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    • Is an orthopedic mattress the best for a bad back?
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    • 5 best mattresses for side sleepers
    • 5 best soft mattresses 2019
    • 5 best firm mattresses 2019
    • Best mattresses for back pain and bad backs
  • Specialist mattresses
    • 10 best cot mattresses for baby's beds 2019
    • 5 of the best emperor mattresses, beds, bedsteads and divans
    • 5 best orthopedic/orthopaedic mattresses 2019
    • 6 mattresses for heavy people
    • 5 best adjustable beds
    • 5 best zip link beds and mattresses
    • 5 best sofa beds 2019
  • Duvets & toppers
    • 5 of the best duvets for summer and winter 2019
    • Which are the best mattress toppers?
    • Which is the best type of carpet material?
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    • 10 best places to buy cheap mattresses and divan beds under £500, £200 or £100
    • 10 of the best mattress retailers online
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The Best Mattresses Guide

Simple advice on the UK's best mattresses and beds

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Click the dog's nose to read our beginners' guide to mattresses

Baffled by beds? Muddled by mattresses?

Buying a new mattress can be confusing but The Best Mattresses Guide aims to clear the fog with jargon-free advice.

Start with our beginners' guide or perhaps our list of the 5 decisions you need to make before you buy a mattress and bed. We've also got advice for those with back pain and a guide to the pros and cons of divan bases and bedframes.

If you already have an idea of what you are after, read our guides to 10 of the best mattresses on the market today, or our comparison of the best and cheapest bed retailers.

You may be wondering how this site is funded and whether you can trust our advice, so we want to make this nice and clear on the homepage rather than hiding it away in impossible-to-find small print.

We start by gathering as much impartial information as we can from reliable customer review websites, industry awards, technical specifications and anything else which is useful and trustworthy. We then write our (jargon-free) guides with full editorial control and include a link to a shop where you can buy it. Some of these shops (such as Amazon, Dreams etc) pay us a small commission if you make a purchase, but this doesn't affect the price you pay and it doesn't affect what we say. These links are clearly displayed in bold text.

​This approach means we can give unbiased advice whilst also funding the costs of running a website. You can read more on this in our about section.

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Best Mattresses beginners' guide

Which brand of mattress is best? How much should I spend? Foam or springs?
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10 of the best mattress retailers

Where to start your search for good quality beds and mattresses in the UK​
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​Memory foam v pocket springs?

Comparing the pros and cons of the two most popular types of mattress in the UK

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10 of the best mattresses of 2019

10 mattresses which have won awards and have the best reviews in 2018 and 2019
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6 tips for buying the best pocket spring mattresses

How many springs do I need? Which is the best pocket spring mattress?
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10 of the best places to buy cheap mattresses and divan beds

Where to find cheap mattresses under £500, £200 or £100

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5 tips for buying the best memory foam mattresses

How can you spot a high quality memory foam mattress?
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Best mattresses for back pain and bad backs

Should you buy a firm or soft bed if you've got a bad back?
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Which are the best mattress toppers?

Natural fibre? Synthetic? Memory foam topper? Why is life so complicated...

Tempur adjustable bed

5 best adjustable beds

Our pick of those fancy beds which lift up so you can watch Newsnight in bed
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10 best cot mattresses for baby beds

Help with yet another decision for first time parents
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About the best mattresses guide

Find out more about the guide to tackling mattress muddlement

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The 5 questions you need to answer before buying a mattress and bed

5 simple decisions to help you through the maze of mattress and bed buying
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Divan base or bedstead - which is best?

So you've picked a mattress - should you use a divan or bedstead?
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6 best memory foam mattresses of 2019

Our pick of the best memory foam mattresses in the UK

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6 mattresses for heavy people

Highly rated mattresses for overweight and large people 
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Is an orthopedic mattress the best for a bad back?

Is it an old myth or are firm beds good for your back?
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Press and PR enquiries about the Best Mattresses Guide

Advice for journalists on getting in touch with us

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5 of the best duvets 2019

Goose down, duck down, microfibre and hollowfibre duvets worth your money
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7 mattresses with a free trial

Award winning mattresses with free trials of up to 365 nights
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Which is the best carpet material?

Wool mix of polypropylene? A jargon free guide to buying the best carpet

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5 best soft mattresses

Mattresses with a soft feel which have won awards and positive reviews
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5 best firm mattresses

Some of the best firm and very firm mattresses on the market
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5 best sofa beds

Highly rated folding sofa beds, futons, click clack sofas and A frame settee beds

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Buying a John Lewis mattress

5 things you need to know before buying a John Lewis & Partners mattress
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5 best zip link mattresses

Outstanding zip and link mattresses and beds from Vispring, Sealy and Sleepeezee
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5 best emperor mattresses

Our pick of mattresses in the biggest size available - emperor

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5 best mattresses for side sleepers

Advice on choosing a good quality mattress if you sleep on your side
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5 Best Orthopedic Mattresses

5 very firm orthopaedic/orthopedic mattresses

Buying advice

Beginners' guide
​Memory foam or springs?
Divan or bedstead?
Best retailers
​Cheap retailers
​John Lewis mattresses

Best mattresses

Top 10 mattresses
Top 5 memory foam
Best for bad backs
Best for heavy people
Mattresses with free trials
​Best soft mattresses
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Best firm mattresses
Zip link mattresses
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Emperor mattresses
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Side sleepers

Other guides

10 cot bed mattresses
Best toppers
5 best duvets
​5 best adjustable beds
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5 best sofa beds

Best carpets

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  • Home
  • Mattress advice
    • Best Mattresses beginners guide
    • Memory foam v pocket spring mattresses - which is best?
    • Divan base or bedstead - which is best?
    • 6 tips for buying the best pocket spring mattress
    • 5 tips for buying the best memory foam mattress
    • The 5 questions you need to answer before buying a bed
    • Is an orthopedic mattress the best for a bad back?
  • Best mattresses
    • 10 of the best mattresses of 2019
    • 6 best memory foam mattresses 2019
    • 7 of the best mattresses with a free trial
    • 5 best mattresses for side sleepers
    • 5 best soft mattresses 2019
    • 5 best firm mattresses 2019
    • Best mattresses for back pain and bad backs
  • Specialist mattresses
    • 10 best cot mattresses for baby's beds 2019
    • 5 of the best emperor mattresses, beds, bedsteads and divans
    • 5 best orthopedic/orthopaedic mattresses 2019
    • 6 mattresses for heavy people
    • 5 best adjustable beds
    • 5 best zip link beds and mattresses
    • 5 best sofa beds 2019
  • Duvets & toppers
    • 5 of the best duvets for summer and winter 2019
    • Which are the best mattress toppers?
    • Which is the best type of carpet material?
  • Retailers
    • 10 best places to buy cheap mattresses and divan beds under £500, £200 or £100
    • 10 of the best mattress retailers online
    • Buying a John Lewis & Partners mattress - 5 top tips for 2019
  • About
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