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The travel pillow with a hole encased in a pillowcase and shown from a top down perspective.
The travel pillow with a hole encased in a pillowcase and shown from an isometric perspective. You can clearly see the zip running around the edge.
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The original Travel PWAH with its pillowcase unzipped and half removed.
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The original travel pwah inside its travel bag. The green canvas travel bag is closed.
The original travel pwah inside its travel bag. The green canvas travel bag is standing upright and closed shut.
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The Original Travel P.W.A.H®

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The travel-sized Pillow with a Hole. At 30 × 30 × 8 cm it packs into carry-on luggage, so your ear relief comes with you. Choose your filling below, then set the firmness to suit you.

Price range: £60.00 through £70.00

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  • OEKO-TEX® cotton
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Why the travel one

Relief that travels with you

Packs into carry-on

30 × 30 × 8 cm, handbag or backpack.

Made in Liverpool

Sewn from scratch by our team.

Firmness you choose

Add or remove filling through the zip.

Coil or British wool

Medium-firm coil, or firmer, denser wool.

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The Travel PWAH® in action

What’s in the box

Travel-ready, straight out of the box

The Travel PWAH®

The compact pillow with the signature hole — 30×30×8 cm, adjustable, and made in England.

Organic cotton case

A 100% organic cotton sateen case, OEKO-TEX® certified — smooth and breathable against sensitive ears.

Canvas travel bag

A sturdy canvas bag that keeps your pillow clean and protected in a suitcase or overhead locker.

In detail

The travel pillow, in full

Here is what the Travel PWAH® is made of, and what each part does for you.

Compact, take-anywhere size

At 30×30×8 cm it fits comfortably into carry-on luggage, a handbag or a backpack — ideal for flights, hotels and overnight stays, without giving up the relief you get at home.

Your choice of filling

The standard filling is our odourless, hypoallergenic coil fibre — resilient and breathable, spun in Yorkshire on machinery dating back to 1952, and softer than memory foam. Prefer natural materials? Choose British wool, which regulates temperature beautifully. It is denser than coil fibre, so it makes a noticeably firmer pillow. The YKK® zip also lets you remove our filling and use your own.

Same relief, portable

Adjustable firmness, Yorkshire coil fibre, British wool options, OEKO-TEX® certified cotton and British-made quality — the core of the PWAH® range, in a format made for the journey.

Coil or wool?

Not sure which filling to choose?

Who it’s for

Who finds it useful

Frequent travellers

Comfort for flights, trains, hotels and nights away from home.

CNH or ear sensitivity

Keeps pressure off a tender or sensitive ear while you sleep, wherever you are.

Hearing aids & earphones

Rest with hearing aids, earphones or earplugs in place — comfortably and undisturbed.

PWAH® benefits, portable

A compact, travel-ready version of the pillow trusted at home.

These describe how people choose to use the pillow for comfort — it isn’t a medical device.

Our craft

These are not cheap textiles, and you wouldn’t want them to be.

It’s expensive to make things this well. Well sourced materials with nothing hidden in them, made by people paid a proper wage, sewn from scratch here in Liverpool. Look at what else is out there: the rest of the market is made overseas, down to a price. We went the other way and chose quality over price. That’s why nobody else makes them like this.

  • Made in Liverpool, England
  • Premium YKK® zips
  • OEKO-TEX® organic cotton
  • Yorkshire fibre, spun since 1952
  • Fairly paid team

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Travel PWAH questions, answered

Yes. Every Travel PWAH® includes its own 100% organic cotton case (OEKO-TEX® certified) and a sturdy canvas travel bag to keep it clean and protected on the move. Additional cases can be purchased separately.

The firmness is completely adjustable by adding or removing filling via the integrated YKK® zip. We stuff them to a medium firmness — it’s easier to take a little out than to wish you had more. If you need extra filling, just contact us and we’ll send some along. For guidance, see our Care Instructions.

We offer two fillings — hypoallergenic coil fibre and British wool. This short video explains the difference between them: watch the filling guide.

Yes — our pillows can be machine washed on a low heat.

The Travel PWAH® measures a compact 30 × 30 × 8 cm. Full dimensions, including hole size, are listed in the Measurements tab further down this page.

Although we’re confident you’ll get on well with your PWAH®, yes — we do accept returns.

Our guarantee

Try it for 14 days

Dependable, pressure-free sleep wherever you are, backed by a 14-day refund guarantee. If it is not right for you, simply send it back.

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Specifications & measurements

What’s includedThe Travel PWAH® with an organic cotton case and a canvas travel bag.
How to useUse it anywhere you sleep — on top of your usual pillow with your ear resting in the hole, or on its own. Compact enough for carry-on luggage, a handbag or a backpack.
Firmness & fillingCoil fibre (spun in Yorkshire) gives a medium-firm feel and is odourless and hypoallergenic. British wool is denser, so it makes a noticeably firmer pillow. Adjust firmness and height with the integrated YKK® zip by adding or removing filling.
PackagingRecyclable plastic packaging; insert made from recycled cardboard. Minimal waste.
Made in EnglandDesigned and made by our small team in Liverpool, England, every pillow sewn here from scratch. Fibre spun in Yorkshire on textile machines built in 1952.

See the Measurements tab for full dimensions.

What customers say

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Additional information

Weight0.4 kg
Dimensions30 × 30 × 8 cm
Dimensions in inches

12 x 12 x 2

Hole size

8 x 9 cm

Hole size in inches

4 x 3 inches

Distance from the hole to the edge of pillow

10cm

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