Gift Hampers
Give them a hamper!
Hampers make great gifts! Although they aren't gift memberships, you can enjoy them over a period of time (if you've got the willpower!) and dip in and out of them. They come in all shapes, sizes, budgets, themes and delights, too.
They make a real surprise when arrive, as they are so unexpected, and you can spend ages unpacking them and ooohing and aaaaaahing over the contents, your mouth watering as your savour the thought of tucking in, perhaps while watching a favourite film!
So here are a few ideas of gift hampers - lovely gifts for people who love to tuck in!
Food and Drink Hampers
Virginia Hayward Hampers have a wide range of hampers to choose from – biscuits & nibbles, cheese and chutney, preserves and condiments and pantry in their savoury selection, for instance. They have hampers for people with a sweet tooth, too – afternoon tea, cake, chocolate and fudge! Plus of course they have hampers for the wine lover in your live, plus gin hampers, prosecco and champagne and beer. They also have hampers for tea, coffee and hot chocolate and for anyone who doesn’t drink. And hampers for those with a speciality diet, such as vegan, low sugar and gluten free.
This is The Luxury from Virginia Hayward Hampers
with goodies coming in a lovely brown wicker basket
the recipient can use around the home.
for £50.00
For lovers of Cheese
Head off to Pong Cheese who have a wonderful selection of cheese boxes for cheese lovers. They also have a monthly gift subscription as well, meaning your cheese lover can receive goodies every month for as long as you wish! They have English cheese, Welsh cheese, cheese from Ireland, France, Italy, Spain and so on, and they've got hard cheeses, soft cheeses, organic cheese, vegetarian cheeses - biscuits for cheese, books on cheese, goats cheese - even Wallace and Grommit cheese! Head to their website to see their range of cheeses here.
How about The Alex James Co Cheese British Box of 6?
It has a selection of artisan cheeses from
rock star turned gentleman farmer and cheese enthusiast, Alex James!
£38.00 from Pong Cheese
Ooooh, Sweeties!
For sweet lovers and people who love all things retro, take a look at A Quarter of. They do retro sweets and have hampers and boxes stuffed full of them. They also have gift vouchers from £5.
View the range of hampers from A Quarter Of from £12.95
Perfect for sweet lovers!
For lovers of Scotland
From the beautiful country of Scotland, take a look at the National Trust for Scotland’s shop, as they have a luxury hamper for £200.00, but a Christmas hamper for £50.00 and a Pinewood Gin Gift Box Hamper for £50.00. There’s also a Taste of Scotland Gift Box for £45.00 – and of course, they have bottles of whiskey and gin as well – perfect for anyone who loves gin and whisky!
The National Trust for Scotland has this
Pinewood Gin Gift Box Hamper for £50.00
great for anyone who loves gin!
Gift hampers for Chocoholics!
For chocolate lovers who love something that little bit special, try the Chocolate Trading Company – they have chocolates from all over the world and a wide range of chocolate hampers from £11.95. They also have chocolate gift boxes, too.
The Chocolate Trading Company's hampers and boxes
could be just the thing for a chocolate lover!
Hot chocolate lovers!
Whittards of Chelsea specialise in tea, coffee and hot chocolate – and they have lots of hot chocolate hampers and gift boxes, perfect for those cold winter evenings when you just want to snuggle up watching a film with a hot chocolate brew!
Whittards of Chelsea have some great
hot chocolate hampers & gift boxes from £20.00
- perfect for those long winter nights!
Tea lovers have Twinnings!
Twinnings have a number of Christmas hampers to choose from, starting at £34.00 with their Flavours of the World Tea Blends Hamper. There’s also a Bee Happy Christmas Hamper – you can provide colourful cheer with the hamper which includes The English Tableware Company’s Bee Happy range, as well as Whittard’s lovely teas!
This is the Bee Happy Christmas Hamper
It comes with 4 mugs, a sugar pot, a milk jug and a tea bag tidy
as well as 4 different types of tea and the wicker hamper, of course!
It's £67.15. (It was £79.00)
For garden lovers
How about this Bramley Greenhouse Gift Set, available through Natural Collection for £40.00? It’s not a hamper as such, but it’s made with love and 100% natural ingredients in the British countryside! With hand cream, bubble bath, body wash and body lotion, it could be just thing for someone to relax with after a hard day.
This Bramley Greenhouse Gift Set is available from Natural Collection
for £40.00 - just the thing for nature lovers!
Bramley want to help provide food and habitat for bees and butterflies, so this gift has a pack of wildflower seeds as well – they often contribute to charities such as Plantlife.
For bird lovers
The RSPB has a coffee break hamper, giving the bird and nature lover in your life the chance to enjoy a brew of the RSPB coffee – it’s got everything you need to watch the birds in your garden! There’s a Ceramic robin bird feeder, helpful for seeing birds coming in to land, and it’s got dried mealworms and RSPB buggy nibbles (for the birds) and RSPB medium roast organic coffee for you, with a garden bird mug for you to drink from. It’s even got an RSPB bag made of sustainable jute! All for £ 36.47, (saving you £4 if you bought each item separately).
Perfect for bird lovers and just in time
for the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch at the end of January!
For £36.47 from the RSPB - help nature as you shop!
For lovers of organic beauty products
Green People have just the thing for people who love wellbeing gifts – they have a number of Alexandra Kay products for the mind and body to help you relax and unwind which are beautifully presented. From £20.00
Visit Green People to see their wellbeing gifts
- just the thing for someone who wants to pamper themselves!
For bee lovers, how about a bee hamper?
This is an environmentally friendly, plastic free bee hamper – full of goodies such as lotions, balms, candles, food wraps and more! It’s made from natural beeswax and ethically sourced natural oils. You can choose between two hampers: the Bee Lovers Hamper for £29.00 and the Queen Bee Hamper for £49.00.
You can choose between two hampers, depending on your budget.
It's available from Into the Blue from £29.00
The Bee Lovers Hamper has Beeswax wraps, a seed bomb pack, natural beeswax candles and a bee lovers booklet. The Queen Bee Lovers Hamper includes the above contents plus a seasonal candle, along with leather and wood revival packs. You can find out more about them from Into the Blue.
Calling all Percy the Pig lovers!
Marks & Spencer have a huge range of hampers and letter box gifts (as you can imagine, 96 the last time I looked) and they include this Percy Pig™ Letterbox Gift for £18.00.
There's a Percy Pig™ Letterbox Gift for £18.00
In case Colin the Caterpillar is feeling left out, Marks and Spencer also have a number of COLIN THE CATERPILLAR™ gifts as well. Marks and Spencer’s hamper/letter box range start at £12.50 and it goes up to £1,000.00. See the full range of Marks and Spencer hampers here.