Looking for the best food hamper to treat a lucky loved on too? Whether you're looking for the ultimate cheese box, a parcel packed to the brim with chocolate or a wicker basket full of sweet and savoury treats, we've gathered the best hampers to buy this year, whether as a treat for yourself or friends and family.

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Read on for our picks of the best gourmet food hampers…


Best foodie hampers to buy at a glance

  • Best unique produce hamper: The Flavours of Oldstead Hamper, £190
  • Best reusable hamper: Selfridges Re-Usable HAY hamper, £150
  • Best hamper for foodie gardeners: The Newt at the Allotment hamper, £150
  • Best hamper for cider lovers: DukesHill Whisky Cask Cider Savoury Hamper, £69
  • Best luxury Christmas hamper: Farm Shop Best of Christmas hamper, £310
  • Best compact hamper: Sandridge Barton Knife and Cork gift box, £55
  • Best hamper for ingredients: Spice Kitchen Curry Cookery hamper, £52
  • Best regional hamper: Macknade Ultimate Kent Foodie Hamper, £100

Best foodie hampers to buy 2024

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. 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)


Selfridges Re-Usable Hay Hamper

Selfridges hamper

Best reusable hamper

This collection of Selfridges favourites is delivered in a brightly coloured reusable hamper from Copenhagen-based homewares brand HAY, so it has a life well beyond Christmas. The selection includes festive tea and coffee, double chocolate biscuits, chocolate enrobed caramels and a cute brownie truffles Selfridges bauble.

Available from:
Selfridges (£150)


The Newt at the Allotment Hamper

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Best hamper for foodie gardeners

Presented in a smart kraft box, this hamper will please your green-fingered loved ones. As well as treats from The Newt’s own larder, beautifully packaged seeds and a water bottle, there are carefully chosen keepsakes from other brands we love, too: garden snips from Niwaki, useful twines from Nutscene and a storage bag from Garden Trading.

Available from:
The Newt in Somerset (£150)


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 (£69)


Farm Shop Best of Christmas hamper

Farm Shop Christmas hamper

Best luxury Christmas hamper

This wicker basket is packed with Christmas treats from the Durslade estate, presented with the artful flair you’d expect from gallerist owners, Hauser & Wirth. Jams, chutneys and the cult Maid of Bruton wines are all sourced from the local Somerset area. Try traditional staples like fruit cake mixed with contemporary additions such as bottled spiced negroni and salted caramelised almonds.

Available from:
Farm Shop (£310)


Sandridge Barton knife and fork gift box

Sandridge Barton

Best compact hamper

This small, chic gift box includes Sandridge Barton’s gold medal winning pinot noir paired with a decadent double cream soft cheese from its neighbours at Sharpham Dairy, and some Kampot black pepper crackers for crunch.

Available from:
Sandridge Barton (£55)


Spice Kitchen curry cookery hamper

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Best hamper for ingredients

A handpicked collection of curry staples, including Spice Kitchen’s award-winning Indian spice blends and essentials from favourite producers such as Bold Bean Co. chickpeas and Freda peanut butter. The ingredients are suitable for making a range of curry favourites, with recipes included to get you started.

Available from:
Spice Kitchen (£52)


Macknade Ultimate Kent Foodie Hamper

Macknade hamper

Best regional hamper

We love this hamper as a great way of discovering independent, artisan brands. A deep dive into the Kent food scene, there's a wide range of sweet and savoury treats, plus drinks. Highlights for us were the large bottle of Owlet Kent pear juice, the spicy sweet chilli jam and the local lager. It's a great one for sharing as there's something for all tastes, and a lovely way to support local.

Available from:
Macknade (£100)

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