THE GIFT AWARDS – THURSDAY 15 MAY 2025
UNITING THE GIFT INDUSTRY
Max Publishing in partnership with the Giftware Association

The finalists have been revealed for both

the Gift of the Year Awards 2025 with The Greats 2025.

Gift Of The Year Awards
Finalists 2025

 

Best Affordable Gift Product

The Bouquet in a Book from David & Charles

Children’s Grow A Garden Gift Bags from Gardening for Kids

The Granny Square Card Deck from Search Press

Just Because Collection from Best Kept Secrets

The Mindful Gardener Range from Clockwork Soldier

Seedball Herb Tubes from Seedball

 

Best Beauty, Bath & Spa Product             

Crystal Elemental Soaps from Ancient Wisdom

Kew Gardens Triple Soap Gift Boxes from The English Soap Company

A Little Box of Zen from Cotton & Grey

Mineral Bathing Infusions from Wild Olive

Tin Gifts from Wild Olive

Wellbeing Wax Melts in a Jar from Hollie Tree Silver and Scents

 

Best Branded Gift Product

Classic Paddington In A Phone Box from Rainbow Designs

The Gruffalo Collection from Blade & Rose

Harry Potter Trunkbox Advent Calendar from The Carat Shop

Polaroid Range from Mustard

RHS Puzzles and Card Game Collection from Gibsons

Richard Osman’s House of Games Christmas Crackers from Puzzle Post

 

Best Cards, Wrap & Stationery Product

The Book Café Swing Card  from Santoro London

The Logbooks from Onneke

Sticky Jots from Rosie Made A Thing

Storybook Greeting Card Collection from The Art File

Wallypops from Ink and Ivy Group

Write Me Roses from Pikkii

 

Best Children’s Educational Product

Bathtime Range from Trixie

Colour-in Pyjamas from eatsleepdoodle

A Little Slice Of History Card Game from History Heroes

Play Sets from Orange Tree Toys

Striders Puppet Collection from The Puppet Company

Thoughts And Feelings Collection For Children from Fox Under The Moon

 

Best Contemporary Gift Product

Dumb Questions to Ask Your Friends  from Big Potato Games

Personalised Bookmarks DIY Kit from Pikkii

Scalloped Watering Cans Collector Range from Burgon & Ball

Seeded Card & Bracelet from Letterbox Love

Speech Bubble Bone China Mugs from Dialectable

Stitch Your Cocktails! Alternative Embroidery Kits from Chasing Threads

 

Best Design & Craft Product

Candle Making Kit from Ambustum

Crochet Flowers AW24 Collection from The Way to You

Inkerie Erasable Highlighters from Kikkerland Europe BV

The Mindful Gardener Range from Clockwork Soldier

Paint Your Own Watercolour Kits from Love Country

Van Gogh Felt Sunflower Pack from The Crafty Kit Company

 

Best Ethical & Sustainable Gift Product

Bottle Farm from Shroot

Bronte British Wool Throw Collection from Moon

Luxury Collection from VENT for Change

Oyster Mushroom Growing Kit from Urban Farm-It

Recycled Easy Readers from IF

Sari Wreath from Namaste

 

Best Fashion Accessories, Textiles & Jewellery Product

Boxed Gold Plated Sterling Silver Jewellery Cards from Crumble & Core

Enamel Stud Earrings from Carrie Elspeth

Grace + Glory Hand-Embellished Pouches from Temple Island Collection

Italian Summer Collection from La La Land

Stay Groovy Oddsocks from Sock Academy

Sterling Silver Jewellery from Hollie Tree Silver and Scents

 

Best Festive & Occasions Product

Christmas Soap Bars from Neon Magpie

Festive Favourites Puzzle Advent Calendar from Gibsons

Filthy Gorgeous Seasonal from Go La La

Pirouette Countdowns  from Santoro London

Recycled Sari Eco Tinsel/Garland from Namaste

The Traitors Christmas Crackers from Puzzle Post

 

Best Food & Drink Product

Asian Meal Gift Sets from Tyga Foods Company

Handcrafted Marshmallows from Mallowdramatic

Here’s How Cocktail Mixers from Designworks Collective

Hot Honeys from The Scottish Bee Co

Vintage Victorian Luxury Tea & Biscuits Gift Set from New English Teas

World Gourmet Bao Bun Set from Kimm & Miller

 

Best Games & Puzzles Product

A Little Slice Of History Card Game from History Heroes

Beer Escape Room Game from Boxer Gifts

Don’t Spill It from Pikkii

Tidy the Library from GiftSmith

Tilt ‘n’ Shout from Big Potato Games

Zip-it! from Pikkii

 

Best Garden & Outdoors Product

Bottle Farm from Shroot

Hand Holding Succulent Pots from Pikkii

Herb Seed Tubes from Seedball

Personalised Gardening Set from Designer Kids and Baby

Tent Scents from The Milford Collection

Thirsty Planter from Pikkii

 

Best Health, Well-Being & Accessible Gift Product

Aromatherapy Pulse Point Roll-ons from CAHM

I Made A Book About You from From You To Me

Mineral Bathing Infusions from Wild Olive

Serenity Wellness Planner Collection from Widdop & Co.

Thoughts and Feelings Collection for Children  from Fox Under The Moon

Thoughts vs Facts Notepad from Sunshine Lane

 

Best Heritage Gift Product

Buttery Croissant Candle from Wick Guru

Disney x Sanderson Collection from Widdop & Co.

The Outlander Satchel from Orraman Leather

Panorama from Made Happy

Royal Shakespeare Company Master of Insults from Nicole Elders

Sycamore Gap Counted Cross Stitch Kit from Bothy Threads

 

Best Home Fragrance Product

The Contempoary Kiln Collection from Zesty Lemons London

Funny Smells Fragrance Sticks from Go La La

Paddywax A Dopo from Designworks Collective

The Signature Home Fragrance Collection from Meg Hawkins

Whimsical Botanical Cast Fragrance Diffusers from The Foxglove Tree

William Morris At Home Beautiful Sleep Bedside Edit from Heathcote & Ivory

 

Best Home & Kitchen Gift Product

British Colour Standard Colour Dictionary Mug Collection from Designed In Colour

Ceramic Botanical Book Vases from Heaven Sends

Dry Humour Tea Towels from IF

Magnificent Mugs from Rosie Made A Thing

Terracotta Microgreen Grower from Chimney Sheep

The Waste Less Sheepskin Range from Westmorland Sheepskins

 

Best Made In The Uk Gift Product

Anniversary Collection Seaweed Fragrance from The English Soap Company

Bottle Farm from Shroot

Bronte by Moon British Wool Throw Collection from Moon

Shaun the Sheep  range from Little Beau Sheep

Tutti Frutti Stitched Notebooks Packs from Coffeenotes

The Walled Garden from Stoneglow Candles

 

Best Novelty, Tech & Gadgets Product

Cat Vac & Robo Vac from Mustard

Cheese & Crackers Game from House of Marbles

Disco Timer from Gift Republic

Mage See-through Bluetooth Speaker from Gingko Design

Smart Saturn Lamp from Gingko Design

Swapseazzz Adoramals 2-in-1 Travel Pillow and Toy Range from Puckator

 

Best Pet Gift Product

Dog Walkers Bag from The Little Dog Laughed

Doggy Ice-Cream Kit from Dog & Bond

Kompact9 from D-Style

Mad Pets Dog Shampoo & Conditioner from Mad Beauty

Roll-Up Travel Mat for Dogs from Chimney Sheep

Walkies Treat Tins from The Little Dog Laughed

The Greats Gift Retailer Awards
Finalists 2025

 

Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – London, South, South East & East Anglia

Amore and Dzodzo, Woodbridge

Ed, The Dulwich Trader and Tomlinsons, Dulwich

Little Red and Red Card, Petworth

Mercado, Hampton Court

Objectables, Folkestone

The Voewood, Blackheath Standard

 

Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – Midlands & Wales

Cornucopia, Worcester

Country Clutter, Chepstow

Ebb & Flow, Tenby

Indigo and Wardrobe at Southwell, Nottingham and Southwell

KooKoo Madame, Caerphilly, Pontypridd and Talbot Green

Papermoon, Syston; Present Days, Warwick

 

Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – North & Northern Ireland 

Fine & Sandy, Tynemouth

Ideas Horsforth, Leeds

Lemon Tree, Beverley

Osborne & Co, Enniskillen

Squirrel, Ulverston

Strickland & Holt, Yarm

 

Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – West & South West

The Bay Tree Home & Gift, Devizes and Marlborough

Blossom Barn, Fairford and Shrivenham

Highworth Emporium, Highworth

Hyde & Seek, Exeter

Kit and Caboodle Gift Shop, Romsey and Salisbury

Kondi Gifts, Bristol

 

Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – Scotland

Bijou, Elgin

Contempo, Stirling

Juniper, Aberdeen

The Nancy Smillie Shop, Glasgow

The Owl At Number 2, Aberdeen

Pippin Gifts, Edinburgh

 

Best Newcomer Gift Retailer 

33 Market Place, Mildenhall

Barley Mow, Faversham

Cards & Moor, Yelverton

Fig & Fox, Romsey

Joli Gifts, Aberdeen

Orange Blossom Home & Gift, Pollokshields

  

Best Specialist Multiple Retailer Of Gifts (4 stores or more)

Collectables, North East (8 stores)

House of Cards, Home Counties (7 stores)

Lark, London and the South (20 stores)

Maybugs, Sussex and Kent (4 stores)

Oliver Bonas, nationwide (80+ stores)

Paper Tiger, Edinburgh (4 stores)

 

Best Department Store Retailer Of Gifts

Austins, Newton Abbot

Barkers, Northallerton

Elphicks, Farnham

John Lewis and Partners

Morleys Stores

Selfridges

 

Best Non-Specialist Retailer Of Gifts

Blenheim Palace Gift Shop

Jeyes of Earls Barton, Earls Barton

Loch Leven’s Larder, Kinross

Natural History Museum Gift Shop, London

Pearce’s Farm Shop & Café, Buntingford

The Savill Garden Visitor Centre Gift Shop, Egham

 

Best Garden Centre Retailer Of Gifts (with up to 4 centres)

Barton Grange Garden Centre, Brock

Bents Garden & Home, Glazebury

Garsons, Esher and Titchfield

The Mains Of Drum Garden Centre, Banchory

Old Railway Line Garden Centre, Three Cocks

Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, Sidcup

 

Best Garden Centre Retailer Of Gifts (with 5 centres or more)

Blue Diamond Garden Centres (45 centres)

British Garden Centres (70 centres)

Caulders (10 centres)

Hillier Nurseries & Garden Centres (22 centres)

Longacres (6 centres)

Squires Garden Centre (16 centres)

 

Best In-store Or Window Display 

Attico, Westbourne for its Christmas windows

Bill & Bert’s, Colchester for its Jellycat windows

Freckleface, Lincoln, Stamford and York for its Laura Ashley windows

Highworth Emporium, Highworth for its Christmas windows and in store displays

Hugs & Kisses, Tettenhall for its Christmas window

Mooch, Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn for its Gingerbread windows

 

Best Retailer Initiative  

Bill & Bert’s, Colchester for its Jellycat Jack promotion

Brocante, Devon and Cornwall (10 stores) for its charity Christmas Extravaganza

The Celtic Company, Welshpool for its national Urdd Eisteddfod school competition

KooKoo Madame, Caerphilly, Pontypridd and Talbot Green for its pop-up shop and golden ticket promotion at the Eisteddfod festival

Little Boats Gifts, Brightlingsea for its Easter Trail Crab Crawl

Maybugs, Bexhill, Eastbourne, Hailsham and Tunbridge Wells for its push text message geo notifications activity

 

Outstanding Achievement Award 2025

No finalists are revealed for this special award.