The only bespoke swing seat, rope swing & bench makers endorsed by the RHS
Bespoke
Pergola & Arbour Swing Seats
If there’s a more majestic sight than a beautifully-handcrafted pergola, complete with an arbour swing seat, then we’ve yet to find it! The joys to be had in the garden with a pergola are rich and plenty.
Whether you’re using it as a centerpiece for a summer garden party, or snuggling up with a book and a warm blanket on an early-autumn evening—with fairy lights happily glowing in the dusk. It’s a magical addition to any outdoor space.
The Pergola
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A Sitting Spiritually Pergola
Each bespoke pergola is made using extra large timbers of green premium-grade oak. Our expert joiners use only sapwood-free, knot-free wood—so it won’t twist, split, or rot over time. For the purposes of longevity and security, our pergolas can be concreted down or fixed to a suitable surface. We also pre-build each pergola entirely from scratch in our Devon and Dorset workshops to ensure the timbers will neatly slot into the joints upon delivery. So there will be no delay when it comes to enjoying your new handcrafted Pergola and Arbour Swing Seat!
We also offer a full installation service if you prefer to have us build your pergola on site.
Handcrafted in the UK
Every commission is one of a kind and bespoke to you, beautifully crafted in our Devon workshops.
Endorsed by the RHS
Sitting Spiritually are the only bespoke swing & bench maker endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society in the UK.
Finance Options
Flexible finance options mean you can pay for your Pergola over 12 months with absolutely no interest.
Customer Photo Gallery
Enjoy some of these stunning photographs of our seats taken across customer gardens.
Swing Seat Back Styles
There are five back variations available for the Kyokusen Swing Seat, click on the arrows below to view each style.
Dimensions and Footprint
Due to the handcrafted nature of our products the final footprint can vary slightly from seat to seat, measurements provided are for the largest expected dimensions. If you are intending to set a slab under each leg we suggest not doing so until you have taken delivery.
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4 Seater Pergola
Footprint 2.9m by 1.6m
3 Seater Pergola
Footprint 2.6m by 1.6m
2 Seater Pergola
Footprint 2.3m by 1.6m
All Frames Width
1.6m
Designed to sit on any surface
Hard Ground:
For firm ground, we can provide stainless steel 'shoes' (as seen on the left image) for all four legs of the Pergola that simply screw into the ground for a beautiful clean finish.
Soft Ground:
We provide longer legs as standard to allow for digging in and concreting in place, meaning the core structure and height remains perfectly in place.
The Sitting Spiritually Pergola at Forde Abbey
Set in the stunning Forde Abbey gardens in Somerset, watch as the Sitting Spiritually team assemble one our bespoke pergolas. Narrated by Julian Kennard of Forde Abbey and Sitting Spiritually founder Martin Young, we walk you through the fundamentals of assembling and installing this stunning piece of garden furniture.
How is a Sitting Spiritually pergola
designed and produced?
Typically, a pergola is designed and built to support itself and the weight of the plants it supports. A Sitting Spiritually pergola is designed to be far more robust. We over-engineer our structures to support the weight of the swing seat and the people sitting on it. But also, the extra loads created by the lateral forces generated by the swinging motion. The tolerances we build into the design and construction, particularly the joints, meaning you have a super strong structure that is guaranteed to last.
Accessories for your Seat
We've got a range of accessories, such as embedded ammonites, to compliment your swing seat or pergola and make your seat even more unique to you. If you'd like to discuss any of our accessories, please feel free to give us a call on 01297 443084.
"An amazing experience!"
This is the way business should be conducted! An amazing experience from start to finish, I can't praise them highly enough. Happily I was able to visit their garden to see the seats, which was just as well as I ended up ordering a completely different one to the one I had anticipated.
Martin was extremely helpful, giving me a completion date there and then.
Next day an email with all the details of the seat, delivery company etc.
A month or so before delivery, Saturn Removals contacted me for information on delivery date etc. They arrived dead on time, set up the seat to my height and were absolutely charming. Followed up with a phone call from Martin the following day to check we are happy. Absolutely!
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