What’s The Best Trundle Bed? Top 5 + 2024 UK Deals

A trundle bed is a neat solution if you occasionally have guests but are a bit limited on space. You get a single bed on top and another single bed hidden underneath which can be pulled out and set up within a couple of minutes.

Some designs of trundle bed allow you to push the beds together to make a king size or super king size bed. Others have the two beds at different heights.

You’ll also find trundle beds referred to as truckle beds. They’re the same thing.

We’ve picked out five of the best trundle beds in the UK. Some trundle beds come with mattresses whilst others require you to buy them separately. If you’re planning on using a mattress you already own, check that the lower trundle has enough depth as some are quite limited.

Here’s our choice of the best trundle beds based on specification, value for money, customer reviews and awards. All prices correct at the time of writing in 2023.


1. Birlea Buxton Trundle Bed – £250 (without mattresses) or about £430 (with the cheapest mattresses)

This Birlea trundle bed ticks a lot of boxes for me, and scores 4.6/5 from over 30 reviews. Overall, the Birlea brand scores 4.4/5 on Google reviews and 4/5 on TrustPilot.

It comes in white, grey or a natural wood colour and has a generous 5 year guarantee if you buy it from Happy Beds. It’s made from pine which is fairly standard for budget and mid-priced wooden trundle beds. The posher alternative is an oak bed frame but pine does the job.

The basic bed frame costs about £250. There’s an easy option to pick which two mattresses you want to go with it, rather than having to order them separately. There were 4 mattress types to choose from at the time of writing in 2023.

Don’t scrimp on the mattress too much

My advice would be to either pick the memory foam or pocket spring mattresses rather than the cheaper open coil one which is available. Pocket spring mattresses are what most of us sleep on and they are much more supportive than open coil mattresses. Memory foam is a good alternative which offers consistent support. Memory foam also doesn’t gather dust like sprung mattresses. However, some people find that it makes them feel a bit warm in bed.

If you go for the full set of two pocket sprung mattresses and the bed frame, it was about £520 in total when we checked. Of course, you could save a bit of money by getting a decent mattress on top and a cheaper one underneath for occasional use.

The trundle single bed lifts up to the same height as the top bed so you can use it as a (nearly) super king size bed or two singles. It’s got a solid slatted base which gives a firmer support than you get from a sprung base.

Pros: good value, second bed raises to the same height, compact design, long warranty compared to pricier rivals

Cons: relatively unknown brand, second bed frame is less sturdy than the main bedframe

Our Value Rating: ***** (see notes at foot of page)

Buxton trundle bed
The Birlea Buxton trundle bed comes in white or a natural wood colour…

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Buxton trundle bed with single bed
…and you can choose which mattresses you want to go with it

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2. John Lewis & Partners Wilton Trundle Bed – £399 (without mattresses)

This trundle bed from John Lewis & Partners costs a bit more than similar trundles on the market in the UK, but it’s from a trusted name.

It’s made from pine, much like the Birlea Buxton and it is designed for standard single size mattresses. The bed has solid slats, which gives a slightly firmer feel than you get with sprung slats. 

One downside with this one is that the lower bed stays on the floor rather than being raised up to created one large bed. That’s a more versatile option which is good if you have a guests of all shapes and sizes turning up.

The one year warranty is also a bit of a disappointment when compared to the five years you get with the Birlea Buxton. This Trundle also doesn’t have many reviews.

Pros: well known brand, choice of natural wood or white

Cons: lower bed doesn’t raise to the same height as the main bed, one year guarantee, more expensive than some similar beds

Our Value Rating: ***

John Lewis Wilton Trundle Bed

This trundle bed is made from oak

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3.Dreams Classic Divan With Trundle – £300 (without mattresses)

This simple trundle divan bed from Dreams doesn’t come with mattresses. However, it’s cheap and it gets very good reviews (4.5/5 from 150+ reviews at the time of writing). It’s a standard single mattress size so you won’t be searching around for unusual sized bedding.

The bottom trundle can fit a mattress which is up to 20cm deep. There are plenty of mattresses on the market under that thickness but don’t assume that any mattress will fit, as some are as deep as 30cm. Silentnight’s 3 Zone memory foam mattress is a cheap mattress (£189) which has won awards and is less than 20cm, but there are plenty of others out there.

The trundle has legs so that you can push the mattresses together and make the equivalent of a super king size mattress. Well, it’s 10cm shorter than a super king but it’s close enough.

It comes in four colours.

Pros: good value, space for a good quality mattress underneath, choice of colours

Cons: no headboard, short warranty length, unexciting!

Our Value Rating: ****

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The Classic Divan with Trundle turns into a super king size mattress if you put them side by side

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4. Noa and Nani Millie Trundle Bed – £219 (without mattresses)

This Noa and Nano Millie trundle bed scores an impressive 4.2/5 on Amazon after 100+ reviews, although it was only being sold direct from Noa and Nani when we checked.

It’s made from pine, which is a standard, affordable material for these type of beds and the main bed fits a standard single size mattresses. The pull-out trundle requires a mattress with a maximum 13cm depth.

When we checked, Noa and Nani was scoring an overall average of 4.2/5 on TrustPilot. That score is for the company as a whole rather than this model of trundle bed.

Pros: attractive design, trundle lifts up to same height as the main bed, solid pine rather than fibreboard

Cons: only sold via Noa and Nani, unusual size mattress on the trundle

Our Value Rating: ****

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This Noa and Nani trundle beds gets very good reviews…
Noa and Nani trundle beds side by side
…but it takes an unusual size of mattress

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We give each product a rating from one star to five stars, by considering how the price compares to the product’s design and features as well as how it compares to rival products. Five star products are exceptionally good value, with four stars meaning ‘very good value’ and three stars meaning ‘good value’. Two star and one star products are reasonable value and poor value, but they rarely make it into our guides.