CHRISTOW Tilting Garden Parasol Umbrella UV Protective Polyester Canopy With Crank Handle
Reviewed 9 August 2026 · price checked live
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CHRISTOW Tilting Garden Parasol Umbrella UV Protective Polyester is one of the 29 garden furniture & accessories products in our catalogue, tracked on rating, review volume and live price. The maker describes it as follows: Shade yourself in style with this Christow 2m Tilting Parasol. Perfect for smaller garden spaces, it has a grey-coloured 2m canopy with a tilt mechanism to shade you from the low-lying sun. UV-PROTECTIVE CANOPY: The canopy is made from hardwearing 180g polyester with a UPF 30+ rating to keep your skin well protected from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays. Those are the seller's own claims rather than our testing, so treat them as a starting point. On Amazon it holds 4.6 out of 5 from 3,536 ratings. What that score is worth next to its rivals is set out below.
- Brand
- CHRISTOW
- Amazon rating
- 4.6 / 5 from 3,536 ratings
- vs Garden Furniture & Accessories
- 0.2 above the category median of 4.4
- Rank in category
- 3 of 29 rated garden furniture & accessories we track
- Price position
- Towards the top of the range (category spans £6.79 to £162)
- How proven
- Well established, above-average review volume
How it compares in Garden Furniture & Accessories
Across the 29 rated garden furniture & accessories products we track, the typical score is 4.4 out of 5. This one sits at 4.6, which puts it in the upper quarter of the category rather than level with it. Where almost everything is rated well, the gap at the top is small in points and large in practice. That places it third of the 29 we rank here.
It carries 3,536 ratings against a category median of 2,690. That is enough of a base to take the score seriously without treating it as settled.
On price it sits in the upper third of a category running from £6.79 to £162, where the midpoint is about £22.99. It is priced above the field and rated above it too, so the premium is at least matched by how buyers rate it.
Worked out from the 29 garden furniture & accessories products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features
- CHRISTOW GREY 2M TILTING PARASOL: Shade yourself in style with this Christow 2m Tilting Parasol. Perfect for smaller garden spaces, it has a grey-coloured 2m canopy with a tilt mechanism to shade you from the low-lying sun. Plus, a crank handle to easily open. The parasol measures 2.2m tall (approx.) from the bottom of the pole to the top of the canopy.
- UV-PROTECTIVE CANOPY: The canopy is made from hardwearing 180g polyester with a UPF 30+ rating to keep your skin well protected from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays. It also an air vent at the top to reduce wind pressure and prevent the wind pulling it upwards. The air vent also aids air flow to keep you nice and cool when you’re relaxing beneath it.
- CRANK HANDLE & TILTING MECHANISM: Forget about wrestling with a fiddly pulley system because the parasol has a crank handle to easily raise and lower the canopy. Simply turn it one way to open the canopy and the other way to close it. It also has a lever which allows you to tilt the canopy at an angle and easily shield yourself from the low-lying sun.
- LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINIUM POLE: The pole is made from durable aluminium which is much lighter than steel to easily pick up and move around. The ribs have a hardwearing steel construction. The pole has a diameter of 38mm and comes in two parts which easily lock together. Instructions are included to easily assemble and care for the parasol.
- IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION: A parasol base is NOT INCLUDED with the parasol and is essential for keeping it weighed down and stable in windy weather. Christow stock a range of compatible bases. Choose an 11kg base if you wish to use the parasol with a garden table, or a 25kg base if you wish to use the parasol without the stability of a table.
