Christmas Gift Ideas
Pick up unique and quirky gifts from local retailers
Christmas is just around the corner, and what better way to spread the festive cheer than with a gift from one of the fabulous retailers, attractions, and food and drink businesses in and around Chesterfield?
With a wealth of shops, market stalls and restaurants, there’s a perfect gift for everyone on your Christmas list this year.
We’ve handpicked a selection of gifts to spark your imagination and get your Christmas shopping started in Chesterfield.
Looking to buy a gift for a food or drink lover? Check out our Christmas Food and Drink Gift Ideas
Looking for more inspiration? Check out our guide to 50 retailers you should know in Chesterfield – containing lots of great ideas for sourcing that special gift or check out Unhampered for other independent retailers in Chesterfield.
Gifts
Dotique
For fashionistas looking for something fabulous, this independent retailer on Chatsworth Road is providing all the festive sparkle your loved one could possibly need this Christmas. Get them this Chalk Taylor Star Jumper so they light up the room for those festive parties! Available in Navy, Dark Olive Green and Black.
Price: £49.99
Purchase in-store or online
Geeks Headquarters
Delight the Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast in your life this Christmas, with a 3D printed miniature – including this miniature of Aarakocra Cleric.
Price: £7.00
Purchase in-store or online
John Stevenson Jewellers
John Stevenson Jewellers has worked with the finest sculptors in their field to bring their limited edition ‘Roar of The Highlands’ pieces this Christmas.
Designs are produced in fine foundry bronze using the ancient method of lost wax casting, and finished in the traditional way of patination, where various acids are fired into the surface of the sculpture to create layers of beautiful rich colours.
Price: £1,250
Purchase online
Adorn Jewellers
Voted Britain’s favourite bird, the Robin is enduringly popular. Not to mention its synonymous with Christmas!
Get this brooch with hand-painted enamel detail to add some style to your winter coat.
Price: £48
Available at Adorn Jewellers in The Shambles or online
Chesterfield FC
Make sure the Spireite in your life is looking the part while cheering the team on at the SMH Group Stadium. Replica kits are available to buy in time for Christmas from the official club shop.
Price: Puma Home Shirt – Adult: £49.00, Child: £35.00
Buy in-store or online
Junction Arts
Local community arts charity, Junction Arts has teamed up with Derbyshire Community Group, Cresswell Gets Creative and Artist Ella Bramwell-Hopkins to design these Christmas cards so you can spread joy far and wide this festive season.
Price: 10 x A6 folded Christmas cards with Kraft envelopes – £6.99
Purchase online
Stanedge Golf Club
For the golf lover in your life, Stanedge Golf Club’s clothing range will make them stand out on the course. Designs include performance fabrics which suit all weathers, and include the Stanedge Golf Club logo.
Price: Glenmuir Ayla padded gilet – £85.00
Find out more online
StraightCurves
Get crafty this Christmas thanks to StraightCurves, based on Saltergate in Chesterfield. This kit has everything you need to make not one, but two festive pudding baskets. Great for holding sweets and treats on your coffee table.
Price: £16
Purchase online
Crooked Spire Gift Shop
Give a touch of Christmas magic to your loved ones with these festive snow globes, available in the gift shop at the iconic Crooked Spire Church!
Price: Snow Globe with Snowman – £26.50
Purchase directly from the gift shop in the Crooked Spire.
Chesterfield Visitor Information Service
Purchase locally made designs and products from the Visitor Information Service.
Dave Draws is a freelance illustrator, originally from Chesterfield, known for his cartoonish style doodle maps.
On a Wick & a Prayer are designers and makers of high quality, artisan candles based in Derbyshire. For over 25 years they have used only British sourced ingredients in their products.
Prices: Dave Draws: 40cm x 30cm Prints – £30, Mugs – £15, Bags – £12
Prices: On a Wick & a Prayer: Large tin candles – £11.95, Small tin candles – £7.50, Printed glass candles – £9.95
Purchase from Chesterfield Visitor Information Service.
MD Hair
Unleash your inner hair goddess this festive season. Available to purchase from MD Hair, step into the GHD Dreamland with the newest limited-edition collection. Featuring the best-selling tools brushed with an alluring jade tone finished with romantic pink metallic accents and dusky pink vanity cases.
Price: From £25 up to £239.
Products are available to purchase in-store at The Glassyard on Sheffield Road.
Huckleberry Willow
This independent Chesterfield retailer is stocking a new Christmas Range of Jellycat soft toys, with plenty of different characters available for your little ones.
Price: From £12.
Available in-store on St Mary’s Gate or online
Vanishing Point Records
Get your hands on classic albums and music memorabilia at this quirky record store in Chesterfield town centre.
There are plenty of festive classics in the store’s film soundtrack section – including ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ by the Vince Guaraldi Trio on exclusive Snowstorm Vinyl!
Price: £32.99
Available from the store in Theatre Yard or online
M’s Gallery
This unique ring concept allows the wearer to change the stone on their rings to coordinate with every outfit!
Price: Qudo ring from £24.50. Stone toppers from £22.
Purchase in-store on South Street in Chesterfield, or online
Little Ark
Light up the faces of your loved ones with this Little Dutch Nativity Playset, featuring all the characters from the traditional Christmas story. A statement piece to help your loved one deck the halls for many festive seasons to come.
Price: £19.95
Purchase in store at The Little Ark, 20-22 Steeplegate, Chesterfield, S40 1SA.
Shop Indie
This Crooked Spire mug & Coaster, created by Lisa Swift Illustration is ideal for that person who is proud of their town!
Price: Mugs – £10.00, Coasters £4.00
Purchase in-store or online
Abocada_HM
Find this trader at the Chesterfield Artisan Market on Sunday, 26th November to explore a range of handmade gifts. Includes knitted clothes, wreaths, colourful babbles, and jewellery.
Price: Festive wreaths – from £10, Jewellery from £35.
Purchase at Chesterfield Artisan Market or via Direct Message on Instagram
Waterstones
Give the gift of reading to the bookworm in your life this Christmas. Titles are available for all genres and interests in store at Vicar Lane Shopping Centre.
Titles from big names such as Jeremy Clarkson, Peter Kay, Britney Spears, Martina Cole and Richard Osman are now available.
Price: Diddly Squat – Pigs Might Fly by Jeremy Clarkson – £16.99
Purchase in-store or online
Tallewellyn Comics
This local comic designer has several different stories and visual novels for you to delve into, including ‘Pastrami the Space Cat’ and ‘Fort Valen.’
Physical and digital copies are available to purchase, prefect for lovers of fantasy, sci-fi and romance! As well as online, you can also find them at the Chesterfield Artisan Market and the Children’s Market.
Pastrami The Space Cat Digital Download – £3.00
Purchase online
M’s Accessories
Know someone who enjoys accessorising? Why not put this vegan leather bag under the tree for them, along with a changeable leather strap.
Price: Bag £40, extra straps £15.
In-store on South Street or online
Experiences
Chesterfield Canal Trust
If your loved ones enjoy getting out in nature, a Chesterfield Canal Cruise will certainly float their boat!
Purchase an electronic gift voucher for a cruise on the John Varley II or the Madeline in time for Christmas via the Chesterfield Canal Trust website. The recipient can then choose to go on any of the hundreds of cruises offered by the Trust over the next 12 months.
Price: Vouchers can be purchased for any value of your choosing.
Purchase online
DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield Park
Nothing beats a good pamper session, and DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield Park Hotel is offering people the chance to treat their loved ones to a night of luxury.
The One Night Pamper package includes a pamper treatment, overnight accommodation, three course dinner in the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse, breakfast and more!
Price: £200 based on 2 adults.
Gift vouchers can be purchased online
Brampton Brewery
If you know someone who enjoys a good pint, treat them to a tour of Chesterfield’s Brampton Brewery, where they can find out more about the brewing process, taste a selection of beers and learn about the history of the original Brampton Brewery.
Price: £10 (Includes a selection of beers)
Book onto an upcoming tour here
Dronfield Hall Barn
Why not treat your family and friends to an afternoon tea at the picturesque Dronfield Hall Barn? Sweet and savoury options are available, with or without prosecco.
Price: Vouchers can be purchased for any amount.
Vouchers are available at the Barn’s coffee shop, or by emailing: andrea@dronfieldhallbarn.org.
Ringwood Hall Hotel and Spa
Help your loved one beat those winter blues with this indulgent one-night Energy Spa & Stay Package.
Includes a two-course evening meal and breakfast, overnight accommodation, afternoon tea for two, a 60-minute treatment from the spa brochure and more.
Price: £209 Sunday to Friday or £229 Saturdays
To book please call the spa directly on 01246 284 750 or email spa@ringwoodhallhotel.com
Matlock Farm Park
Plan a fun day out with family and friends at Matlock Farm Park. See the animals, and enjoy a bite to eat and a beverage from the café while the youngsters let off some steam in the Rainforest Playbarn.
Price: Gift Vouchers available from £5.00 – £60.00
Purchase online
Chesterfield Escape Rooms
Spend some quality time with your loved ones this festive season, by getting your thinking caps on at Chesterfield Escape Rooms.
The Escape Rooms has a special new game, ‘Elves on the Shelves’ for you to try. You will have to solve the maze of puzzles in 60 minutes, but you must ask yoursELF, are you good enough??
Price: From £55 for 2 players to £120 for 6 players.
Book your game here
