Natural Stone Pool Coping & Pool Surround Tiles
Desert Sand sandstone coping with matching tiles, riven slate and tumbled travertine — natural stone that grips wet feet and is kind to bare ones.
A pool is only as good as the stone around it. The coping is the edge you sit on, hold on to and step over all summer, and the surround is where wet feet land — so both need a surface with real grip, a colour that stays comfortable in the sun, and a stone that, once sealed, takes splash water, sun and frost year after year.
Our Desert Sand sandstone is stocked as 25 mm coping in 300 × 300 and 400 × 400 mm, with tiles in 300 × 300, 400 × 400 and 600 × 600 mm — so the pool edge, the surround and even the steps can be laid in one stone. For a darker or more varied surround, riven slate and tumbled French-pattern travertine are both naturally textured and slip-resistant.
Measure the pool’s edge and the area of paving around it, and send the numbers to us on WhatsApp with a photo. We’ll quote coping, tiles, delivery and the right sealer together — free and without obligation.
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Stone for the pool edge & surround
Desert Sand Sandstone Coping
The pool edge itself — 25 mm sandstone coping in 300 × 300 and 400 × 400 mm, also used on steps and planters.
Desert Sand Sandstone Tiles
The matching surround in 300 × 300, 400 × 400 and 600 × 600 mm — cream to honey, with natural banding.
Riven Slate Tiles
Split-face slate in five colourways, with a naturally textured, slip-resistant face — darker than sandstone.
Tumbled French-Pattern Travertine
Unfilled, tumbled travertine in a four-size set — softened edges and a textured face for a classic pool deck.
Chiselled-Edge French Pattern
The same four-size travertine set, brushed and finished with a chiselled edge for an aged, rustic surround.
Looking for a specific colour, size or finish? We stock far more than we can show online — .
Sizes for pool projects
- Sandstone coping
- 300 × 300 × 25 mm · 400 × 400 × 25 mm (Desert Sand)
- Sandstone tiles
- 300 × 300 · 400 × 400 · 600 × 600 mm (Desert Sand)
- Slate tiles
- 200 × 200 · 300 × 200 · 300 × 300 · 400 × 400 · 600 × 300 · 600 × 600 mm (limited)
- Travertine French pattern
- 610 × 406 · 406 × 406 · 406 × 203 · 203 × 203 mm, supplied as a set — tumbled, or brushed with a chiselled edge
- Sealers
- Superseal for slate, sandstone & paving · Water Block, an invisible sealer for all natural stone
Planning the pool area
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Coping
Measure the pool’s full perimeter. Each 300 mm piece covers 0.3 m of edge and each 400 mm piece 0.4 m, so a 10 × 4 m pool (28 m of edge) needs about 94 pieces at 300 mm, or 70 at 400 mm, before corners.
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Surround
Work out the paving in m² — length × width of each strip around the pool — and add about 10% for cuts. Lighter sandstone and travertine stay cooler underfoot in full sun than dark slate.
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Steps & planters
Use the same 25 mm coping to edge pool steps, raised beds and seating walls, so the whole area reads as one stone.
Pool coping & surrounds: your questions answered
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