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Wooden garden table buying guide: size and species

Updated: October 2026

You are on the patio with a tape, and amazon.co.uk has mixed a Sunday-lunch top with a table that would barely hold a jug. A wooden garden table buying guide has to separate those jobs before the timber, because a dining top around 170 cm and a side table around 40 cm are different objects. This page decides fit and species, not a winner. The seven listings sit together on our [wooden garden table](/hub/garden-furniture/wooden-garden-table) page. The Products Compared editorial team checked them on 15 October 2026, with public UK sources and no lab test. Measure the slabs, chairs included, before a brand name does the choosing.

You are on the patio with a tape, and amazon.co.uk has mixed a Sunday-lunch top with a table that would barely hold a jug.

Our top picks

Furinno Furinno Tioman square

Best overall

Furinno Furinno Tioman square
6.1/10about £45.75
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Momleix Momleix Ost-001, black

Best value

Momleix Momleix Ost-001, black
5.5/10about £20.89
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GiantexUK GiantexUK 170 cm dining table

Rank 3

GiantexUK GiantexUK 170 cm dining table
3.9/10about £120.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What the table has to do
  2. 2.Read the species, not the finish
  3. 3.A parasol hole is not a base
  4. 4.When the listing disagrees with itself

What the table has to do

These jobs do not share a footprint, so measure the patio before the brand. Dining height here is about 73–75 cm. The Furinno Tioman coffee table is about 43 cm high and weighs 10 kg. The Utoplike side table is 33 × 40.5 × 44.5 cm and 3.75 kg, set beside a 19 kg dining top. The GiantexUK bistro table is the fold for two: 70 × 70 × 73 cm, acacia on metal, and no oil in the box.

Read the species, not the finish

Name the timber, because teak, acacia, meranti and bamboo do not share a British winter. The Royal Horticultural Society says untreated teak can stay outside and turn silver if the feet are not left in standing water. Ideal Home groups cheaper acacia or eucalyptus with furniture often stored under cover. Read the bullets before the finish. Teak oil is a coating. The Utoplike table states plantation teak and a varnish. The Momleix Ost-001 shares 58 reviews at 4.4 stars across black and natural, so do not add the counts. Bamboo is a grass, not teak. Oiling is a later decision on our teak or acacia garden table page.
Furinno Furinno Tioman square

Testsieger

Furinno Furinno Tioman square
6.1/10about £45.75
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A parasol hole is not a base

A hole aligns the pole and does not hold the parasol down. Plia's common poles are 38 mm and 48 mm. A 50 mm opening can let those poles through without gripping them, so do not invent a base weight in kilograms. The Furinno square claims a hole and leaves the diameter as n/a. BS EN 581-3:2026 tests strength and stability, including parasol-support tables, and it does not test ageing or moisture. None of these seven listings state that they were tested to it.

When the listing disagrees with itself

Skip a figure that fights another line on the same page. The GiantexUK dining title also names 100 cm and 200 cm beside lines of 170 × 90 × 75 cm and 170 × 170 × 75 cm. The Furinno square's foldable field says No, some reviews describe folding, and this page does not settle it. The coffee table lists 90 × 45 × 43 cm and 89.9 × 89.9 × 43.2 cm on meranti with a teak finish. None of the 50 reviews read were marked United Kingdom. Momleix claims 163 kg on the top and 72 kg on the shelf, against a specification of 80 kg, so do not pick a figure. Utoplike's 200 pounds is the listing's number, not a test and not a balcony limit. If the table is not as described, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 gives a 30-day short-term right to reject. This is not legal advice. Keep a listing only when the job, the species and the numbers agree. Ignore a teak finish when the bullets say meranti or bamboo.

Common questions

What size wooden garden table do I need for four adults?
Allow about 60 cm of edge per adult as a rule of thumb, not as a British Standard. Two along each long side means roughly 120 cm of length, with about 80–90 cm of width if they sit opposite. Lafuma's 55–60 cm per person is a planning figure, not a measurement of these amazon.co.uk tables.
How much space should I leave for the chairs as well as the top?
Leave at least 90 cm of clear ground on each seated side, the clearance Furniture in Fashion uses so a chair can pull back. A 170 cm dining table then needs more than 170 cm of patio. Measure with your own chairs, because a bistro chair and a deep dining chair take different depths.
Is teak oil the same as a teak table?
No. Teak oil is a finish. The Furinno square bullets say dark red meranti with teak oil, while another field says teak wood. The Utoplike side table states plantation teak and a varnish. If the bullets name meranti, acacia or bamboo, that finish does not make the table teak.
Does a parasol hole mean I do not need a base?
No. The hole only guides the pole. The GiantexUK dining table states a 5 cm hole, 50 mm, and the base and umbrella are not included. Poles of 38 mm and 48 mm can pass through without being gripped, so buy a weighted base separately and do not invent its weight.
What if the listing gives two sizes, or a load that fights the seating claim?
Skip the figure that contradicts another line. The GiantexUK dining page prints 170 × 90 × 75 cm and 170 × 170 × 75 cm. The Furinno square's 15 pound load is about 6.8 kg, below the table's own 14 kg, so that line cannot be used and it is not a weight for a person.
Does a wooden garden table have to meet BS EN 581?
BS EN 581-3:2026 tests strength and stability for outdoor tables, including parasol-support tables, and it does not test ageing or moisture. None of these seven listings state that they were tested to it. Products must still be safe in Great Britain under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005. Northern Ireland follows EU Regulation 2023/988 from 13 December 2024.

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Sources

Public UK sources used for standards, care and consumer rights. amazon.co.uk listings supply prices, stars and review counts. Prices checked 15 October 2026.

  1. BS EN 581-3:2026 outdoor tables (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  2. General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (Great Britain) (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  3. GOV.UK product safety advice for businesses (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  4. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 19 (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  5. RHS: maintaining garden seats and tables (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  6. Ideal Home: wooden garden furniture (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  7. Garden Trading: acacia wood care (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  8. Plia: choosing a garden parasol base (retrieved 15 October 2026)