This great little pushchair certainly lives to its nimble name. It is light, a dream to push and extremely compact. It weighs a lightweight 8kgs and its folded size is 88 X 43 X 31 cm so will fit in the smallest of car boots.

The Bugaboo Bee is also travel system compatible as the seat unit unclips off to allow use as a travel system with the Maxi Cosi Cabrio and the car seat adapters which are an optional extra to be bought separately.

The reason I went for it is the features it has a spacious 16 litre shopping basket which can accommodate the all important rain cover and a great deal of shopping and with its 6” swivel wheels can navigate the smallest of spaces. I would say it is handy to use on public transport due to it’s size and if you did need to fold it, it folds in one piece with one hand so you can hold onto baby and collapse it. It folds extremely easily in both forward and rear facing mode as you basically drop kick it to unfold it and to fold it is to unclip and then push down with one hand.

Another reason is when looking for a small one-piece fold pushchair there are not many to choose from that allow you to have a rear facing option, you have the choice for as long as you and baby want of facing each other unlike some other systems that only forward face.

Upon first glance the seat does seem small but it does extend slightly and it does recline flat so it is suitable from birth. I would however use it with the baby nest to pad it out, as the seat is a bit basic for a new baby. The Bee foot muff is padded so if you bought that, which would pad it out more than sufficiently for a newborn and will last until, your youngster decides they want to walk everywhere.

Summing up if you want a lightweight, rear facing, one piece, one hand fold that you can take in the car for the school run or a good shop or on public transport then the Bugaboo Bee will fit the bill, it gets a 5 out of 5 from me.

The Bugaboo Bee was reviewed by Liv - Teesside



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