If you thought (as I always have) that Lakeland was about gifts and gizmos for the kitchen and home and clever picnicware then think again. A selection of chocolates, Bay Tree Turkish Delight, Apricots in Moscato, Candied Fruits, olive oils, jalapeno spiced nuts and the famous Australian Celebration Cake are just some of the goodies they're offering at the moment. Couple this with Lakeland's emphasis on quality and service and you certainly won't go wrong when you place an order here. There are also a lot of well priced gift ideas as well.

If you're looking a different and original present take a look at this website, where you can create and design your own bespoke bottle online, incorporating your personalised message. You first click on the type of celebration your bottle is for, then whether or not you want wine or champagne. Next you can choose the bottle and design colour and your wording and finally specify the exact wine and the gift packaging. Expect to wait 14 days for delivery.

You may have been lucky enough to eat in his restaurant in London, or to receive some of wonderful regional Italian delicacies as a gift. Even if you haven't done either of the above, you can now buy from his own beautifully presented range online, including pasta, olive oil, antipasti and confectionery. Everything is packaged beautifully with lots of information about where the product orignated and what you can use it for. Buy for yourself or give it away. It's a delight, either way.

Winner of the Queen's award for Enterprise for International Trade in 2003 Clearwater Hampers can deliver your choice of Hamper to just about anywhere in the World. You can create your own from their range of wines and food goodies and give you lots of tips to help you create the perfect gift, depending on the recipient. Alternatively choose from their Classic Collection where you can spend between £30 and £300. It really is a very well designed website and you should certainly find something here.

As beautifully presented and expensive as you would expect, at the Fortnum and Mason online store you can order their gorgeously packaged teas, coffees, chocolates, hampers and deli products such as caviar and cheese, dip into their extensive wine celler and visit their ‘At Home’ department which is packed full of lovely gift ideas and home décor items. Then pay a visit to Fashion and Beauty to find their own brand toiletries plus other exclusive ranges and accessories for both men and women. If you live in and around London and you’re buying gifts, you can request delivery by horse drawn carriage!

This is a really attractive website, using traditional script and really good pictures to make you want to stay and browse. They offer a selection of hampers, from Decadence, Luxury and Indulgence to themed selections such as Afternoon Tea, Chocoholic, Spanish and Chilli Lover and for each one you not only see the filled hamper but also each individual ingredient, as well as the list of what's included. In the 'Other Goodies' section you'll find Booja Booja truffles (!), Catalan Mountain Honey and lots more.

Lewis and Cooper are a family run business offering a marvellous selection of hampers for all tastes and price levels. You can choose one of their ready selected hampers or pick the items that you want included. Some of the more unusual items include Chatka crab, Russian caviar and quails eggs alongside the finest york ham, handmade plum puddings and Yorkshire Moors honey on the comb. Just click on the type of occasion you're looking for a hamper for and then select from their list showing the price and a picture of each one. It couldn't be easier.

There are lots of places you can buy champagne online, so these days a retailer has to offer something a little bit different to catch your attention. Here at nextdaychampagne.co.uk you can order from their standard range of champagnes which they'll send out with your message and everything from a teddy bear to a Christmas pudding, choose from their Lanson vintage selection or, best of all, design your own personalised label. Prices are steep but if you're looking for a luxury gift; take a look round.

Redwood Bay specialises in bringing US and European brands into the UK who currently don't ship here, such as Williams Sonoma, Restoration Hardware and Blue Crab Bay.

This is a seriously attractively designed website where you're bound to be tempted by accessories and gifts such as Stonewall Kitchen's home fragrance, Riviera Maison's cappucino mugs and Napa Valley olive oil spritzers. They also have beautiful and reasonably priced Christmas specialities in season.

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Isle of Skye Smokehouse is a small dedicated producer supplying traditionally smoked fish to some of the finest hotels in Scotland and now they're happy to sell to you directly online. If you didn't know it already, smoked Scottish wild salmon is completely different to smoked Scottish farmed salmon. Once you've tried wild salmon you'll probably never look back although it frequently costs twice as much but it would be certainly worth it for a special treat next Christmas. Delivery is temperature controlled and next working day in the UK.

Beautifully packaged and hand tied with raffia, this is a wide selection of well photographed gifts for any of your friends who like to garden and eat as well. So you'll find sloe gin accompanying young sloe trees, a bottle of Macon with a white grape vine and champagne with terracotta pots planted with sage, thyme, oregano and rosemary. This really is an excellent website for gifts and something just that little bit different.

Provided you place your order before 2.30pm, The Wooden Wine Box Company will ensure that it arrives on the next working day. Take a look through their well photographed and easy to navigate website for wine and champagne gifts which, for a change, do not include teddies, chocolates and flowers but just high quality, hand picked wines and champagnes. All the gifts are packed into pine gift boxes and can be sent out with your personal message. Delivery is to the UK and business addresses in the EU.