Your Guide To The Best Sleep
We love sleeping. 😴
But in this day and age, catching a few wonderful hours of shut-eye seems to be increasingly more difficult.
Day-to-day stresses are constantly on the rise, we're more exposed to light and noise pollution, and there is an influx of sleep products that promise us a world of opportunities but no real guidance on where to start. 🧐
That's where Sleep Hero UK comes in.
We're here to guide you on all things sleep.
Not only do we love sleeping, but we also love learning about sleep and answering all the burning questions you may have.
- What are the optimal conditions for great sleep?
- Which mattresses and sleep products are worth exploring?
- And what can you do if things start going wrong?
On our site, we'll walk you through all things sleep so you can finally catch the snooze you deserve. 💤
Great sleep matters, after all, and we're committed to helping you get it.
Browse our main categories below.
📝 Mattresses: Read reviews & best-of guides
🛌 Beds: Read reviews & best-of guides
🛋️ Sleep Accessories: Read reviews & guides
🩺 Advice: Find out more about sleep health
🖥️ Blog: We answer all your questions
💷 Discounts: Grab the best UK deals
Exploring the best mattresses in the UK
Many things matter when trying to get optimal sleep, but beginning with the right mattress is a good start.
We've reviewed some of the best mattresses available in the UK - so that you don't have to spend hours searching for the right one. 🥳
Your ideal mattress will depend on the following:
Finding this ideal mattress can be an overwhelming task.
But we've reviewed dozens of mattresses using our intensive testing processes and have been able to choose a few that rank among our top mattresses in the UK. 🇬🇧
Here's a quick overview.
Our top six UK mattresses:
Finding the right sleep accessories
While a good mattress is the best base to begin your journey towards good sleep, it's not the only thing that matters. 😳
We all need a good array of sleep accessories to keep us comfortable, ranging from pillows to duvets to mattress toppers and anxiety-reducing weighted blankets.
Luckily, we've worked with many of the UK's top sleep brands so we can recommend all the right products.
Here's a quick overview of some of the UK's top sleep accessory brands:
The Fine Bedding Company
The Fine Bedding Company sells dozens of bedding products and some of the best duvets around.
Panda London
Panda is our go-to sleep accessories brand with cuddly bamboo products and a hybrid mattress.
Aeyla
Aeyla offers a range of luxurious sleep products, bedding, and relaxation aids.
Emma Sleep
Emma Sleep stocks some of the UK's best-selling and most-awarded mattresses and sleep products.
Simba
Simba Sleep sells some of the best quality bed-in-a-box mattresses and sleep accessories in the UK.
Nectar
Nectar sells a good range of budget and premium mattresses and accessories.
Kally Sleep
Kally Sleep sells some amazing value-for-money sleep accessories and bedding products.
DreamCloud
DreamCloud removes confusion and offers one top mattress option with excellent accessories.
Hypnia
Hypnia offers excellent mattresses, toppers, duvets, and bedding at great prices.
Figuring out which sleep accessories you need can be a tad more complex.
But we're firm believers that the right pillow makes all the difference.
After all, your pillow and your mattress form the base of any good bed setup.
We've tried dozens of different pillows - from funky-shaped ones to customisable options and some as heavy as a brick. 🧱
Here's a quick overview of our favourites.
Our top three UK pillows:
Dealing with sleep problems
Ok, so you have the perfect mattress and the most cuddly sleep accessories - but you still can't sleep?
You're not alone. 🤗
Sleep problems plague over 30% of the British population [1].
Perhaps you spend your nights tossing and turning, pondering some of life's many questions.
- Can you calculate how much sleep you need?
- What's the best way to achieve optimal sleep hygiene?
- Is there a best temperature for sleep?
- Does your diet affect the quality of your sleep?
- Can sleep meditations help you fall asleep faster?
- How can you deal with more serious issues like sleep apnoea?
But don't worry; we're here to guide you through in-depth articles in our advice and blog sections.
Why trust Sleep Hero?
We pride ourselves on delivering unbiased reviews and going through the good, the bad, and the uncomfortable to help you choose the perfect sleep products - read our Editorial Policy for the full details. 📝
But we're also committed to training, and many of our writers are qualified sleep coaches who keep up-to-date with the latest developments in the sleep world.
Check out our About Us page for further information.
We also work with a team of worldwide sleep experts specialising in various fields - from ergonomics to physiotherapy, CBT-I and more - so we can best guide you on all things sleep.
Here's a quick look at our expert panel:
Andrew Green is a Bristol-based occupational therapist specialising in adult sleep and sleep problems. He remained attached to a sleep clinic until 2016 and now has a private practice working with clients worldwide through Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).
Andrew Green
Sleep Therapist
Walter Braun is a German mattress and ergonomics expert, with an insightful history as a mattress shop owner. He shares tips on ergonomic alignment and healthy sleeping with partners from across the globe, training mattress consultants and offering courses for doctors and physiotherapists.
Walter Braun
Mattress Expert
Björn Steinbrink is a certified sleep coach based in Germany. He works predominantly with athletes to teach them how healthy sleep affects performance, and offers an online sleep course via the Fit for Sleep programme, together with Dr Michael T. Coll Barroso.
Björn Steinbrink
Sleep Coach
Caroline Rolland is a French physiotherapist and osteopath with over a decade of experience. She works with patients suffering from rheumatism, neurological conditions, and respiratory problems, but also has a keen interest in preparing athletes for all aspects of the competitive field.
Caroline Rolland
Physiotherapist
Susanne Willekes is the first certified Dutch sleep coach for children. She trained as a Gentle Sleep coach in America, started her practice, The Sleep Agency, in 2015, and has since helped thousands of families and children through her coaching - both at home and abroad.
Susanne Willekes
Sleep Coach for Children
Pâmela Peixoto is a massage therapist based in Portugal. She specialises in post-operative rehabilitation, lymphatic drainage, and sports, with many of her methods promoting deep relaxation, which can improve sleep quality and help clients sleep like a baby.
Pâmela Peixoto
Massage Therapist
Nacho Lacomba is a physiotherapist and personal trainer based in Spain. He focuses on invasive physiotherapy, ultra-sound, and injury rehabilitation, combining physiotherapy with physical training to work with people of all ages on a range of ailments.
Nacho Lacomba
Physiotherapist
Don't forget to check out our research methodology page to see how we test products.
Choosing sleep products online
If this is your first time looking at sleep products online, you're probably asking yourself one very important question:
How could you possibly choose a mattress or sleep product if you haven't tested it first?
This may seem like a valid concern to have, but we actually prefer purchasing our products online.
- There's a much bigger selection of products online than in brick-and-mortar retailers.
- You can choose your next favourite sleep product from the comfort of your own home.
- Online products are often much cheaper - and you'll get to make use of wonderful discount codes.
- Most of the brands we love offer free delivery, so you don't have to stress about schlepping a new mattress home.
- The best online brands offer risk-free trial periods, giving you the chance to try out your new product and send it back for a full refund if you're not 100% convinced.
Trying a product during an at-home trial period is actually much more effective in figuring out if it's right for you or not than testing it out for a few minutes in a store under the scrutinising eyes of a sales assistant. 👀
With a product review site like Sleep Hero UK as your guide, you're guaranteed to have a fabulous experience shopping online. 🛒
So let us be your sleep heroes, your guide to the online sleep world, and your companion in your journey to better sleep, once and for all!
How to navigate the Sleep Hero website
We've given you a quick overview, but we really mean it:
We're here to guide you through every step of your sleep journey.
Sleep Hero offers a one-stop sleep portal with mattress reviews, best-buy guides, and advice sections to turn your sleep from average to out-of-this-world extraordinary. 🙌
The design of our website will hopefully be quite intuitive, but buying a new mattress may not be.
We'd suggest the following steps:
- If you're entirely new to the ins and outs of buying a new mattress or need help with sleep concerns, we'd suggest you start with our Advice section. Here, you'll find answers to the most important questions you may have.
- Are you a hot sleeper? Do you share your bed with a partner? Do you want a luxury mattress? What mattress should you buy? In the Best Mattresses section, you'll find guides on finding the best mattress for your needs and in-depth mattress reviews that look at all the finer details.
- Of course, a bedroom won't be complete without a bed, so take a look at the Beds section to find the perfect companion for your mattress.
- Before you make your purchase, make sure you don't need anything else - like a pillow, mattress topper, duvet, or bedding. Our Sleep Accessories section can help you here.
- Finally, once you've decided on everything you need, head to the Discounts page to receive exclusive discount codes.
And if you're only here to read some good sleep-related content?
Then feel free to head over to our Blog section for interesting articles on the sleep world.
You can also browse our main categories below, play around with the content in our menu, and dive straight into all the information we've shared.
Happy sleep is only one click away!