--- title: "Timber Benches, Picnic Tables and Memorial Seating | Craft Wales" url: https://craft-wales.co.uk/what-we-build/seating-and-benches description: "Hardwood and softwood benches, picnic tables, memorial seating and themed Play-Tec plastic seating, carved to order and made in our own Welsh factory." lang: en --- Image: Round timber picnic table standing on grass, with attached seats topped in green and a yellow floral emblem (https://craft-wales.co.uk/__l5e/assets-v1/a0c072f6-97ae-4689-b53d-6350285138ad/seating-hero-round-picnic-table.jpg) [ What we build ] # Seating for _your outdoor space_ Hardwood and softwood benches, picnic tables, memorial seating and themed Play-Tec plastic seating, made in our own workshop and carved with whatever you want them to say. Most of the range is named after Welsh towns. Made in our own factory Installed by our own team Bespoke sizes Welsh made [ The range ] ## The range Built from a combination of timber and Play-Tec plastic, so they stand up to daily use outdoors, prices starting from £245 ### The Brecon Two-sided hardwood bench, so people can sit facing either way. - Hardwood - Two-sided - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### The Bargoed A straightforward, solid bench built for daily use. - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### The Caerphilly Twenty-eight hardwood slats, built to take a crowd. - Hardwood - 28 slats - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### The Carmarthen Available in four styles, so it suits the setting. - Four styles - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### The Rhondda Hard-wearing, made from timber and a choice of Play-Tec plastic colours, with stainless fixings. - Three colour options using two-colour Play-Tec plastic - Stainless steel fixings - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### The Ebbw Vale Routered design with paint inlay, made to your own artwork. - Routered and paint-inlaid - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Themed Seating Dragonflies, ladybirds, turtles and strawberries, in moulded Play-Tec plastic on a timber frame. Popular in nurseries and early years play areas. - Made in Play-Tec plastic - Dragonfly, ladybird, turtle and strawberry designs - Hard wearing and colourfast - Price on request - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Picnic tables. ### The Glamorgan A solid picnic table for everyday outdoor use. ### The Pendragon A round table with attached seating. - Round - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact See all 26 seating and benches photographs: https://craft-wales.co.uk/our-work/gallery?filter=seating-and-benches [ Carved to order ] ## Carved with your name, _badge or dedication_ Most of our benches can be routered with a school name, a badge, a dedication or your own design, in Welsh, English or both. It is what turns a bench into a memorial, or a piece of playground furniture into something that belongs to the school. We also make a Friendship Bench range in several sizes, weatherproof and fade resistant, with personalisation. Image: Square planter bench with a bed of soil in the middle and timber legs, its red sides carved in yellow with Looking to the Future and Edrych i'r Dyfodol, standing on paving slabs (https://craft-wales.co.uk/__l5e/assets-v1/ff9bc43b-8b1d-40da-89ed-5960cf3d924c/friendship-bench-planter.jpg) Image: Backless timber memorial bench with a carved dedication reading Jack Thomas 06.06.96 to 12.02.12 along the front, and a painted crest with a red banner reading Endeavour on the end, standing on tarmac in front of a brick wall (https://craft-wales.co.uk/__l5e/assets-v1/d9c6aaeb-875f-40f1-aa8d-7c2e7387981d/memorial-bench-carved.jpg) [ Memorial seating ] ## Memorial benches, _carved with your words_ We make solid Oak memorial benches with carved dedications or a fitted plaque for schools, parks, clubs and community groups. Tell us the wording, and we will set it out before anything is cut. [ How they are built ] ## Built for Welsh _weather_ ### Posts that do not rot Galvanised steel posts are concreted into the ground and the timber legs sit over them, so the timber never sits in wet ground. ### The timber Locally sourced oak and sweet chestnut, alongside Douglas fir, larch and spruce, from managed forests. ### The finish Everything apart from green oak is finished in an oil-based product, and we recommend re-coating each spring. Green oak is left to weather naturally. ### Drawn before it is built Every structure is drawn by hand, to scale, before anything is cut. [ Who we build them for ] ## Who we build seating for ### Schools and Education Benches, picnic tables and seating for playgrounds and school grounds. See schools and education https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/schools ### Nurseries and Early Years Child-sized picnic tables and seating for early years settings. See nurseries and early years https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/nurseries ### Councils and Parks Hardwood benches and memorial seating for parks and public spaces. See councils and parks https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/councils-and-parks ### Leisure and Tourism Seating for visitor attractions, campsites and country parks. See leisure and tourism https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/leisure-and-tourism ### Sport and Community Benches and seating for clubs, clubhouse grounds and community spaces. See sport and community https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/sport-and-community ### Homes and Private Clients Residential work is handled by our sister company. About RCT Property Services https://craft-wales.co.uk/rct-property-services [ Aftercare ] ## We come back. Everything we make, apart from items in green oak, is finished in an oil-based product, and we recommend re-coating each spring. That stops the timber cracking and splintering, keeps the water out and slows the algae that makes a surface slippery. On a yearly maintenance plan we come back, inspect the timber, make good any minor damage and re-spray it. In year five we add an anti-fungal treatment. Green oak is designed to withstand the elements, and its appearance will change over time. [ How we work ] ## From first visit to final fitting. 1. 01 ### Free Site Visit We come to you, measure up and talk through what you need. 2. 02 ### Design and Quote We draw it up by hand, to scale, and give you a fixed price. 3. 03 ### Made in Our Workshop Built by our own team in Ystrad Mynach. 4. 04 ### Installed by Our Team Delivered and fitted on site by the people who made it. 5. 05 ### Aftercare We offer a full aftercare package to help your products last. ## Tell us what it should say Book a Site Visit: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact Try the concept tool: https://craft-wales.co.uk/concept-builder Try the concept tool (https://craft-wales.co.uk/concept-builder) ## Structured data ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://craft-wales.co.uk/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Seating and benches", "item": "https://craft-wales.co.uk/what-we-build/seating-and-benches" } ] } ```