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Christmas hampers are perfect for those impossible-to-buy-for friends, stubborn grans or headstrong aunts, they're a great way of showing someone just how much they mean to you, without the burden of making sure you choose the right thing.
Complete with a mix of food bits that are bound to go down a treat, many also come in a gorgeous wicker basket that can be used far beyond the festive season.
So, as a little gift to you this Christmas, and to help you tick one more gift off the list, we've sifted through this year's lineup of the best value Christmas hampers and rounded up the top options.
🎁 Shop John Lewis Christmas hampers
🎁 Shop Marks & Spencer Christmas hampers
🎁 Shop Fortnum & Mason Christmas hampers
🎁 Shop Harrods Christmas hampers
🎁 Shop Cadbury Christmas hampers
🎁 Shop Not On The High Street Christmas hampers
To meet every price point, all the ones below are between £25 and £250, including luxury picks from Fortnum & Mason, as well as budget-friendly choices from John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, and even Swiss chocolatier, Lindt.
✨ Top 5 Christmas hampers for 2024 ✨
John Lewis
Product count: 5
Highlights: A bestseller right now over on John Lewis, this Christmas Treats Sack is filled with Prosecco and festive treats, and is only £35. While it comes in a fetching drawstring sack (not a wicker hamper), it contains exactly what you'd expect to find in a Christmas hamper, but for a more affordable price.
Contents:
Waitrose San Leo Prosecco, 75cl
Grandma Wild's Alcohol Free 4 Luxury Mince Pies
Abbey Biscuits Chocolate Brownie Biscuits, 150g
Linden Lady 6 Chocolate Covered Fudge with Gingerbread Man & Gold Stars, 85g
Cambrook Extraordinary Chilli & Garlic Mixed Nuts with Corn, 65g
- Includes full-size bottle of fizz
- Presented in reusable festive sack
- Only five items
- Bestseller so selling fast
Marks & Spencer
Product count: 6
Highlights: Go the extra mile with this Christmas hamper, bursting with a range of decadent treats, complete with a full-size bottle of red.
Contains:
Bordeaux Merlot Wine
Collection Dark Chocolate and Ginger Florentines
Cranberry and Orange Panettone
Collection Iced Christmas Fruit Cake
Collection Season's Tweetings
Collection All Butter Cornish Cruncher Biscuits
- Nicely presented hamper
- Sweet and savoury treats
- Slightly generic selection
Cadbury Gifts Direct
Product count: 7
Highlights: Unwrap the best of the nation's favourite chocolate brand, Cadbury, with this epic hamper — super affordable and bursting with an abundance of chocolate treats, including Dairy Milk Snowballs, Mini Puds, Christmas Coins and more.
Contents:
Cadbury Christmas Chocolate Selection Box 125g
Cadbury Christmas Chocolate Selection Pack 78g
Cadbury Dairy Milk Snowballs Chocolate Bag 80g
Cadbury Dairy Milk Little Robins Chocolate Bag 77g
Cadbury Dairy Milk Winter Wonderland Chocolate Bar 100g
Dairy Milk Mini Puds Chocolate Bag 73g
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Christmas Coins Bag 70g
- Great value
- Includes wicker basket
- Perfect for chocolate lovers
- Not a lot of variation
Snowdonia Cheese
Product count: 8
Highlights: Sample your way through five types of cheese from the best-selling Snowdonia Cheese Co, complete with complementing chutneys and crackers. It's equally as great as a gift for a fellow cheese lover, as it is stocking up ahead of Christmas day and plating up the ultimate cheese board.
Contents:
Black Bomber Extra Mature Cheddar, 200g
Red Storm Vintage Red Leicester, 200g
Beech Wood Mature Cheddar, 200g
Green Thunder Mature Cheddar with Roasted Garlic and Herbs, 200g
Red Devil Red Leicester with Habanero Chillies and Peppers, 200g
Balsamic Caramelised Onion Chutney, 100g
Pear, Date & Cognac Chutney, 114g
Wholemeal & Extra Virgin Olive Oil Crackers
- Reasonable in price
- Nice selection of cheese
- Different from your average hamper
- Good introduction to popular Snowdonia Cheese Co.
- Doesn't include nicher flavours
Fortnum & Mason
Product count: 14
Highlights: Synonymous with Christmas, Fortnum & Mason's range of hampers never cease to amaze us, and this year's line-up is no different. Averagely priced compared to the rest of the luxury brand's selection of hampers, this number is one of their most popular, and comes with everything you could possibly need to reach for on Christmas Day. Whether that be a cup of loose leaf tea and choc-orange biscuits, later washed down with a bottle of bubbly and chocolate gold coins.
Contents:
Fortnum's Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Champagne, Maison Bonnet, 75cl
Fortnum's Dão Tinto, Niepoort, 75cl
Fortnum's Pays d'Oc Blanc, Jeff Carrel, 75cl
Cranberry Sauce 230g
Christmas Cognac Butter, 195g
Christmas Merrilossus Biscuits, 600g
Christmas Biscuit Selection Tin, 650g
Christmas Tea Biscuits, 120g
Chocolate Gold Coins 100g
Christmas Black Tea, 200g
Christmas Blend Ground Coffee Tin, 250g
Boxing Day Pickle, 230g
Christmas Fig Preserve, 200g
St. James Christmas Pudding, 454g
- Bursting with festive treats
- Great selection of wine
- Features signature wicker basket
- Could easily split up into seperate gifts
- Expensive
🎁 Under £40 Christmas hampers 🎁
Cartwright & Butler
Product count: 3
Highlights: Enjoy three festive favourites courtesy of Cartwright & Butler — an affordable and failsafe gifting option to give this Christmas.
Contents:
Spiced Plum Preserve 260g
Winter Spiced Orange and Cranberry Shortbread Rounds in Carton 200g
Gingerbread Fudge in carton 175g
- Affordable
- Only three items
Biscuiteers
Product count: 9
Highlights: These nine hand-iced gingerbread biscuits, shaped as festive must-haves, from mince pies to tea are a impressive gift and are sure to be tasty.
Contents:
9 x Gingerbread Biscuits
Keepsake Tin
- Different from your average hamper
- Great for biscuit lovers
- Includes a keepsake reusable tin
- Only one biscuit flavour
Love Cocoa
Product count: 5
Highlights: A number of Love Cocoa's Christmas hampers are already sold out, but luckily for us this brilliant pick — complete with dive different types of delicious chocolate — is still available to buy in time for the festivities. Featuring the brand's most-loved seasonal treats, each piece of chocolate is beautifully packaged using eco-friendly, recyclable packaging. The perfect gift for a chocolate lover this Christmas.
Contents:
Billionaire Chocolate Bar
Gingerbread Dark Chocolate Bar
Candy Cane Peppermint Bark Chocolate Bar
Gingerbread Chocolate Truffles
Salted Caramel Bauble Truffles
- Eco-friendly, recyclable packaging
- Five types of chocolate
- No wicker hamper
🎁 Under £70 Christmas hampers 🎁
Whittard
Product count: 8
Highlights: Hot drink lovers, rejoice! This hamper from Whittard comes with three types of hot beverage. Complete with loose leaf tea, luxury hot chocolate and Christmas coffee, it even comes with a box of moreish Christmas Pudding biscuits.
Contents:
Mulled Wine Teabags
Christmas Tea
Christmas Coffee
Luxury Hot Chocolate
Luxury White Hot Chocolate
Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate
Cranberry & White Chocolate Biscuits
All Butter Christmas Pudding Biscuits
- Great for those who love a brew
- Packaged in a plain gift box
Product count: 7
Highlights: As expected, this hamper is bursting with chocolate — it does come from best-selling Swiss chocolatier, Lindt, after all. Expect to find everything from the brand's iconic chocolate characters to bags of chocolate truffles. You even get to choose 650g of your favourite truffles to be included, too.
Contents:
Lindt Teddy Milk Chocolate 5 Pack Perforation 50g
Lindt Santa Milk Chocolate 5 Pack Perforation 50g
Lindt Teddy Green Jumper Milk Chocolate 200g
Lindt Teddy White Chocolate 100g
Lindt Santa Milk Chocolate 125g
Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Mini Truffles 80g
Lindt Pick & Mix 650g
- Perfect for chocolate lovers
- Includes 650g Pick & Mix
- No wicker basket
The Newt in Somerset
Product count: 7
Highlights: Soak up a sophisticated, festive evening accompanied by this standout hamper, bursting with a bottle of velvety-smooth South African red wine, chilli-roasted nuts, cheese straws and more.
Contents:
Babylonstoren Shiraz 75cl
Coriander, Garlic & Lemon Olives 270g
Cornichons 270g
Smokey Chilli Roasted Nuts 150g
Cheese & Chilli Biscuits 80g
Cheddar Cheese Straws 125g
Smoked Oatcakes 125g
- Includes a full-size bottle of red wine
- No sweet options
🎁 £100 and over Christmas hampers 🎁
Harvey Nichols
Product count: 7
Highlights: Host the ultimate tea party this Christmas with help from Harvey Nichols, and enjoy everything from lightly-spiced festive tea, to dulce de leche biscuits, and cinnamon-coated hazelnuts.
Contents:
Harvey Nichols Christmas Roast Ground Coffee 250g
Harvey Nichols Christmas Blend Black Tea Bags x 15
Harvey Nichols Dark Chocolate & Amaretti Panettone 100g
Harvey Nichols Chocolate & Dulce de Leche Biscuits 200g
Harvey Nichols Really Chocolatey Biscuits 200g
Harvey Nichols Blonde Chocolate Cinnamon Hazelnuts 150g
Harvey Nichols Dulce de Leche Popcorn 150g
- Contains everything for a festive tea party
- On the pricier side
Selfridges
Product count: 6
Highlights: A bottle of Gavi and Côtes du Rhône, side-by-side with a festive blend tea and selection of delectable sweet treats. Our favourite item? The musical biscuit tin filled with teeny-tiny little gingerbread people.
Contents:
Selfridges Selection Hanging Bauble with Salted Caramel Truffles, 60g
Selfridges Selection Christmas Pudding, 454g
Selfridges Selection Festive Blend Tea, 50g
Selfridges Selection Gingerbread Musical Biscuit Tin
Selfridges Selection Côtes du Rhône, 750ml
Selfridges Selection Gavi DOCG, 750ml
- Simple yet refined mix of products
- Two bottles of wine
- Not many savoury options
Product count: 9
Highlights: A Christmas hamper complete with a cuddly, plush toy? That's right, this pick from Harrods features the department store's signature festive bear, which on its own costs £40, alongside a selection of other (edible) treats including three delicious jars of plum jam, brandy butter and mint chocolate sauce.
Contents:
Christmas Bear 2024 Noah
Classic Christmas Pudding (454g)
Brandy Butter (220g)
Spiced Salted Caramel Shortbread (200g)
Spiced Berry & Plum Jam (315g)
Mint Chocolate Sauce (195g)
Christmas Spiced Black Tea (125g)
Milk Chocolate Bear Slim Pack (100g)
Christmas Fudge Selection (300g)
- Comes with a teddy bear
- More of a splurge at £175
Marks & Spencer
Product count: 20
Highlights: Jump in with this epic parade of festive treats, inclusive of crunchy crackers, cheese accompaniments and hand-crafted sausage rolls, complete with three full-size bottles of vino.
Contents:
Champagne Delacourt Brut (75cl)
Collection Gavi Di Gavi (75cl)
Collection Susana Balbo Malbec (75cl)
Collection English Breakfast Tea Tin (20 bags)
Collection Single Origin Peruvian Ground Coffee (227g)
Collection Jewelled Fruit and Nut Cake (755g)
Collection 6 Mince Pies (334g)
Collection 9 Stollen Bites (185g)
Collection Chocolate Coated Brandy Snap Thins (280g)
Collection Golden Blond Salted Caramels (120g)
Collection All Butter Parmigiano Reggiano and Chilli Biscuits (80g)
Collection Biscuits for Cheese Tin (260g)
Collection Smoky Ancho and Honey Nut Selection (200g)
Collection Chilli and Piquillo Pepper Chutney (235g)
Collection Welsh Crunchy Heather Honey (250g)
Ultimate Cheese Lovers Gift (650g)
Collection Handcrafted Christmas Sausage Roll Garland (630g)
Collection 3 Bird and Chicken Liver Jar (175g)
Collection Gravadlax (140g)
M&S Collection Tea Towel
- Huge selection of sweet and savoury treats
- Great for stocking up your pantry ahead of Christmas
- Includes wicker basket
- Expensive
