Overview

• Medium/Firm fillings feel

• Active Support Technology® springs

• Hand-teased Dartmoor Wool, cotton, horsehair and lavender

• Three rows of hand side-stitching by highly experienced craftsmen to provide support and longevity with a 26 cm boarder

• Finished with eight air vents and four handles

• 10 year manufacturing guarantee

One of the most sumptuous mattresses available at this price-level, The Dartmouth promises a refreshing chemical free sleep experience, for year after year after year. If you are looking for supreme comfort created from deep, natural fillings, this is the one for you. By creating a hypoallergenic and chemical free environment that is 99.9% dust mite free, our mattresses are an ideal choice for asthmatics and allergy sufferers too.

Handmade to order by our mattress specialists who have had years of training from one of the top mattress manufacturers in the UK with care and attention. And the quality shows!

A good night’s sleep so important. Wool has been proven to boost the amount of deep, regenerative sleep you get, helping you to wake feeling refreshed. As with the other mattresses in our Dartmoor range, our wool is sourced from a local farm & teased by hand into luxurious layers.

Sizes

Double 4’6 (135 x 190 x 26 cm)

Delivery details

Our bed mattresses are delivered by a two man courier service. For full delivery information, see here.

Benefits

Chemical Free

All our products are completely chemical free. We use no fire retardant chemicals, foams, bleaches or adhesives.

Cottonsafe® Cover

Our patented Cottonsafe cover is made from cotton and organic wool. It passes the UK furniture fire regulations naturally without the use of any chemicals. Click here to read more about our Cottonsafe® cover.

Springs

We use an award-winning Active Support Technology® 1500 spring count in the centre of our completely turnable mattress. The active pocket spring coils are nested together in a honeycomb structure. This allows us to increase the spring count from 1200 to 15000 springs further boosting the amount of support and luxurious comfort. The Dartmouth mattress is available in medium and firm tension.

The pocket springs are in their own individual pockets which allows the mattress to adjust and respond to your body weight. Click here to find out more about our springs.

Environmentally Friendly

Unlike all other mattresses, we comply with the Stockholm Convention on recycling and each mattress is clearly labelled as such. Our mattresses are 100% recyclable. Click here to read more about the Stockholm Convention.

Guarantee

For your peace of mind we offer a 1 year guarantee and extended 10 year warranty on all our Cottonsafe® Mattresses* for further information please see more details here.

Fillings

Dartmouth Layers

• Cottonsafe® outer fabric - Top

• Layered British wool

• Hand teased Dartmoor wool

• Bonded cotton

• Horse hair

• 1500 Pocket spring unit - Centre

• Horse hair

• Bonded cotton

• Hand teased Dartmoor wool

• Layered British wool

• Cottonsafe® outer fabric - Bottom

Dartmouth Fillings

We use no chemicals, adhesives or glues within the Dartmouth mattress. Wool has the ability to wick away moisture, and great temperature regulating properties, keeping you warm in winter and cooler in summer.

Within the body of the mattress our Dartmoor wool is hand teased. Hand teasing is a labour-intensive process and is a method of separating the fibres of the natural fillings used in the layers of the mattress by hand. It is necessary to tease the natural fibres of our Dartmoor wool when used carefully by hand, working through the strands to remove any impurities in order to achieve an even layer of soft and natural aeriated filling.

For extra springiness we use a layer of hand-teased horse hair. It has been a staple ingredient of traditional mattresses for decades and adds unique properties increasing breathability and ventilation to the wool. The individual hairs never squash into a permanent shape, so this gives the mattress fillings added “spring”. If, however, you would prefer no horsehair simply ask – we will add more wool instead.

Because we use natural and organic materials such as wool and silk, with little or no treatment to keep them as natural as possible, there may be an initial aroma of lanolin. This will dissipate with use. Also due to the thick layers we use, a degree of settlement will naturally occur over time. This process may be accelerated by constant pressure or lying in a certain area leaving a slight hollow. This is quite natural; over time this will smooth out when the fillings settle evenly. The Dartmouth should be rotated 180 degrees and turned over, once a month, to help even out wear.

Dartmouth Springs

We use an award-winning Active Support Technology® 1500 spring count in the centre of our completely turnable mattress. The active pocket spring coils are nested together in a honeycomb structure. This allows us to increase the spring count from 1200 to 15000 springs further boosting the amount of support and luxurious comfort.

The pocket springs are in their own individual pockets which allows the mattress to adjust and respond to your body weight. Click here to find out more about our springs. The Dartmouth mattress is available in medium and firm tension.

Dartmouth Mattress Construction

Unlike the majority of mattress manufacturers’ we use no chemicals, glues or adhesives in the construction of our mattresses. Instead, we use the talent of traditional mattress craftsmen and stitch the mattress fillings in place using flax.

The three rows of hand stitching are not just for beautification. These stitches go right into the core of the mattress – three springs in – to ensure the mattress has edge to edge support. It is then hand tufted with premium wool tufts. Click here to find out more about side stitching.

And finally, the crafted mattress is hand tufted. Hand tufting is the process which secures all the fillings and the spring unit together through the depth of the mattress. Once the body of the mattress has been assembled the mattress is put into the mattress press. Long tufting needles are then driven through the mattress by hand, inserting cotton poppins, which are then secured either side with wool felt tufts.Tufting is the best method of ensuring the spring units and mattress layers remain in position and is necessary to prolong the durability of the mattress.

Each Dartmouth Mattress has eight vents for air-flow and four handles for ease of movement. Unlike many other types of mattresses, it is a completely turnable which will extend its life and even out wear. All our mattresses should be rotated 180 degrees and turned over, once a month, to help even out wear. It is topped off with our beautifully embroidered Cottonsafe® logo.

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