Here’s a list of the UK’s very best Christmas hampers – so you can take a moment to toast friends and family with the finest food and drink, right up until the point that you happily slip into a mince pie-induced food coma.
Whether it’s cheese and wine, craft beers, chocolate or traditional festive foods that flat your boat, we’ve got you covered for Christmas 2020. Elastic waistbands at the ready…
The spirits of Christmas, £140
A luxury Christmas hamper sure to put a large dose of festive cheer in a lot of lives; in addition to the award-winning craft spirits, this beauty is bundled with handcrafted sweet and savoury treats to complement the ultimate Christmas drinking experience.
A charity hamper initiative from handcrafted cocktail brand Tom Savano, it links up with small artisan food and drink brands – and all profits will go to The Trussell Trust, helping feed those families in desperate need.
Includes: smooth chocolate whisky and sea salted caramel fudge, Tom Savano Kentucky Winter Old Fashioned, Tom Savano Reposado Margarita, Tom Savano Caribbean Dawn Mai Tai, 2 x Tarsier Pink Gin Minis, Irish Yellowman Honeycomb, chili jam, whisky marmalade, Bloody Mary ketchup, maple rosemary cashews and a lovely variety of artisan crackers.
The Boozy Christmas Explorer, £140, Tom Savano
Best of British, £135
Designed for families to share at Christmas, this beauty is packed with festive favourites from small British artisan producers. Included is an excellent iced Christmas cake from Shropshire, traditional Christmas pudding, festive spiced fingers and more. Much of the food is award winning including coveted Great Taste Awards from the Guild of Fine Food.
Festive Indulgence Hamper, £135, British Hamper Company
Let there be cheese, £80
When it comes to cheese, it doesn’t get much more delectable than a Vacherin Mon’t d’Or, which here is the centerpiece of this delectable Christmas cheese board. Also features Montgomery cheddar & creamy potted Stilton, a bottle of Fonseca Port and a selection of fruit.
For charcuterie lovers, the Italian Cheese & Charcuterie board is a real winner. A very generous portion of top quality parma ham, salami plus a tasty pecorino, melt-in-the-mouth mozzarella, pear chutney and more.
Christmas Cheeseboard, £80, OR Italian Cheese & Charcuterie board, £45, Macknade
Family Fun, £145
Christmas is all about spending quality time with loved ones, so The Family Christmas Hamper, full to the brim with festive treats for the whole family, is perfect for any large gathering this winter. Children of all ages will adore the assortments of chocolate and popcorn on offer, while the Croft Port and Freixenet prosecco are sure to be popular among adults.
Family Christmas Hamper £145, Hampers.com
A touch of class, £108
Elegant and indulgent, this grand dame offers decadent savoury options such as lime and chilli olives, sweet cured ham and pickle crisps and red onion marmalade as well as sweet treats like chocolate-covered marshmallows, cherry and dark chocolate shortbread, a Christmas cake and a traditional Christmas pudding. To top it off? Raise a glass because this luxurious hamper also includes a bottle of Argentinean Malbec and crisp Pinot Grigio. Cheers to that!
A Touch of Class Carton £108, Red Letter Days
Taste of Italy
This feast of Italy’s finest includes a hand-picked selection of produce that can always be found at the heart of a festive Italian table. Includes: panettone (the classic Italian tear and share!), prosecco, cannoli and mostarda (or mustard fruits) to enjoy with a Christmas cheese board.
Italian Christmas Hamper,£150, Macknade
The Christmas Gourmand, £105.97
This lovely wicker hamper is packed to the brim with treats from small artisan British producers including buttery shortbread from family bakers in Edinburgh, heavenly dark chocolate made in Devon, award winning Lincoln breakfast tea, crumble fudge, raspberry and vanilla jam handmade in the Lake District and award winning Worcestershire sauce crisps.
The Gourmand’s Wicker, £105.97, British Hamper
Merry Proof-Mas! £115
London bakery The Proof has created a stylish Christmas hamper for those with a sweet tooth. With a mix of festive puddings and artiseaal products from independent suppliers, it comes presented in a wire shopping basket. Includes ‘Proofiteroles’ or the Merry ‘Proofmas’ chocolate Yule log, as well as mince pies, chocolate and orange biscotti and the Proof’s signature mini macaroons.
Available for delivery within London and across the whole of the UK for December.
Merry Proofmas Hamper, £115, The Proof
Vegan-Mas, £64.95
Gluten free, dairy free, eggless and utterly scrumptious… looking for the ultimate eco-friendly gift for a vegan chocolate lover? Look no further! This box is bursting with goodness: Positive Bakes chocolate brownies and cakes, a dark and white chocolate bar (luxury chocolate topped with freeze dried raspberries and strawberries) tea and tea strainer, (or coffee beans if preferred) all this comes with a sweet mug made by Devon based artisans Pippi and Me Ceramics.
Share Luxury Christmas Chocolate Gift Set, £64.95, Positive Bakes
The Entertainer, £100
Celebrate Christmas in style with this range of gorgeous products in Cath Kidston’s Christmas 2020 Star and Moon print, including champagne flutes, serving dishes, double-walled tumblers, napkins and a table runner. It’s a hamper that offers everything you need for a festive evening.
The Entertainer Hamper £100,
Gin-Tastic, £95
Looking to bring a little party atmosphere home this festive season? Didsbury Gin teamed up with Snaffling Pig to create a ‘Gin-dulgence box’ – packed full of a variety of vibrant, zesty gins, premium tonic, snacks and other treats to help bring some brightness to even the gloomist of winters.
GIn-dulgence Box, £95, Didsbury Gin
Biscuiteers, £150
The beloved biscuit brand has partnered with some great British brands to create a luxury Christmas hamper that everyone will love.
Includes Gusbourne sparkling wine, prosecco, Sipsmith gin, Tregothnan tea and Godminster cheese. And of course a Happy Christmas Biscuit Tin full of their pretty and tasty biscuits.
Winter Wonderland Christmas Hamper, £150, Biscuiteers
Cream Tea Hamper, £20
Everything you need for a proper Devonshire Cream Tea.
Delectable scones and clotted cream and strawberry jam alongside Sicilian lemonade and a freshly brewed cup of tea.
Cream Tea Hamper, £20, Darts Farm
Sweet Treats, £92.95
Heaven for those with a sweet tooth, this beautiful hamper from London’s Hummingbird bakery includes a lemon raspberry ripple cake with lemon cream cheese frosting, a selection box of 6 cupcakes (2 Red Velvet, 2 Black Bottom and 2 Carrot), and 24 mini cupcakes. Delivery to selected London postcodes (there is a map on the company’s website) as well as by collection.
Party Pack, Regular price £92.95 Hummingbird Bakery
Merry Marshmas, £25
Choose any five festive edition marshmallow flavours to make one sumptuous Christmas bundle: S’mores, Choc & Honeycomb, Cookies & Cream, Mint Choc Chip and Choc & Hazelnut. The perfect complement for a dreamy cup of cocoa or to try toasted. The gourmet marshmallows are handmade in the UK by artisans and contain no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
5 Festive Edition Gourmet Marshmallows, £25,The Naked Marshmallow Co
Traditional Christmas, £150
A stunning food and wine hamper bursting with delicious artisan produce, created with family gatherings in mind. From cranberry crunch biscuits and maple syrup fudge to a round, fruit and nut topped cake and luxury Christmas pudding, to chilli and garlic savoury biscuits and hand-decorated, chocolate-covered marshmallows, it has something for every palate.
Christmas Tradition Hamper, £150, Virginia Hayward
Musclefoods meals, £69
Low carb? No problem! This one is a surefire winner for meat lovers. Includes traditional favourites like pigs in blankets, stuffing and chipolatas, pork sausages, bacon medallions, rump steaks and unsmoked bacon along with with roasting potatoes, carrots, parsnips and sprouts, all delivered with disposable cooking trays to make washing up a little easier.
Luxury Turkey & Beef Hamper with Veg and Trimmings, £69, Muscle Food
Happy Porkmas, £99
Year round this one is their best seller. The wicker hamper contains the brand’s famous pork pies along with smooth and creamy local blue Stilton, red cheese and chutney. Comes packaged with one red, one white and one sparkling wine to accompany the feast.
Pork Pie Luxury Hamper, £99, Pork Pie
Steak and Caviar, £85
Sheer luxury is what this one feels like, with a dry-aged chateaubriand, sublime truffle butter and caviar from one of London’s most famous suppliers. Rounded off with artisan chocolates, this is a divine hamper.
Luxury Steak & Caviar Christmas Hamper, £85, Farmison & Co
Seafood Feast, £50
Premium grocery box service Knock Knock teamed up with London’s premiere seafood restaurant Randall and Aubin to offer these maritime beauties. The luxury seafood box comes in two sizes: – Assiette de Fruits de Mer (£50) – Plats de Fruits de Mer (£100) and both feature house salads and dressings alongside either seven or nine different types of seafood, including a whole native lobster, Poole mussels, dressed Weymouth crab and Atlantic shrimps.
Randall & Aubin Seafood Box Prices start at £50, Knock Knock Groceries
Savoury sharing, £50
This one contains everything you might need to create a delicious charcuterie board at home. Starting with a selection of award-winning salamis, sausage and a very tasty chorizo and a pack of sliced meat, there are marinated olives, moreish cheese sablés, handmade Scottish oatcakes and a savoury onion marmalade.
It’s impossible to convey how tasty the carefully sourced selection of meats is – this is small batch, well-produced meat that is cured and seasoned by people who really care, and it shows. Absolutely delicious and a treat for those who aren’t into your usual festive foods. Long lasting too – the meats have a long use-by date, so you can eat them well into the new year.
Savoury Sharing Hamper, £50, East Coast Cured
Glorious Food, £200
Filled with a host of English and French produce, London’s local wine merchant makes lovely, luxe and traditionally hampers.
If you haven’t tasted the ultra-creamy, smooth, truffled Delice de Bourgogne cheese before, let us tell you that alone is worth getting this hamper for. Sally Clark’s mince pies will beat most other mince pies into submission. Deep filled with a rich mincemeat that retains a bite and just the right amount of pastry.
Their Knightsbridge hamper beautifully offers a luxurious and glorious selection of food and drink including: Délice de Bourgogne with Truffle, Fromagerie Delin, Montgomery’s Vintage Farmhouse Cheddar, Sourdough Crispbread, Duck Rillette, Sweet Sally Clark’s Traditional Mince Pies, and some lovely champagne to toast your good fortune.
The Knightsbridge Hamper, £200, Jeroboams
Santa’s Steak, £85
Possibly the very best thing you could give a carnivore, this steak tasting box includes delectable and superior steaks from Darts Farm Butchers that includes 40-day hung &and dry-aged steaks. Cuts include: 8oz fillet steak x 2, 10oz sirloin steak x 2.14oz rump steak, 48oz Tomahawk steak and a 12oz hanger steak, along with a bulb of garlic and a few sprigs of fresh rosemary.
Ultimate Steak Tasting Experience, £85, Darts Farm
Let there be cheese! £65
Packed full of delectable and smooth Yorkshire Wensleydale favourites, this cheese-tastic hamper contains: Yorkshire Wensleydale, Wensleydale and cranberries, Fountains Gold cheddar, cheddar with caramelised onions, aged Red Leicester, Wensleydale Blue, Cartwright and Butler traditional oatcakes and crackers, a fruitcake and delicious local chutney and honey.
Great Wensleydale Hamper £65, Wensleydale
A Windsor Christmas, £100
Artisan cheese, paired wines and fine food goodies from the Jermyn Street fromagerie is presented a stylish wooden gift crate. The Windsor comes with all the fixings for a perfect winter’s day: Paxton & Whitfield Dorset goat cheese, Paxton & Whitfield Celtic soft cheese, Paxton & Whitfield cheddar pounder, cherry, orange and almond Chocolate Clusters, Cote de Duras white and red wine, and a lovely Paxton & Whitfield slate board and chalk Set.
Paxton & Whitfield, The Windsor Hamper, £100, Paxton & Whitfield
The Morning After, £65
All that’s needed for a perfect, decadent winter breakfast at home on Boxing Day.
This wonderful and cleverly unique hamper includes dark sourdough, organic marmalade, London Honey Company Oxfordshire honey, eight frosted Christmas buns, granola, half a dozen eggs, smoked salmon, blueberries, crème Fraîche, Greek yoghurt, orange juice and GAIL’s House Blend Coffee
The Morning After Hamper, £65, GAIL’s Bread
A Touch of Honey, £29.99
Nine busy buzzy bees decorate this hamper, beautifully illustrated by the Lake District-based artist Becca Hall. The strong canvas bag is packed full of all things honey-flavoured including a mixed flower honey, wholegrain honey mustard, BBQ sauce with honey, Seville orange marmalade with honey and milk chocolate-coated honeycomb.
Lakeland For the Love of Honey Hamper Tote, £29.99, Lakeland
Salted Caramel Celebration, £50
The first thing you notice about this hamper is its sweet, eye-catching green tin, but once opened you will be overwhelmed with salted caramel goodness. From salted caramel biscuits coated in ultra-thick milk chocolate and salted caramel fudge to salted caramel shortbread and toffees. True decadence for all lovers of salted caramel.
Salted Caramel Extravaganza Hamper, £50, Cartwright & Butler
Winter Wellington, £80
New and exclusive to Farmison & Co, this classic Beef Wellington is made to the original recipe with Madeira-infused mushroom duxelles, light pancakes to protect the all butter flaky puff pastry and not forgetting the all important meltingly tender, aged centre cut fillet of beef. The Wellington is frozen and defrosts in transit, so you must bake within 24 hours.
Classic Beef Wellington for 6, £80, Farmison & Co
The Twelve Wines of Christmas, £161
A gorgeous group of grapes in this impressive 12-bottle hamper, it’s an ideal gift for the wine lover in your life. Beautifully presented in a traditional wicker basket, it includes wonderful selection of fine reds, whites, rose and prosecco. Cheers!
The Twelve Wines of Christmas, £161, Red Letter Days
Prosecco pageantry, £150
British prosecco brand The Emissary is low in sugar, less calorific, 100% vegan and created on a family-run Italian vineyard using environmentally friendly techniques. It’s also utterly delicious. Their Christmas Hamper will delight anyone who loves an excellent glass of fizz. Includes three bottles of the DOC and three bottles of the DOCG presented inside a luxury hamper.
The Emissary Mixed Case Christmas Hamper £150, The Emissary
Beer & Cheer, £32
This is a great, affordable hamper for a beer-lover. It features a mix of 12 outstanding craft beers, including some absolute crackers from BrewDog and Tiny Rebel.
This limited-edition beer selection box is only available during the 2020 Holiday season and was designed for craft beer fanatics.
Contains: 6 IPAs, 4 lagers, 1 pale ale, 1 bitter, and a free beer glass to boot.
Beer Hawk Christmas Crafty Crate, £32, Beer Hawk
Scotch and Seafood, £115
Old Pulteney whisky has partnered with fresh fish delivery service, Fish To Your Door to create a winning scotch and seafood hamper fairly brimming with delicacies for a luxe and coastal-feel Christmas.
Includes oysters, lobster, smoked salmon and crab, as well as a bottle of Old Pulteney 12 Years Old. Firm bodied and smooth, with sweet notes of honey and cream and a distinctive sea salt top note, the single malt makes the nice splash on top of Fish To Your Door’s fresh oysters.
Scotch and Seafood Hamper, £115, Fish to Your Door
Fireside Cocktails, £39
Giving the classic Negroni a wonderfully festive twist, these pre-mixed spiced Negroni cocktails are a perfect winter warmer.
The delicious drinks blend together gin, vermouth and Campari for the Negroni taste but add Brothers Pimento Dram to create the familiar festive flavour. Comes in a box of 3, 6 or 9.
Winter Spiced Negroni Cocktail Box of 6, £39, Nio Cocktails
Honest Brew, £34.90
Less of a stocking filler and more of a fridge filler, this 12 beer gift case adds even more of Europe’s leading independent breweries into the mix. With a selection that spans a wide range of styles, countries and ABVs, this is a great gift for someone who loves to discover new beers. Comes with a tasting glass too.
The 12 Beers of Christmas, £34.90, Honest Brew
Bark the Herald Angels Sing… £24.99
An ideal hamper for the dog lover in your life, especially if they’ve got a bit of a sweet tooth. This Dog Breeds Hamper Tote has beautiful illustrations of man’s best friend and inside you’ll find: Salted Caramel Sauce, Toffee Fudge Biscuits and Clotted Cream Fudge and Chocolate Caramelised Almonds.
Lakeland Dog Lover’s Christmas Gift Hamper, £24.99, Lakeland
CBD Christmas, £55.99
A great way to gift a loved one the power of CBD. They can self-soothe by drinking some award-winning tea, indulge in CBD dark chocolate, try the CBD relaxing oil or soak in the bath. All powered by amazing plants.
CBD Ultimate Christmas Hamper, £55.99, Body and Mind Botanicals
Welsh Wonderland, £45
Celebrate all things Welsh with this luxury hamper which features the finest selection of favourite Welsh food and drinks brands, curated by us for you to enjoy at home. Includes: Radnor fiery ginger beer, Gower Cottage brownie butter, as well as toffee waffles, dark ale brewed from Welsh mountain water, venison salami, piccalilli, rhubarb and ginger gin, and dark chocolate coffee liqueur.
Luxury Welsh Food & Drink Christmas Box, £45, Aber Falls Distillery
Festive Chocolates, £29.99
Chocoholics will love this fabulous selection of sweet indulgences, including Moser Roth Marc de Champagne truffles and organic caramel and sea salt chocolate. There’s also a milk, white and dark chocolate selection to choose from, or they can warm up on a chilly winter’s day with the hot chocolate stirrers.
The Chocolate Celebration Hamper, £29.99, Aldi
Female Fairtrade Farmers, £25.50
Land Girls coffee is a new brand that has launched to support women in farming across the globe. Coffees are grown exclusively by women in Fairtrade plantations and this beautiful Christmas gift pack includes 2 bags of their specialist coffee and a beautiful hand stamped locally baked biscuit made by a local farmer’s wife in her small Rutland bakery. (the kitsch hen).
Christmas Gift Set Large, £25.50, Land Girls
Oaaat Come Let Us Adore, £50
A celebration of small British brands, this vegan, luxury hamper is warming in every way. Packed with treats like Meridian’s mince pie filling and Booja Booja truffles, it also has hot chocolate bombes and a Christmas scented candle. 50% of each hamper goes to Age UK, which works to give older people the support they so urgently need.
MOMA Luxury Vegan Christmas Hamper, £50, Moma Foods
Pampering Box , £29.94
A sweet gift set with soft, fluffy slippers along with body cleanser, shower and body creme, hand lotio, and a back scrubbing brush. The scented products smell heavenly – a restorative and refreshing lime, basil and mint.
Baylis & Harding Urban Barn Lime, Basil and Mint Giftset, £29.94, Amazon
Jolly Juicing
Fantastic and healthy hamper for those who might be looking for an alternative to the calorific norm. Some of these act as post-workout powerhouses while others are lighter blends using green vegetables, fruit and supplements – but what they all are is a hit of health.
A variety of delicious blends such as: Fauxtella – an indulgent, guilt-free chocolate hit packed with hazelnuts (and protein). Better Than Botox – green juice with apple, mango, lime and ginger-infused with a massive 10g shot of collagen and Chilled AF, which is raw fruit mixed with 15mg of a well-known organic plant extract. Juices have a 21-day shelf life. They really do taste exceptionally good.
One of Each Gift Box, £42, Exalt
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