At the New Docklands Steam Club you can enjoy the steam and hot rooms and go away feeling relaxed and with a wonderful sense of well-being.  And you can stay as long as you want.  But to get the most out of the club, try one of the treatments below.  Just turn up with a towel, trunks or bathing costume for the upstairs area and, if you like, a pair of flip-flops or shower shoes, then go downstairs to the steam rooms where these traditional treatments can be explored.

VENIK

An essential part of Russian bath is venik - fragrant bundles of leafy birch or oak tree twigs.  Venik bundles are struck against the body, invigorating the skin and improving blood circulation.  It helps with muscle and joint pain and improves respiration.  Essential oils released by venik improve metabolism and prevent premature aging of the skin.  If you're nice to one of the many Russian, Lithuanian or Latvian regulars, they may well offer you a venik treatment - you'll be tingling for a week.

SCHMEISSING

Originally schmeissing was a Jewish ritual carried out with a raffia brush.  It looks like a kind of mop that is swung in a rotatory fashion over the person lying on the marble slab, building up the hot air in the room and stimulating the skin.  The soft soapy brush is then rubbed against the body, scrubbing the  skin and giving it an amazing exfoliation.  As well as removing dead or damaged skin, the scrubbing helps to increase circulation and oxygen flow around the body.  You come out feeling refreshed, reinvigorated - and cleaner than you've ever been!

MASSAGE 

The club has a professional, qualified masseur in most days and the prices are extremely reasonable.  Just ask when you come in.  There are also some pretty adept amateurs who are on hand to give you a free massage.  Often people exchange a massage, using soap or oil.  The therapeutic benefits of massage are well known and we have many regular customers who swear that a great massage here is what gets them through the following week... Come and see for yourself.