If there’s one person that’s always hard to buy for at Christmas, it’s your father or father figure.
When it comes to gifts for mum, she’d be delighted to unwrap anything just because you got it for her - whether that's a bottle of Veuve Clicquot, a Liberty cushion cover, a 111SKIN face mask or a new pair of party heels. Dad? Ah, if only it were so simple.
Our top tip? Leave outdated views of the stereotypical dinosaur in the past and instead embrace the multi-faceted modern man. Sports, gardening and whisky may be easy box tickers for some, but others might enjoy a luxury diary, premium skincare - heck, even a scented candle.
The key to success – think of things he wouldn’t ordinarily splash out on himself which will elevate both his Christmas and his everyday experiences once the festive season’s over.
Think about it – he might not think of himself as a luxurious slippers kind of guy, but best believe that as soon as Christmas dinner’s over he’ll be popping them on straight away (some fluffy Birkenstocks would definitely do the trick). Or, perhaps a set of premium Japanese knives would improve his Turkey-carving skills in ways he’d never understand until he tries them out.
If your pa is on the more traditional end of the spectrum, think along the practical and personal lines. Lean into their fave hobbies for guaranteed success, even if they don’t feel exciting for you. Look to buy a new set of golf clubs for the man who's always dreaming of the links, a new drill for the DIY-obsessed or a luxurious trowel for those who love nothing more than a day spent gardening. It may not sound sexy to you but that’s just what we’re dealing with.
If you’re still in need of some inspiration, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve put together a list of crowd-pleasing favourites that will have him beaming. We’ve listed everything from luxury to affordable so there’s something for every pocket, as well as every kind of dad.
Wrap it up, present it with a big hug and prepare to make his day.
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Barbour Classic Beaufort Waxed Jacket
Not only is Barbour’s wax jacket one of the most dad-friendly designs out there, but it’s also having a moment in the menswear world right now. A win-win.
Buy now £299.00, Barbour
Ettinger Capra 6oz Hip Flask
Chicer than swigging from a brown bag, this handsomely made Ettinger hip flask is perfect for warming your cockles while out on long wintry walks. It comes in five colours (Bordeaux is our fave) and can be customised with the initial or small word of your choice. Fill it with his favourite tipple before you wrap it for good measure.
Buy now £120.00, Ettinger
Paul Smith 'Signature Stripe' Woven Cotton Dressing Gown
It’s always dressing gown season. Replace his tatty and tired terry robe with a smarter cut from Paul Smith. This piece magnifies the brand’s famous signature stripe on pure cotton with a co-ordinating tie belt. For lounge lizards and stylish couch potatoes.
Buy now £235.00, Paul Smith
Guinness Nitrosurge
This gizmo from Guinness purports to put the power of the pump in your hands.
It’s designed to be used on tins of Guinness using ultrasonic technology to recreate the classic Guinness pour. Clip it onto the top of the can, hit the button, tilt the glass, and then pour to watch the creamy swirls settle into your favourite beer.
It’s not a match for the ceremony and flavour of a proper pub-pulled pint, and purists may sneer, but if all you’re looking to do is improve the taste of the canned stuff, this will help.
Buy now £19.99, Amazon
Snowdonia Cheese Company Cheese & Beer Lover's Hamper
Filled to the brim with delicious goodies, this is one for the foodie in your life. Within the blue wicker basket is a trio of Snowdonia Cheese Company's best-loved cheeses, including the smooth, creamy Black Bomber, so good it should come with a warning.
For everything you need for a stellar serving, there are crackers, chutneys and two cold craft lagers from Curious Brew to wash it down with.
Buy now £47.00, Snowdonia Cheese Company
PerfectDraft Black Philips Machine Home Beer Cooler & Dispenser
Presenting one of the best gifts for anyone with a scintilla of interest in beer, it’s the PerfectDraft Pro. The Smart beer dispenser keeps beer fresh for up to 30 days, remote temperature control, and lets you pull proper pints, just like in a bona fide boozer.
This bundle comes with the machine, two pint glasses and a 6L keg of Camden Hells, although there are plenty of other branded bundles to choose from if this beer isn’t his bag.
If he loves a cold one, he’ll go hopping mad for this.
Was: £199
Buy now £168.99, Amazon
Apple AirTag Bluetooth Tracker - Pack of 4
Whether it’s misplacing keys, your wallet, or ending up stranded at an airport without your luggage, everyone could do with a pack of AirTags that show you the direction and distance of your lost item. The battery lasts for over a year, is easy to replace, and is even water-resistant so no need to worry if you drop your keys in a puddle. Pair it with the AirTag Loop for an added extra.
Was £119
Buy now £74.00, Amazon
Taschen Andy Warhol. Polaroids 1958–1987
A coffee table book’s always a nice present to receive, especially one that’s filled with Andy Warhol portraits.
Buy now £38.20, Amazon
Victorinox Spartan Knife
It may have been invented in 1891, but the Swiss Army Knife continues to prove its mettle in 2025. Victorinox, the original makers, offer a customising service where you can write a message, name or initials on the body. Prices start at just £27 for the Spartan mode,l which comes with 12 functions, including a corkscrew and bottle opener. You know, the essential stuff.
Buy now £27.00, Victorinox
Birkenstock Boston Shearling Suede Leather - Black
So, Birkenstock’s Bostons may not be billed as slippers per se, but they do exactly the same job – they’re just much more stylish. They can go from inside to outside and the fluffy shearling lining makes them perfect for the festive season.
Buy now £160.00, Bikenstock
Always Pan 2.0
The cult cookware has a spot in everyone's kitchen - dads included. Our Place's Always pan is so named because it's a tool you can use for practically anything.
Whether he's roasting a chicken, frying an egg or even steaming vegetables, it's a versatile addition to any wannabe chef's collection.
Was: £125
Buy now £99.00, Our Place
Samsung Galaxy Ring
Not since Frodo’s Middle Earth quest has one ring been so hotly coveted. This too has special powers, forged in the metaphorical fires of Samsung’s innovation lab.
While it looks good with a gently curved concave look offered in gold, silver and onyx hues, it’s the internal wizardry that counts here. Samsung’s ring beams sleep quality, step count, mood and menstruation data to the Samsung Health app before serving AI-powered advice and insights to help you take targeted action or tweak poor behaviour.
It can even detect snoring, recording bursts of it overnight and allowing you to check if your nocturnal orchestral symphony is tipping over into something more serious, like sleep apnoea. In short, it’s a minuscule health, fitness and wellness coach at your fingertips.
The ring is far less cumbersome to wear than a smartwatch, has great battery life (expect up to seven days straight, with just 80 minutes to recharge fully) and looks cute in a ring stack.
The biggest coup of all? It does this all without a monthly subscription, unlike its competitors. My precious indeed.
Buy now £299.00, Amazon
Paul Smith Storyteller Scented Candle
Paul Smith may be a fashion behemoth, but the luxury label's home fragrance range is not to be underestimated. Not only does each candle smell delicious, but they're also hand-poured into elegant glass vessels which can be kept once burned. An investment worth making.
Buy now £75.00, Paul Smith
Moncler Snowflare Ski Goggles
This utterly cool pair of goggles is made for battling the glare off the mountainside, but we'd keep them on all apres long. The design comes with side vents to prevent visual hindrance from fogging, while the lens is interchangeable for different conditions. Foam around the eyes and an adjustable back strap keep things comfortable, even if you're hitting the piste hard all day.
Buy now £400.00, Moncler
Marshall Monitor III ANC
Best for: Gratifying the Gods of guitar
Hailing from the most famous name in guitar amp history, the Marshall sound is one that shaped the success of rock’s biggest icons since the 1960s, and since 2010 this best-of-British brand has expanded access to that audio awesomeness, taking it from the stacks of the stars on stage directly to the discerning ears of the public, in the form of headphones and Bluetooth speakers that come cooler than a cryogenic cucumber.
And it’s the latest iteration of Marshall’s over-ears that we look at now, the Monitor III ANC, the company’s first fully wireless cans to come bursting with all the battery and Bluetooth brawn required to cut that cord completely.
With both ANC and super-sturdy, Bluetooth 5.3 turned up to 11, you still get a truly remarkable 70 hours of playback or an incomprehensible 100 hours with Bluetooth alone, and to be clear, with the ANC on and effectively ridding you of all outside annoyance, the Monitor III’s Adaptive Loudness adjusting sound as per your changing environment, and the 32mm dynamic drivers doing their unerringly defined thing, the playback you receive is at the very pinnacle of precision.
While Marshall may be synonymous with rock music, the sonic scope of the new Monitor is so wide, so all-enveloping and so nuanced that it sweeps majestically like a herd of audio antelopes across a vast soundscape savannah to suit all sound genres, delivering absolute oomph and delicate subtlety with equal aplomb wherever required.
But, that said, first and foremost comes rock, and when you marry up these masters of music with Jimi Hendrix, as I chose to, you instantly lose yourself inside the acid-drenched panning complexity of his classic tracks, as every note of his Strat sings with the clarity of crystal and the bass of Noel Redding or Billy Cox brings a tight timbre in the background. And the space inside? You could fit two heads if you had them.
Damn good looking too, finished in the traditional Marshall amp livery of black and (now) gold, the Monitor III is subtle but striking at the same time and will immediately appeal to fans of the amps, while the plump earpads and headband make them impossibly comfortable over countless hours of wear. Blending almost unseeingly in with the noir design also sits the customisable M-button for selecting Spotify, summoning your voice assistant or switching between EQ settings, and finally, sitting proud and drawing the eye like a single golden earring, the multidirectional control knob.
With a companion app to let you tweak settings to your own, rightfully demanding specifications and easily the coolest hard carry case you’re likely to ever come across, the Marshall Monitor III is the new king of ANC cool.
Buy now £229.00, Amazon
Fortnum's Lobster Bottle Opener
Who doesn’t love a fun bottle opener? Fortnum’s is modelled on its own dancing lobster, which regular visitors will notice appears across its homeware offerings.
Buy now £62.00, F&M
Appetites by Anthony Bourdain
There is no one like the late, great Anthony Bourdain. A master of decadence, passion and hedonism, Appetites is an essential read for anyone who has even flirted with the idea of working in the culinary industry.
Beautiful and strangely grotesque, this phenomenal cookbook is filled with the recipes Bourdain goes to in a pinch to please family members or to craft the perfect late-night snack. Gorge on guilt-free eating.
Was £30
Buy now £24.93, Amazon
FIELDBAR Drinks Cooler Lobster Red
Answering the age-old question of “how sexy can a coolbox get?” is Fieldbar, whose compact designs were spotted at London’s smartest picnics this summer. Harrods has the exclusive in the post-box red hue.
Buy now £199.00, Harrods
Smeg Soda Maker
Why have it still when sparkling is on the menu? Chic appliance brand Smeg has launched a fizzy water machine to up your sparkling water game.
Offered in four chic colours, the sleek cordless unit features a dial turn that allows you to control the level of carbonation pushed into the water. Being wire-free means you can set it up anywhere, from your bedside table for pre-snooze hydration to out in the garden, ready to impress party guests.
Whether you’re someone who has to wait for the bubbles to drop after cracking open a can of pop or you like them tickling your nose, you’ll love this.
Buy now £139.00, Amazon
Aspinal 15 Inch Backgammon Set Navy
Have you heard? Backgammon is back. Aspinal’s blue and red set will have you gaming in style.
Buy now £520.00, Aspinal of London
Grenson Kennedy
You’d be hard pressed finding a guy who wouldn’t be happy unwrapping a pair of Grensons. The British heritage brand is a pro at all the classics – including Derbies.
Buy now £325.00, Grenson
Dewar's Double Double 21 Year Old
An exceptional scotch for an exceptional person, Dewar's Double Double is a journey for the senses. This isn't just any whisk: it's a superb example of blending and ageing, taking you through ripe vine fruits and into the sweetness of cacao with a smoothness that will have you sit back and marvel at the glass.
Was: £140
Buy now £99.95, The Whisky Exchange
Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0
Best for: Smokeless
Campfires are great and all, but the smoke that comes with it? Not so much.
Get hi-tech with your flames with Solo Stove's Bonfire 2.0 gadget. The firepit, which comes in pretty metallic hues, offers a high level of heat without smoke thanks to Signature 360° Airflow technology, which super-heats air to burn off smoke before it finds its way into your hair and clothes.
The portable device sits on a stand to protect the ground underneath and can be used at home and away on camping pitches, allowing you to bask in its warm glow wherever you go.
Buy now £199.99, Lakeland
Rains Hilo Weekend Bag
Rains' Hilo bag is ideal for those who are always on the move - whether it's a long weekend city break or a mid-week work trip. It combines the label's signature waterproof fabric with a spacious construction for a holdall that's both stylish and practical. A win-win.
Buy now £79.00, Rains
Byredo Bal d'Afrique 50ml
Byredo’s founder Ben Gorham is all about translating memories through fragrance. Bal d’Afrique is one of his earliest blends, which is inspired but his father’s diaries of travelling around the continent for 10-15 years. Though it has some floral elements, the base of cedarwood and vetiver comes through for a woody yet spicy finish.
Was: £150
Buy now £120.00, Liberty London
Teremana Tequila Blanco
Clooney’s not the only one with a taste for the tequila biz; fellow Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson also has a slice of the action with his brand Teremana Tequila, which won Gold for its Reposado expression and a lauded Master medal for its Blanco the Tequila & Mezcal Masters competition.
The small batch Blanco is better for margarita-making, as the agave is simmered in artisan copper stills, leaving behind a rich, smooth flavour. How does Johnson prefer it? On the Rocks, of course (sorry).
Buy now £39.95, The Whisky Exchange
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille Eau de Parfum Spray - 50ml
An instantly recognisable Tom Ford scent, Tobacco Vanille is one of the most iconic winter scents you can buy. Silky smooth and rich, the spicy notes of vanilla, tonka beans and cocoa balance sweet romance with a spicy confidence. Gentlemanly charm in a bottle.
Was: £150
Buy now £120.00, Sephora
Smythson Double Playing Cards Case in Panama, Nile Blue
Make friends wherever you go with the smartest-looking pack of cards from master stationer, Smythson. This set comes in a leather case, complete with a pen and pad to keep score.
Buy now £465.00, Smythson
Bartesian Cocktail Making Machine
Learning to mix the perfect cocktail is a skill most people don’t have the patience for. And now you don’t need to, thanks to the Bartesian cocktail-making machine.
The gadget, destined to become the star of your next house party, uses a similar concept to pod coffee makers, automatically mixing drinks to serve in minutes.
Pick your pod flavour - there is Margarita, Pineapple Margarita, Amaretto Sour, Hurricane, Lemon Drop, and Uptown Rocks to choose from - select from four cocktail strengths (‘Standard’ uses a 60ml measure; have a crash helmet ready for Strong) and place your glass with ice under the spout. You will need to supply your own booze - this takes whisky, vodka, tequila and gin or rum, but you can use the pods on their own to make mocktails.
Any downsides? Well, unlike a proper bar, you can’t ask the Bartesian to freestyle a drink. It won’t glide a drink down the bar towards your expectant hand like you’re in a Western. And as for convivial chit-chats, they’ll have to be one-sided, I’m afraid.
But if you’re looking for a party piece, it won’t fail to get everyone talking.
Was: £299.99
Buy now £199.00, Amazon
Gtech Combi Drill
Papa's got a brand new... drill? If he's a DIY fan, a new toy will be just up his street come Father's Day. Gtech's Combi Drill is a versatile thing that comes with three easy switch modes to seamlessly go between drilling, driving and hammering. That to-do list will soon be dust.
Buy now £124.99, Tesco
Not Another 'Cap'
Casually distressed vintage-style caps have become the uniform for the off-duty dad. Not Another Bill’s cap allows you to finish the phrase - think Not Another BBQ, vintage car, half marathon - in the thread colour of your choice.
Buy now £24.00, Not Another Bill
