Best cheese gifts for 2024

For more inspiration, discover our favourite gifts for foodies and our guide to creating the ultimate cheeseboard with BBC Good Food buyers’ guides. There’s also a host of reviews by our experts to help you buy the best kitchen equipment.

Best gifts for cheese lovers 2024

The Cheese Geek ‘Lionel’ hamper

The ‘Lionel’ is filled with chunks of adventurous and well-balanced cheeses. The company’s aim is ‘to make eating and exploring cheese easier and more fun,’ and with around 800g of cheese per box, this is a great place to start.

Available from:
The Cheese Geek (£37.50)

The Cheese Life by Mathew Walker

For some Christmas Day reading, The Cheese Life is packed with inspiration. As well as ideas for cheeseboard curations and pairings, there are plenty of indulgent cheesy recipes from a decadent five-cheese macaroni to a feta and tomato tart.

Available from:
Waterstones (£25)
Amazon (£19.56)

Compact swivel cheese board with knives

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Made of stainless steel and bamboo, this four-tiered server transforms from one wedge into a full round for sharing cheese. Depending on the size of set, a stainless steel cheese knife, cheese fork and additional flat cheese knife are included.

Available from:
Uncommon Goods (from £56)

Le Creuset stoneware Camembert cheese baker

What better comfort food than a gooey melted camembert, served with plenty of crusty bread for dipping? This bold stoneware dish is the perfect vessel for cooking and serving your cheese in style.

Available from:
Harts of Stur (£33.45)
Amazon (£33.60)

Snowdonia Black Bomber & Chutney gift pack

We love this mini gift pack for a stocking filler. This festive cheese and chutney pairing combines a 200g wheel of Snowdonia’s signature Black Bomber cheddar with a jar of classic caramelised onion chutney.

Available from:
Snowdonia Cheese Company (from £5)

A Cheesemonger’s Tour de France by Ned Palmer

This is one for the cheese geeks. Palmer travels through France, exploring different regions, finding out why certain cheeses taste the way they do. Part quirky history lesson and part ode to the best cheeses, it is approved by our editor and resident turophile Keith Kendrick.

Available from:
Waterstones (£16.99)
Amazon (£14.49)

Fortnum’s cheese knife

A timeless gift that will last for years, this cheese knife ensures a cheeseboard will be served in style. It has a smart acacia wood handle and comes in a gift box for a chic present.

Available from:
Fortnum & Mason (£24.95)

White truffle honey

Truffle honey is an indulgent accompaniment to sweet or savoury goodies but when paired with cheese, the heady flavours of each are enhanced. This one by Truffle Hunter is a combination of glossy acacia honey and white truffle, producing a sweet and earthy flavour.

Available from:
The Truffle Hunter (£12.95)

Paxton & Whitfield raclette heater

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Made in Switzerland, the oozy, melty nature of raclette can bring the warmth of Alpine chalets into your own home. This mini set for two comes with two spatulas, raclette pans, eight tealights and a stand for creating delicious dishes draped with raclette.

Available from:
Paxton & Whitfield (£35)

Selfridges cheeses tree decoration

If you’re seeing someone ahead of the big day, this fun bauble is the perfect addition to a cheese lover’s Christmas tree. Check out our full round-up of the best foodie baubles for Christmas for more inspiration.

Available from:
Selfridges (£22)

The Fine Cheese Co. toast for cheese selection box

The Fine Cheese Co. has a wide selection of crackers, toasts and accompaniments to make even the most simple of cheese nights a gourmet occasion. Our top pick is this selection of interesting fruity toasts that trump any plain cracker: from apricot, pistachio and sesame seed to dates, hazelnuts and sesame seeds.

Available from:
The Fine Cheese Co. (£13)