# Stokke Tripp Trapp Review: The Last Highchair You’ll Buy? | Clever Mum > Our Stokke Tripp Trapp review — the adjustable wooden chair tested through weaning and beyond, the real cost with the baby set, and whether it beats cheaper * [ Home ](/) * › [ Reviews ](/reviews) * › Stokke Tripp Trapp Stokke · In-depth review # Stokke Tripp Trapp Review: The Last Highchair You’ll Buy? 4.5 From £199 (chair only; baby set extra) [ EW ](/authors/emma-whitfield/) By [ Emma Whitfield ](/authors/emma-whitfield/) · Pregnancy & Baby Writer Published 11 July 2026 Quick answer — Is the Stokke Tripp Trapp worth buying? The Tripp Trapp is the buy-once highchair: a solid beech chair whose seat and footrest adjust to fit a six-month-old, a toddler, a school child and eventually an adult at the same table. The catch is the price of entry — the chair alone doesn’t include the baby set (harness and rail) you need for the highchair stage, so cost the full setup before comparing. 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[How we make money](/how-we-make-money/) ## What we love * +Genuinely lasts from ~6 months to adulthood — seat and footrest adjust independently * +Proper adjustable footrest supports the stable, feet-planted position that helps self-feeding * +Sits flush at the family table — baby eats with everyone, not beside them * +Solid beech build with strong resale value and replaceable parts ## What we'd change * –Baby set (harness, back and rail) is a separate purchase on top of the chair * –No recline — strictly for babies already sitting independently * –No tray included by default (sold separately) — it’s designed for the table edge * –Crevices around the seat rails need a toothbrush after weaning mess ## Who this is for Families who want to buy a highchair once, and who eat at a table the chair can pull up to. The Tripp Trapp's whole design premise is that the child sits *at* the family table from the first meal — if your eating happens on sofas and breakfast bars, a tray-based highchair fits life better. ## Why the adjustability actually matters Most highchairs are outgrown; the Tripp Trapp is re-fitted. The seat and footrest plates slide to any depth and height, so a six-month-old, a three-year-old and a ten-year-old all get the same ergonomics: bottom back, knees at ninety degrees, **feet planted on a solid footrest**. That footrest is the sleeper feature — dangling feet make toddlers wriggle and tire during meals, and a supported base measurably helps self-feeding. Almost nothing under £100 offers a properly adjustable one. ## The pricing honesty section The £199+ headline buys the bare chair — which a baby cannot safely sit in. For the highchair stage you need the Baby Set (harness rail and back), and many families add the tray and a cushion. Cost the real bundle at £250–£300, then weigh it against a decade-plus of use and a second-hand market where clean Tripp Trapps sell fast. Per year of service it undercuts almost everything; as an upfront outlay it's the most expensive chair in our [highchair guide](/best/best-highchairs-uk). ## Living with it Weaning mess wipes off the lacquered beech easily, though the seat-rail crevices collect porridge and want a weekly toothbrush pass. The chair is stable in normal use with its extended floor gliders, and replacement parts (straps, gliders, plates) are all buyable individually — repairability being half the reason these chairs survive multiple children. ## Setting it up right (most people don't) The Tripp Trapp's ergonomics only deliver if it's adjusted — and the adjustment most families miss is the footrest. The rule: seat depth so the child's back touches the backrest with two or three fingers' gap behind the knees, seat height so elbows land at table height, footrest so knees bend at ninety degrees with feet flat. Re-check every few months; a growth spurt quietly turns a perfect setup into dangling feet. Allen key adjustments take five minutes and the manual's guide is genuinely good. Two safety notes from long-term use: keep the chair pushed fully to the table (the extended gliders prevent backward tipping, but a child pushing off the table edge is the classic incident), and always use the harness with the Baby Set — the rail alone is not a restraint. ## Tripp Trapp vs the £25 IKEA Antilop The comparison every parent makes. The Antilop is brilliant at what it is: £25, wipeable in seconds, zero adjustment, and unbeatable as a second chair for grandparents' houses. What it can't do is grow — no footrest support (dangling feet), outgrown by age 3, and the child sits away from the table on their own island. The honest framing: Antilop if budget rules or as the messy-weaning workhorse; Tripp Trapp if you're buying once for a decade of family meals. Plenty of households run both and regret neither. ## Colours, wood and the second-hand market Beech is the classic and toughest; oak versions cost more and mark slightly more easily. Painted colours hide toddler damage better than the pale naturals. Second-hand, Tripp Trapps are the rare baby purchase that holds 50%+ of value — check the year (post-2006 chairs have the extended gliders), buy the Baby Set new if hygiene matters to you (straps are machine-washable regardless), and factor that resale into the price complaint: a £259 chair that returns £130 after a decade of use costs about £13 a year. ## Verdict Four and a half stars. The half held back is for the out-of-box economics — needing the Baby Set to make the chair baby-usable feels like buying a car and adding the seats. As a piece of design that grows with the child, nothing else in the category comes close. ## Our verdict Costed per year of use, the Tripp Trapp is arguably the cheapest highchair on the market — it just front-loads the spend. If the budget only stretches to the chair without the baby set, buy a cheaper complete highchair instead and revisit later. [ Check price at John Lewis* ](/out/john-lewis-nursery/) [ Check price at Natural Baby Shower* ](/out/natural-baby-shower/) [ Check price on Amazon* ](https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Stokke+Tripp+Trapp+high+chair&tag=clevermum0c-21) ## What questions come up most? Is the Stokke Tripp Trapp worth it? Costed per year, usually yes: the same chair serves from six months to adulthood, holds resale value, and every part is replaceable. Costed as an upfront outlay, the chair plus mandatory Baby Set runs £250–£300 — so if budget is tight now, a cheaper complete highchair is the rational buy. What do I need to buy with the Tripp Trapp for a baby? The Baby Set (back rest and rail) is required for the 6–36 month stage and is sold separately from the chair. The tray and cushion are optional extras — the chair is designed to pull up to the family table without a tray. Can the Tripp Trapp be used from birth? Not as a highchair — like all upright chairs it needs a baby who sits independently, around six months. Stokke sells a separate Newborn Set that cradles a younger baby at table height, but for feeding purposes the chair starts at weaning age. Why does the footrest matter on a highchair? A footrest at the right height gives a child a stable, feet-planted base, which improves core stability, reduces mid-meal wriggling, and supports the fine motor control self-feeding needs. The Tripp Trapp's fully adjustable footrest is its biggest practical advantage over budget chairs with fixed or missing footrests. ## Rating breakdown Longevity & adjustability 5 Seating position & footrest 5 Cleanability 4 Out-of-box completeness 3 Value over time 4.5 ## Key specs Suitable from ~6 months (with Baby Set) to adult (up to 110kg) Material Solid beech (other woods/colours available) Adjustability Seat and footrest depth/height, tool-adjusted Baby Set Required for 6–36 months — sold separately Tray Optional accessory; designed to sit at the table without one Care Wipe clean; harness machine-washable [ Compare the field Best Breast Pumps UK See how it stacks up against every rival we rate. ](/best/best-breast-pumps-uk/) ## More in-depth reviews [ ★ 4.5/5 ### Nanit Pro Camera Review: Is the Smartest Baby Monitor Worth It? 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