8 of the best outdoor heaters
Braving the cold has never been so easy.


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)
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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.
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