Silver Cross

A beautiful quality pram. I used this for three years plus for my first child- it held up perfectly. In a cosmetic sense, it is an absolutely… Read more

stunning pram with the silver inner wheel rims, faux leather brown handle and accents, beautiful silver charm tags etc. It is just a really high-end pram.

Well-made and strong as well. I loved the toddler seat which reclines completely horizontal- my little one has so many good naps in this pram out in public in this, especially with the fact that the sunshade comes very low down and fully covers bub! I have no idea why the other review on here is saying your child slides out the toddler seat, clearly this person didn’t understand that you’re supposed to use the 2 buttons on the sides of the toddler seat to click the foot section to a new position as a child grows, there are at least 3 settings, there is also a foot rest for the child when forward facing as well, my son had zero issues.

Yes it is a fairly heavy pram to lift in the boot, (and that is the only reason I’ve given four stars instead of five) but that’s what you get for having high quality, non-flimsy materials. The wheels and suspension are so smooth, I had no issue pushing this around for years. To make your pram last longer and prevent damage, I learned that it’s really important to use the wheel locks before you put it away in the car boot.

The thing that enhanced my experience the most was making sure I bought the **pram riser adapters** - they are black plastic things that click into the pram- this raises the bassinet (and the toddler seat) to a higher level and gives you far more storage space in the basket underneath. A lot of the online complaints about the pram basket are from people who do not use the adapters.

I also loved the peekaboo clear window, which meant you could look down and check on bub even when they were facing away from you or fully covered up sleeping with a muslin over pram/covered by the rain cover. It has a mesh panel thing on the hood that can peel back and ventilate for air flow, which really helps in the Aus summer.

The handle extends out really far, which was perfect for my husband and I as tall people (he is over 6 foot tall and I am 5 foot 8). All the other prams we test tried in the baby bunting store, you end up hunched over as a tall person due to their stumpy pram handles.

I bought the car seat adapters as well – highly recommend - this let me put my maxi cozi car seat newborn capsule clicking directly onto the pram chassis. So when my son was napping when we arrived at the shops or the doctors, all I had to do was unclick my car seat capsule and click it onto the pram without having to take him out of his car seat and wake him up, perfection. Silver Cross customer service was absolutely exceptional as well when we had to contact them for something.

This model is now discontinued but it’s still sold secondhand the world over so I think this review will still help people. Fact is, the longevity and quality of this pram speaks for itself - Silvercross prams last so long that they are v popular on the secondhand market and go through several owners and last years. My neighbour’s Silvercross has gone through three children and had zero issues, my sister has purchased new and secondhand Silvercross prams and they have all been exceptional. Highly recommend the Pioneer Orkney model.

Excellent light, compact travel stroller – This pram is a winner in our books. It has saved us so much heartache at airports. It's so small it fits easily into the overhead locker so you are… Read more

never without it, which means you don't have to balance baby/hand luggage/baby bag etc on the long walk to the carousel to wait for your pram (that's if it made it to its destination unharmed.) It's also been my go-to shopping pram because it takes up so little space in the boot and is so easy to pop up, and put away. It's so light yet can carry the weight of numerous shopping bags. It doesn't have an awful lot of space underneath but if you're clever with how you put things in, you can fit quite a lot. We've taken it all over the world and it's been a goer on the beach, on bush tracks, just about anywhere. It was a lifesaver in London where it's lightness meant we could easily carry it and baby up and down the endless stairs at tube stations. Nothing has ever broken on our pram. It's one of the best baby products we bought.

Love this stroller! – I bought this on sale on the Silvercross website recently to have a lightweight alternative to my Wayfarer which I can take travelling interstate,… Read more

and am quite impressed with it! You can use it from birth as it has a lie flat position (there is also a seperate newborn nest pack that you can buy which makes it rear facing also, but I didn't bother getting this as my son was already 4 months old at time of purchase). It's really easy to adjust the seat position up and down, just have to make sure you put it back up before trying to fold, which is easy enough. It folds quite compact and has a carry handle on the side too. I think my favourite thing about this stroller is the hood - there's this handy little pocket on the back of it which is great for chucking your keys/phone/cash in on quick walks where you don't wanna lug a bag along, and the hood itself unzips and extends out to cover your baby completely to protect them on sunny days, it has mesh panels on the extension for airflow. There is a mesh panel up top to see baby when extended and a peekaboo window when zipped up. The stroller also comes with a footmuff and seat liner included. The only negatives are the small basket underneath which can be hard to get things into, but I feel like for a stroller this is somewhat to be expected, and also that I wish it came in other colours (there was only Sand and Black available when I purchased - not sure if they are discontinuing and that's why it was on sale?) I'm not 100% sure I would have bought this at full price of $499, but for what I paid ($199) I'm extremely happy with it and if you can get it on sale I think it's a great lightweight option to use from birth.