Christmas shopping involves a fair amount of decision making. However, when it comes to choosing an advent calendar, we’ve put in the hard work for you by scouring this year’s lot to work out which ones give the most bang for your festive buck. After all, a whackier take on the classic chocolate-behind-doors set-up is nothing new, but with so many to wade through, the choice can be a little overwhelming.
That’s why we’ve put this lovely little package together – a handpicked selection of the coolest, cutest and most charming advent calendars on offer from businesses across London this Christmas. Go on, take a peek.
London’s best advent calendars, at a glance:
Best advent calendars in London for 2026
1. Notting Hill Advent Calendar, Melt
Forget booze, pants, charm bracelets and skincare – you can’t really go wrong with a good-old fashioned chocolate advent calendar, and Melt’s whimsical little Notting Hill Advent Calendar is the loveliest one on offer. Modelled after the west London neighbourhood’s quintessentially prim townhouses, the cal includes some seriously out-there chocolate flavours, including black sesame, pistachio and kataifi, milk sea salt, crunchy square, and popcorn truffle. They’re all handmade by the company’s ‘world-class’ chocolatiers, go on, treat yourself.
£79.99
Buy now: From here
2. Cocktail Advent Calendar, MOTH
Okay, okay, December is obviously already the booziest time of year, but why not up the ante with a daily hit from east London’s most lauded cocktail company. MOTH produces a limited edition advent calendar every year, and 2026’s one is yet another mouthwatering load of its nine bestselling flavours. You’ll get full-strength measures of premium, bar-quality espresso martinis, passionfruit martinis, margaritas, mango margaritas, spicy margaritas, strawberry daiquiris, passionfruit palomas, pina coladas, mojitos, negronis and cosmos. Cheers.
Buy now: From here
3. Farmshop Christmas Advent Calendar, Daylesford
Swanky west London farmshop Daylesford doesn’t do things by halves, and you need look no further than its ridiculously lavish Farmshop Christmas Advent Calendar for proof. Filled to its pretty brim with delicacies from the company’s Cotswold farm and intricately decorated by their resident artist, it’s a show-stopping chest of Christmas treats that doubles as genuinely lovely decoration. Inside, expect everything from an 100ml negroni to a log fire candle, oxfordshire honey, a strawberry jam bauble, and naturally, plenty of chocolate.
Buy now: From here
4. 12 Days of Nudea Advent Calendar, Nudea x Emily Carter
A calendar that gifts you something you’ll actually use each day is a blessing, and the 12 Days of Nudea Advent Calendar does exactly that. Wrapped in a pretty, nature-packed design by British artist Emily Carter, 12 of lingerie brand Nudea’s most popular knicker designs (you can opt for your size from XS-XXL, as well as the ‘original selection’ or ‘no thongs’ options), as well as socks and a voucher, are waiting in the drawers. Worth a total of £230, this one is seriously good value.
Buy now: From here
5. 12 Days of Fragrance Advent Calendar, Harvey Nichols
A new fragrance is one of the most glamorous kinds of gifts, but what about 12 new fragrances? That’s precisely what you get inside Harvey Nichols’ aptly-named 12 Days of Fragrance Advent Calendar, which is worth over £700. There’s a wealth of lovely scents, from big-name houses to new-name brands, including but not limited to Jo Love’s ‘Amber, Lime & Bergamot’, as well as ‘Quelques Fleurs L’Original Eau de Parfum’ by Houbigant and the own-brand ‘Atomiser’.
Buy now: From here
6. Coffee Pod and Ground Coffee Advent Calendars, Grind
Calling all coffee aficionados – Grind is back with its brilliant pod-filled advent calendar for Christmas 2026, as well as ones full of ground and whole coffee beans. So, no matter your home caffeine-fix set-up, there’s a calendar with your name on it. The pod cal features 26 Nespresso-compatible pods which are compostable, while both the ground and the whole bean feature 12 single-origin coffees which have all been roasted in London.
£29.95 each
Buy now: From here
7. Luxury Tea Advent Calendar 2026, The Teamakers of London
Plenty of us can’t start our day without a cuppa, but why not Christmas-it-up a bit throughout the month of December with the Teamakers of London’s Luxury Calendar. Described as a journey through ‘exquisite single-origin teas’, you’ll get a completely new flavour each day – with no repeats – and sample everything from Jasmine Dragon Pearls and Organic Vanilla Rooibos to Assam Manjushree and Menthos Gunpowder. This lot knows their tea so well that each tea also comes with a brewing guide – oolongs, blacks, and herbals should be brewed at 100C, whereas it’s 80C for greens and just 70C for whites.
£32.50
Buy now: From here
8. The 2026 Wine Advent Calendar, Laithwaites
Whether you’re a white wine, red wine, or all-kinds of wine drinker, Laithwaites’ Wine Advent Calendar is ready and waiting. Featuring 23 mini bottles of vino (which the brand says contain enough for a ‘generous glassful’), a ‘mixed’, ‘red’, or ‘white’ cal is on offer, all also including a full-size bottle of Prosecco for Christmas Eve. And these ain’t no vinegary bulk wines – each one comes in a lovely little glass bottle, from the Baronesa de Vilar Ruby Port to the Château Le Coin Sauvignon Gris, so you can rest assured that each day you’ll be graced with a proper, quality glassful.
£99.99
Buy now: From here
9. Meri Meri x Liberty Charm Bracelet Advent Calendar, Meri Meri
Those child-friendly lifestyle people at Meri Meri have teamed up with Liberty for an advent calendar with a twist: the December 1 window contains a gold tone bracelet and inside each of the remaining windows is a sparkling charm to add to it. By Christmas day, the lucky recipient will be seriously jewel-maxxing. And as a bonus, the gorgeous, Liberty print adorned house it lives in doubles as a jewellery storage box. Style, fun and longevity. What more could you ask for?
Buy now: From here
10. Terre Exotique The Spice Discovery Advent Calendar, Sous Chef
Anyone who knows a wannabe chef is going to live, laugh, love this Terre Exotique The Spice Discovery Advent Calendar from Sous Chef. Inside each letter-box-style parcel is a spice sachet, the collection of which has been curated by pros who have scoured the planet for the most aromatic and flavoursome spices for the last 25 years. But it’s not just the spices – each day you’ll also get a recipe – just scan the QR codes on the inside of each window.
£54.99
Buy now: From here
11. Christmas Rhapsody, Mariage Frères
Fancy a ‘sensory journey’ through teas courtesy of this chic French tea company? Their flagship UK shop is a glitzy tea emporium in Covent Garden which is home to a tea library as well as a tea museum and – you guessed it – a tea room. However, nab yourself one of these Christmas Rhapsody calendars and each day throughout December you’ll receive a muslin sachet of tea to sample.
Buy now: From here
12. Tour of America, Hard To Find Whisky
If you’re determined to adventmax this year – or have a loved one you want to give a bloody good December to – then this 24 miniature bottle tour of American whiskeys is pretty much the last work in night-capping. As well as the drinks from independent distilleries, the extremely handsome set includes two whiskey glasses, a wooden display case and an illustrated whiskey and distillery guidebook.
£219.85
Buy now: From here
13. Lakrids Liquorice Advent Calendar, Sous Chef
While 90 percent of advent calendars sold contain sad little squares of powdery milk chocolate, this bad boy from Danish confectioners Lakrids Bulow is a rather classier odyssey through the world of liquorice. If you’re unfamiliar with the brand, Lakrids’ whole thing is exploring the possibilities of flavoured liquorice – so expect some surprises on the way.
Buy now: From here
🎄 Check out our complete guide to all things Christmas in London for 2026.
Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke – from news and reviews to events and trends. Just follow our Time Out London WhatsApp channel.
Stay in the loop: sign up for our free Time Out London newsletter for the best of the city, straight to your inbox.