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Best water butt

Updated: October 2026

A sort by stars puts a 5.0 from five reviews, and a 4.8 from ten, above a 4.5 from 283. That is the wrong order for a best water butt in this set. This page gives you a butt for a narrow gap, a butt for a larger store whose box includes a stand, and a type to skip if you want a hose. Prices and the full table stay on the [water butts](/hub/garden-watering/water-butt) comparison. The order of checks is on the [water butt buying guide](/hub/garden-watering/water-butt/sub/water-butt-buying-guide). The Products Compared editorial team used the amazon.co.uk listings from 15 October 2026. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

A sort by stars puts a 5.0 from five reviews, and a 4.8 from ten, above a 4.5 from 283. That is the wrong order for a best water butt in this set.

Our top picks

Pluto Packaging Pluto 100 litre kit

Best overall

Pluto Packaging Pluto 100 litre kit
9.0/10about £33.69
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Bowers Bargains Bowers 100 litre kit

Best value

Bowers Bargains Bowers 100 litre kit
8.6/10about £39.99
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Whitefurze Whitefurze 250 litre kit

Alternative

Whitefurze Whitefurze 250 litre kit
8.4/10about £79.99
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On this page
  1. 1.For a narrow gap, buy the reviewed slimline kit
  2. 2.For a larger store, buy a kit whose bullets include the stand
  3. 3.Skip a collapsible tank if you want a hose
  4. 4.Who should leave each pick

For a narrow gap, buy the reviewed slimline kit

The top pick for a narrow gap is the Pluto 100 litre kit, B0BN6DKY7B, at £33.69. amazon.co.uk shows 4.5 from 283 reviews. The footprint buyers cite for a side passage is about 32 cm by 36 cm by 95 cm, and the stand lifts the tap enough for a watering can. The box names a stand, a diverter, a tap, a T-piece and a flexible hose, and the highlight names a lid. You still drill the inlet, because the holes are not open on arrival. The tap can drip once the tank is heavy. Bowers' 100 litre kit at £39.99 is the best value nearby, with 4.3 from 72 reviews, if the diverter is in the carton. Strata, at £33.89, prints 60 cm by 60 cm by 90 cm, so it is not this pick.

For a larger store, buy a kit whose bullets include the stand

The larger store in this set is the Whitefurze 250 litre kit, B00P2KUNK0, at £79.99. It is 4.2 from 1,149 reviews, the deepest pool here, and the bullets name a stand, a diverter, a T-piece, a tap and a flexible hose. You accept a repeated tap drip, a tap that will not take a hosepipe connector, and bosses that several buyers found still sealed even though the listing says no drilling. The diverter will not work with a 36 mm downpipe. Original Organics names a stand at the same £79.99 from only 10 reviews, and the width is printed as 540 centimetres. Bowers' 210 litre barrel does not state a stand. Skip that barrel if this is your first kit.
Pluto Packaging Pluto 100 litre kit

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Pluto Packaging Pluto 100 litre kit
9.0/10about £33.69
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Skip a collapsible tank if you want a hose

BeGrit, VeftBltrem, Mekturm and FZYY are the collapsible PVC listings. BeGrit's middle tap is too weak for a hose, so some buyers dip through the mesh. The RHS says a hose needs a pump, and none of these listings includes one. VeftBltrem is 5.0 from five reviews. Mekturm is 4.4 from three reviews and no stored text. FZYY has no review line. Five stars from five reviews are not equal to 4.2 from 1,149. If you need the empty tank in a shed, that comparison is on the slimline water butt versus collapsible page.

Who should leave each pick

Leave the Pluto 100 litre kit if you will not drill, if you need more than about 100 litres from one downpipe, or if you will drag the tank once it is full. It is the top pick for a narrow gap and a watering can, and the wrong pick for mains-pressure hose. Leave the Whitefurze kit if the gap is a 32 cm passage, if the downpipe is 36 mm, or if you need the supplied tap to take a hosepipe fitting. Leave every collapsible listing if the job is hose pressure. A ban on the company's water is a separate question, on the hosepipe ban and water butt page. There is no single best water butt in Britain in this set.

Common questions

What is the best water butt for a narrow side passage?
The Pluto 100 litre kit, about 32 cm by 36 cm by 95 cm, on a stand about 30.5 cm high, at £33.69 with 4.5 from 283 reviews. You drill the inlet, and the tap can drip once the tank is heavy. Strata prints 60 cm by 60 cm by 90 cm, so it is not this answer. Bowers' 100 litre kit at £39.99 is the nearby alternative if the diverter is actually in the carton.
Which larger kit in this set actually includes a stand?
Whitefurze names a stand, a diverter, a T-piece, a tap and a hose, at £79.99, with 4.2 from 1,149 reviews. Original Organics also names a stand, at the same price, with only 10 reviews and a width printed as 540 centimetres. Bowers' 210 litre barrel does not list a stand. The Whitefurze tap drip and the sealed bosses stay attached to that choice.
Is the cheapest 100 litre kit the one to buy?
Not by price alone. Pluto's single kit is £33.69 and Strata is £33.89. Pluto has the review pool and a footprint that matches the slimline bullets. Strata prints 60 cm by 60 cm by 90 cm, and buyers said square pipes did not fit. The lowest shelf price is the best value only when the size line and the downpipe agree.
Should I skip a collapsible tank?
Skip it if you want hose pressure. BeGrit's reviews say the middle tap is a poor way to empty the tank, and the RHS says a hose needs a pump. A 5.0 from five reviews is not a rank against 4.2 from 1,149. Buy a folding tank only when you will dip a can and pack the empty shell away.
Is there a single best water butt in Britain in this set?
No. There is a top pick for a narrow gap, the Pluto 100 litre kit, and a larger kit whose bullets include the stand, Whitefurze, with the tap drip included. A Best Sellers Rank is a category position, not a sales total. If a temporary use ban applies, read that notice before you decide how you will take the water out.

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Sources

Sources checked for this comparison. Shelf prices and star lines are from the amazon.co.uk listings on 15 October 2026.

  1. RHS, collecting, storing and using rainwater (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  2. RoSPA, garden safety (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  3. Ofwat, hosepipe bans and non-essential use bans (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  4. Thames Water, temporary hosepipe ban (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  5. Water Industry Act 1991, section 76 (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  6. Waterwise, rainwater butts (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  7. BSI, BS EN 16941-1:2024 on-site non-potable water systems (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  8. Screwfix, how a water butt diverter works (retrieved 15 October 2026)