Best cheese hampers at a glance 2024
- Best for accompaniments: DukesHill Cheese Lover’s Hamper, £80
- Best luxurious selection: Cheesegeek The Ultimate Cheese & Wine Hamper, from £100
- Best for custom creations: Pipers Farm Build Your Own Cheese Hamper, from £38.95
- Best for mini-truckles: Snowdonia Cheese Co. Decadent Cheese Hamper, £55
- Best for unique pairings: Paxton & Whitfield Cheese & Sparkling Tea Gift, £55
- Best for punchy cheeses: Pong Cheese The Pong Christmas Explorer Box, £36
- Best for community support: Neal’s Yard Christmas Community Cheese of the Month, £49.50
- Best for supporting small artisan cheesemakers: The Courtyard Dairy Christmas Cheese Selection, £46
- Best for surprises: Rennet & Rind Mystery Cheese Box: Christmas Edition, from £48
- Best for a classic cheeseboard: The Cheese Society Christmas Cheeseboard, £58
- Best for Welsh cheese lovers: Ty Caws Ultimate Welsh Christmas Cheese Box, £54
- Best for Irish cheese fans: IndieFude Irresistible Irish Cheese Classics, £40.95
- Best for supporting planet-friendlier cheesemakers: The Real Cheese Project Cheese Crowd Subscription, from £15 monthly
- Best for a taste of Yorkshire: Shepherds Purse Cheese Taste of Yorkshire Premium Selection, £55
- Best for a a taste of Devon: Sharpham Dairy The Devon Feast, £90
- Best for a grand selection: No2 Pound Street The Ultimate Great British 7 Christmas Cheese Selection, £65
- Best for a sweet pairing: The Cheese Lady ‘Bonnie Melina’ Scottish Cheese Selection with Melina Honey Wine, from £67
- Best for a French experience: La Fromagerie Classic French Alpine Cheese and Wine Board, £105
- Best for diverse Welsh cheeses: Black Mountains Smokery The Welsh Cheese Gift Box, £85
- Best for Italian wine pairings: Mouse & Grape Italian White Wine Christmas Hamper, £115
- Best all-rounder: Darts Farm The Ultimate Christmas Cheeseboard Hamper, £55
- Best for range of cheddars: Quicke’s Festive Feasting Box, £75
- Best for Scottish specialties: Highland Fine Cheeses Scottish Christmas Cheese Board, £55
- Best for variety: The Cheese Collective The Usual Hamper, £36
Best cheese hampers to buy 2024
DukesHill Cheese Lover’s Hamper
Best cheese hamper for accompaniments
Contains four cheeses (980g).
- Isle of Mull cheddar: A well-rounded, unpasteurised cheddar with whisky grains enhancing its winter flavour
- Baron Bigod: Small batch, brie-de-meaux-style cheese with a silky, smooth texture and lasting flavour
- Ragstone: Melt-in-your-mouth goat’s cheese with a lactic flavour and refreshing lemon tang
- Cote Hill Blue: A Lincolnshire blue cheese with a creamy texture and a bold, robust flavour
- Accompaniments: Damson fruit cheese (125g), Laura’s apple and sultana chutney (198g), Cornish sea salt thins (120g), cracked black pepper crackers (100g), Gran Moravia and pistachio sablés (120g).
Available from:
DukesHill (£80)
Cheesegeek The Ultimate Cheese and Wine Hamper
Best cheese hamper for a luxurious selection
Contains eight cheeses (800-810g).
- Snowdrop: A light sweetness balanced with pepperoni rind
- Yorkshire pecorino fresco: Soft, yielding, and yogurty with a mild sweetness
- Ragstone: Smooth goat’s cheese with lemony, mushroomy notes
- Yorkshire pecorino fiore: Aged, rubbed with olive oil, offering nutty, milky notes
- Eastwood: Creamy with earthy garlic and subtle citrus
- Westcombe cheddar: Hazelnut and caramel notes accompany a citrus finish
- Truffelperle: Deep brothy tones with Italian truffle essence
- Harrogate blue: Mellow and creamy blue with a peppery finish
- Accompaniments: 8 x 100ml wine pairings for each cheese.
Available from:
Cheesegeek (£100)
Pipers Farm Build Your Own Cheese Hamper
Best for custom cheese hamper creations
Choose from a wide variety of artisanal cheeses, including Baron Bigod, Tunworth, St Jude, Westcombe cheddar, Appleby’s double gloucester, and more.
Accompaniments: Crackers, treats, chutney, wine (three cheeses, one cracker, one treat, one chutney)
Available from:
Pipers Farm (from £39.10)
Snowdonia Cheese Co. Decadent Cheese Hamper
Best cheese hamper for mini-truckles
Contains six cheeses (1,150g).
- Black Bomber (200g): This multi-award-winning cheddar is creamy yet intensely savoury
- Red Devil (200g): Fiery red leicester with habanero, giving it an irresistible spicy kick
- Beechwood (200g): Sweet, smoky, and mellow, smoked over beechwood
- Red Storm (200g): Aged 18 months, this red Leicester has nutty, caramel flavours
- Bouncing Berry (200g): Light and creamy, packed with tart cranberries
- Truffle Trove (150g): Luxurious cheddar with Italian black summer truffles
- Accompaniments: Balsamic caramelised onion chutney, fig and apple chutney, wholemeal and extra virgin olive oil crackers, Willie’s Sea Flakes chocolate bar, Willie’s Rio Caribe Gold chocolate bar.
Available from:
Snowdonia Cheese Co. (£55)
Paxton & Whitfield Cheese and Sparkling Tea Gift
Best for unique pairings
Contains three cheeses (625g; total weight 1.475kg including extras).
- Gorwydd Caerphilly (200g): A handmade caerphilly with a creamy rind and a crumbly, citrussy centre
- Golden Cross (225g): Charcoal-coated goat’s cheese log with a fresh lemon flavour that matures over time
- Baron Bigod (200g): Soft, bloomy cheese from Suffolk, a UK take on the brie de meaux
- Accompaniments: Peony Blush sparkling tea (750ml), Paxton & Whitfield Cornish buttermilk biscuits (100g).
Available from:
Paxton & Whitfield (£55)
Pong Cheese The Pong Christmas Explorer Box
Best for punchy cheeses
Contains five cheeses (825g).
- Pe’tit Valley (300g): Soft, silky alpine cheese from Jura mountains, wrapped in spruce bark
- Christmas Blue (180g): A blue-veined, creamy cheese with a mellow peppery finish
- Wyfe of Bath (200g): Nutty Somerset cheese, matured over six months
- Affine Chablis (200g): Smooth cow’s cheese from Burgundy, with citrus notes
- Pont L’Eveque (220g): Spicy, thousand-year-old recipe classic with a robust aroma.
Available from:
Pong Cheese (£36)
Best cheese hamper for community support
A carefully curated cheeseboard selection from Neal’s Yard Dairy, supporting the Orchard Project charity with a £5 donation per box. Includes an online tasting. Contains four cheeses (960g).
- Isle of Mull Cheddar: A bold, tangy cheddar crafted from unpasteurised milk with whisky-infused flavours and rich complexity
- Stichelton: Creamy, raw milk blue cheese with deep, earthy flavours and a delicate, savoury sweetness
- Yoredale: Crumbly, lactic wensleydale-style cheese with fresh, milky notes and a mild tangy finish
- Dorstone: Light, fluffy goat’s cheese with a bright, lemony tang and a soft, delicate rind
- Accompaniments: Access to recorded online tasting and a £5 charitable donation matched by Neal’s Yard.
Available from:
Neal’s Yard (£49.50)
The Courtyard Dairy Christmas Cheese Selection
Best for supporting small artisan cheesemakers
Contains six cheeses (1.2 kg).
- St Andrew’s cheddar (250g): Traditional Scottish cheddar, aged 14 months – sharp and tangy
- Yoredale (Old Roan) wensleydale (250g): Handcrafted with local cows’ milk, offering a classic crumbly texture
- Baron Bigod brie (250g): Brie in traditional style, perfectly ripe with rich creaminess
- Ingot (190g): Made in Cumbria, this goat’s cheese has a light, lemony flavour
- Sparkenhoe blue (250g): Mellow blue with dense, fudgy texture and a savoury finish
- Accompaniments: Michelin-starred chef tips booklet, entry to cheesemaking course competition.
Available from:
The Courtyard Dairy (£47.50)
Rennet & Rind Mystery Cheese Box: Christmas Edition
Best cheese hamper for surprises
A surprise selection including stilton, brie, and cheddar, matured by Perry Wakeman. Contains six mystery cheeses (1.1-1.4 kg).
Accompaniments: Cheese biscuits, Christmas quiz, interactive video tasting with Perry; optional charcuterie, chutney, and English sparkling wine.
Available from:
Rennet & Rind (from £48)
The Cheese Society Christmas Cheeseboard
Best for a classic cheeseboard
Contains five cheeses (1kg).
- Baron Bigod: Award-winning English brie with a creamy interior
- Cote Hill Blue: Spreadable Lincolnshire blue with a robust flavour
- Swaledale Traditional: Buttery yet crumbly Yorkshire cheese
- Vintage Red Fox: Crunchy red leicester with a powerful punch
- Open Air Cheddar: Smooth, strong cheddar from cows milked directly in the field
- Accompaniments: Kew Preserve, Welbeck four seed sourdough crackers.
Available from:
The Cheese Society (£58)
Ty Caws Ultimate Welsh Christmas Cheese Box
Best for Welsh cheese lovers
Contains six cheeses (1.1kg).
- Hafod Organic cheddar: Rich, grassy cheddar matured for 12 months
- Teifi mature gouda: Sweet and fudgy West Wales gouda, aged 8-12 months
- Abaty Glas: Creamy, buttery blue made with unpasteurised milk
- Abaty brie: Creamy brie with a lemony edge
- Golden Cenarth: Cider-washed, gooey soft cheese
- Brefu Bach: Lactic ewe’s milk cheese with mousse-like texture
- Accompaniments: Cradocs sea salt crackers, Welsh chutney.
Available from:
Ty Caws (£54)
IndieFude Irresistible Irish Cheese Classics
Best for Irish cheese fans
Contains five cheeses (600g).
- Coolattin cheddar: Nutty, salty cheddar from Jersey cows in County Carlow
- Young Buck: Smooth, peppery blue from County Down
- Tipperary brie: Creamy brie style with hints of butter and undergrowth
- Killeen goat gouda: Mild and sweet gouda-style from County Galway
- Cais na Tire: Ewe’s milk cheese with caramel notes, aged for six months
- Accompaniments: Onion marmalade, Sheridans brown bread crackers.
Available from:
IndieFude (£40.95 (UK delivery £12.95; NI £6.95; ROI £11.95))
The Real Cheese Project Cheese Crowd Subscription
Best for supporting planet-friendlier cheesemakers
One “hero” artisanal British cheese (150-200g) delivered each month, showcasing different styles, milk types, and regions. Each cheese comes with its unique story.
Accompaniments: A hand-picked pairing (curds, crackers, tea, or charcuterie), Cheese Crowd zine with interviews and articles, online tasting session access.
Available from:
The Real Cheese Project (from £15 monthly)
Shepherds Purse Cheese Taste of Yorkshire
Best cheese hamper for a taste of Yorkshire
Contains six cheeses (1.34 kg).
- Yorkshire lue (350g): Creamy and sweet, this mild blue offers complex flavours without overpowering – a national favourite
- Harrogate blue (350g): A Super Gold winner at the World Cheese Awards, this blue is golden, creamy, and mellow
- Mrs Bell’s blue (170g): Piquant with creamy richness, often praised as one of the finest ewe’s milk blue cheeses in Europe
- Bluemin white (170g): Rich and creamy, this blue-mould-ripened cheese has a velvety rind and indulgent texture
- Mrs Bell’s salad cheese (150g): A soft, crumbly salad cheese with a unique blend of creamy texture and sweet piquant taste
- Olde York (150g): Made from English ewe’s milk, this soft cheese is creamy and refreshing
- Accompaniments: Rosebud Preserves red onion and port marmalade, Stag Bakeries water biscuits, Millers cranberry and raisin toast.
Available from:
Shepherds Purse (£55)
Sharpham Dairy The Devon Feast
Best cheese hamper for a taste of Devon
Contains four cheeses (1.1kg).
- Mini Sharpham rie (300g): Creamy and rich with a mushroomy finish as it matures
- Ticklemore goat’s cheese (300g): A crumbly, award-winning goat’s cheese with subtle herbaceous hints
- Sharpham Rustic chive and garlic (300g): Semi-hard Jersey cow’s milk cheese with savoury chive and garlic notes
- Sharpham Rustic (300g): Jersey cow’s milk cheese with a refreshing light tang
- Accompaniments: Organic rosemary and sea salt sourdough crackers (100g), Sharpham caramelised fig and pinot noir chutney (240g), Sharpham scotch bonnet chilli jam (230g), Good Game mixed charcuterie (90g), West Country olives (175g), Mrs Gill’s fruit cake (350g), Figgy’s luxury Christmas pudding (350g), Lyme Bay elderberry port liqueur (350ml)
Available from:
Sharpham Cheese (£90)
No2 Pound Street The Ultimate Great British 7 Christmas Cheese Selection
Best cheese hamper for a grand selection
Contains seven cheeses (1.5kg).
- Westcombe cheddar: Deep, complex with a tangy lactic flavour and hints of citrus, hazelnut and caramel
- Baron Bigod: Brie de meaux-style, with rich mushroomy notes
- Cropwell Bishop organic stilton: Creamy, rich blue with a masterful depth from organic cow’s milk
- Driftwood: Goat’s cheese with intense, tangy flavours
- Minger: Silky, oozy cheese with a bold aroma
- Lanark blue: Unpasteurised sheep’s milk blue with creamy, mineral notes
- Lincolnshire Poacher: Swiss mountain-style cheese with rich, herbaceous, and nutty undertones
- Accompaniments: Additional accompaniments available separately.
Available from:
No2 Pound Street (£65)
Bonnie Melina Scottish Cheese Selection with Melina Honey Wine
Best cheese hamper for a sweet pairing
Contains four cheeses (750-800g).
- Minger: Gooey, rich brie-style cheese from the Scottish Highlands
- Anster: Crumbly cheese with a slight tang, reminiscent of Cheshire
- Corra Linn: Nutty, earthy cheese with a cheddar-like texture, aged 12 months
- Lanark blue: Scottish Roquefort-style blue with a sweet, nutty profile
- Accompaniments: Melina honey wine, Bramley apple chutney, Scottish oatcakes.
Available from:
The Cheese Lady (£67.00; Grande £95.50)
La Fromagerie Classic French Alpine Cheese and Wine Board
Best cheese hamper for a French experience
Contains four cheeses (approx. 1.25kg).
- Comte d’Estive: Rich, nutty cheese with caramel sweetness, from Franche-Comte
- Beaufort: Classic high-mountain cheese, rich and mature
- Mont d’Or: Washed-rind, creamy cheese with a clotted cream flavour
- Bleu de Gex: Gentle, floral blue, spicier with maturity.
- Wine Pairing: 2023 Jean-Francois Quenard Anne de la Biguerne Chignin – a buttery, savoury wine
- Accompaniments: La Fromagerie canvas bag, La Fromagerie cheese biscuits.
Available from:
La Fromagerie (£105)
Black Mountains Smokery The Welsh Cheese Gift Box
Best for diverse Welsh cheeses
Contains sevem cheeses (1.25 kg).
- Smoked Welsh cheddar with paprika (190g): Medium cheddar, cold-smoked over oak with a hint of paprika – ideal for Welsh rarebit
- 1868 waxed cheddar (200g): Mature, Welsh cheddar aged in the Lion Hotel’s historic cellars, encased in black wax for freshness
- Angiddy (200g): Mould-ripened soft cheese with a creamy texture, made from Jersey milk
- Teifi seaweed cheese (180g): Artisan, unpasteurised cheese with a mature flavour, enhanced by Welsh seaweed
- Welsh goat’s cheese (100g): Soft, young, and fresh, with a mild flavour
- Teifi caerphilly wedge (180g): Mild to medium, with a creamy texture and a lemony finish
- Capel Newydd (200g): Blended cheddar with garlic, Welsh white wine, and elderflower, sealed in green wax.
- Accompaniments: cranberry and fig chutney, apple cider jelly, sweet beetroot chutney, black pepper crackers.
Available from:
Black Mountains Smokery (£85)
Mouse & Grape Italian White Wine Christmas Hamper
Best for Italian wine pairings
Four cheeses paired with two Italian wines.
- Taleggio: Soft, washed-rind Italian cheese with a tangy flavour
- Brightwell Ash: Soft, creamy British goat’s cheese with citrus notes
- Beauvale: A creamy blue cheese with mild, earthy flavour
- Kirkham’s Lancashire: Buttery, yogurty texture with a subtle complexity
- Wine pairings: 2023 Gavi Di Gavi Figini and 2022 Feudo Disisa Grillo; includes tasting notes and expert pairing advice
- Accompaniments: Rosebud preserves, Peter’s Yard fig and spelt sourdough crackers, Tiptree pure honey.
Available from:
Mouse & Grape (£115)
Darts Farm The Ultimate Christmas Cheeseboard Hamper
Best all-rounder cheese hamper
Contains five cheeses (approx. 1kg).
- Colston Bassett: King of stilton, with a rich and creamy profile
- Baron Bigod: UK’s only farmhouse raw milk brie de meaux-style cheese
- Kirkham’s lancashire: Traditional raw milk lancashire, buttery and yogurty
- Cornish Kern: Sweet, nutty cheese akin to alpine classics like gruyère
- Dorstone: Light, fluffy goat’s cheese with bright citrus notes.
Available from:
Darts Farm (£55)
Quicke’s Festive Feasting Box
Best cheese hamper for range of cheddars
Contains three cheeses (600g).
- Quicke’s mature clothbound cheddar (200g): Rich, buttery cheddar with grassy and caramel notes, aged 12-15 months
- Quicke’s double devonshire (200g): Smooth, mellow with a long-lasting taste, aged 3-6 months
- Quicke’s smoked clothbound cheddar (200g): Sensuously smoky cheddar matured with estate oak chips
- Accompaniments: Fine Cheese Co. olive oil and sea salt crackers (125g), Cornish olive stall mix (200g), Mrs Gill’s fruit cake (360g), Tracklements sticky fig relish (210g), Cornish charcuterie duck liver pate with Cointreau (125g), Elderberry and port liqueur (350ml).
Available from:
Quicke’s (£75)
Highland Fine Cheeses Scottish Christmas Cheese Board
Best for Scottish specialties
Contains a choice of three cheeses from the options below.
- Minger (250g): Soft, orange annatto-washed rind cheese, similar to reblochon or pont-l’eveque
- Fat Cow (250g): Buttery and nutty with hints of orchard fruits, this semi-hard cheese has a washed rind and smooth, waxy texture
- Skinny Crowdie (140g): Fresh lactic curd cheese, made from reduced-fat cow’s milk for a light taste
- Black Crowdie (110g): Dense, dry curd cheese rolled in cracked black pepper and oatmeal, offering a rich, peppery bite
- Morangie brie (250g): Mild, with an edible white rind and rich, creamy interior
- Strathdon blue (145g): Blue-washed rind cheese inspired by Bleu d’Auvergne, with a smooth, mature flavour
- Tain cheddar (250g): Naturally pale, cloth-bound cheddar with a nutty, sweet taste and a hint of sea air
- Caboc (110g): Rich, high-butterfat cheese rolled in pinhead oatmeal, offering a tangy, creamy flavour with a nutty finish
- Accompaniments: Choice of Monbazillac Grange Neuve 2020 (50cl) or Leith Pedro Ximenez (37.5cl), Gavino traditional olive oil biscuits (180g), and choice of Global Harvest quince, spiced apple or fig (200g).
Available from:
Highland Fine Cheeses (£55)
The Cheese Collective The Usual
Best cheese hamper for variety
Contains five cheeses (750g).
The Cheese Collective only works with award-winning British cheesemakers from all across the British Isles. Each box contains a mix of blue, hard, semi-hard and soft award winning cheeses – although the selection included in each box will be a complete surprise (you can customise to remove blue, goat’s cheese or opt for vegetarian only). The Collective has partnered with The Trussell Trust and for every box sold donate a foodbank meal.
Available from:
The Cheese Collective (£36)
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