Best Christmas hampers 2023, from Marks & Spencer to Fortnum & Mason
Christmas isn't Christmas without a hamper or two. 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.
Classic Christmas Wicker
The Fortnum's Classic Christmas Hamper
John Lewis Christmas Treats Sack
The Classic Christmas Hamper
The Grosvenor Christmas Hamper
Lindt Christmas Collection Hamper
The Christmas Joy Hamper
Scent Stories Christmas Hamper
The Christmas Collection Hamper
Complete with a mix of items, both food and wellness-related, they often come packaged in gorgeous wicker baskets that can be used far beyond the festive season.
Ranging in price, they cost anywhere between £25 and £1,000, with some of the most luxurious picks coming with more than 30 items in total.
So, as a little gift to you, we've sifted through this year's line-up of Christmas hampers and rounded up the best options, including luxury picks from the nation's favourite: Fortnum & Mason, as well as budget-friendly numbers from John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and even Swiss chocolatier, Lindt.
🎁 Best Christmas hampers for 2023
Product count: 6
Highlights: If you know someone who's a fan of the sweet treats that the festive season brings, then this one's for them. A classic pick, this hamper isn't short of puddings. The perfect set-up for a cosy night in, complete with bag of festive ground coffee, iced fruit cake and more, it all comes neatly presented in a lovely wicker basket.
- Sent with a personal message
- Affordable
- Not many savoury options
Contents:
Berry Medley Soft Set Jam (113g)
Christmas Iced Fruit Cake Bar FW (400g)
Christmas Spiced Black Tea FW (100g)
8 Chocolate and Speculoos Cookies and Cream Biscuits (176g)
Christmas Pudding 6 Month Matured (100g)
Christmas Ground Coffee Blend (227g)
Product count: 12
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 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 truffles.
New hampers from Fortnum & Mason this year include: The Christmas at Piccadilly Gift Box (£85), The Fortnum & Mason Winter Pamper Hamper (£280), The Starry Night Gift Box (£55), The Christmas Eve Box (£70), The Amalthea Gin Gift Box (£75) and The Christmas at Highgrove Hamper (£200).
- Bursting with festive treats
- Great selection of wine
- Features signature wicker basket
- Expensive
Contents:
Boxing Day Pickle, 250g
St James Christmas Pudding, 454g
Royal Blend Tea,125g Loose Leaf Caddy
Fortnum’s Christmas Pecan & Ginger Biscuits, 250g
Fortnum’s Christmas Orange & Dark Chocolate Biscuits, 125g
Christmas Figgy Preserve, 200g
Christmas Cognac Butter, 195g
Fortnum's Marc de Champagne Truffles, 125g
Fortnum's Brut Reserve Champagne NV, Louis Roederer, 75cl
Fortnum's Pays d'Oc Blanc, Jeff Carrel, 75cl
Fortnum's Sicilian Perricone, Cantina Paolini, 75cl
Large Hamper
Product count: 5
Highlights: A best-seller 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 red and gold 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.
- Affordable
- Only five items
Contents:
Waitrose San Leo Prosecco DOC, 75cl
Abbey Biscuits Chocolate Brownie Biscuits, 150g
Linden Lady 6 Chocolate Covered Fudge, 80g
Maxwell & Franks 4 Mince Pies
Cambrook Brilliantly Baked Sweet Chilli Peanuts & Cashews, 45g
Product count: 6
Highlights: A bottle of Gavi and Côtes du Rhône, side-by-side a festive blend tea and selection of delectable sweet treats. Our favourite item? The musical biscuit tin filled with teeny-tiny little gingerbread people.
- Simple yet refined mix of products
- Two bottles of wine
- Not many savoury options
Contents:
Selfridges Selection Hanging Bauble with Salted Caramel Truffles, 60g
Selfridges Selection Christmas Pudding, 454g
Selfridges Selection Festive Blend Tea, 50g
Selfridges Selection Christmas Musical Biscuit Tin
Selfridges Selection Côtes du Rhône, 750ml
Selfridges Selection Gavi DOCG, 750ml
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 winterberry jam, brandy butter and cranberry sauce spiked with port.
- Comes with a teddy bear
- More of a splurge at £175
Contents:
Christmas Bear 2023 Ethan (36cm)
Christmas Blend Loose-Leaf Tea (125g)
Classic Christmas Pudding (454g)
Salted Caramel Shortbread (200g)
Winterberry Jam (325g)
Brandy Butter (220g)
Cranberry Sauce with Port (325g)
Festive Fudge, Brittle & Honeycomb (310g)
Chocolate Bear Stick Pack (90g)
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 bear, to bags of chocolate truffles and miniature Lindt Santas. You even get to choose 650g of your favourite truffles to be included, too.
- Perfect for chocolate lovers
- Includes 650g Pick & Mix
- No wicker basket
Contents:
Lindt TEDDY Milk Chocolate 5 Pack Perforation, 50g
Lindt SANTA Milk Chocolate 5 Pack Perforation, 50g
Lindt LINDOR Milk Chocolate Mini Truffles, 80g
Lindt 1 x TEDDY Red OR Blue Jumper Milk Chocolate, 200g
Lindt SANTA Milk Chocolate, 125g
Lindt LINDOR Double Chocolate Mini Truffles, 80g
Lindt TEDDY White Chocolate, 100g
Product count: 11
Highlights: Lift the lid on a selection of festive sweet and savoury favourites. Perfect for those who are alcohol-free this Christmas.
- Alcohol-free
- Good mix of products
- Price just misses 20% off deal
Contents:
C&B Cranberry & Orange Mini Mince Pies
C&B Almonds in Dark Chocolate
C&B Cheese & Chilli Shortbreads
C&B Winter Spiced Orange and Cranberry Shortbread Rounds
C&B Cranberry Sauce
C&B Gingerbread Fudge
C&B Tea in Carton Afternoon Tea
C&B Café York Fine Blend Coffee
C&B Caramelised Onion Chutney
C&B Soft Fruit Jellies
C&B Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate Stirrer
Product count: 5
Highlight: Different from your usual foodie hamper, this gift from The White Company is perfect for those who take comfort in putting their feet up and lighting a candle. It features the brand's signature festive scents: Winter, Myrrh, Fir Tree and Nordic Wood, and comes with everything from candles to home spray.
- Chic packaging
- No full-sized items included
Contains:
Winter Signature Candle, 140g (approximately 33 hours’ burn time)
Winter Hand Wash, 250ml
Myrrh Mini Diffuser and Reeds, 50ml (lasts approximately 1 month)
Nordic Woods Votive Candle, 75g (approximately 18 hours’ burn time)
Fir Tree Home Spray, 100ml
Product count: 7
Highlights: Hot drink lovers, rejoice! As this hamper from Whittard doesn't just come with one type of hot beverage, it comes with three. Complete with loose leaf tea, luxury hot chocolate and Christmas coffee, it even comes with a box of moreish Christmas Pudding biscuits.
- Great for those who love a brew
- Only one food item included
Contains:
Christmas Tea Loose Tea Clip Top Tin
Christmas Tea 25 Individually Wrapped Teabags
Ginger Snap Loose Oolong Chai
Christmas Coffee Clip Top Tin
Luxury Hot Chocolate Clip Top Tin
Christmas Pudding All Butter Biscuits
Christmas Spice Espresso Beans
