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Hampers for Grandparents
A hamper for grandparents from MakeHampers is a gift for the people who are impossible to buy for. Afternoon tea, a cheeseboard, a bottle of wine, or the retro sweets they grew up on. Chosen for what they actually enjoy, packed by hand.
Free UK delivery, no minimum order. For a birthday, Christmas, or a thank you for all the babysitting. Send it to gran and grandad with a note.
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Tea & Treats Gift Box
Cartwright & Butler tea, fruit cake, stem ginger shortbread, flapjack and salted caramel fudge.
- Price incl. VAT
- £46.50
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Wine & Treats Gift Box
A Shiraz miniature with peanuts, macaroons and shortbread.
- Price incl. VAT
- £42.50
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The Chocolicious
Brownie fudge, Gnaw chocolate bars, chocolate orange popcorn and dark chocolate biscuits.
- Price incl. VAT
- £32.50
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Penny Post Afternoon Tea
Hampstead teas with Furniss fairings, shortbread and Lily O'Brien's chocolate through the letterbox.
- Price incl. VAT
- £25.00
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Bucket of Beers
Four Full Circle and Toast craft beers in a galvanised bucket, plus snacks.
- Price incl. VAT
- £41.00
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The Celebration
Otra Tierra Merlot, honey & chilli biscuits, sesame peanuts, shortbread and pralines.
- Price incl. VAT
- £47.50
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Penny Post Cheese Please
Three Croome cheddars with Fine Cheese Co crackers and Tiptree chutneys through the letterbox.
- Price incl. VAT
- £35.50
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Penny Post Retro Sweets
Sherbet Fountain, Drumstick lollies, Parma Violets, Fizzers, Refreshers and Black Jack chews.
- Price incl. VAT
- £22.00
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Baglietti Rosé Prosecco Gift Box
Baglietti No.7 Rosé Extra Dry prosecco with French chocolate truffles in a gift box.
- Price incl. VAT
- £36.50
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Three Cheese Hamper
Three Mouse House cheddars with water biscuits, oatcakes and onion chutney.
- Price incl. VAT
- £36.50
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The Delicious Treats Hamper
Cheddar bites, sweet chilli peanuts, gouda biscuits, caramels, pralines and wafer rolls.
- Price incl. VAT
- £51.50
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Red Wine & Chocolates
High Side Malbec with Whitakers caramel creams and Hamlet pralines.
- Price incl. VAT
- £41.50
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Super Tuscan Wine Gift Box
Cignozza Peregrinus Super Tuscan red with wine accessories in a wooden box.
- Price incl. VAT
- £46.00
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Afternoon Tea Gift Box
Cartwright & Butler tea, Morello cherry biscuits and raspberry flapjack, in a kraft box.
- Price incl. VAT
- £30.50
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Cheese Cool Bag
Mouse House cheddars, oatcake bites, wafers and chutney in a cool bag.
- Price incl. VAT
- £35.50
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Elegance Sparkling
Bottega Prosecco DOC, Gouda biscuits, shortbread and Monty Bojangles truffles in a gift box.
- Price incl. VAT
- £62.00
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French Wine Duo
L'Autantique Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc, two 75cl French bottles in a gift box.
- Price incl. VAT
- £41.00
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Full Circle Brew - 3 Can Gift
Three Full Circle Brew cans: Repeater IPA, Hoop APA and Looper IPA.
- Price incl. VAT
- £25.00
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Italian Wine Duo
Bottega Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio, two 75cl Italian bottles in a gift box.
- Price incl. VAT
- £41.00
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Rosé Prosecco Gift Box
Bottega Poeti Rosé Prosecco DOC with strawberry shortbread and prosecco bears in a gift box.
- Price incl. VAT
- £78.00
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Penny Post Happy Birthday
Mini iced fruit cake, Happy Birthday candle, jelly beans, chocolate and truffle bites.
- Price incl. VAT
- £35.50
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Red Wine Case
Six 75cl red wines in a hand-picked case, bold to easy-drinking.
- Price incl. VAT
- £71.50
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The Celebration with White Wine
La Deliziosa Pinot Grigio with sweet and savoury treats in a black gift box.
- Price incl. VAT
- £47.50
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What Is a Hamper for Grandparents
A hamper for grandparents is a gift box for the older generation, built around the things they still love. Tea and cake, cheese and chutney, a glass of wine or port. The kind of gift that suits people who insist they want nothing.
A gift for grandparents here tends to hold:
- A pot of proper tea and a cake
- Three cheddars with crackers
- Wine, or a ruby port to sip
- A bag of old-fashioned sweets
- Hand-packed, with a gift card
Stick with the familiar. Tea and cheese suit most, with a nip of port for a grandad who likes a nightcap.
For the Grandparent Who Wants Nothing
Grandparents are the hardest to buy for, because they will tell you not to bother. A cheeseboard or an afternoon tea box calls that bluff. It is not another ornament for a full shelf, just something nice to eat and drink while the kettle is on.
For a Birthday or Christmas
For a milestone birthday, the age pages break it down by year. A 70th birthday hamper or an 80th birthday hamper have the picks for the big ones. This page is for a gift any time, a Sunday visit or a thank you for the school runs.
Choosing for Gran or Grandad
Go by what they reach for. For a tea drinker, the afternoon tea hampers keep it to a proper brew and cake. A cheese lover wants the cheese hampers, a wine drinker the wine hampers. And for a sweet tooth with a long memory, the sweet hampers bring back the old favourites.
Ordering and Delivery
Delivery is free the country over. Order by 1pm for dispatch that working day. Set the day it arrives at the basket. The tea and chocolate boxes drop through the letterbox, so no one has to wait in for them. The delivery and returns page lists it all.
Hampers for Grandparents: Frequently Asked Questions
Something familiar and generous. Afternoon tea, a cheeseboard, or a bottle of wine tend to be spot on. A chocolate or retro sweets box is the easy back-up. Keep it to what they already enjoy.
Something they eat and drink, so it does not sit on a shelf. An afternoon tea box or a cheeseboard feels like a treat, not clutter. The kind of thing they would never buy themselves.
Most grandads are happy with a cheeseboard, a port, or a few bottles of wine. A beer drinker takes the craft-can bucket. The port suits a quiet nightcap man.
Afternoon tea or a chocolate box is usually just right. A small wine or prosecco if she likes a glass. Familiar, generous and easy to enjoy is the aim.
Yes. Add their address and a note at the basket, and it goes to the door. The lighter tea and chocolate boxes fit through the letterbox, so they do not have to get up to answer it.