The unstoppable rise of the outdoor bath

Forget hot tubs and posh paddling pools — summer 2021 is all about bath time alfresco

According to reports, the UK went bonkers over hot tubs last summer. Lockdown captivity combined with sizzling temperatures resulted in a large proportion of us feeling the need to soak away our worries — or our furlough — in warm, bubbly mini-pools.

I toyed with the idea myself. But there was something stopping me. For starters, I knew in my heart that a hot tub would always play second fiddle to my real dream, which is a natural swimming pool complete with lily pads, similar to one that a good friend of mine has and which is — quite frankly — magical. But as my “garden” is actually a thin slice of decking, a pool is but a fantasy. A hot tub would fit on

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