Garden Bars

An outdoor garden bar is the patio centrepiece for summer entertainers, a wood, rattan or metal bar that holds drinks, takes a parasol, and bookends a row of bar stools. Sizes usually run 120-180cm wide and 90-110cm tall (matching standard bar-stool height). Aosom UK, Buy Sheds Direct and Cheap Furniture Warehouse between them cover £11-£4,375 across the range. Material matters more than for indoor bars because of weather exposure: rattan with an aluminium frame survives 5+ years; treated softwood needs annual oiling; powder-coated steel is the maintenance-free pick. Most garden bars include integrated bottle storage, a glass rack underneath, and a tap-rail along the back. Check whether the bar comes flat-packed (most do) and assemble it where it will sit, since a 180cm bar doesn't pivot through a 90cm gate. The grid below filters by size, material and storage features.