Cold Plunge at the Holburne Museum

Name: Cold Plunge at the Holburne Museum
Start: 2026-02-01T08:15:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-01T09:30:00+00:00
Location: The Holburne Museum

ReBalance Festival

Sun 1 Feb ’26 08:15 - 09:30

Sun 1 Feb ’26

08:15 - 09:30

Sun 1 Feb ’26

08:15 - 09:30

The Holburne Museum, BA2 4DB

Tickets
Tickets: £11 (inc. fees)

At sunrise on 1 February 2026, the Holburne Museum will host a powerful and symbolic Cold Plunge Event in partnership with Ice Breakers and the ReBalance Bath Festival of Wellbeing. Members of Ice Breakers will take a dawn dip in the museum’s historic grounds to spotlight the growing movement around cold-water immersion and its benefits for mental and physical wellbeing. The event will then open to members of the public who wish to take a cold plunge on a Sunday morning.

Before the Cold Plunge you will join Arron Collins Thomas in a breathwork and Qigong workshop staring at 8.15am in the surround of the Brownsword Picture Gallery before braving our ice baths.

The event marks a unique collaboration between three Bath-based organisations committed to improving community wellbeing through creativity, connection, and accessible self‑care practices.

Please note that all participants will be asked to sign a waiver in advance of the plunge.

All participants must be over 18 years of age .

Part of

ReBalance Festival

There will be a sunrise Cold Plunge at 7.45am which is exclusive to men taking part in Ice Breakers

Further information:

A Shared Mission for Wellbeing

The Holburne Museum & Pathways to Wellbeing

As a charity, the Holburne Museum leads Pathways to Wellbeing, a nationally recognised museum-based engagement programme that uses art, creativity, and heritage to support young people and adults with lived experience of mental health challenges and social isolation. The programme delivers measurable improvements in confidence, connection, and wellbeing, placing creativity at the heart of recovery and resilience.

Hosting the Cold Plunge at sunrise reflects the Holburne’s commitment to opening its spaces to the community in meaningful, restorative ways.

Ice Breakers: “We Dip as One”

Ice Breakers was founded by men who had experienced the devastating impact of poor mental health, including the loss of friends to suicide, and who recognised the urgent need for accessible, stigma‑free support for men.

Their approach is simple, natural, and powerful:

cold water, community, and nature.

Not therapy—yet therapeutic.

Not clinical—yet deeply supportive.

A space where men can show up exactly as they are, without pressure to talk unless they choose to.

Ice Breakers has developed The Ice Breakers Way, an evolving methodology that enables men to safely access the benefits of cold water immersion without the barriers of equipment, training, or cost. Their vision is to grow a global network of local chapters—groups of men supporting men, freely and openly.

The sunrise plunge at the Holburne will shine a light on this grassroots movement and the growing evidence behind cold water immersion as a tool for improving mental health, resilience, and emotional regulation.

ReBalance Festival: Bath’s Annual Celebration of Wellbeing

The Cold Plunge forms part of the ReBalance Bath Festival of Wellbeing, an annual city-wide programme that positions Bath as a leading UK wellbeing hub. Running in late January and early February, the festival encourages residents and visitors to explore new practices that support mental, physical, and spiritual health—from yoga in historic venues to mindful craft workshops, spa experiences, and talks from leading wellbeing voices, including Joe Wicks in 2026.

The Cold Plunge event embodies the festival’s ethos: accessible, community-led activities that inspire people to try something new during the winter months.