Fire bowls and baskets

FORGET the telly – stick a log on the fire bowl, call up a few friends, grab a glass of wine and get out in the garden. Provided the rain holds off, socially distanced evening soirées and al fresco dinner parties can be just as much fun in autumn as they have been in summer if you have space for a fire bowl.

Basic types available

There are hundreds of designs available, ranging in price from around £20 to several hundreds of pounds, but all are either bowl or brazier shaped. The bowl shape gives a slow-burning campfire, making it frugal on wood