Sandstone Cobbles

• Warm natural tones for character
• Textured riven and tumbled surfaces
• Perfect sandstone garden edging
• Durable sandstone setts for driveways
• Flexible layouts for curves and borders
• Matches Indian sandstone paving slabs

Sandstone cobbles and edging sit in that sweet spot between rustic and refined. Many ranges use riven faces that pick up the light, with gentle undulations and split lines that echo full-size sandstone paving slabs. Others are tumbled sandstone setts, where the edges have been softened so the pieces feel timeworn and comfortable underfoot. Within the category you will see warm buff and golden stones, classic Raj blend with greens and browns, silvery greys and deeper desert tones. Laid as sandstone cobble setts in a simple stretcher bond or fan, the colours break up hard surfaces and give you more movement than a flat, single-tone slab. Because sandstone is a sedimentary stone rather than a manufactured block, you often get subtle veining, fossils and tonal shifts, so paths and borders look slightly different in wet and dry weather and stay visually interesting across the seasons.

In paving language there is a useful distinction between cobbles and setts. Traditionally, cobbles were naturally rounded stones gathered from rivers or fields, while setts are quarried, roughly rectangular blocks with defined faces and edges. In practice, many modern sandstone cobbles are really sandstone setts, cut to size but used to achieve that classic cobbled look.

Sandstone cobbles and sandstone setts are ideal wherever you need strong edge restraint, grip and visual texture. Around a patio, they are widely used as sandstone edging for gardens to hold bedding soil or gravel back from slabs and to stop lawn edges fraying into the paving. A single or double row of sandstone edging stones is usually enough to keep things tidy and is often the cheapest way to do edging compared with taller kerbs or built-up raised beds.

On paths and driveways, sandstone setts edging gives you a solid shoulder that resists vehicle tyres and foot traffic and helps keep loose gravel where it belongs. For a stone path, the best edging is usually something that matches the main material and locks everything in place, so sandstone edging blocks or kerb-style pieces are a strong choice beside sandstone flags, while smaller sandstone cobble setts work well to confine gravel and chippings without looking heavy.

Used well, sandstone cobbles also help avoid some common garden mistakes. They encourage you to plan proper curves rather than awkward zig-zags, give you a neat line to mow up to, and help prevent soil and bark washing across your paving every time it rains. Combined with correct falls and a solid sub base, they cut down on wobbly edges, sinking borders and spreading gravel around paths and patios.

This category brings together a mix of sandstone edging for gardens, from small cobbles to larger sandstone setts 200x100 that suit driveways and stronger edges. You will typically find square blocks and rectangular pieces that can be laid lengthways for long borders or turned to pick out features like step risers and thresholds.

Colour options usually mirror the main Indian sandstone ranges, so you can pick Raj blend, fossil buff, silver grey, autumnal browns and more, then repeat those tones in your sandstone edging for sale to keep the whole space coordinated. Riven cobbles have a more textured surface underfoot, while tumbled sandstone setts feel softer at the edges and look instantly settled in, especially when you are matching older brickwork or stone walls. Cropped sandstone kerb edging gives a chunkier profile for stronger visual separation between areas such as driveways and planting beds.

Because sandstone is porous, colour will always deepen when the stone is wet and then ease back as it dries. That shift is part of the charm and something to keep in mind when you are comparing sandstone cobbles near me or viewing sandstone cobbles for sale in show areas and online photographs.

Choosing sandstone cobbles through Paving Stones Direct means you can coordinate your edges and borders with matching Sandstone Paving, Indian Sandstone Paving and our wider Cobbles & Edging options. You can build everything from simple sandstone garden edging beside lawns to mixed layouts that blend sandstone paving setts with larger flags and porcelain, all in one project plan.

Our ranges are sourced with quality and consistency in mind, with reliable pack contents, stable thicknesses and colours that sit comfortably alongside our main patio and path collections. Whether you are comparing sandstone cobbles near me for a courtyard or checking sandstone edging near me for a path, our team can help you choose sandstone edging for gardens that works with your slabs and planting and talk through curves, steps and changes in level. For help choosing Sandstone Cobbles or planning your layout, call 0333 321 5091 or email sales@pavingstones.co.uk.