8 of the best outdoor heaters

Magma fire pit, £1,200, Magmafirepits (07905 266825; www.magmafirepits.co.uk)

EcoSmart stainless-steel Stix

, £1,999, Smart Fire UK (020–7384 1677; www.smartfireuk.com)

Large rustic bronze-steel fire bowl by Theydon

, £64.95, Coast & Country Store (0844 567 2354; www.coastandcountrystore.com)

The Twisted Tree Ball

, in natural finish, from £949, or heat-resistant paint, from £1,029, The Firepit Company (07977 222884; www.thefirepitcompany.co.uk)

Phoenix flower steel fire pit

by Arpe Studio UK, £249, Not On The High Street (www.notonthehighstreet.com)

Giant Titan black cast-iron chiminea and barbecue

, £699.95, Coast & Country Store (0844 567 2354; www.coastandcountrystore.com)

Galloping Horses fire bowl,

in natural finish, from £499, or heat-resistant paint, from £579, The Firepit Company (07977 222884; www.thefirepitcompany.co.uk)

La Hacienda Malmo steel chiminea with log store

, £104, Fireplace Products (08453 455496; www.fireplaceproducts.co.uk)

Annunciata is director of contemporary art gallery TIN MAN ART and an award-winning journalist specialising in art, culture and property. Previously, she was Country Life’s News & Property Editor. Before that, she worked at The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, researched for a historical biographer and co-founded a literary, art and music festival in Oxfordshire. Lancashire-born, she lives in Hampshire with a husband, two daughters and a mischievous pug.