A pillow (1, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701) comprises a body (3, 303, 403, 503, 603), characterised in that the body comprises a plurality of raised portions (5, 105, 405, 605) disposed over at least a portion of its surface, each said raised portion comprising an upper surface (3a, 303a, 403a, 503a, 603a) which in use, provides a surface upon which a user rests their head, wherein the surface area of that portion of at least one said raised portion which is attached to the body of the pillow is less than the surface area of the upper surface of said at least one raised portion.