Water Features

Welcome to our new look website!Over the past few months the team here at UK Water Features have been busy in making changes to our website and are pleased to announce that today it has gone live.New HomepageA new simplified homepage featuring a handful of our best selling items and easy navigation links to other parts of our site.Improved SearchWe all know how the sear...

With only a few days left till Christmas, many of us are hitting the shops trying to pick up our last few remaining gifts for friends or loved ones. If you're struggling for ideas this year or if you are simply not a fan of massive crowds of fellow Christmas shoppers then why not consider getting something completely different this year, something that can be appreciated all year and something that wont break the bank. Read More

Water makes up approximately 71% of the Earth’s surface, yet only 1% of it is safe to drink. Even though Earth is known as the Blue Planet is water really as plentiful as we think? If the Earth was an apple the water layer would be thinner than the fruit's skin.Compared to the size of our planet a sphere containing all of it’s water is surprisingly small, a meagre 860 miles wide.Image source - Read More

 There are thousands of different water features and fountains scattered across the globe, we have dug out the top five most impressive and largest of them all from Dubai to Singapore.1.   The Dubai Fountain (Dubai)The Dubai Fountain is the world’s larg...

A fun and exciting water display is the newest addition to our very own town centre! Opened on Wednesday, right here in Barnsley the fountain has 30 nozzles, placed in three banks of 10 and emitting 30 jets of water all varying in size! The jets are illuminated by LED lights and can be programmed to create unique displays. There is an underground tank which holds a whopping 50,000 litres of water, which is pumped through the fountains nozzles at 30,000 litres per hour!The Town Hall square and Garden in Barnsley town centre was subject to a fantastic overhaul this year and was offici...

Water is a great way to bring a new dimension to your garden.Ponds enable you to grow a wider range of plants and rear fish whilst at the same time we cannot forget about all the wildlife which will be drawn to your new pond.A small fountain can also be added to the found creating the soothing sound of splashing water as it falls back into the pond.Ponds can be the centrepiece of a garden and easily surrounded by rockeries.Creat...

1. No running costsSolar fountains have no running costs. Once you have made the initial purchase they simply use the the suns natural powers which of course cost nothing. The solar panels require direct sunlight to fully operate and use this sunlight to bounce electrodes off each other, this movement creates the power needed to run the built in pump.Several solar pumps now also have a battery back up system built in. During the day the fountain runs like normal whilst at the sametime storing energy in a battery back. As soon as the sun goes behind clouds or...

As the technology used within solar panels has developed certain solar water features now have the option to operate on cloudy days, or even at night. This is courtesy of an inbuilt battery back-up system.             During the day the solar water feature uses direct sunlight to power the water pump, at the same time storing excess power...

Stainless steel water blades are a popular addition to both modern and more traditional gardens.Everyone loves the sound of falling water and water blades are the ideal way to add the flowing sound of water to your garden with something that is also visually attractive.Water blades can be built into an existing wall or custom built into a new garden design. Depending on the size of the wall and area you have to install the blade there are various size options available ranging from 15cm in width to an enormous 150cm.Read More

In this week’s episode of ITV’s ‘Love Your Garden’ Alan and his team transformed a family’s garden in southern England into a modern outdoor living space.Of course no garden makeover would be complete without the addition of flowing water. In this garden the team created a bespoke self-contained water feature using a heavy duty pebble pool, galvanised grid, fountain pump and a traditional millstone.Read More