Gift guides

Ideas by interest, each filled with live, in-stock pieces from our independent shops. For something chosen for one particular person, use the gift finder.

• Gifts for car loversUnusual gifts for car lovers, from hand-finished scale models to limited edition car prints and original vintage motoring posters.
• Gothic giftsGothic gifts with real craftsmanship: skeleton lamps, spine mirrors, occult art prints, and antiques for lovers of the dark and the curious.
• Gifts for book loversGifts for book lovers who already own every book they want: signed first editions, beautiful reprints, and framed book page prints.
• Gifts for film loversOriginal vintage film posters, British quads, and lobby cards: gifts for film lovers that are genuinely from the films they love.
• Gifts for music loversRare records and first pressings for music lovers, each cleaned, tested, and graded by independent UK record shops.
• Gifts for writers and letter loversGifts for people who still love pen and paper: fountain pens, wax seals, beautiful journals, and fine stationery from independent shops.
• Gifts for food and tea loversGifts for food and tea lovers: British cheese hampers from Paxton & Whitfield and rare loose-leaf teas from Rare Tea Company.
• Natural history giftsFossils, amber, ammonites, and scientific antiques: natural history gifts for curious minds of every age.
• Gifts for art loversLimited edition prints and original graphic art for art lovers, from screenprints to vintage posters and car photography.
• Gifts for chess and game loversChess sets, vintage games, and puzzles from a family-run Oxford games shop: gifts for players and collectors.
• Unusual gifts for the homeUnusual gifts for the home from independent makers: woven throws, ceramics, dried flower bouquets, coastal pieces, and antiques.
• Unusual gifts under £50Unusual, handmade, and characterful gifts under £50 from independent UK shops, makers, and dealers.