Gift Guides / 1 June 2024

Father’s Day Gifts

It's time to thank dad for all those bottles he's been recycling, the gardening, the tidying up, the bike rides, the constant 'taxi' rides or maybe just the best hugs ever. Here are our favourite gifts for the best daddies in the world...

By Bonita Turner

Want to show papa/daddy/dad/pa/pops/step-dad/uncle/grandad how much you love him? A hand made card with a poem is our best advice when it comes to something priceless he’ll treasure forever and these little extras will definitely make him smile too.

P.S. It’s on Sunday 16th of June in case you were wondering.

Coco on the go will taste extra good in this cute enamel camping pan.

Enamelled pan, £17.99, Zara Home

A great pocket-money treat the kids can buy and wrap themselves – and is sure to give all vintage dads a chuckle.

How it Works: The Dad: (Ladybirds for Grown-Ups), £7.77 Amazon

Classic Mad Men Cocktails made easy. Just add berries and ice.

Sloegrow & Old Fashioned Cocktail Duo, £36 Marks & Spencer

Something to make the bathroom and daddy smell twice as nice.

Claus Porto Musgo Real Orange Amber Shaving Cream, £24, The Traditional Shaving Co.

For garden campers and outdoor adventurers.

Snow Peak Tramezzino Sandwich Cooker, £94.95, Camping World

Give him a sensory wake-up call with these divine smelling soap bars that won’t dry out his skin.

Superfatted Soap Bars, £17 for three, Horace

Why not keep him sweet with breakfast in bed?

The Big Breakfast Biscuit Tin, £39.95, Biscuiteers

Lighthearted, contemporary, and radiant this bergamot, lemo, cedarwood and musk cologne harks back to the bygone days of racquet sports, The Great Gatsby and country clubs.

Acqua di Parma Colonia C.L.U.B. Eau de Cologne, from £104 for 50ml

The perfect hamper for foodies – and that tin will be handy afterwards for all those bits and bobs!

Cheese & Beer Hamper (with Personalised Gift Message), £70,Cartwright & Butler

Bite size treats. These single malt whiskies – in Islay, Highland and Speyside – come in both milk and dark chocolate.

Fortnum’s Single Malt Scotch Whisky Chocolate Truffles, £18.95, Fortnum & Mason

Golf Gold. Anyone with a love of the clubs would be thrilled with this watch which synchs with a real-time golf app.

TAG Heuer Connected Golf Edition Watch, price on request, Tag Heuer

Needs ketchup on everything? This classic glass bottle is a must

Personalised Ketchup Bottle, £6.49 each + £3.50 delivery, Heinz **

Allow up to 7 days for delivery.

Ooni’s motto is “Everyone deserves great pizza” and we couldn’t agree more. Especially if dad’s cooking.

OONI Karu wood and charcoal-fired portable pizza oven £300, Selfridges

If you’re staying home this Father’s Day, how about a game of Boules with this indoor carpet friendly set? Scores extra points for the gorgeous suede lined leather bound case.

Luxury Indoor Boules Set Tangerine, £260.00, Noble MacMillan

This aluminium car-scenting stick cleverly clips onto an air vent in dad’s taxi – we mean car – so he can enjoy an uplifting scent on that daily commute (and those endless car pools!).

Car Scent Diffuser, £15, The White Company

Wake him up on Sunday morning with a fresh cup of Joe. Grind coffee is ethically sourced from sustainable farms around the world and roasted in London.

Tin of Grind Coffee (refillable), from £9, Grind London

Stylish and portable and perfect for staycations or on road trips. >> Jonathan Adler 2-in-1 Travel Game Set, £22,

Wordery

From The Beatles’ 1964 U.S. tour to the heady days of 1970s-era Wings, and then to the quiet life on a farm in the early 1990s, Paul follows the pop superstar through the years with more than 100 rare photographs as he turns 80 this year.

Paul by Harry Benson, £50, Taschen Books

For anyone who loves camping and visual reminders! One T-shirt, all the intel.

Contrast Printed T-Shirt, £22.99, Zara