Once the festive season gathers pace, it can be hard to find time and headspace to seek out original, meaningful – and sustainable – gifts. To help you get ahead, we’ve assembled some of our favourite picks for inspiration – from both the land&water collection and a handful of other planet-friendly brands we love.
Whether you’re shopping for the outdoor adventurer or homebody, the wild swimmer, skincare devotee or keen gardener, unearth ideas for everyone on your list. Discover uplifting natural recipes for body, bath, home and skin, invigorating experiences, and thoughtful ways to give back to good causes.
Here’s our 2025 guide to Christmas gifting, the land&water way.
- Gifts for cosying up
- Gifts for winding down
- Gifts for adventurers
- Gifts for wild swimmers and paddlers
- Gifts for makers, nurturers and creatives
- Gift experiences
- Gifts that give back
- Gifts to fill a stocking
Gift a warm glow
Illuminate their space and awaken their senses with the aromatic offerings of our Mandarin & Mint Candle or Mandarin & Mint Reed Diffuser – both crafted with natural, ethically sourced ingredients and made in the British Isles. Warm mandarin and cool mint essential oils create a revitalising scent that lights up the day’s downtime.
Pair with a sustainably made, Cornish-designed Recycled Wool Blanket from Atlantic Blankets for a dose of coastal calm and comfort, then let them choose their perfect winter read with a book or gift voucher from a UK independent bookshop.
Gifts for winding down
With chores done and to-do list ticked, give them the gift of a restorative evening wind-down. Our Sleeptime Bundle, featuring detoxifying and calming Bath Salts, anxiety-relieving Sleep Pulse Point Oil, and a gentle Lavender & Linden Candle, is the natural companion to leisurely baths – helping to de-stress after a busy day.
Enhance rest-time rituals naturally with a cup of Chamomile Tea from Good & Proper Tea (made in a Good & Proper Teapot) to soothe both body and spirit.
For extra indulgence, our Night Serum makes a nourishing gift. This luxurious serum, enriched with pomegranate, rosehip, and sea buckthorn oils, works overnight to hydrate and rejuvenate the skin, leaving it softer, smoother and more radiant by morning.
For more gift ideas to aid peaceful rest, explore our Sleep Collection.
Gifts for those who love an adventure, whatever the weather
For the travellers and off-roaders in your life, our Explore Gift Set is the ultimate companion. Packed with four 50ml essentials – Body Wash, Body Lotion, Shampoo, and Conditioner – and presented in a beautifully illustrated box by Cornwall-based artist Sarah Woods, it will accompany wherever adventures lead.
Wild spirit? Our All Elements Skin Balm soothes weather-exposed skin, and our Daily Serum nourishes the complexion after long days outdoors.
A practical, sustainable piece of gear, we love the Silva Terra Scout Head Torch. Lightweight and eco-conscious, it’s made from hemp and recycled plastics. And for happy campers, Falconware Enamelware is a must – especially their durable enamel mugs, perfect for tea, coffee, or hot chocolate around the fire.
Gifts for wild swimmers and paddlers
Our Swimming Collection offers essentials for both outdoor and indoor dips. The Showertime Set combines Body Wash, Shampoo and Conditioner for a post-swim refresh, while our Face Wash and Moisturisers cleanse, hydrate and protect skin against the elements.
Keep toes warm and safe with these Finisterre Nieuwland Swim Socks, crafted with Yulex® natural rubber sourced from Hevea trees for comfort and performance. For timing laps or tracking outdoor adventures, the Marloe Morar 310 Diving Watch is a stylish choice. And on chilly mornings, the Eddy Recycled Polyester Beanie Hat from Red – a B Corp brand with paddleboarding at its core – keeps heads cosy (we especially love the teal option).
For anyone who struggles to muster energy on dark days – or needs a natural boost – our Reviver Bundle, blended with zesty citrus, warming spice and rejuvenating sea buckthorn oil, will enliven the senses and replenish the body.
Gifts for gardeners, makers and creatives
Whether they’re tending a patch, crafting a pot or painting a canvas, practical gifts that care for hands and wellbeing, while connecting them with nature, are always appreciated by creative souls.
land&water founder and enthusiastic gardener, Pix Ashworth, likes to use our Salt Scrub to cleanse and restore her skin:
“Blended with sea salt, Himalayan pink salt, rosemary, mint, and orange essential oils, plus moisturising Kukui and Argan oils, our salt scrub is brilliant at removing ingrained dirt while softening and hydrating the skin. It leaves my hands soft, clean, and properly cared for.”
For a complete hand care ritual, the Hand Duo Gift Set combines Hand Wash and Hand Lotion to keep skin clean, soft, and nourished. Explore more in our Hands Collection.
Beloved by creatives including John Steinbeck and Stephen Sondheim since the 1930s, Blackwing Pencils – such as this one from Griffin of Easton (a gem of an independent art shop in Lincolnshire’s Easton Walled Gardens courtyard) – are perfect for sketching, writing, or planning.
For those who love working outdoors, lightweight, eco-friendly tools such as the Darlac Vintage Bamboo Gardening Tools – also available from Easton Walled Gardens – make endlessly useful, sustainable gifts. Help them care for their tools with nourishing Camellia Oil, which keeps metal and wooden implements in prime condition for years of creative work to come.
Gifts that go beyond the big day
Sometimes the best gifts aren’t things – they’re experiences.
Striding the Cumbrian fells, sitting down to three courses in Rampsbeck Restaurant, floating under clear skies, warming up in a lake-view hot tub, relaxing into a land&water massage…The Another Place Hotel gift card means a chance to share the joys of fresh mountain air and adventures they’ll remember for years to come, putting the best of the Lake District under the Christmas tree.
Or let them discover the benefits of time in the Cornish elements with a Watergate Bay Hotel Gift Card. Whether they’re more into bright mornings in the surf or soothing Swim Club treatments, sunset cocktails or a stay in an Atlantic-view suite, a gift card gives free rein to daydreams of future coastal getaways – starting from just £25.
Or why not recreate Watergate Bay’s Après Sea treatment at-home using the same land&water products found in the spa? Find instructions for this soothing post-dip ritual here.
Adventure awaits with Walk Wild guided walks, weekend hiking, and wild camping trips. For those looking to gain confidence outdoors, their navigation courses teach practical skills in map and compass use, as well as how to read natural cues such as the sun, trees, plants, and changing weather.
Gifts that give back
The most meaningful gift can sometimes be an opportunity to support a cause close to the heart. One closest to ours, and one we’ve proudly supported for many years, is Dementia Adventure. They offer transformative outdoor experiences for people living with dementia, helping participants connect with nature, build confidence, and embark on new adventures.
A donation in someone’s name, or a gift supporting one of their programmes, is a thoughtful and ethical way to give back this Christmas.
& some stocking filler ideas…
Little gesture, big impression: these stocking-sized gifts are sure to bring joy without taking up space.
Our Soothe Pulse Point Oil blends frankincense with magnolia flower, clary sage, lavender and rose geranium extracts to restore calm when the season’s pace feels overwhelming. Small but potent, it’s a pocket, handbag or bedside drawer saviour.
With mint, samphire, vitamin E-rich sweet almond oil, and sea buckthorn, a jar of All Elements Skin Balm deeply moisturises dry hands, lips, and skin in cold, wet, and windy conditions, making it ideal for winter walks.
One of our bestsellers, the Alcohol Hand Gel with antibacterial lavender, hydrating spike moss extract and soothing aloe vera, is a practical and thoughtful addition for keeping hands clean on the go.
For a playful, ethical present, consider Stripe & Stare knickers – a female-founded brand born in London and grown in the South-West countryside, designed for lovers of bold colours, good prints, and comfortable, sustainable underwear.
All wrapped up
For an environmentally friendly and infinitely reusable gift wrap option, our natural cotton drawstring bags make a beautifully minimalist statement.
Or spruce up your gifts (and cut down on waste) by using foraged finds that can be put on the compost come New Year. Try eucalyptus sprigs, sprays of ornamental grass, bright berries and oven-dried clementine slices for a touch of natural splendour.
