Ullswater Mid Sleeper Bed with Cupboard, Drawers & Hanging Rail

The Ullswater Mid Sleeper puts the storage on wheels. Underneath the bed there's a cupboard with two doors and two drawers, and an open unit with a hanging rail and shelves. Both sit on castors, so they can live under the bed or roll out into the room, and the space they leave behind becomes a den, a reading nook or somewhere to play.

The cupboard has shelves behind its doors and two drawers along the bottom. The open unit has a hanging rail for school uniform or the next day's clothes, with shelves beside it for books and boxes. Curved cut-outs at each end of the frame keep the space underneath open and easy to get into, and the angled ladder has deep, flat treads and hand-holds cut into the top of each side.

It comes in white or mid grey. The mattress sits on a solid base made of four panels rather than slats, and the bed is designed to meet BS EN 747, the British standard for raised beds. The sleeping platform is for children aged 6 and over.

It takes a standard UK single mattress, 90cm by 190cm, no deeper than 15cm. That depth is a safety limit rather than a suggestion: a deeper mattress raises the sleeping surface and leaves less of the safety sides above it. The three mattresses shown above are the right size and depth for this bed, and the MemoryDream 15 is the one we'd put on it.

It arrives flat-packed in four boxes for self-assembly, with full instructions, and it's delivered free in 2 to 5 working days. The heaviest box weighs 38kg, and the instructions call for two people to build it. If you'd rather someone else built it, there's a link to book a local assembler below the returns policy.

Need a desk as well? The Ullswater High Sleeper is the same design taken up to 181.3cm, with a desk, three drawers and a wardrobe underneath.

Key facts

• Size: 198cm long x 95.6cm wide (129.2cm at the ladder end) x 136.6cm high
• Mattress: UK single (90 x 190cm), maximum 15cm deep
• Underneath: A cupboard with two doors and two drawers, and an open unit with a hanging rail and shelves, both on castors
• Cupboard: Shelves behind two doors, 37.7cm wide x 29.5cm deep inside, and two drawers, each 32.1 x 23.5 x 12.9cm inside
• Open unit: Hanging space 35.9cm wide x 29cm deep x 69cm high, beside shelves 39.5cm wide with 25cm between them
• Ladder: Angled, with deep, flat treads and hand-holds at the top
• Base: Solid panels rather than slats
• Ages: For children aged 6 and over
• Colours: White or mid grey
• Safety: Designed to meet BS EN 747, with safety sides around the sleeping platform
• Assembly: Arrives in 4 flat-packed boxes (longest 203cm, heaviest 38kg), for self-assembly by two people with full instructions
• Delivery: Free, in 2 to 5 working days
• Guarantee: 1-year manufacturer's guarantee

Room fit

The Ullswater Mid Sleeper takes 198cm of wall. It comes 95.6cm out from the wall, or 129.2cm at the ladder end, and you'll want space in front of it to roll the cupboard and the open unit out and open the doors and drawers. At 136.6cm high it suits most bedrooms; allow about 70cm between the top of the mattress and the ceiling for a younger child to sit up, or 80 to 90cm for a teenager.

Questions parents ask

Do the storage units have to stay under the bed?
No. The cupboard and the open unit are both on castors, so they roll out into the room when you need them and back under the bed when you don't. With them out, the space under the bed is free for a den or a reading corner.

Is there a version with a desk?
Yes. The Ullswater High Sleeper is the same design at 181.3cm high, with a desk, three drawers and a wardrobe underneath.

Which mattress does it need?
A standard UK single, 90cm by 190cm, no deeper than 15cm. The MemoryDream 15 is the one we'd put on it.

What's Included

• Ullswater mid sleeper frame in white or mid grey
• Angled ladder with deep, flat treads
• Cupboard with two doors and two drawers, on castors
• Open unit with a hanging rail and shelves, on castors
• Solid base panels
• Fixings and assembly instructions