Garden swing seats UK 2021: hanging chairs and outdoor porch swings to enjoy your backyard
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It will come as little surprise that the major retail trends of the past month have tended towards outdoors furniture: rattan chairs, parasols, garden tables, patio heaters, and now, porch swings.
People are excited for sunny, longer days ahead, and they’re ensuring their backyards are fit for the task of enjoying BBQs, staycations, and weekends spent reading books in the sunshine as comfortably as possible.
Whether you have a veranda to place a seat on as a welcome entry to the house, or simply wish to make your little patch of land in the back of your house as habitable as possible, a garden swing seat will instantly make your home homier, and set you up to enjoy the summer ahead. Here are our favourites.
We love this 3-seater, shaded hammock seat, which provides everything you need for whiling away a sunny afternoon with company and a drink, or a good book and a bowl of crisps. Outsunny are expert outdoor retailers, so you know you’re in safe hands
With a powder coated and rust-resistant, it can resist British weather all year-round, and the padded seats make for comfy relaxing.
While the over-head canopy won’t protect you from heavy rain, it will keep you dry during summer showers, and it’s UV properties offer sun protection. Best yet, this swing chair comes with two cup holders - ideal for parking a beer or mojito as you unwind.
Dimensions: Overall Size: 124.5L x 206W x 180H cm; Weight Capacity: 360kg.
Another entry from the Outsunny stable - forgive us, they’re very good at what they do.
For a natural look, sympathetic to a garden rich in green, bucolic splendour, this Larch wood porch swing will look gorgeous in any backyard. It’s a two-seater, but three people can comfortably fit. A wooden canopy keeps you protected from the sunshine.
Ideal if you’re after a porch swing that will stay in style season after season.
Bench size: 56cm H x 55cm W x 147cmWeight capacity: 500kg
Egg-shaped chairs are all the rage this year, and this unusual wicker hanging armchair will offer a fresh, yet louche, means of enjoying your porch or backyard.
With a 2 metre chain and 2 harnesses, this hanging armchair can be attached to a sturdy tree or awning so that you can lounge safely. Made of polyethylene, it’s resistant to UV rays, but the design - hand-woven mesh -looks elegant and delicate.
Pretty and practical.
