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Christmas Gift Guide & Inspiration 2024

Find the perfect presents for foodies and chefs with our Christmas gift guide, featuring Ludlow Food Festival's fabulous exhibitors - artisan producers from the Marches. 

Christmas Gift Guide & Inspiration 2024

We've got ideas and inspiration for foodies, aspiring and accomplished chefs, and baking enthusiasts. From stylish artisan accessories to gorgeous hampers filled with festive treats, and extra-special stocking fillers.

Christmas Tipples
Raise a toast in style with 'made in the Ludlow Marches' craft spirits, beers and wines. 

Ludlow Distillery 

A range of gifts from vouchers for a Shared Gin School Experience (specifically for two people) £99, to candle/diffuser gift sets and hand-crafted stocking fillers such as the Ludlow Gin Leather Coaster (£5.00) and Ludlow Gin Swizzle Sticks (£15.99). 

Why not sloe down a little bit with Ludlow's classic hedgerow hip flask tipple? The delicious flavour of sloes combined with a classic Ludlow dry gin, distilled especially to allow the fruit flavours to sing, just a touch of spice too. Perfect neat whilst enjoying the great outdoors, or a dash in your favourite sparkling tipple to make a 'shire' Kir Royale.
Ludlow Liqueur, Sloe Gin - 25% 50cl £25.99
Ludlow Distillery

The Shropshire Distillery
Shropshire Distillery Gin & Vodka Tasting Set 

3 x 5cl £18.99 
5 x 5cl £30.00 
Indulge in the alchemy of flavours with The Shropshire Distillery Tasting Set.
Available as a 3 or 5 option containing a selection of 5cl miniatures from across their range, including Christmas Limited Edition Cranberry & Clementine Gin and Frankincense & Myrrh. 
The Shropshire Distillery

Gattertop Drinks Co 
Give the gift of mixology this Christmas with Gattertop's curated cocktail kits.
The Damson Royale Cocktail Kit  £40 
This duo creates the ultimate celebratory cocktail, perfect for welcoming your guests with a touch of elegance.
Complete Christmas Day Hamper £190 
Gattertop’s Complete Christmas Day Hamper is the ultimate gift this Christmas! Unwrap a bespoke hamper boasting 17 hand-picked treasures, crafted to lavishly accompany you through the festive season. A deluxe cool bag houses the crème de la crème of sustainable and independent UK brands that champion quality, locality, and great taste. Rest assured mince pies are included!
Gattertop Drinks

Rockfield Spirits 
'The spirit of Hereford' 
Miniature Gift Box – 3 miniatures of your choice £15.95

Let the festivities beGIN! Rockfield Spirits are offering the Gin Tasting and Gin Making  Christmas Experience up until 20th December - book online.
Rockfield Spirits

The Tipsy Tart 
Monthly subscription mystery Tipsy Tart Tipple box - £30 (billed monthly on the 1st) 
Receive a Tipsy surprise every month with their selection of wines, ready-to-drink cocktail cans, or luscious liqueurs.

In your mystery box, you will receive the following:
A Tipsy Tart Wine, ready-to-drink cocktail cans, or luscious liqueurs (Random)
A surprise gift/goody. Each box is unique and different.
The Tipsy Tart

Monkhide
Christmas Wine 750ml £12
A best seller for Christmas. Produced using their own fermented Monkhide fruit wine blended with Monkhide pear brandy liqueur. It is then infused for 3/4 months with a special blend of festive spices which includes nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon. The final taste is incredibly warming, smooth and without any bitterness on the finish. It is fruity and smooth enough to be enjoyed at room temperature or it can be gently warmed on a stove top for the ultimate, indulgent Christmas drink. Your kitchen will have a wonderful festive aroma and if you keep it on a low heat in a crock pot, it can be ready to welcome you home from a winter walk.
Monkhide


Hobson's Brewery
12 Beers Of Hobsons, Luxury Collection Beer Box £50 
Treat the beer lover you know to a selection of 12 x 500ml unique real ales of different styles (golden ale, IPA, stout and porter). 
Hobsons Brewery

CHRISTMAS SWEET TREATS
Perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth!

Caerwent Craft Chocolate 
'Artisan bean to bar' 
Hot chocolate stirrers £3.50
Caerwent Craft Chocolate

Fuffle 
‘Fuffle, the flavoured fudge and truffle mix.’
5 bars for £12 
Fuffle from Fudgeheaven

CHRISTMAS CHEESE GIFT HAMPERS 
Inspiration to make the perfect Christmas cheese board or find a memorable gift for any cheese lover.

 
Cheshire Cheese Company
Explore The Cheshire Cheese Company’s Christmas Cheese and Luxury Christmas Hamper Gift range, brimming with their award-winning cheese, irresistible chutneys, artisan-made biscuits, wine and more. 
The Crackin' Christmas Cracker £24.95 - Large Festive Cheese Gift Selection
Cheshire Cheese Company

The Cheese Wedge Company
Cheese Hampers & Gifts. 
The Cheese Lover's Box £28.99
A luxury cheese box perfect for any cheese loving home, with 10 different cheese wedges from their unique range and a chutney pack containing 3 chutneys to compliment the cheeses.  

Check out the perfect Christmas card for cheese-lovers £1.99 
The Cheese Wedge Company


Appleby's Abbey Farm 
Appleby’s Dairy at Hawkstone Abbey Farm has been making artisanal dairy products from their herd of lovely dairy cows since 1952.
Visit the dairy or order online to design the perfect Shropshire cheese board over the festive season. Try Appleby's Smoked Cheshire from £8.65. 
Applebys Dairy

What A Pickle!
Essential Pantry Box £25.00
With 6 x 100g jars of their core flavours this is the ultimate What A Pickle! selection. (Red Onion Marmalade, Hot Chilli Jam, Chutney for Cheese, Fig and Mustard Sauce, Tomato Chilli Jam (V) and Carrot and Coriander Relish). 

A gift that will delight all condiment lovers and particularly those that love a good accompaniment with their cheese board or something super tasty to sit alongside their favourite snacks!
What a pickle

KITCHEN ACCESSORIES AND HOMEWARE
Bring festive comfort and joy on Christmas morning with luxury cooking gifts and fun stocking fillers.  

 
Risdon & Risdon 
British luxury apron makers — Suitable for cooks, artists, florists, potters, gardeners. Novice or professional!

Original Black Apron £135 
Rather excitingly, Risdon & Risdon have launched their latest range The Black Collection in time for Christmas! Featuring all of their classic designs but with a bold and stylish edge.The leather, the canvas and the signature label, now all come in black giving a modern and strong aesthetic.

Designed and crafted to last. Risdon & Risdon offer free repairs for life. They will stitch, darn, patch or in whatever way, do their best to mend the problem area.

British Leather Chef Range £165.00
Also new to Risdon & Risdon (and perfect for professional chefs or culinary enthusiasts) are these exquisite fine leather knife wraps. Each knife roll can be personalised with a name or initials embossed into the leather free of charge  - please add in Notes when ordering.
Risdon and Risdon

Netherton Foundry 
‘Iron & Copper Cookware, Made In Shropshire’ 
Independent makers Netherton Foundry craft a wide range of pans to suit every cook and kitchen in sizes from 5” to 14”. Chefs love them!

14” (36cm) Spun Iron Frying Pan £99
Traditional durable spun iron frying pan with handmade British oak handle. Perfect for every day use. As seen on TV, when James Martin (assisted by Chef Paul Rankin) made the ultimate bacon sandwich!

Black Iron Egg Spoon £39.90
Egg Spoon, a simple way of cooking an egg over an open fire, gas burner or hob, and also doubles as a handy ladle / spatula - a useful tool for all cooks as it's safe to use at oven and at frying temperatures.

Candlestick with 4 tea lights £85.80
An elegant pillar with four candle holders that will lighten the mood and the table with the atmospheric glow from four tea lights. Based on a design for Chef Santiago Lastra at Fonda restaurant in Heddon Street, London.
Netherton Foundry

Kadai 
Stuck on gift ideas for Kadai lovers or outdoor chefs? Kadai have curated gift ideas for fire cooking enthusiasts under £100, under £50 and under £20. 

Travel Kadai £99
A perfect gift for the outdoor adventurer in your life. Kadai's most compact and convenient Fire Pit, designed for easy transportation, ideal for day trips to the beach, camping adventures, or cosy gatherings on small terraces.

Arabian Lantern £69
For those who love creating a magical, cosy outdoor ambiance, the Arabian Lantern adds a timeless rustic touch. This lantern transforms any space into a warm, inviting setting, perfect for those long winter evenings. 

Burger Press £19
Perfect for crafting perfectly caramalised smash burgers, the Burger Press is a fun and useful gift for any BBQ lover. This tool ensures even, consistent patties every time, making it easier to create restaurant-quality burgers right in the garden. It's a must-have for anyone who loves grilling.
Kadai

Tired Mums Coffee 
Espresso Mumtini Luxury Soy Wax Candle £16.95
The perfect stocking filler for coffee lovers and non-coffee lovers alike, amber glass and boxed, these candles look great and smell fantastic! 
Tired Mums Coffee

Meg Hawkins Art 
Shop a wide range of Christmas Cards, Gifting and stationery in this collection by UK watercolour artist and homeware designer Meg Hawkins. Featuring gorgeous robins, stags and arctic foxes to name a few. Christmas with a twist by Meg Hawkins.
'The Hearth' Robin Design Bone China Mug £10.39 (20% discount at time of publication) 
Meg Hawkins

Sytch Farm Studios 
Serving Bowl in Berry Red and Black
£50.00
Stunning serving bowl for your Christmas table with ‘shell’ stamp detail on the outside. Hand thrown, turned and glazed by Gill using stoneware clay from St. Agnes clay pit.
22cm diameter and 6.5cm high. Dishwasher safe. Gift wrapped, packed and posted using card and wood wool.
Sytch Farm Studios