Sleeping can be hard in the height of summer. One step you can take to make it a little more comfortable is to use a cooling mattress topper. These are either made from “materials that don’t hold onto heat and moisture,” or they’ll have a “cool to touch fabric which can provide an instant relief when you get into bed”, explains Hannah Shore, sleep scientist at Mattress Online.
Don’t expect it to make your bed feel like an ice pack, but choose the right one and you should get some respite from the heat. To help guide your decision, I’ve done the research for you, having tested a series of different toppers that claim to be cooling during warm spring days this year, as well as the summer heatwaves last year.
From a £250 topper to a budget-friendly option that’s less than £50, these are the cooling mattress toppers that delivered.
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The best cooling mattress toppers for 2026 are:
- Best overall – Panda bamboo mattress topper: £139.95, Pandalondon.com
- Best budget option – Next temperature regulating mattress enhancer: £45, Next.co.uk
- Best wool mattress topper – Woolroom deluxe washable wool mattress topper: Was £215.99, now £161.99, Thewoolroom.com
- Best cool touch topper – Silentnight wellbeing cool touch mattress topper: £149, Silentnight.co.uk
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