Life looks a little different today to last Christmas, and with that changes the Christmas shopping strategy. A week away from the big day, online shopping options and delivery slots are starting to dry up but fortunately we have a wonderful, thriving shopping scene right on our doorstep in lovely Royal Tunbridge Wells!
In a year when supporting our brilliant independent businesses by shopping local has never been so important, we've chosen our top 10 favourite gifts and fabulous tier-proof experiences to help you keep Christmas special and close to home.
Oast & Rye’s scented home products are perfect for elevating any room. They will even refill your existing bottle so that you can keep enjoying luxury fragrance with your environmental conscience intact.
£35 - Click here to view
You can buy from Molly & Grace’s Christmas range via craft shopping site, Etsy. The Christmas Cracker Box starts at £25 and includes picks from their range of cruelty-free, plastic-free, eco-friendly natural skincare products, all created in Tunbridge Wells.
Local customers can arrange pick-up to avoid costs and delays with Royal Mail.
£25 -Click here to view
Sleepy Wilson is a fabulous Tunbridge Wells-based loungewear and sleepwear brand, specialising in silk night fashion to make every night’s sleep a masterclass in elegance. We particularly love their Rainforest Butterfly set!
£335 for set - Click here to view blouse - Click here to view trousers
Sleepy Wilson also offer silk sleepwear accessories for that friend who loves a touch of decadence, such as this wonderful set including a headband, eye mask and scrunchie.
£79 for set - Click here for set in Rainforest Butterfly
Handpoured in a home studio in Royal Tunbridge Wells, The Wells Candle Company’s range of luxury fragrance candles and reed diffusers are a perfect seasonal accent.
£15 - Click here to view
Natural Fit Club Tunbridge Wells is offering exclusive gift vouchers to Club Members, including a Massage Package, Exercise Transformation Package and Relax Package. All are available to buy for loved ones who are also Members.
Buying for a non-Member? Treat your favourite person to a Day Experience at the Club as your guest, including full use of the spa, gym and studios plus a 50-minute massage and lunch for two (with wine and Prosecco).
£ varies - Members may enquire via 01892 267535 for more information.
Balance Athenian aesthetic with a punky edge in your garden with a sculpture planter from Chilstone, long-established stonemasons in Langton Green, just outside Tunbridge Wells. You’ll be in great company; Chilstone products also feature in renowned gardens such as Kensington Palace!
£95+VAT - Click here to view
Know someone who’s seriously missing the pub? Set them up with 3 months of 12 artisanal craft beers per month, direct to their door courtesy of Fuggles in Tonbridge.
£35 per month for 3 months - Click here to view
A Tunbridge Wells favourite, Sankey's have a whole host of platters and seafood delights available for order as part of their Christmas range. While we can't dine with them currently, you can easily bring a taste of the Sankey's experience home for your foodie friend. The Lobster Platter includes 1 cooked and prepared lobster, 1 dressed crab, smoked salmon, crevettes, mussels, Greenland prawns, crayfish and smoked mackerel.
£55 for lobster platter - Click here to view
Treat your favourite person (or yourself!) to Membership of Royal Tunbridge Wells' luxury Members' Club, with spa, gym, classes, personal training studios, lounges and café.
Members can gift 3-month membership packages by speaking to the Club Team.
Non-members are welcome to book a tour on our website or by phone.
Gyms and spas are fully open and operating in all tiers of restrictions. Natural Fit has tailored its services to maintain a high quality experience whilst assuring members' wellbeing at all times.
Enquire via 01892 267535 or Book Your Tour here.