Vispring Imperial Pocket Sprung Mattress
Mattress
Vispring Imperial Pocket Sprung Mattress
Size
Firmness
Construction
Depth (cm)
Layers
4
Layer Details
- Ticking. The outer cover is a soft to the touch, finest quality ticking. This is the surface you'll actually feel through your sheet, and it's made to be gentle against skin.
- Fillings. All-natural fillings of British fleece wool, horsehair, bamboo and cotton, which means the mattress breathes and manages moisture naturally through the night. Horsehair in particular adds resilience, so the comfort layers spring back rather than compacting quickly.
- Springs. 1720 vanadium steel springs in the 5-foot size, each with 6 coils, hand-nested in calico pockets with a wool protector pad. Because each spring works independently, support follows your shape closely and movement on one side is less likely to disturb the other.
- Borders. Wool-upholstered borders include air vents and handles. The vents let air circulate through the mattress, and the handles make rotating it far easier than wrestling an unhandled one.
Layer details from furniturevillage.co.uk product page, September 2026.
- Distance from a restless partner: You each get 90cm, which means a partner who turns all night is further from you, and the individually pocketed springs keep most of their movement on their side.
- Space when the family climbs in: When a child wanders in at 3am or a large dog settles by your feet, the UK super king leaves the adults a proper share instead of a narrow edge.
- Wider than the UK king, no longer: The UK super king is 30cm wider than the UK king at the same length, so you gain 15cm each without the bed reaching further towards the door.
- Breathable fillings for a busier bed: The wool, horsehair and bamboo fillings let heat and moisture escape, which should help the bed feel a little less stuffy when an extra small body adds warmth.
- In proportion with a large bedroom: In a period property or spacious master bedroom, a UK king can look slightly lost against the wall, while the UK super king fills the space more naturally.
This size suits you if...
You share with a partner whose tossing and turning keeps waking you, children or a large dog join you most nights, and your bedroom comfortably clears our suggested minimum of 3m x 2.9m, with around 3.5m x 3.2m feeling right.
Consider another size if...
Your room falls short of 3m x 2.9m, or the door swing and landing are already tight. We'd recommend the UK king instead, which we suggest for rooms of at least 2.7m x 2.9m.
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Is the Vispring Imperial super king big enough for two adults and a child?
For occasional visits, yes. The UK super king gives two adults 90cm each, so a small child tucked between you still leaves both of you room to turn over. If a child joins you every single night, the extra width over a UK king makes a noticeable difference to how well the adults sleep.
Vispring Imperial UK super king vs UK king: how much extra space do you get?
The UK super king is 30cm wider than the UK king and exactly the same length. Shared between two, the UK king gives 75cm each, and the UK super king gives 15cm more each. Choose the UK super king if width between you is the priority, and the UK king if the room is under our suggested 3m x 2.9m.
Will a Vispring Imperial super king work in a loft conversion bedroom?
It can, but the sloping ceiling usually decides which wall the bed goes against, and at 180cm wide the UK super king needs full headroom along both sides where you get in and out. Measure the usable floor at standing height rather than the full floor area, and aim for at least 3m x 2.9m of it.
Is a Vispring Imperial super king hard to rotate?
The wool-upholstered borders have handles, which make rotating far more manageable. Even so, the UK super king is 180cm wide, so turning it is a two-person job in most bedrooms. Vispring doesn't publish a weight for the super king, so check the brand's own guidance if lifting is a concern.
Does a super king Vispring Imperial help if your partner is a restless sleeper?
Yes, on two counts. The hand-nested pocket springs move independently, so a partner's movement stays largely on their side. The UK super king also puts 90cm of bed under each of you, and that physical distance helps more than any comfort layer when someone turns constantly through the night.