What a garden tent is
A garden tent is for the space outside your own back door. It might be a place to sit out on a cool evening, a shady corner on a hot day, a tent for the children to sleep out in, or a dry home for the bikes. This range covers all of that. It holds clear bubble tents and domes, a pop-up pavilion, a shade sail, simple tents for a night in the garden, bike storage tents, and solar lights to finish it off.
Bubble tents, a pavilion, a shade sail or a bike store
- Clear bubble tents give a 360-degree view of the garden and the sky, from pop-up PVC domes to polycarbonate bubble rooms. See bubble tents.
- A pop-up PVC pavilion, 300 or 360cm square and 230cm high, gives covered space for a gathering. See gazebo tents.
- A triangle shade sail, 3 by 3 by 3m, gives up to 98% UV protection over a patio. See sun shelters.
- Bike storage tents keep bicycles and motorbikes dry. See storage tents.
- Solar lights, from fairy lights in ivy to a camping lamp with string lights. See tent lights.
Up for a weekend or up for the season
Decide first how long it will stay up. A pop-up bubble tent or pavilion folds away after a party. The polycarbonate bubble rooms are closer to a garden room: built with aluminium frames, with a built-in star projection lamp and temperature control. The geodesic dome needs no permanent foundation but is a big build that arrives flat-packed. A clear tent warms up fast in sun, like a greenhouse, so open its vents on a bright day.
Putting up a shade sail
A shade sail is fixed at its corners to posts, walls or trees, pulled tight. The maker of the sail here says to set it at an angle of 20 to 40 degrees, so rain runs off, and that its 400mm rating makes it water-resistant, not waterproof: it is for sun and light showers.
Questions people ask about garden tents
Can children sleep out in a garden tent?
Yes. The 3–4 person waterproof tent here is made for camping or the back garden. See children's tents.
Will a bubble tent stand up to wind?
Peg and tie out every point, and take a pop-up one down if strong wind is forecast.
How long does delivery take?
Delivery is included in every price and tracked to your door. Each product page says when that tent usually arrives, so check it before ordering for a set date.
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