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Festive Hampers for Every Budget

Whether it's as a thoughtful gift for your hosts, a one-stop shop for entertaining or just a treat to see you through to the New Year, everyone is happy with a hamper. We track down this season's best, for all budgets.


1. Farhi Hamper

We've long been fans of Farhi's gorgeous bonbonnières; now you can indulge in a Farhi Hamper, containing a luxurious selection of gourmet treats. (Shown below is the Farhi Hamper for £100.)



Save: The Grande Hamper - £50.00

A little box of delights including cocoa-dusted pecans, salted caramel fudge, honey-roasted cashews and almonds, and almond nougat.


Splurge: The Farhi Super Deluxe Hamper - £500.00

This dreamy hamper can be customised with your choice of nuts, fudge and bow boxes, and includes a huge selection of the classiest chocolate-coated fruit and nuts; think dark chocolate-coated crystallised ginger, milk chocolate hazelnut pralines, a luxury gift box and one of their beautiful hand-made bonbonnières. See the website for full details.



2. Snowdonia Cheese Co.

There's a huge range of gifts and goodies available for delivery from Snowdonia Cheese Co. including a wide range of hampers with everything you need for an instantly delicious spread for family and friends. Check out our festive cheeseboard post for more details.



Made to heat in the oven at home and designed for dunking crusty bread, crudités, crackers and cornichons, this Black Bomber Welsh Rarebit Cheese Bake and Rock Star Cheese & Wine Bake  will be the perfect centrepiece of a sharing board on a cosy winter’s evening in. Here, they’re presented alongside Black Bomber, Snowdonia’s flagship extra mature Cheddar; Rock Star, a vintage cave-aged Cheddar; a pair of traditionally made chutneys; and a box of Fig & Cranberry Crackers, handcrafted with figs, cranberries and extra virgin olive oil.


Whether you’re sending it as a gift or treating yourself this year, this exceptional wicker hamper contains everything required for a spectacular foodie Christmas. Feast on no less than five of Snowdonia’s award-winning Cheddars and Red Leicesters, two hot bakes, three chutneys, and two boxes of melt-in-the-mouth crackers on a beautiful Snowdonia Cheese Co olive wood serving board. The feast continues with a handpicked assortment of artisan delights from Giusti 3 Gold Family Reserve balsamic vinegar of Modena and sliced Iberico ham to quince paste, salted-caramel figs, English apple and custard biscuits and more. Presented with a trio of festive bottles – Bouchard Gevrey Chambertin Burgundy, Henriot Brut Souverain Champagne, and Warre’s 1994 “Limited Release” vintage Port – this could be your new favourite part of Christmas.



3. Reineta

With nationwide delivery, the beautiful, Spanish hampers from deli, tapas and wine bar Reineta are a gift at the click of a button. You can also build a bespoke hamper from their range of products.


Save: Small Surprises Hamper - £70.00

Gift a tasty treat with this hamper of Torres black truffle crisps, Bonito del Norte in olive oil, picos, gordal olives, olive oil, manchego and chorizo.


This brimming wicker hamper contains Chardonnay vinegar, cremoso cheese, Torres black truffle crisps, lomo, Bonito del Norte in olive oil, picos, Tarima organic red wine, gordal olives, olive oil, dark chocolate with rose petals, manchego, jamon Iberico and pickled figs.



4. Baked by Steph

Known for their signature cookies and beautifully handcrafted bakes, Baked By Steph has curated a range of hampers that are perfect for gifting, or adding a touch of sweetness to your own celebrations. Each hamper is brimming with seasonal delights, from personalised iced cookies to indulgent macarons, all crafted with quality and care; ideal for foodie stocking fillers or nibbles around the tree.


This hamper includes a personalised stocking letterbox cookie plus a 'Happy Xmas' gift sleeve, Merry Christmas Letterbox Message Cookies and a box of 6 Christmas macarons with 'Let's Get Merry!' gift sleeves and a bag of Festive Cookie Nuggs. Add a name to the stocking cookie for a personal touch. 


Make their Christmas truly memorable with the ultimate celebration in a box as sweet as they are! This hamper includes a personalised purple bauble letterbox cookie plus a 'Happy Xmas' gift sleeve, classic Christmas cookies, a box of 12 Christmas macarons plus a 'Let's Get Merry!' gift sleeve and a bag of Festive Cookie Nuggs. Add a name to the Bauble cookie for a personal touch. 



5. Fitzbillies

Much-loved local Cambridge bakery Fitzbillies, famous for its sticky Chelsea buns, offers a delivery service of a range of delicious baked goods, including boxed afternoon teas and these irresistible festive hampers.


An excellent Christmas gift for your host, or a chance to stock up, the Christmas Cupboard Box includes a delicious Christmas cake, an indulgent Christmas pudding, and their bestselling butter shortbread biscuits.


Whether you're hosting over Christmas or just wanting to ensure you have all the treats your family could wish for, this hamper will do the trick. It includes 6 mince pies, 6 festive macarons, a Chelsea bun Christmas tree (10 buns), a medium Christmas pudding (feeds 6-8 people), 12 festive brownies, a bag each of butter shortbread (8 biscuits), Chelsea bun biscuits (8 biscuits) and chocolate chip shortbread (8 biscuits), a round iced fruit cake, a tin of English breakfast tea and a 250g bag of espresso coffee beans.



6. Fattoria La Vialla

This delightful family-run, organic-biodynamic farm and wine estate in Tuscany is known for its local cuisine and agritourism accommodation, producing its own wine, extra virgin olive oil, pecorino cheese, cured meats, appetizers, sauces, pasta, vinegar, honey, biscuits and other sweet delicacies – from the field to the jar. The Fattoria’s specialities can’t be found in any shop, but they can be ordered for delivery direct to your door in the UK, with a wide range of hampers to suit all tastes and budgets.



Save: The Maremmano - £17.40

Suitable for vegans but a thoughtful gift which would be appreciated by everyone, this contains 500g spaghetti, a jar of spicy cherry tomato sauce and a bottle of LeccioMoro red wine.


Splurge: The Big Basket - £153.00

Everything you need for a truly elegant spread, ideal for hosting drinks or indulgent Boxing Day nibbles. Check the website for the HUGE list of contents which includes red, white and rosé wine, extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, cheese, fennel sausages, pasta and pasta sauces, biscuits and chocolate truffles, in a chestnut wood basket. Gorgeous packaging and top quality items.



7. Chococo

When a tub of assorted chocolates from the corner shop just isn't going to cut it, level up with a Christmas hamper from Chococo. Whether you split it up into individual gifts - perfect for Christmas stockings and unexpected visitors - or open it with a fanfare on Christmas Eve, it's sure to please.



A stylish recycled, giftbag containing a selection of their Gold Great Taste Award-winning 47% milk chocolate goodies, with a tube of chocolate snowman shapes, cute Jolly Gonk and bestselling festive penguin, plus the new Father Christmas bar.


The ultimate sharing gift this Christmas, this Giant Christmas Hamper in a stylish box is filled with 14 different chocolate delights for the whole family to enjoy, including award-winning Christmas Caramels, Dorset Sea Salt Caramel Stars, a milk chocolate bauble containing chocolate orange gems, candied orange segments, their bestselling milk chocolate penguin and a 200g tin of 72% Ecuador Dark Hot Chocolate.



8. Cornish Cream Tea Hampers

Perfect for a relaxing Boxing Day treat or taking as a gift when visiting friends, who doesn't love a cream tea?



Just enough for a treat for two, this contains 227g strawberry jam, 100g Cornish clotted cream, 40 Cornish tea bags and 4 plain or fruit scones. Customise your hamper with gluten-free scones (+£3.00) and/or swapping your tea for ground coffee (+£3.00).


Splurge: Luxury Cornish Cream Tea for Two - from £49.49

Indulge yourself with this luxury option; everything from the hamper above, plus buttermilk clotted cream fudge and half a bottle of Joseph Perrier champagne.







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Deputy Editor, Chatting Food London: Amanda David

Amanda David is a freelance food writer specialising in London’s restaurants, bars, exhibitions and events. She is the Events Editor and a contributing writer for London Cheapo, a regular contributor to Palate Magazine and a Member of the Guild of Food Writers.


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