Luxury Outdoor Hot Tubs for UK Gardens

Count who will use the tub most weeks, not the most you might ever have round. Our hot tubs seat 4 to 7 people. A 4 person or 5 person hot tub suits a couple or a small family and fits most patios. 6 person and 7 person hot tubs give everyone room to stretch out. Measure your space first and leave at least 60 cm around the tub for access and the cover.

If you go for one of our plug and play 13 amp hot tubs, it plugs into an outdoor socket, so there is no new wiring. It heats the water and runs the jets in turn, which suits occasional use. A 32 amp hot tub needs its own supply fitted by an electrician and runs the heater and jets together, so it is the better choice for daily use or a full house. A 40 amp hot tub adds more jets and power again. Series One runs on 13 amps, Series Two on 32 amps and Series Three on 40 amps, and the Vacation Series comes in 13 or 32 amps.

A lounger lets one person lie back with jets along the whole body. It uses space that would otherwise hold extra seats. Choose a hot tub with a lounger if it will mostly be you or the two of you, and an all-seat layout if you often fill it with family or friends.

A filled hot tub with people in it can weigh 1,500 kg or more, so it needs a solid, level base: concrete slabs, framed gravel, a spa pad or reinforced decking. Grass is not suitable. Check the delivery route too. Most hot tubs cannot go through the house, so you need a clear path at least 1 metre wide with no tight turns or steps.