the old forge

The Games Room

The original forge, restored: a whiskey-stave table, chess, darts and a TV, for the evening after the sauna.

See the games room
Where to base yourself

Every stay has a tub. The sauna’s shared.

The covered porch and hot tub at Rae’s Cabin, in the sun
For couples

Rae’s Cabin

Honey-pine warmth, a Donegal tweed headboard and a covered deck with its own hot tub. Sleeps two.
The covered deck and hot tub at Margaret’s Cabin, at dusk
For couples

Margaret’s Cabin

The twin cabin, with the deck and hot tub looking straight out to Mulroy Bay. Sleeps two.
Questions

Common questions

What’s the wellness offering?
Private hot tubs at every stay plus the shared electric hot-stone sauna. Locally there are massage therapists, and Soleful Sanctuary for reflexology.
Direct rates · No platform fees

Switch off properly. Book a stay.

The sauna is yours with every stay, open around the clock; each stay has its own private hot tub. Book direct: we honour Airbnb and Booking.com rates with no commission.

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