• Vela: six lit LED taper candles in brass candlesticks on a dinner table laid for guests on a November evening
  • Vela's charging base holding all six taper candles on a chest of drawers in the hallway, the USB-C cable plugged in
  • A hand pointing Vela's remote control at three lit taper candles in the window
  • Close-up of Vela's flame: an LED shaped like a flame on top of the ivory candle
  • The full set: six taper candles in the charging base, with the remote control and USB-C cable
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Vela – Rechargeable LED Taper Candles with Charging Base, Set of 6

Vela – Rechargeable LED Taper Candles with Charging Base, Set of 6

Six taper candles that charge together on one base — no AAA batteries to change. Remote control with timer included.

£52.99
£52.99 £67.99
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  • ✓ No AAA batteries to change
  • ✓ All six charge on one base
  • ✓ On and off from the sofa
  • ✓ The timer switches off if you forget
Six taper candles in every set.

Vela – Rechargeable LED Taper Candles with Charging Base, Set of 6

£52.99
£52.99 £67.99
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About Vela

Vela is six LED taper candles that charge together on a single charging base. The name is Latin for the constellation known as the Sails.

No batteries to change. Pop all six candles in the charging base and plug in the USB-C cable. After about two hours, they're fully charged again.

The remote control switches them on and off, changes the light mode and has a timer for 2, 4, 6 or 8 hours. Each candle also has a button underneath.

Specifications:
In the box: 6 taper candles + charging base + remote control + USB-C cable
Dimensions: 24.5 cm tall, 2 cm in diameter
Charging base: 13 × 8 cm
Light: warm yellow, not dimmable
Run time: approx. 70 hours per charge (according to the manufacturer)
Charging time: approx. 2 hours
Power: built-in rechargeable battery, charges via USB-C
Colour: ivory white

Our Guarantee

We're confident you'll love Vela. But if, against all odds, it doesn't live up to your expectations, you have 30 days to send it back.

No complicated forms. No questions asked. Just drop us an email and we'll sort it out – and you'll get your money back within 3–5 working days.

We stand behind what we sell.

Delivery

Hassle-free delivery. Your order is packed in 1–3 working days and delivered in 5–9 working days.

You'll get a tracking number by email as soon as your parcel is on its way.

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A hand putting a Vela taper candle back in the charging base on the kitchen worktop, next to a box of old batteries

No more AAA batteries in the candlesticks.

Battery candles are handy right up until the batteries need changing. Two little batteries per candle, and there's always one candle that dies before the rest.

With Vela, you recharge instead. Pop all six candles in the charging base and plug in the USB-C cable. After about two hours they're good to go again, and one charge lasts around 70 hours, according to the manufacturer.

A cat walking past a lit candelabra with Vela taper candles on a sideboard on a December evening

Candles in the candlesticks — even with a cat in the house.

Plenty of cat owners have given up lighting candles. One swish of a tail over a flame is all it takes, and nobody wants to leave the candelabra lit while they nip into the kitchen.

Vela has no flame. The tip is an LED shaped like a flame, so the candelabra can stay lit on the sideboard even when the cat wanders past.

A hand holding Vela's remote control on the sofa, lit taper candles in candlesticks on the sideboard by the window

Switch them on and off without getting up.

On ordinary battery candles, the switch is underneath. So every candle has to be lifted out of its holder to turn it off — six times, every evening.

Vela comes with a remote control. Switch them on and off from the sofa, or press the timer — 2, 4, 6 or 8 hours — and the candles go off by themselves once you've gone to bed.

An older woman opening a present at the kitchen table, lit Vela taper candles in the window

The Christmas present for anyone who always has candles in the window.

For Mum, Gran or the neighbour who puts a candle in every candlestick come December — and sometimes forgets to blow them out.

Six taper candles, a charging base and a remote control in one set. The timer switches them off if nobody else does.

Frequently asked questions

The candles are 2 cm in diameter and 24.5 cm tall. Ordinary taper candles are often slightly thicker, around 2.2 cm, so Vela can sit a little loose in some candlesticks. Measure the hole in your candlestick if you're not sure. If a candle is loose, a candle collar round the base will hold it steady.
Stand all six in the charging base and plug it in with the USB-C cable included. The other end of the cable is a standard USB plug, so it fits a phone charger or your computer. Charging takes about 2 hours.
About 70 hours, according to the manufacturer. How many evenings that gives you depends on how long you leave them on. With the timer set to four hours a night, it's a little over a fortnight.
It switches them on and off, changes the light mode and sets the timer to 2, 4, 6 or 8 hours, so the candles go off by themselves. Each candle also has a button underneath, in case the remote has gone walkabout.
No. Vela gives off a warm yellow glow that can't be dimmed.
No. The tip is an LED shaped like a flame. No soot on the wall and no wax dripping onto the tablecloth.
Six taper candles, a charging base for all six, a remote control and a USB-C cable.
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Helen R.
six goes a long way

Six candles is enough for the candelabra plus two more candlesticks. The base lives in the hallway and takes up hardly any room.

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Lucy M.
look like the real thing

From the sofa they look just like ordinary candles. Up close you can tell the tip is an LED, but it doesn't bother me.

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Susan A.
not dimmable

Lovely warm glow. Would have liked to turn them down a bit in the evening, but it does say they can't be dimmed.

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Paul N.
the base needs a socket

Good candles. Only downside is the charging base has to be near a plug socket, so it ended up moving to the hallway.

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Emma J.
in the windows

Three in the kitchen window and three in the living room. They look lovely in the windows, which neither of us ever dared do with real candles.

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James K.
the remote

I used to have to lift every candle out to switch it off. Now I do it from the sofa. Sounds like a small thing, but I do it every evening.

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Sophie E.
for my mum

Bought these for my mum, who always has candles in the window in December and sometimes forgets to blow them out. Timer on four hours and job done.

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Karen B.
no wax on the tablecloth

Sat on the Christmas table without a single drip. The tablecloth survived for the first time in ages.

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Margaret H.
measure your candlesticks first

A bit loose in my nan's old brass candlesticks. Put a candle collar round the base and now they stand up straight. They fit fine in the newer ones.

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Rachel S.
no more batteries

I had cheap battery candles in the candelabra before and was forever changing the batteries. Now I just pop them on the base on a Sunday and that's that.

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Claire L.
the cats and the candelabra

We've got two cats and haven't had candles lit for years. The candelabra on the sideboard is lit again and nobody has to keep an eye on it.