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Best Christmas Hampers Of 2024: A Curated Selection
In need of an all-encompassing gift? Consider Vogue’s expertly-curated selection of the best Christmas hampers for 2024 a sensible starting-point. Whether you’re seeking gourmet food baskets, indulgent sweet treats, or exquisite wine selections, our guide ensures you find the perfect present for every palate, that will surely delight whoever you’re buying for. While there’s plenty to pick from on the market, the best hampers are those that you can pre-order right now – many of which we shout out below – which ensures you can avoid any last-minute panic as the festive season edges ever closer.
How we test Christmas hampers
We’ve trialled many a Christmas hamper here at Vogue, refining our edit to include only the crème de la crème in our carefully-curated guide. We pay closest attention to the quality of the contents and award extra kudos for impressive packaging. We also appreciate unique products and themes, such as gardening, pampering or homeware hampers. Of course, price is also taken into consideration, and while we have included premium-priced products, we always ensure that the contents fairly represent the price-tag.
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- Best overall hamper: Selfridges Selection The Ultimate Wine And Cheese Hamper, £150
- Best tea hamper: Fortnum & Mason Christmas Treat Hamper, £110
- Best extravagant hamper: Cartwright & Butler Howden Hamper, £250
- Best delicatessen hamper: Virginia Hayward Decadence Hamper, £400
- Best cheese hamper: Cheesegeek The Tina Bundle Hamper, £69
- Best wine hamper: Harvey Nichols The Wine O’Clock Hat Box Hamper, £100
- Best vegan hamper: Fortnum & Mason The Vegan Yuletide Hamper, £165
- Best gardening hamper: Petersham Nurseries Gardening Hamper, £95
- Best pasta hamper: Eataly Ultimate Pasta Gift Hamper, £60
- Best home hamper: The White Company Seychelles Hamper, £120
- Best pamper hamper: Harrods The Pamper Hamper, £175
1/26Best overall hamper: Selfridges Selection The Ultimate Wine And Cheese Hamper
Foodies will love Selfridges’s wine and cheese hamper, which is stocked with 12 products from the retailer’s renowned Food Hall; featuring everything one could need for the perfect wine and cheese occasion.
Release date: Available now, Christmas pre-order available
Number of products: 12
Packaging: Wicker basket
Delivery: Standard delivery, £5.95. Nominated day – order by 9pm, £8.95.
What’s inside – our top picks:
- Selfridges Selection Côtes du Rhône red wine
- Selfridges Selection Pinot Grigio white wine
- Selfridges Selection rosemary and sea salt water biscuits
- Selfridges Selection Scottish oatcakes
- Selfridges Selection orchard chutney
2/26Best team hamper: Fortnum & Mason Christmas Treat Hamper
It’s hard to top a hamper from Fortnum & Mason, and this wicker basket has delights to maintain the magic from dawn to dusk this Christmas 2024. How can any day go wrong when you start with figgy preserve on toast? Enjoy black tea with clementine and spices. Finish the day by scoffing chocolate peppermint bark with a glass of Claret in front of the telly. Heaven. And if you're looking for delectible delights suitible for vegans, don't miss out on the vegan Yuletide hamper.
Release date: Available now
Number of products: 7
Packaging: Wicker basket
Delivery: Monday to Friday. Named day, £7.95. Next-day delivery, £9.95
What’s inside – our top picks:
- Figgy preserve
- Christmas black tea
- Tea biscuits
- Peppermint bark
- Claret, Château le Bedat
3/26Best extravagant hamper: Cartwright & Butler Howden Hamper
Truly a delight for the entire family, the Cartwright & Butler Howden hamper offers something for everyone to enjoy. From a milk truffle assortment and other sweet treats to Baron de Beaupre champagne and classic cheddar cheese straws, there’s nothing not to love here.
Release date: Available now
Number of products: 16
Packaging: Wicker basket
Delivery: Order before 5pm on 21 December to receive in time for Christmas. Free delivery over £70
What’s inside – our top picks:
- Lemon and dark chocolate Viennese whirls (in a tin)
- Milk chocolate truffle assortment
- Baron de Beaupre champagne
- Triple choc chunk biscuits
- Tomato and chilli chutney
4/26Best wine hamper: Harvey Nichols The Wine O’Clock Hat Box Hamper
Harvey Nichols is a go-to for Christmas shopping. The department store’s hampers are no exception, leading the charge when it comes to festive spirit. The Wine O’Clock hamper does what it says on the tin, delivering an array of drinks for your wine rack.
Notes from the Vogue team: This hamper arrives in the form of a tall hat box which, straight off the bat, ticks the “unique” category. We love that it includes some savoury snacks (as well as sweet), since endless sweet treats throughout the Christmas period can become a little overwhelming. The flavoured nuts and Dulce de Leche popcorn are team favourites, plus the inclusion of both white and red wine are most welcome.
Release date: Available now
Number of products: 7
Packaging: Tall hat box
Delivery: Monday to Saturday, £5.95. Next-day delivery, £10
What’s inside – our top picks:
- Aconcagua chardonnay 2019 750ml
- Plan de Dieu Côtes du Rhône Villages 2019 750ml
- Traditional panettone 100g
- Dulce de Leche popcorn 150g
- Gouda Palmiers 120g
5/26Best delicatessen hamper: Virginia Hayward Decadence Hamper
The perfect hamper for anyone with a proclivity for delicatessen, the Decadence Hamper by Virginia Hayward is a fresh food hamper full to the brim with exquisite goods, including a variety of sweet and savoury indulgences.
Release date: Available now
Number of products: 33
Packaging: Wicker basket
Delivery: Standard, £17.50. Next-day delivery, £18.50
What’s inside – our top picks:
- Severn & Wye gravadlax
- Linden Lady milk chocolate covered marshmallows
- Seggiano chocolate panettone
- Maxwell & Franks luxury brandy Christmas pudding
- Stag Bakeries stornoway savoury biscuit selection
6/26Best collector’s hamper: Liberty London Tudor Belle Suitcase Hamper
Not your usual hamper, this take on the festive care package by Liberty comes in a vintage-inspired suitcase, covered in the department store’s iconic Tudor Belle print. But, of course, it is mainly about what’s inside said suitcase – and that is a treat too. From fruity English breakfast tea, shortbread biscuits, chocolate and truffles, this hamper will satisfy inside and out.
Release date: Available now
Number of products: 6
Packaging: Nickel suitcase
Delivery: Order by 2pm Mon-Thurs for next-day delivery. Free UK standard on all orders over £100
What’s inside – our top picks:
- Liberty Tudor English breakfast tea
- Liberty Tudor all-butter shortbread biscuits
- Liberty purple truffle cracker
- Liberty Tudor all-butter chocolate chip biscuits
- Liberty Tudor Belle chocolate thins
7/26Daylesford Snowed In Hamper
Daylesford offers an extensive range of delightful hampers, many of which needn’t be reserved for Christmas. However, we suggest The Snowed In hamper be enjoyed under the twinkling lights of a Christmas tree and next to a roaring fire. Indulge in sweet and savoury treats accompanied by a warm glass of mulled wine, and – if you can wait – set aside the panettone for Christmas morning.
Notes from the Vogue team: We love it when a Christmas hamper includes something that isn’t edible – it feels like an extra special occasion when opening the packaging to reveal an unexpected treat. This luxurious hamper includes a mistletoe candle that’s just as easy on the eyes as the nose, plus a stylish set of matches to light it with. The packaging is a huge white wicker basket that looks impressive on a kitchen counter or dinner table, plus the material is good enough quality to be saved and used as a storage box. The best bits worth a shout-out: the clementine curd and the panettone, both of which are really something to write home about.
Release date: Available now
Number of products: 9
Packaging: A large white wicker basket
Delivery: Order by 12pm for next-day delivery
What’s inside – our top picks:
- Classic panettone
- Nina Fuga goose matches
- Cranberries in white chocolate
- Orange & milk chocolate butter biscuit
- Clementine curd
8/26Best cheese hamper: Cheesegeek The Tina Bundle
The festive season is yet another excuse to indulge in the dairy-heavy world of the Cheesegeek and its formidable selection of cheeses from around the world. The Tina bundle consists of five seasonal cheeses – crowd-pleasers as well as lesser-known flavours – as well as condiments and crackers. The exciting part? You won’t know which cheeses you get until they arrive. But, fret not, you can also make notes if there’s any specific types you don’t want included in your cheese hamper.
Release date: Available now
Number of products: 7
Packaging: Gift-ready packaging
Delivery: DHL for nationwide or Packfleet for local. Nominate preferred delivery date
What’s inside – our top picks:
- 5 x 200g Of seasonal cheeses
- A paired condiment
- Crackers
- Pairing notes and scorecards
FAQs
How do you choose the best Christmas hamper?
Decide your budget and priorities. Booze or snacks? Luxuriously plant-based or a hedonistic treasure trove? Traditional or twist? Once you’ve figured that out, Vogue’s edit will guide your search.
Are hampers a good present?
If you’ve ever received a hamper as a present, you can attest to the fact that a basket of delicacies is a winning approach to gifting, especially during the festive period. Firstly, with the sheer quantity of products on offer there is sure to be something that the recipient loves and, secondly, they are the perfect gift those who are less easy to buy presents for.
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What are the best things to put in a hamper?
This all depends on taste. The Vogue Shopping team has a particular penchant for panettone, which has become an annual tradition in senior shopping writer, Alice Cary’s household. “My flatmate and I get through one incrementally every year – it usually takes us a month – and she’ll certainly be on board with Harvey Nichols’s buttery version, which is surprisingly light.” Vogue’s shopping editor Joy Montgomery, agrees: “There really is nothing that says ‘Christmas’ quite like a giant panettone, and this one from iconic foodie institution The River Cafe has everything you could want from the classic festive treat: think melt-in-the-mouth texture, lightly-spiced flavour and just the right amount of dried fruit. Happy holidays, indeed.”
Shopping producer, Mia Portet, proves that it all depends on preference when it comes to picking what to put in a hamper. “This Harvey Nichols hamper has a satisfying mix of sweet and savoury snacks. The highlight for me is the Dulce De Leche popcorn, which comes in old-school cinema packaging, making it the perfect accompaniment to a cosy Christmas movie night.”
What makes a good Christmas hamper?
It’s the thought that counts. As cliché as it might sound, gifting a hamper is quite the gesture – no matter how well you do (or don’t) know the person.
