Every year the excitement builds not only towards advent and the Christmas countdown, but also towards finding out what amazing advent calendars and countdown accompaniments there is to enjoy. Here are a few of this year’s favourites. 
Merry Gin-mas! Gin Advent Calendar Truly a merry Gin-mas for all gin lovers. This gin advent calendar includes a whole bottle of the Lakes Gin at the start of the month and a bottle of tonic every day leading to Christmas. £99.00, available from www.thepipstop.co.uk andwww.first4hampers.com 
FotoInsight Bespoke Photo Advent Calendar For a personalised and completely unique advent calendar this is perfect. FotoInsights make advent calendars with your own photos both on the outside and the inside! Chocolate options are also available. From £7.49 at www.fotoinsight.co.uk 
Esthechoc Beauty Advent Calendar The Esthechoc Advent Calendar fuses a delicious chocolate treat and festive tradition with optimum skin health. Esthechoc is chocolate and it is good for you. Not just good for you, but it has actually been proven to positively affect skin. It is made from dark cocoa which is actually a superfood and full of antioxidants! However, esthechoc is more than just chocolate, it also contains other skin loving ingredients. £59.99, visit www.esthechoc.com for more information and stockists details 
The Lakes Distillery ‘The One’ Large Luxury Whisky Bauble This elegant bauble gift contains carefully sourced finest aged whisky from around the British Isles which is supplied by the Lakes Distillery in Cumbria, situated at the heart of the beautifully picturesque and wild Lake District. £19.95 from www.thepipstop.co.uk andwww.first4hampers.com 
MAD Beauty 12 Days of Christmas Beauty Advent Calendar A set with 12 individual beauty and cosmetic gifts behind each door along with festive designs. Beauty products include items such as nail files, lip balm, bath salts and body lotion. £10.99 from www.madbeauty.com 
Pickering’s Gin Christmas Baubles A set of six colourful baubles, each filled with 50ml of Pickering’s Gin. What better way to decorate your Christmas Tree! £29.95 at www.masterofmalt.com 
The Lakes Distillery Spirit of Christmas Gin Baubles Gift Set A superb set of six spirit filled baubles, perfect to add sparkle to your tree. This set of 5cl baubles includes 2 of each of The Lakes Gin, The Lakes Sloe Gin Liqueur and The Lakes Damson Gin Liqueur. This elegant bauble gin gift set contains carefully selected botanicals including several which are native to the Lake District national Park. £34.95 from www.thepipstop.co.uk andwww.first4hampers.com 
Elf For Christmas 24 Advent Letters Advent Letters from Elf for Christmas are a unique way for all the family to be caught up in the festive atmosphere throughout December. Twenty-four individual letters arrive every day (with the help of you know who!) and each is delivered in a charming numbered envelope that appears handwritten. Each letter contains details about the fun, magic and mayhem happening at the North Pole in the run up to Christmas. The letters also include colourful illustrations of Santa and his elves. This is a truly magical way to create memories for the whole family as they share a letter a day with each other. £10.49 and available exclusively from www.elfforchristmas.co.uk 
The Lakes Distillery ‘Fabulous Lakes’ Large Luxury Gin Bauble This elegant bauble gift contains carefully sourced finest aged whisky from around the British Isles which is supplied by the Lakes Distillery in Cumbria, situated at the heart of the beautifully picturesque and wild Lake District. £19.95 from www.thepipstop.co.uk andwww.first4hampers.com
