Nine of the best luxury Christmas hampers to buy in 2025

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A reliable luxury Christmas hamper from John Lewis

Last order date for delivery by Christmas: 22 December. £500, johnlewis.com

A luxury Christmas hamper from Claridge’s

The Mayfair Hamper is filled with favourites from Claridge’s, presented in a wicker hamper, complete with the classic Claridge’s-style crockery and elegant glassware to mix up festive martinis with their own gin. There is also a large Christmas pudding, Christmas cake and panettone, along with a selection of Champagnes, wine, Christmas crackers, teas and coffee, jams and marmalade, olives, chocolates and the Claridge’s Cookbook that includes their signature chicken pot pie and cocktails.

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Last order date: 22 December. £1,195, shop.claridges.co.uk

The ultimate Christmas hamper from Harrods

Harrods’ food hall is world-famous for its quality selection and The Ultimate Christmas Hamper, presented in three wicker baskets, will deliver the ultimate in decadent festive fare, including caviars, smoked salmon, a selection of charcuterie and cheeses, along with the best wines and spirits, complete with cheeseboard and knife, ceramic cheese baker and luxury Christmas crackers – not forgetting the Harrods’ teddy bear.

Last order date: 19 December. £5,500, email customer.service@harrods.com

The ultimate British Christmas hamper from Forman & Field

The Ultimate Christmas Hamper by Forman &amp; Field

The Forman & Field company has been making award-winning smoked salmon since 1905. The Ultimate Christmas Hamper sources the finest foods from the British Isles, including their famous smoked salmon, along with chocolates, the best of British cheeses, including Cropwell Bishop Stilton, a vintage Christmas pudding, caviar and potted lobster, presented in a traditional wicker basket.

Last order date: 14 December. £499.95, formanandfield.com

Melt-in-your-mouth festive delights from Melt London

The Clarendon Chocolate Trunk Hamper from Melt London looks at first glance like a Louis Vuitton trunk, but a closer inspection reveals Melt’s own monogram on the outside. The chest is stuffed with individual compartments of chocolates crafted in small batches by Melt’s skilled chocolatiers. This treasure chest has a selection of their best-selling bars, orangettes and an assortment box of truffles.

Last order date: 17 December. £150, meltchocolates.com

A quality Christmas hamper from Daylesford Organic

Christmas Day Hamper, Daylesford Organic

Daylesford Organic is a byword for quality produce and their Christmas Day Hamper is the ultimate in luxury with all the classics needed for a perfect day, from award-winning wine to smoked salmon and caviar, along with Christmas cake, mince pies and the perfect cheese board. There is also their signature roast ham, a selection of nibbles and their branded Christmas crackers and a candle.

Last order date: 20 December. £850, daylesford.com

A cute Christmas selection from The Newt

The Newt in Somerset is an award-winning hotel with its own cider press, bottling plant and bar and exceptional food. A Very Newt Christmas Hamper is filled with a selection of estate-made goodies, including their own bottled sparkling cider, a cider brandy Christmas cake, a dark chocolate candied orange, a spiced morello cherry preserve, orange and gin marmalade, and a giant chocolate coin.

Last order date: 19 December. £145, shop.thenewtinsomerset.com

A Christmas hamper from Selfridges for when bigger is better

The Very Big Christmas Hamper from Selfridges offers the best of Selfridges’ famous food hall with 92 items – the largest of their hamper offerings, presented in wicker baskets with a silver cocktail shaker, an engraved silver ice bucket perfect for chilling the Champagne, including Dom Perignon and Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé. It’s stuffed full of chocolates, sweets and cakes along with savoury treats, including Royal Salmon Fillet, beluga caviar, cheese, including a baby Colston Bassett, and a DukesHill half bone-in cooked Wiltshire ham.

Last order date: 18 December. £5,000, selfridges.com

The best cheese to please from Paxton & Whitfield

Christmas isn’t complete without a good selection of cheese, and The Ultimate Paxton’s Hamper is a luxurious celebration of artisan cheese, fine wine and indulgent festive treats. There is a clothbound cheddar, a stilton and an award-winning Baron Bigod among other cheeses, a selection of wines, crackers, chutneys and sweet treats, including a handmade Christmas pudding. It is presented in a luxury hamper box with a lidded ceramic dish for baking camembert, along with Paxton’s cheese knives.

Last order date: 19 December. £500, paxtonandwhitfield.co.uk

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