Looking for the best Christmas hamper to treat a lucky loved one? Whether you're looking for the ultimate cheese box, a wicker basket full of sweet and savoury treats, we've gathered the best Christmas foodie hampers to buy this year, whether as a treat for yourself or friends and family.

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Best Christmas foodie hampers to buy at a glance

  • Best unique produce hamper: The Flavours of Oldstead Hamper, £190
  • Best luxury Christmas hamper: Daylesford Organic 12 Days of Christmas Hamper, £130
  • Best Spanish hamper: Brindisa Indulgence Hamper, £165
  • Best Christmas breakfast hamper: Ginger Pig Butcher’s Champagne Breakfast Box, £78
  • Best afternoon tea hamper: British Hamper Company afternoon tea gift basket, £63.97
  • Best hamper for cider lovers: DukesHill Whisky Cask Cider Savoury Hamper, £85
  • Best Cornish hamper: The Fruit Scone Cream Tea Hamper, £23.95
  • Best hamper for keen gardeners: Petersham Nurseries Gardening Hamper, £95
  • Best for Chinese cooking: Poon’s Heritage Hamper, £70
  • Best Christmas cheese hamper: Paxton & Whitfield 12 Days of Christmas Cheese Hamper, £85

Best Christmas foodie hampers to buy 2025

The Flavours of Oldstead Food Hamper

The Flavours of Oldstead Food Hamper

Best unique produce hamper

A unique hamper with handmade products featuring seasonal ingredients grown and foraged by Tommy Banks and his team in North Yorkshire, this will keep someone going with delicious treats throughout the festive season. As well as a tomato leaf and lemon verbena candle, there are a selection of seasonal British cheeses like Young Buck, jars of spruce tip honey and red onion chutney, salami, Yorkshire lomo and classics such as beerglazed ham and chicken liver parfait, as well as a homemade beef shin ragu.

Available from:
Made in Oldstead (£190)


Daylesford Organic 12 Days of Christmas Hamper

12 Days of Christmas Daylesford

Best luxury Christmas hamper

A selection of 12 festive treats to enjoy in the run-up to the big day including sweet and savoury snacks, a log fire candle, Christmas cocktail and the bestselling rosé frizzante sparkling wine.

Available from:
Daylesford Organic (£130)


Brindisa Indulgence Hamper

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Best Spanish hamper

Jam-packed with a wealth of luxury Spanish food gifts, from La Solana truffled cheese to Amatller white chocolate coated marcona almonds. The contents would all make brilliant snacks for a gourmet Christmas drinks party.

Available from:
Brindisa (£165)


Ginger Pig Butcher’s Champagne Breakfast Box

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Best Christmas breakfast hamper

Create a festive breakfast of champions with thick-cut streaky and back bacon, sausages and black pudding, homemade rhubarb and blood orange jams, and tomato sauce, all served with a chilled glass of champagne.

Available from:
The Ginger Pig (£78)


British Hamper Company afternoon tea basket

British Hamper Company afternoon tea basket

Best afternoon tea hamper

This smart hamper from British Hamper Company, delivered in a wicker basket and with every item in signature navy and red packaging, would make a great classic gift for someone with a sweet tooth. There's tins of earl grey and English breakfast tea, a dark and rich fruit cake loaded with nuts and cherries, a jar of strawberry jam and two boxes of biscuits – buttery shortbread or, our favourite, crunchy stem ginger cookies, that are perfect with a cup of tea. It is traditional classics done well for a simple sharing hamper. A personalised gift message can be added to the delivery.

Available from:
British Hamper Company (£63.97)


DukesHill Whisky Cask Cider Savoury Hamper

DukesHill cider hamper

Best hamper for cider lovers

Cider fans will love this sumptuous hamper. Inside, discover three bottles of Dukeshill’s rich and warming cider aged in whisky, accompanied by Isle of Mull cheddar and a lavish selection of sliced charcuterie including pastrami, bresaola, lomo and porchetta, plus accompaniments like fig chutney and multi-seed crackers.

Available from:
DukesHill (£85)


The Fruit Scone Cream Tea Hamper

The Fruit Scone Cream Tea Hamper
The Cornish Company via NOTHS

Best Cornish hamper

For a taste of the Cornish countryside, this hamper contains everything you need for the perfect Cornish afternoon tea (that's jam then cream). As well as freshly baked scones for four you'll find Rodda's clotted cream, strawberry jam, Cornish tea and two flavours of biscuit.

Available from:
Not on the High Street (£23.95)


Petersham Nurseries Gardening Hamper

Petersham Nurseries

Best hamper for keen gardeners

A great gift for budding kitchen gardeners that includes a hand trowel and fork, herb and heirloom veg seed collections, and a smart pair of Niwaki gloves.

Available from:
Petersham Nurseries (£95)


Poon’s Heritage Hamper

Poons hamper

Best for Chinese cooking

A striking red box with signature Poon’s artwork, this brings together Bill Poon’s wind-dried meats made from a traditional family recipe with daughter Amy Poon’s signature chilli oil and WO sauce.

Available from:
Poon's Pantry (£70)


Paxton & Whitfield 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' Hamper

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Best Christmas cheese hamper

Because Christmas isn't complete without a good selection of cheese. This hamper is a true celebration of artisan cheese and luxurious accompaniments. It includes rich Cropwell Bishop stilton, creamy Aldwych and bakeable Celtic Soft, plus sea salt fudge, Taylors LBV port, spicy chutneys and crispbreads.

Available from:
Paxton & Whitfield (£85)

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