This year's best luxury Christmas hampers for festive celebrations

The best Christmas hampers are a classic gift for a reason: everyone loves receiving a basket of beautifully curated pantry fillers just in time for the festivities. Here are our top picks for 2024

The best Christmas hampers UK for 2024
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From blow-out baskets of luxury goods to chic pared-back selections of artisanal products, the best Christmas hampers have evolved over the years. This year's no exception with retailers providing inventive and innovative takes on both the hampers and their contents.

Each of our picks below combines beautiful presentation with exceptional food and drink – think hand-crafted chocolates, limited-edition preserves, rare wines, and charcuterie from small-scale producers. Many of the items below are sourced for their provenance and quality; a trend which speaks to a growing desire for authenticity and sustainability in the food world and a demand for small-scale produce from consumers.

Whether you’re buying them for a friend, colleague or family member, Christmas hampers are guaranteed crowd-pleasers packed with the best kinds of gifts: items you wouldn’t buy yourself.


What’s included in a traditional Christmas hamper?

The contents of Christmas hampers vary greatly, but some traditional items include Christmas cakes, mince pies, cheese and charcuterie, wines, chutneys, chocolate and even cooked meats like ham or game pies.

What is the most expensive Christmas hamper?

You can find Christmas hampers at nearly any price point, with many reaching the thousands. The most common luxury hampers are from brands such as Harrods and Fortnum & Mason, whose most expensive Christmas hamper for 2024 is listed at £6000.

Rosie Conroy is a food journalist, editor and stylist with over a decade's experience writing for the likes of The Independent, Conde Nast Traveller, Square Meal and Wallpaper*. Born in Scotland, Rosie is also an experienced recipe developer, devising and testing meals for magazines.