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British Christmas Decorations I’d Actually Buy
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items I buy a couple of new decorations every year and never throw the old ones out, which is why the boxes in the loft have got completely out of hand. These are the ones tempting me this year. Tree, mantelpiece, table and front door. Some of the links ea...
I love the Big Ben design and the little wreath detail around the clock face. It adds a festive touch while still keeping it quite classic. It’s an easy way to bring a London feel to your tree and it has that cosy, slightly nostalgic quality that mak...
Big Ben Glass Decoration
I’d recommend these if you want to add a bit of London charm to your tree. They’re festive, a little different from the usual decorations and make your setup feel more personal and fun.
Britain Inspired Glass Ornaments
Such a classic London piece. The Union Jack design feels bold but still chic and the gold Harrods detail makes it look really premium. I love that it’s dated too. It feels like a little travel keepsake you’ll bring out every year.
Harrods Union Jack 2026 Year Bauble
Such a clever swap. You still get the fun of crackers, just without the waste, and they turn into proper linen napkins. Also much nicer being able to fill them yourself.
London Design Linen Napkin Crackers
Fine bone china, hand-made in Stoke, with small details from Victoria's life worked into the design. Six centimetres of quiet showing-off.
English Heritage Queen Victoria Bauble
Eighty per cent glass beads, which is why it has real weight to it rather than being printed on. The sort of thing that comes out of the box every December and gets quietly greeted like an old acquaintance.
Beaded Nutcracker Table Runner
Such an easy win. You get a few London baubles in one go, the glass gives them a slightly nicer feel and they’ve got that warm golden tone that just works with Christmas colours. Just a simple way to add a bit of London to your tree.
Hand-Blown London Landmarks Christmas Ornaments
Battery lights with a timer, so it comes on by itself and there's no extension lead trailing out through the letterbox. It's a big one at 66cm, so it wants a proper front door rather than a back one. Three AAs, not included.
Christmas Berry Wreath
It's the one London landmark that isn't ancient, which makes a nice change from all the Victoriana. And it's got its own tiny wreath on it, which is exactly the right amount of nonsense.
London Eye with Wreath Ornament
The alternative is a nail in the mantelpiece or tape that takes the paint off with it in January. These just sit there, weighted, with felt underneath so they don't mark anything. Two in the set.
Set of 2 Gold Fir Tree Stocking Hooks
It's 40cm across, which is smaller than you'd expect, so it suits a mantelpiece or a narrow door rather than a wide front one. Nothing to plug in, which after a few years of battery packs starts to look like the point.
Frosted Berries Christmas Wreath
Hand embroidered felt wool, with a phone box, a taxi and a bus on it and a Union Jack cuff in Liberty's own Tana Lawn. Dry clean only though, so think twice about the satsuma.
London Icons Christmas Stocking
This is such an easy win as a gift. It feels thoughtful without trying too hard, especially if someone loves London or Fortnum’s. One of those small things that actually feels quite special when you give it.
Fortnum & Mason Piccadilly Hand-Painted Bauble
Hand blown glass and unashamedly the tourist version, which on a tree is exactly right. A bus and Big Ben, for anyone who thinks about London more often than they get to go.
Set of 2 Hand Blown Glass London Christmas Ornament