May 29, 2025
winter wellbeing | a season to embrace hot springs bathing
Written by Amelia
Peninsula Hot Springs offers a winter landscape unlike any other, where the lingering beauty of the season enhances each and every bathing experience
Quiet mornings cloaked in mist, woodsmoke scents lingering over hot springs, and steam rising from the rippling surface create the perfect setting to embrace winter moments as the season transitions. Here, winter is not something to retreat from, but something to welcome.
What makes our site particularly special in winter is the connection to our natural environment. Whether you choose the serenity of a morning bathe, the magic of a twilight soak, or a moment carved out just for you during the day, you’ll find yourself surrounded by our innate bushland, rich with uncommon plants, such as indigenous grasses and native thistles that enhance the environment set for your wellbeing to thrive.
Winter invites a natural pause, a time to embrace moments of introspection, rest, reflection, and rebalance. As our energy levels dip in synchrony with the falling temperatures, revive your body, clear your mind, and carve out space to embrace hot springs bathing as a compelling remedy for the season's greyest days.
Warming practices for boosted immunity
When the outside world offers cooler temperatures, soaking in geothermal hot springs can provide a profoundly restorative experience. Rich in minerals and heated directly beneath the earth, immersing yourself in warm baths offers a myriad of benefits, including relaxing muscles and joints, boosting immunity, and promoting deep rest. These benefits extend beyond the body, flowing to the mind. The contrast of stepping into steaming waters surrounded by winter’s crisp air amplifies the sensory experience, leaving you feeling both grounded and invigorated, yet uplifted.
Revitalise bathing warmly invites guests of all ages to come together and connect. The Bath House allows you to wander and discover 50 geothermal bathing and wellness experiences with your family and friends, hen groups, or retreat companion, allowing you to truly feel the comforting warmth of connection.
For guests seeking a more intimate bathing experience, Reset – all of site bathing provides access to our Spa Dreaming Centre, an adults-only area featuring a stunning variety of bathing options. Though smaller than our Bath House, the Spa Dreaming Centre is spacious and secluded, making it the perfect place for a date night or special celebration with your favourite plus one.
A winter wellbeing ritual
Winter is a season to reconnect, both inwardly and externally. While the appeal of cosy comforts becomes more pronounced as the outside air cools, it’s crucial to maintain regular practices that support your wellbeing through routine and self-care. Throughout winter, we introduce additional signature wellness activities to our schedule, providing you with more opportunities to enhance your wellness ritual. In addition to our Yoga Flow class, Fire and Ice workshop, and Body Clay ritual, we invite you to take part in Sauna Infusion and our newest Cacao Ceremony.
A guided heat therapy experience that blends the benefits of sauna bathing with the power of breathwork and deep meditation, Sauna Infusion invites you to flow between our saunas before submerging in the cool contrast of our cold plunge pool. For those seeking a more grounding practice, our heart-warming Cacao Circle provides an enriching experience that explores the benefits of Cacao as an ancient, sacred plant while you mindfully sip away and warm the body.
To enjoy one of our wellness activities, simply book your Revitalise or Reset bathing experience and add your chosen activity at the checkout.
A winter getaway to energise the soul
It’s natural to instinctively retreat indoors as the nights grow shorter, bundling up against the chill and slipping into routines of hibernation. While this may sound inviting in the short term, a couple of nights away during winter can be one of the most restorative decisions you could make all year. A short getaway allows you to break away from the grind of your usual environment and presents space for a moment of mental reset. A simple change of scenery, whether that be waking up in a quiet room, enjoying an extended breakfast or watching the steam rise from your private geothermal spring, can shift your mindset, providing an opening for clarity and calm.
Our Glamping accommodation offers one of our most anchoring experiences, granting a space that seamlessly blends the coastal bushland outside with the considered touchpoints nestled inside one of our ten luxurious safari-style tents. For a truly elevated regional escape, our Eco Lodges offer all the same beautiful inclusions as a Glamping stay but with the addition of your own private indoor bath when booking the Springs Room, or a secluded outdoor hot spring when securing a stay in our Peninsula Suite.
Both equally inspired by deep rest and a return to repose, the accommodation at Peninsula Hot Springs allows you to sink into relaxation, without the usual rush of commitments, giving your mind and body time to unwind naturally.
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Whether you choose to visit the Bath House, Spa Dreaming Centre or both - you will leave feeling the benefits of geothermal bathing.