It started with a problem I couldn’t solve.
In 2006 I was a dad with two young children and a simple need: I wanted to find the right pushchair. Not the most expensive one. Not the one with the best marketing. The right one — for my life, my car boot, my local streets.
The internet wasn’t much help. What existed was either manufacturer marketing dressed up as advice, or forum threads that went nowhere. Nobody had built a straightforward, independent resource that treated parents like intelligent adults capable of making their own decisions — if only someone would give them the facts.
So I built one.
MyPushchair.co.uk launched in 2006 and grew steadily into one of the UK’s most visited pushchair review sites. At its peak we ranked number one on Google for pushchair reviews and covered hundreds of models across dozens of brands. We had a forum, a community, and a genuine following of parents who trusted what we wrote because we had no reason to say anything other than the truth.
Why I stepped away — and why I’m back.
Life changes. The site went quiet for a while as other things took over.
But the need never went away. If anything it’s got harder to find genuinely independent pushchair advice — the internet is now full of affiliate-driven listicles and sponsored content dressed up as reviews. The honest, straightforward voice I tried to build in 2006 is needed more than ever.
What brought me back was a conversation with my daughter.
She has two children — 18 months and 7 months. She’s currently pushing a Graco double that’s too wide for most doorways, awkward to manoeuvre on buses, and difficult on stairs. She asked me to help her find something better.
I realised I still knew more about this market than almost anyone. And I had better tools than I did in 2006 to share that knowledge properly.
So here we are.
What makes this site different.
Real world experience, not just spec sheets.
I’ve been pushing pushchairs around for nearly twenty years — including through the turnstiles at Disneyland Paris, along coastal paths, through busy city centres, and up and down the kind of terraced house stairs that defeat half the pushchairs on the market. I know what matters in practice, not just on paper.
Honest opinions, including the negatives.
If a pushchair has a fiddly fold, a basket you can barely fit a changing bag in, or a hood that won’t adjust one-handed, I’ll tell you. The brands won’t. I will.
Nobody pays for coverage.
Every review on this site is independent. No brand has paid to appear here. No review has been softened because of a commercial relationship. That was true in 2006 and it’s true now.
Coverage that goes beyond the new releases.
Parents searching for discontinued models, secondhand bargains, or older pushchairs they’ve spotted at a car boot sale deserve answers too. We cover active brands and archived models — because the questions don’t stop just because a product is discontinued.
A note on disability and special needs.
Two of my children have complex disabilities. Between them they have autism, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, Tourette’s syndrome, and social anxiety disorder. I have spent years navigating the world of specialist buggies, adaptive equipment, priority access schemes, and the specific challenges of travelling with children whose needs don’t fit the standard mould.
This experience informs everything I write — and it means this site takes special needs pushchair provision seriously in a way that most review sites simply don’t.
If you’re looking for advice on pushchairs for children with disabilities or additional needs, you’re in the right place.
Get in touch.
Have a question about a specific model? Trying to choose between two pushchairs? Spotted something I haven’t covered yet?
I genuinely enjoy hearing from readers. Use the contact page and I’ll do my best to help.
— Mark
Founder, MyPushchair.co.uk (Since 2006)