The best parasol ground spikes, compared.
Top pick: Loopunk galvanised parasol spike Best value: DIVCHI 56 cm screw-in spike – Highest remaining total under £12, at 79. About £10.99, a 2.5–5.5 cm window and a 56 cm bullet. The dimension line says 420 mm. Updated 22.10.2026.
A parasol ground spike is a metal socket you drive, push or screw into turf, soil or sand so a round centre pole stands upright. On a UK lawn or beach it takes the place of a concrete foot. It is not a weighted patio base, and it is not a tent peg. You judge a fit by millimetres. Measure the pole, then read the printed window. A buried length you can believe matters as much as the throat: prefer a centimetre figure on the bullet, and treat a one-centimetre or six-centimetre dimension line as a clash, not a depth. A hammer-in spear and a screw-in auger need soil or turf. A spiral is sold for sand and grass. None of these holds on a patio or a deck. A long steel point can still meet a shallow cable. Search utility maps before you drive a deep spike, and stop if the shade is a cantilever. Type, throat and ground are set out in the [parasol ground spike buying guide](/hub/sun-shades/parasol-ground-spike/sub/parasol-ground-spike-buying-guide).
A parasol ground spike is a metal socket you drive, push or screw into turf, soil or sand so a round centre pole stands upright. On a UK lawn or beach it takes the place of a concrete foot.
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Where will the spike stand?
Loopunk lists a galvanised parasol spike at about £16.79 and 790 g. Bullets say an adjustable diameter with no millimetres, fixing screws, a detachable top, and a four-corner hook. The dimension line is 8 × 5 × 2 cm. The star line is 4.5 from 5 reviews. One UK text is a small parasol on grass. The other is about delivery. The score of 61 reflects the missing size bullets. There is no badge.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small parasol on grass, if you can measure the adjustable throat before you rely on it.
Less suitable: A known 40 mm pole, a beach day, or a buyer who wants a printed diameter.
Specifications
Common questions
What diameter does the Loopunk spike take?
The bullet says the holder is adjustable for diameter and does not print millimetres. The page asks if it holds large umbrellas and does not answer.
What is in the box?
The bullet says one steel parasol spike and one four-corner hook. It also says the top tube and the ground anchor come apart. A carry bag is asked and not listed.
What did UK reviews say?
One review calls it a good gadget for a small parasol on grass and is unsure about the beach. The other review is about delivery, not the spike. The listing is 4.5 from 5 reviews.
The JVL 19-180 is a galvanised hammer-in spear at about £6.74, with a plastic adaptor stated for 32–40 mm poles. The listing line is 4.4 from 7,962 reviews. The dimension line is 6 × 5 × 6 cm and 330 g, which is not a buried length. UK texts praise an easy drive into grass and also describe a loose insert, a bent rim, and a spike that stays half proud in hard ground. The score of 83 is that review sample and the shelf price, not a parasol wind test.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A 32 mm or 40 mm rotary-airer pole, with parasol use only where a review already matched that diameter.
Less suitable: A pole outside 32–40 mm, a patio, or a page that needs a printed buried length.
Specifications
Common questions
What pole size does the JVL spear take?
The bullets say 32–40 mm with the plastic adaptor, for JVL rotary airers. They do not print a parasol range.
How is the JVL spear installed?
The bullet says quick installation into firm ground. Reviews describe hammering, and several say to put a piece of wood on the rim so the top does not bend.
Do UK reviews use it for a parasol?
Yes. Texts in the file call it perfect for a brolly, great for a sun umbrella, and sturdy under a garden parasol. Most of the 7,962 reviews are about washing lines.
DIVCHI Soil Spike_P is a zinc-plated screw-in socket at about £10.99. The bullet says 56 cm and poles from 2.5 cm to 5.5 cm, with three screws and a turn rod. The dimension line says 420 mm and 1.36 kg. The star line is 4.4 from 658 reviews. UK texts describe a firm parasol hold and also stones, a missing rod, a 36 mm measurement, and a thread that came apart. The score of 79 is the highest remaining total under £12.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A centre-pole parasol or airer whose pole you have measured against 2.5–5.5 cm, in soil that will take a screw.
Less suitable: A patio, a stony bed where reviews already stopped short, or a buyer who needs one length figure with no clash.
Specifications
Common questions
What pole diameter does the DIVCHI spike claim?
The bullet says 2.5 cm to 5.5 cm. One UK review measured 36 mm inside and said that was not the 40 mm figure they had expected.
How do you fit the DIVCHI spike?
The bullet says to screw it in with the turn rod, then tighten three screws on the pole. Reviews also describe stony ground where it would not finish, and a socket left proud of the lawn.
Is a parasol named on the DIVCHI listing?
Yes. The title and bullets name a garden parasol as well as a rotary dryer. UK reviews mention a large parasol and a 4 m parasol.
The Eidoct listing is two metal umbrella anchors at about £14.99, with a stated range of 22–35 mm. Package weight is 610 g. The star line is 4.4 from 62 reviews. UK texts include grass at a caravan, a small parasol, a beach day, a throat too small for 4 cm, and plastic parts called weak. The score of 70 has no badge. There is no buried-length bullet.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A beach or small parasol whose pole is inside 22–35 mm, used on sand or grass.
Less suitable: A 40 mm garden parasol, hardstanding, or a buyer who needs a stated spike length.
Specifications
Common questions
What poles fit the Eidoct anchor?
The bullet says 22 mm to 35 mm. A UK review measured about 3.5 cm and said a 4 cm garden umbrella would not fit.
Does the listing say it works on grass?
The page asks and does not answer. A UK review says it went into grass on a caravan pitch and would not enter hardstanding.
Is a carry bag included?
The page asks and does not answer. The bullets do not list a bag. The title says two pieces.
JuYue home-182 is a galvanised four-spike stand at about £16.99. Bullets say 46 cm overall, a 26 cm spike, fastening screws, an adjustable angle, and a detachable design. Weight is 760 g. The star line is 4.4 from 20 reviews. UK texts mention camping, a beach parasol, a collar, and a burr that blocked a 34 mm pole. The score of 67 ties Harrms. Harrms ranks higher because it has 28 reviews against 20.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A soft lawn or beach, with a pole near the 34–35 mm size a review measured, if you can check the throat yourself.
Less suitable: A buyer who needs a printed millimetre range, or a hard surface.
Specifications
Common questions
How long is the JuYue spike?
The bullet says 46 cm overall and a ground spike of 26 cm. The dimension line is 46 × 7 × 4 cm and 760 g.
Can the holder angle change?
The bullet says the angle of the holder to the ground can be adjusted, and that fastening screws tighten the pole. It also says the stand is detachable.
What pole fitted in reviews?
No diameter is printed. One UK review put the opening at about 35 mm, ground out a burr, and then fitted a 34 mm pole. The same review used a table hole with a closed 2.7 m parasol.
The GeZu Impex title is a hot-dip galvanised screw-in parasol and washing-line spike at about £22.08. The file prints no size bullets. It shows ASIN B08GCDTVMD on the URL and ASIN B0DS1FSLC7 in the body, with 4.3 from 129 reviews. UK texts include a garden parasol and a rotary line, and also a four-spike pack and a 50 mm sleeve. The score of 55 is the lowest here. The specification block is 6 after the missing sizes and the second ASIN. There is no badge.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Only as a row that shows a hot-dip screw-in title, until the live ASIN is read on its own.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a pole diameter or a single product story from this file.
Specifications
Common questions
What size is the GeZu spike?
The raw file has no height, weight, or pole-range bullet. The page asks for the total height and whether a cover is included, and it does not answer.
Which ASIN is on the page?
The product URL is B08GCDTVMD. The same file also prints ASIN B0DS1FSLC7 next to the 4.3 from 129 review line. Those two identifiers are not resolved here.
Do the reviews describe one product?
Some UK texts praise a parasol or a rotary line. Others mention four spikes with one missing, a 50 mm sleeve, and weak rings. The extract is mixed.
Harrms model 51DZ is a black coated spiral at about £15.99. The bullet says 43 cm, three screws, and poles from 2.5 to 5.5 cm. Weight is 930 g. The dimension line is 1 × 1 × 1 cm. The star line is 3.8 from 28 reviews. UK texts include a full beach day, rust on that first beach use, and a stony-lawn limit. The score of 67 is level with JuYue, and the larger review count ranks Harrms first. No badge: it is not under £12.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A beach or lawn parasol inside 2.5–5.5 cm, where a coated spiral and a 28-review line are enough.
Less suitable: Salt water if the rust review matters, stony ground, or a buyer who needs the length line to match the dimensions.
Specifications
Common questions
How long is the Harrms spiral?
The bullet says 43 cm. The product-dimensions line says 1 × 1 × 1 cm, which does not match that bullet.
What poles does it clamp?
The bullet says three screws for poles from 2.5 to 5.5 cm. The page asks if an umbrella is included and does not list one.
What did UK reviews say about the beach?
One review says it kept a parasol up all day and is a bit heavy. Another says it rusted on first use at the beach. A third says it needs a lawn without a stony subsoil.
Kovvouk lists a galvanised lawn thorn at about £10.99. Bullets give 35 cm overall, a 21.5 cm anchor, and a 3.6 cm opening. The dimension line is 4 × 10.03 × 2 cm and 360 g. The star line is 3.4 from 3 reviews, and the only UK text says it suited a parasol when camping. The score of 69 sits below the two badge rows. Only one UK review text is in the file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A pole at or under 3.6 cm for beach, lawn, or camping, if a three-review line is acceptable.
Less suitable: A pole over 36 mm, or a buyer who wants a large UK review sample.
Specifications
Common questions
How wide is the Kovvouk opening?
The bullet says the tube opening is 3.6 cm and the pole must not exceed 3.6 cm.
Does the Kovvouk spike need assembly?
The page asks and does not answer. The bullet says to screw the anchor into the bottom of the stand, then push the holder into the ground.
What do the reviews say?
The listing is 3.4 from 3 reviews. The only UK text says it did the job for a parasol when camping. It names no fault.
Scores use the eight amazon.co.uk extracts in this comparison. Prices and star lines are those extracts. There is no laboratory wind test. A missing star line would score 0 on the star block and on the review block. None of these eight is missing a star line. The blocks sum to 100. The highest total is the top pick in this set only. Best value is the highest remaining total among products under £12. One product does not take both. A tie on the total goes to the listing with more amazon.co.uk reviews, which places Harrms above JuYue at 67.
Amazon stars
20%Round the amazon.co.uk star line times 4, out of 20. A 4.4 becomes 18. A missing star line would score 0. None of these eight is missing one.
Review sample
15%Out of 15. 4 if under 30 reviews. 8 if 30–199. 12 if 200–999. 15 if 1,000 or more. A missing star line would score 0 here as well.
Specification
25%Out of 25. Six points for a named type. Seven for a numeric pole window. Six for a bullet length or buried length. Four for a named material. Two for a named clamp or adaptor. Subtract 4 when a dimension line contradicts the bullet, and 4 when the raw file prints a second ASIN. Floor 0.
Review use
25%Out of 25. 10 if any UK review text exists. Add 8 if a UK text says it held a parasol or umbrella. Add 4 if a UK text describes the ground working. Add 3 for a sturdy description only when the listing has 30 or more reviews. Subtract for a loose insert, a throat that will not take a normal garden pole, rust on first beach use, a missing part, a burr, a failed thread, or reviews of another product shape. Floor 0.
Shelf value
15%Out of 15. 15 under £8. 12 from £8 to £12.99. 9 from £13 to £16.99. 6 from £17 to £22.99. 3 from £23. Best value is the highest remaining total under £12, not the same row as the top pick.
You are choosing a metal socket for a round centre pole in turf, soil or sand. The eight amazon.co.uk listings in this set run from about £6.74 to about £22.08. A hammer-in spear, a screw-in auger, a beach spiral and a short lawn thorn are the shapes. Tent pegs are not included. The top pick is the JVL spear when a 32–40 mm airer pole is the job and you accept that most of the 7,962 reviews are washing lines.
A parasol ground spike is a metal socket that you drive, push or screw into turf, soil or sand so a round pole stands upright. UK shoppers meet four shapes: a hammer-in spear often sold first for a rotary washing line, a longer screw-in auger, a beach spiral, and a short multi-prong lawn thorn. Tent pegs do not hold a parasol mast, so they are not in this set. There is no laboratory wind test and no British Standard that certifies these spikes. Pole diameter is the first check.
Tent pegs do not hold a parasol mast. This comparison keeps sockets with a throat for a round pole and drops pegs.
Measure the pole. A review on the 22–35 mm anchor says about 3.5 cm will not take a 4 cm garden umbrella. JuYue and Loopunk print no millimetre range.
Prefer the centimetre bullet. A 6 × 5 × 6 cm line is not a buried length. A 1 × 1 × 1 cm line does not match a 43 cm bullet. Hammer a bare rim and reviews say the top bends. Put a wood block on it.
Measure the pole, then match a printed window. In this set those windows are 22–35 mm, up to 3.6 cm, 32–40 mm with a plastic adaptor, and 2.5–5.5 cm. A UK review says about 3.5 cm is too small for a 4 cm garden umbrella. Another opening was put nearer 35 mm than 36 mm. A spear or an auger needs soil or turf. A spiral is sold for sand and grass. None of these is a patio base, and hardstanding stopped one beach anchor. If the shade is a cantilever, a single lawn spike does not replace the foot.
Prefer a centimetre bullet and record a clash with the dimension line. 46 cm overall with a 26 cm spike can agree with the dimension line. 56 cm against 420 mm, 43 cm against 1 × 1 × 1 cm, and 35 cm against a 4 cm pack line do not. A 6 × 5 × 6 cm line is not a length. Plastic adaptors and pinch screws stop the pole rocking. A review count in the thousands can be mostly airers. Three, five or twenty reviews do not outrank that on stars alone. A file that prints a second ASIN is a dirty extract.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You already use a 32 mm or 40 mm rotary-airer pole, and a parasol only if that diameter matches. The JVL 32–40 mm soil spear is the top pick at about £6.74, with 4.4 from 7,962 reviews. Most of those reviews are washing lines. UK texts also name a garden parasol, a loose insert and a rim bent by hammering.
You have measured the pole against 2.5–5.5 cm and the soil will take a screw. The DIVCHI 56 cm screw-in spike is best value at about £10.99, with 4.4 from 658 reviews, a turn rod and three screws. One review measured 36 mm inside. The bullet says 56 cm and the dimension line says 420 mm.
You can carry a spiral and you expect salt to attack a thin coating. The Harrms 43 cm spiral anchor is about £15.99, with a printed 2.5–5.5 cm window and 3.8 from 28 reviews. One UK text held a parasol for a beach day. Another says it rusted on that first beach use. The dimension line is 1 × 1 × 1 cm.
The top pick is the JVL 32–40 mm soil spear at about £6.74. It scores 83, the highest total here: 4.4 from 7,962 reviews, a galvanised hammer-in spear and a plastic adaptor for 32–40 mm. The specification block is only 15, because 6 × 5 × 6 cm is not a buried length. JVL leads on the review sample and the shelf price, not because a parasol wind test exists. Most of those reviews are washing lines. UK texts name a garden parasol and a sun umbrella, and they also describe a loose insert, a bent rim, and a spike left half proud in hard ground. Best value is the DIVCHI 56 cm screw-in spike at about £10.99. It scores 79, the highest remaining total under £12: a printed 2.5–5.5 cm window and a 56 cm bullet, with the review block cut for a 36 mm measurement and missing parts. The dimension line says 420 mm.
DIVCHI 56 cm screw-in spike
Highest remaining total under £12, at 79. About £10.99, a 2.5–5.5 cm window and a 56 cm bullet. The dimension line says 420 mm.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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Public UK sources and the eight amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Prices, stars and review themes are those extracts. Updated 22.10.2026.
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