Christmas travel gift guide – in pictures

Christmas shopping wrapped up with cool gear for active types, cuddly comfort for kids, days out, plus prints, photos and the best new travel books
  
  


Christmas gifts: The Banqueting House, Landmark Trust
Gift vouchers towards a Landmark Trust stay: Give someone a memorable stay in one of the Landmark Trust’s beautiful and unusual properties. Vouchers available in any amount from £10. Landmarktrust.org.uk Photograph: PR
Christmas gifts: White water rafting in the UK
Adrenaline days out: If your budget doesn't stretch to an adventure overseas, these activities are all available in the UK for £29-£98: whitewater rafting, indoor skydiving or surfing and flyboarding. Buyagift.co.uk Photograph: PR
Xmas gifts: Collapsible Kettle
Collapsible kettle: For use on a stove – makes about four cups of tea. Notonthehighstreet.com, The Glam Camping Company, £29.95 Photograph: PR
Christmas gifts: The Scrubba washbag
The Scrubba travel washbag: Billed as the world's smallest washing machine it's basically a flexible version of a traditional washboard inside a dry bag. Pop in your dirty togs, add water and detergent and get scrubbing. Scrubba.com, £37, incl p&p Photograph: Michael Willson/PR
Christmas gifts: Swedish Army firesteel
Swedish Army firesteel: Bah to soggy matches and sputtering lighters. This gadget creates sparks even in the wet and with about 12,000 strikes will last for ages. Theglamcampingcompany.com, £17.99 Photograph: PR
Christmas gifts: GhostDown Jacket
Ghost Whisperer down jacket: A goose down jacket that's as light 'as a Kendal Mint Bar' at just 7oz. It's breathable, wind and water resistant and stows in its own pocket. Snowandrock.com, £184 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Nikita snowboard jacket
Nikita snowboard jacket: Stand out on the slopes. shrednbutter.com, reduced to £122 (from £202) Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Twisted Weave Panama
Fedora: Rollable fedora-style Panama hat, fairly traded too. Panamas.co.uk, £43.12 Photograph: PR
Christmas gifts: Gram-i-Phone
Gram-i-Phone: Make your iPhone 4 sound like an old-fashioned gramaphone. This pocket-sized dock with a tiny horn amplifies sound by 40% and comes in a choice of colours. Temptationgifts.com, £9.95 Photograph: PR
Xmas gifts: Crumpled City Map
Crumpled City Map: Scrunch it , stretch it, stuff it in your pocket – these waterproof city maps are almost indestructible and include all the city sights plus 10 off-the-beaten-track 'soulsights' to spark your interest. Firebox.com, £9.99 Photograph: PR
Xmas gifts: Endurance frozen in ice
Royal Geographical Society prints: Choose a shot of Tenzing and Hillary drinking tea, Shackleton's Endurance frozen in ice (pictured), a vintage photo of Maori women cooking in steam holes, or perhaps a painting of giraffes. Images.rgs.org, 020-7591 3063, £16 (A5 5.8x8.3 inches) – £90 (A1 23.4x33.1 inches) excl p&p Photograph: Frank Hurley
Gift guide: East End Prints’ Splash
East End Prints’ Splash By Dale Edwin Murray: Feel the holiday vibe at home. urbanoutfitters.co.uk, £25 Photograph: PR
Christmas gifts: Bold & Noble type face map
Bold & Noble typeface map: Modern screen prints showing maps of the world made up of typeface. Available in a choice of colours. Boldandnoble.com, £43 (50cmx70cm) to £63 (100cm x 70cm) plus postage (unframed) Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Sandqvist Hans Olive Canvas Rucksack
Sandqvist rucksack: A cool pack for day trips and short treks. urbanoutfitters.co.uk, £130 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Billabong luggage trolley
Billabong wheelie case: Spot it on the carousel. eu.shop.billabong.com, €160 (£129) Photograph: PR
Xmas gifts: Shipping Forecast bag
Black ‘Shipping Forecast’ bag: This nautical canvas and jute bag is embellished with fun appliqué extracts from the Shipping Forecast or personalise it with the forecast for your chosen town or city and date. Dr Bean's Bags, madebyhandonline.com £46.50 incl UK p&p, (30cm x 12cm x 28cm) Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Herb Lester luggage tags
Luggage tags: We loved Herb Lester’s quirky city maps; now we love these waterproof and rip-proof luggage tags. herblester.com, £3.50 Photograph: PR
Xmas gifts: Balm of Ages
Balm of Ages: Multi-purpose organic beauty balm made from 19 naturally restorative ingredients. Use it as make-up remover, moisturiser, hair cream and to soothe minor skin irritations, such as sunburn, rashes or eczema. Black Chicken Remedies, 75g/2.6oz, £29 Photograph: PR
Christmas gifts: Steenbergs spices
Festive spice: Keen cooks can recreate the tastes and smells of their holiday with a box of organic spices. Choose from Indian, Mediterranean or Thai collections. Steenbergs.co.uk, £13.99 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Pickle hip flask
Pickle hip flask: urbanoutfitters.co.uk, £15 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Rip Curl wetsuit
Wetsuit: For a spot of winter surfing. Rip Curl E Bomb Pro 5/4/3 Chest zip wetsuit. downthelinesurf.co.uk, £259.99 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Vintage sledges
Vintage sledges: From a selection at Ski Bartlett. skibartlett.com, £55-85 Photograph: PR
Christmas gifts: Snoozihedz travel pillow and blanket
SnooziHedz travel pillow and blanket: These cuddly animal packs unzip into a matching pillow with inflatable insert and a fleece blanket. Available designs are lion, monkey, dinosaur and penguin. 50p from each purchase is donated to animal conservation. Trunki.co.uk, £19.95 Photograph: PR
Christmas gifts: Skip Hop Zoo Trolley Case Owl
Skip Hop zoo owl trolley case: Cute and stylish luggage for children from the popular Skip Hop zoo range. Happybags.co.uk, £39 (40.6cm x 30.4cm x 14cm) Photograph: PR
Xmas gifts: Nellie Cotton Sleeping Bag
Nellie cotton sleeping bag: 100% cotton, for snuggling by the campfire or on the sofa. Notonthehighstreet.com, £69.95 (70cm x 180cm) Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Patrick Leigh Fermor by Artemis Cooper
Patrick Leigh Fermor by Artemis Cooper: New biography of the great travel writer. guardianbookshop.co.uk, £16 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Gossip from the Forest
Gossip from the Forest by Sara Maitland: British folklore from our wooded regions. Guardianbookshop.co.uk, £13.99 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: The Longest Way Home
Longest Way Home by Andrew McCarthy: Memoir by ex-Bratpack heartthrob turned travel writer. Guardianbookshop.co.uk, £8.24 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: The Tao of Travel by Paul Theroux
Tao of Travel by Paul Theroux: Travel wisdom and wit. Guardianbookshop.co.uk, £7.49 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane
Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane: Tales of the ancient tracks that criss-cross the UK. Guardianbookshop.co.uk, £12 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Snowdon by Jim Perrin
Snowdon by Jim Perrin: For anyone who has tackled the incredible Welsh mountain, here’s its life story. Guardianbookshop.co.uk, £14.99 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: How To Be A World Explorer
Not For Parents: How to be a World Explorer: Lonely Planet book for kids revealing how to build an igloo, fight a bear and more. Shop.lonelyplanet.com, £12.99 Photograph: PR
Gift guide: Food Lover's Guide to the World
Food Lover’s Guide to the World: What to eat where, etiquette, recipes and mouthwatering pictures. Shop.lonelyplanet.com, £29.99 Photograph: PR
 

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