Round Fir Picnic Table with 4 Built In Curved Benches, Seats 8, 44 Inch Top with Umbrella Hole, Walnut Brown

A square picnic table gives you two long straight benches, so half the people are sitting shoulder to shoulder staring at the back of somebody's head. Anyone on the outside of the bench has to climb over a leg to get out.

Each of the four benches here is cut on a curve that follows the round top, which the manufacturer describes as a comfy sitting experience. Everyone faces the middle, nobody is at the end, and there are four separate gaps to step in and out through.

One piece, eight places

The benches are part of the frame rather than pulled up to it, so there is nothing to line up, nothing to drag back into place and nothing that blows over. The manufacturer rates it for four to eight people depending on how close you sit.

Three details underneath

A reinforced X at the centre where the four leg frames meet, which the manufacturer says is there to stop deforming and cracking. Protective caps on the feet so the legs do not scratch a deck. And the curve cut into every bench seat.

The pole is held twice

A 2 in hole through the middle of the top, and a second holder on the frame below it. Catching the pole at two heights is what keeps an umbrella upright on a table people lean on. The manufacturer notes a weighted base is still required and no umbrella is included.

Built into the frame, each 36 in long and 10 in deep, cut to follow the round top.

The manufacturer's published bench figure. The tabletop is rated at 220 lb.

At 28 in high, laid in slats so rain runs through rather than standing on the surface.

2 in through the top with a second holder on the frame below. A weighted base is required.

The manufacturer's description of the coating on the solid fir, in a dark walnut tone.

On every leg, so the frame does not mark decking or paving.

Ships from a Canadian warehouse. Free shipping on orders over $150. Some remote areas, PO boxes and surcharge regions may be excluded or cost extra.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

Eight places round one circle, with nobody stuck at an end and nobody left out of the conversation.

One piece of furniture that does not need chairs brought out, lined up or brought back in again.

The seats are bolted to the table, so a windy afternoon does not rearrange the garden for you.

What we stand behind

• Every measurement above, both weight capacities and the 2 in umbrella hole come from the product's own dimension drawing and specification block.
• Waterproof painting and deformation resistant are the manufacturer's words. No coating type, paint standard or wood grade is published, so none is quoted.
• The set needs a 71 in by 71 in clear space on the ground, which is considerably more than the 44 in tabletop suggests. Measure the spot before ordering.
• The manufacturer states a weighted base is required for the umbrella and that no umbrella is included.
• Ships from a Canadian warehouse, free shipping over $150. 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

How much space does it actually need?

The drawing gives a 71 in by 71 in footprint, because the bench frames project well beyond the 44 in tabletop. Allow room to walk round it on top of that.

Do the benches have backs?

No. They are curved seat planks built into the frame, which is what keeps the set to one piece and lets people step in from four sides.

Does it need an umbrella base?

Yes. The hole and the holder underneath keep a pole aligned, but the manufacturer states a weighted base is required for fixing. Neither the umbrella nor the base is included.

What is fir like outdoors?

Fir is a softwood, which is why this one carries a painted waterproof finish rather than being left bare. Expect to touch the paint up rather than sand and oil it the way you would a hardwood set.