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Legacy bed, with its British made mattress, in Yorkstone Grey with a Warbreck headboard
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John Ryan By Design close up of Legacy side handle
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2508 Calico Pocket springs

Zoned springs for perfect spinal alignment, great support and no roll-together

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Viscose plant based cover

A finely woven, durable and breathable JR embossed fabric

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100% Traceable natural fibres

All fibres sourced from the UK from independant natural fibre artisans

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The ultimate in sleep luxury

Expert pocket spring support married with one of a kind natural fibres

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5400GSM Premium Natural Fibres

Made from materials that are 100% free from animal by-products

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Chemical treatment-free

Good for you, good for our environment

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Handcrafted in the UK

This product supports our economy and helps reduce environmental impact

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100% Money Back Guarantee

This guarantee represents the confidence we have in our products and our reputation

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Approved by the National Bed Federation

For the highest standards of quality and safety

5 Reviews

Don't just take our word for it!

Here's what our satisfied customers had to say about the Legacy Two

  1. I wish these guys made cars!
    I wish these guys made cars!

    2nd mattress in ten years for the guest room. Ours is still the most comfortable mattress I have ever slept on.

    May sneak into the guest room lol.

    Thanks guys

    Donita

  2. Great mattress, very comfortable and delivered quicker than expected.
    I was slightly nervous about buying online, but I needn’t have been, a real quality product. Also, though the Legacy 2 I bought was quite expensive, with a 15 year guarantee included I think it is excellent value for money and I’m very happy with my choice.

    Stephen

  3. Early days for the mattress, but it’s wonderful so far and indulgently thick!
    Delivery chaps were brilliant – automatically removed their shoes at the door, which was greatly appreciated, especially on a wet night. They were polite, friendly and felt like part of the company.
    Well done and thank you.

    Guy

  4. The technical information they give is completely straightforward and accurate and the product is superb. They can only manufacture to this quality and at this price by having no showrooms and no heavy marketing – but that benefits the customer and is reassuring because of their guarantees. You can’t actually go wrong!
    Following their advice about how to choose a bed based on your individual needs is as good as any “test” you can give a bed in a showroom – which in truth isn’t a good test at all!
    We are delighted and would recommend John Ryan on both a professional understanding of beds and personal satisfaction.

    Daniel Parry

  5. After being given a baffling amount of quackery by various high st shops on mattresses I fortunately stumbled on the John Ryan website which is a treasure trove of straightforward, honest and understandable information. I’ve now had my new mattress for a few weeks and couldn’t more happy with it!

    John

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Upholstery layer 1: British Alpaca – 1000GSM Hand teased (separated by hand) is the very softest natural mattress fibre which is notoriously rare. Alpaca is also the highest wicking of breathable fibres. Keeping you warm in winter and cool in the summer. It’s the most expensive natural fibre used in mattresses and upholstery. As Alpacas are only sheered once a year so their exquisite pelts are highly sought after.

Upholstery layer 3: Swaledale Wool – 1200GSM his gold-certified wool comes from the Swaledale sheep over in Yorkshire. The sheep are sheered, then the pelts are cleaned and then processed on traditional needling machines. All carried out in traditional by hand methods. This wool is incredibly durable, high wicking and has a really high loft meaning less compression over time in your mattress.

Upholstery layer 5: Horsetail – 1200GSM provides the secondary spring unit to the Legacy and gives it the deep medium feel comfort. This is cleaned and then braided here in the UK, this braiding gives the horsetail its spring when it is then teased by hand into a pad.

Upholstery layer 6: Organic Flax – 1000GSM provides the perfect mattress ‘Insulator’ layer. This insulator gives an even surface for the fibres above to rest on. Made from 100% plant fibre it is breathable and incredibly resilient which helps give the Legacy is 15-year guarantee.

Side Panel – 1000GSM British Wool upholsters the side panels which is hand side stitched.

Support is provided by 2508 (2 tiers) [56mm] [1.40mm] Calico encased Vanadium Coated Pocket Springs.

Construction and upholstery layers of the Legacy Two Mattress

Legacy Mattress

1. 1000GSM BRITISH ALPACA FIBRES
2. HAIRPROOF CAMBRIC COVER
3. 1200GSM SWALEDALE WOOL
4. HAIRPROOF CAMBRIC COVER
5. 1200GSM HORSETAIL
6. 1000GSM ORGANIC FLAX
7. 2508 (2 TIERS) [56mm] [1.40mm] CALICO ENCASED POCKET SPRINGS
TOTAL: 5400GSM
DEPTH: 30-33CM
CHEMICAL FREE COVER
Mattress layers - Legacy Two

This British made mattress has an overall medium feel in the top comfort layer which with the additional upholstery layers makes for a forgiving feel medium-firm feel mattress. It comes in variable spring tensions which are tailored to your weight. Please choose the correct spring tension based on the table below or call for advice.

7-9 ST 9-11 ST 11-13 ST 13-15 ST 15-17 ST 17-19 ST
5’ - 5’3 Medium Medium Medium Medium Firm Firm
5’3 - 5’6 Medium Medium Medium Medium Firm Firm
5’6 - 5’9 Medium Medium Medium Medium Firm Firm
5’9 - 6’ Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Firm
6’ - 6’3 Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Firm
6’3 - 6’6 Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Firm

If you’re looking for the Best of British in your luxury mattress then look no further than the Legacy Two. 100% Hand Made in the UK with British Luxury Fibres.

Alpaca wool is used in the very top upholstery layer having been reared here in the UK before being carefully handwoven. This super-soft layer is supported by Gold Certified Swaledale Wool from Yorkshire. Before the horsetail layer gives careful resistance to the sleeper. Topped off by an Organic Flax insulator layer to act as a gentle bridge between the calico encased vanadium coated pocket spring system and 100% natural comfort layers.

There is no worry of excess heat building up as both the Alpaca, Swaledale Wool, Horsehair and Flax plant fibre are all incredibly breathable.

So if you’re wanting the very best nights sleep, what is stopping you?

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Artisan Base

Artisan Base

From £660

Our Artisan Sprung Bed Bases offer the ultimate in mattress base design. Providing an even more luxurious responsive feel to your mattress.

Headboard

Headboard

From £325

Our handmade headboards in luxurious fabrics elevate your sleep experience to sheer decadence. Don’t settle for simple, choose elegance.

Mattress Endorsements

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John Ryan is a NBF (National Bed Federation) Premier Retail Champion. The National Bed Federation is the recognised trade association representing UK manufacturers of beds and their suppliers.

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We are also members of the Guild of Mastercraftsmen, showing our focus is firmly on quality and supplying only the best built and constructed mattresses available that can be retailed at a fair and acceptable price.

At John Ryan By Design, we pride ourselves on offering not only amazing mattresses, but also straight-talking, quality information about the world of mattresses. You might say that we’re obsessed with mattresses, and because of that our in-house team of experts are always on hand to answer your questions, and provide you with a wide range of advice and guidance.

However, when you’ve been doing this for as long as we have, you tend to notice that some questions get asked very regularly. We’ve therefore listened to what you need to know, and have put together a growing series of FAQs to help you to quickly find the answers you need!

Ask us a question

No, and no showroom or retailer sells our products. This is part of the reason why our prices can be so competitive: our internet-based company model allows us to avoid passing the excessive costs of other retailers on to our customers. Most staff within showrooms are also not bed experts (unlike our own in-house team). Sadly, such staff probably wouldn’t understand mattress manufacture to the extent that they could reliably answer your questions. To give you confidence in our way of doing things, our 60-day “love it or return it” guarantee offers the ability to return a mattress that doesn’t suit you for a full refund, or you can perform a one-time exchange and swap to an alternative model. You can visit our guarantee page for more information, or our article about buying a mattress online to see just why our approach actually benefits you!

From the time you place your order, there is a 4 week average lead time until delivery for most of our mattress models. This is because all of our mattresses, bases and headboards are handmade to order especially for you! You can visit our delivery page for more information.

No. At present, we don’t ship or deliver worldwide. However, we can deliver your purchase to any UK port that you choose, allowing you to arrange onward delivery from there. If you take advantage of this, please do note that exercising our 60-day “love it or return it” guarantee would require you to return your purchase to us at your own cost.

Ask us a question.

There are over 6000 questions and answers submitted by you on all questions about mattresses and bed problems. Enter a keyword such as Vi Spring, John Lewis beds, bad back or Memory Foam and see if your question has already been answered.

Why buy a John Ryan Mattress

Our hand made UK mattresses are crafted from materials that are designed to provide you with a long-lasting experience. We’re upfront about every aspect of the buying process, from price range to the overall quality of a mattress.

If you’re not satisfied with what we’ve recommended then we operate under a 100% Money Back Guarantee. This means that if you aren’t happy with a product within 60 days we’ll arrange for the mattress to be collected free of charge. If your new mattress hasn’t met your expectations then we want to know about it, and we’ll ensure you find the mattress that’s right for you or provide a full refund.

Handmade in the UK

All of our mattresses are handmade in the UK and split into the following ranges:

Origins – Starter level pocket spring mattresses at an affordable price
Artisan – Bespoke pocket spring mattresses that contain natural fibres
John Ryan Express – Hand-made mattresses
Resilience – Supportive mattresses built for larger sleepers

Our quality mattresses range from Man Made pocket sprung to Natural Fibre pocket sprung, with every product finding the balance between comfort and value. Pocket sprung mattresses are one of the best choices because they are constructed to a high standard. Our best selling Origins Pocket 1500 mattress is comfortable and great value for money. Choosing the right mattress comes down to build quality and price, so you’ll want to keep that in mind.

We are the mattress geeks

As members of the Institute of Spring Technology and Guild of Master Craftsmen, we pride ourselves on being experts in our field.

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