Best outdoor fridge: keep drinks cool in the garden this summer

Kuhla KTTF4BGB-1001 Mini Fridge| £117.21 at Currys
This petite fridge is just the spot to keep your cans of M&S G&T chilled while you relax in the sunshine or catch-up with friends.

While many outdoor fridges aren't very exciting to look at, this one features a design on the door that is both decorative and practical, listing out the ingredients for five cocktails from a Cosmo to a Caipirinha. If, however, you're more of a design purist, it's also available in plain black, white or silver colourways.

As it's not built for all-weather use, you'll need to bring it indoors when the party's over, but it would come in just as handy in a den or games room, a utility room or even a teen's bedroom.

Subcold Super85 Under-Counter Fridge | £259.99 at Amazon
Available in a choice of all black lacquer finish or with a silver glossy door frame, this roomy 85 litre under-counter fridge will give you ample space to keep beer, wine and all the rest, icy cold in your outdoor kitchen.

Featuring four removable chrome shelves, one of which is a bottle shelf to keep larger bottles secure, the glass door makes it easy to see the contents and there's a handy integrated LED light inside, too.

Not suitable for use in all-weather situations, this neat fridge would make a handy addition to any home office space when you're not using it in the garden.

Lifestyle party cooler | £515.98 at Nisbets
Equally suited for both home and garden use, this 50 litre outdoor fridge on wheels is the perfect partner for a large gathering. It features flip out tables to help you with drinks prep and baskets on the side for storing extra glasses or open bottles.

You access the contents from the split-glass, lift-off lid at the top, plus the casters are lockable too so there's no chance it'll roll off your patio, either.

Amica FM0613 tabletop fridge | £101.98 at Appliances Direct
Prefer a smaller outdoor fridge but no less useful? The compact size of this bijou fridge belies its capacity, as it can still cram in plenty of food and drink, and has the added bonus of a mini ice box inside.

As this is an indoor tabletop fridge, you can still use it outdoors in dry weather in temperatures up to 38°C, but it should be stored indoors (or in your shed) any other time.

Featuring 44 litres of space in the fridge and 3 litres in the ice box, it measures H53xW48xD45cm in size so can easily be stashed behind a garden bar for speedy refills.

DracoGrills outdoor fridge and sink|£1,299.99 at Garden Trends
If it's a pro-look outdoor kitchen you're after, you can't go wrong with this slick fridge and sink combo. Made from stainless steel, so it won't rust, the fridge features three shelves with plenty of space for large or small bottles. 

The sink will obviously need to be plumbed in for use, but once you have them up and running, you'll wonder all summer long how you managed to get by without it.

Measuring 90cm in height (154cm if you include the tap) and just under a metre in width, this outdoor kitchen unit packs in a lot in its relatively small footprint. The fridge features a digital adjustable thermostat (so you can dial the degrees down if you prefer a really cold beer) and it comes with a one year warranty.

Garden Trends has a selection of outdoor fridges on offer with prices starting from £887, but they're built to last and will handle whatever rain, hail or snow the British weather will throw at them.