The Ham & Cheese Co.
Their truffle salami is popular on Christmas charcuteries. It is made by Mauro and Chiara Cassetta who have a butchers shop in Alba, Piedmont. This salami ‘al tartufo’ is seasoned with black truffle and natural truffle oil. The flavour is unique; a real treat for anyone who likes truffles.
Price: £12.50
Buy online: www.thehamandcheeseco.com
Buy in SE16 on Saturdays: The Ham & Cheese Co ltd, Arch 10, Dockley Road Industrial Estate, SE16 3SF
Borough Collective
Landscape print of Bermondsey Beer Mile, “one of our favourite places to spend a sunny Saturday”. Features breweries Brew By Numbers, Anspach & Hobday, Hawke’s Brewing Co, Southwark Beer Co, Hiver, Cloudwater Brew Co, Craft Beer Junction, Hop Kingdom, Bianca Road Brewing Co, Moor Beer Co, The Kernel and London Beer Factory.
Price: A4 £20 and A3 £30
Buy online: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/boroughcollective
Buy in SE1: Lovely and British, 132a Bermondsey Street, SE1 3TX
Hello Aloe Naturals
This Sugarcane Body Scrub uses brown sugar and natural humectants to prevent moisture loss, and gently remove dry skin, while precious oils nourish. The wonderfully uplifting scent comes from citrusy lemongrass and herbaceous basil.
Hello Aloe’s Aloe Cucumber Night Cream is a rich and velvety buttercream that penetrates the skin easily. A deeply nourishing moisturiser that firms, tightens and protects skin against the harsh effects of environmental stressors, reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines.
Price: £20 – £40. Enter ‘welcome’ at checkout for 20 per cent off your order
Buy online: https://helloaloenaturals.com/
Brunel Museum –London Brick Soaps
For those that love a soak, make it extra special with these London Brick Soaps. In celebration of the hundreds of thousands of hand-laid bricks used to construct the Thames Tunnel, the soaps are vegetarian, vegan and cruelty-free and come in three scents: Lime Clay, Fly Ash and Hot Rose.
Price: £8
Buy online: www.thebrunelmuseum.com/product/london-brick-soaps/
Buy at Brunel Museum: Railway Avenue, SE16 4LF
Jemima in the Woods
Bespoke seasonal wreaths made sustainably with beautiful botanicals: fresh, dried and foraged. All wreaths are created by Jemima in the Woods at Arch 48 on Maltby Street, where they will be holding wreath-making workshops during the Maltby St Christmas Markets (Friday to Sunday, 2-18 December).
Price: Mini from £25, medium from £55, and large from £85
Buy from 2 December: Taylor’s of Maltby Street, Arch 48 Ropewalk, SE1 3PA or at Maltby Street Market.
Jess Chan Textiles
Jess Chan is a designer and maker specialising in printed textiles and natural dyes, with colour playing an important role in the design and making process. This Bundle Dyed Silk Twill Scarf is made from silk twill, and bundle dyed with natural dyes.
Price: £75
Buy online: www.jesschantextiles.com
Leisure Wines
I Saw Custard Creams Fall Like Lightning REMIX 2020 from Leisure Wines. 100 per cent Essex 2020 Chardonnay from Crouch Ridge Vineyard. 25 per cent carbonic, crushed, pressed and fermented in Edinburgh then bottled on the Old Kent Road. Seven days on skins, fully low intervention and aged in steel. Rich and zesty, plenty of green fruit and crunchy autumn evenings.
Price: £25
Buy online: www.leisurewine.com
Linky’s Glitter
The perfect addition to any home: a leopard wax melt burner. Linky’s Glitter sells luxury wax melts, candles, and burners. Recommended with their signature fragranced wax melts to create the ultimate cosy night in.
Price: £20
Buy online: www.linkysglitter.co.uk/product/cheetah-wax-burner/
London Glassblowing
Christmas at London Glassblowing is a special time of the year. Following tradition, London Glassblowing is excited to launch a range of heirloom baubles for 2022. Find a special gift for your loved ones this Christmas from their whole range, which is handmade in their Bermondsey Street studio.
Price: From £130
Buy online: www.londonglassblowing.co.uk
Buy from London Glassblowing Christmas exhibition until 23 December: 62-66 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UD
Morocco Bound
Run by a small, close-knit team, Morocco Bound’s books are curated by their staff and based on their belief in literature to launch meaningful political, philosophical and cultural conversations. You can find a unique collection of books spanning modern and vintage classics to poetry and short stories. Put simply, there’s something for everyone.
If books aren’t your thing, their beer selection is just as exciting. Located at the heart of the Bermondsey Beer Mile, they celebrate the best of local craft beer – exclusively stocking breweries that are within cycling distance.
Staff book picks: Elsa ‘How Music Works’ by David Byrne, Cal ‘Old Man and the Sea’ by Ernest Hemmingway, Jo ‘The Buddha of Suburbia’ by Hanif Kureishi.
Price: Books – £2.99 to £29.99. Alcohol – £2.50 to £30.
Buy in store: 1A Morocco Street, SE1 3HB. If they don’t stock the book you’re looking for, they can order it in for you!
Order a book online: www.moroccobound.co.uk
Lucocoa Chocolate
It’s that time of year again, and the Lucocoa Chocolate Cosy Collection is back for another cosy season. They’ve made warming hot chocolates using the Haitian base of their original hot chocolate, with two options: Cinnamon and Nutmeg and Orange. Look out for their Christmas collection, too!
Price: From £7
Buy online: www.lucocoachocolate.com/shop
LucyLovesThis
Celebrate Bermondsey with this hand-drawn print. Lovingly drawn by Lucy in her London studio, it includes all the places that make Bermondsey so special. Including places loved by locals, and by us: Maltby Street Market, Bermondsey Biscuit’s home at The Biscuit Factory and the Bermondsey Beer Mile.
Price: From £22
Buy online: www.lucylovesthis.com
No????No Coffee
The NoNo hamper is stuffed with a range of NoNo Coffee’s homemade goods, and other luxurious edible goods from local suppliers. They are a wonderful Christmas gift idea made to order, which means the contents can be tailored to your preferences. Including their speciality coffee, chai masala syrup, single-origin hot chocolate, and not forgetting mince pies.
Price: Varies
Buy in store: 12 West Lane, SE16 4NY
Palace Culture
Treat yourself and your loved ones to a hand-selected vegan cheese Palace Culture hamper this Christmas. Their Deluxe Large Christmas Hamper includes eight of their amazing fermented cheezes, including new melting range and their own vegan smoked salmon.
The Cast: Truffle Camemvert, Smokey Melt, Sacré Bleu, Kimcheeze, Old West Smokey, Feta, Ricotta, Truffle Black Pepper, Vegan Smoked Salmon + Cracker Kitchen Crackers + England Preserves Chutney.
Price: Deluxe Large Christmas Hamper £85, Deluxe Small Christmas Hampers £70 and the Essentials Christmas Hampers £55.
Buy from stockist Giddy Grocer: 80 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UD
Buy online: www.palaceculture.co.uk
Ray Makes Things
These Classic White Love Drops from Ray Makes Things are handmade using 14ct gold-filled ear findings and AAA-grade teardrop freshwater pearls.
Price: £33, including first-class UK postage.
Buy online: www.raymakesthings.co.uk
Strongman’s Tipple
Cocktails, but make them individual. Strongman’s Tipple pushes the boundaries of cocktail-making with their bottled drinks. Fun as small gifts or stocking fillers, or as a treat for you! Pour over ice, and enjoy. Flavours include Mango Honey Margarita, Super Cosmo, and Foraged Negroni.
Price: £5
Buy online:
www.strongmanstipple.com/publicshop
Sotis Studio Ceramics
The perfect centerpiece for any time of year: Sotis Ceramics creates bespoke ceramic candle stands in 24-carat gold, platinum, black and white.
Price: From £110
Buy from the showroom and studio: 1.05 Sotis Studio Ceramics, Oxo Tower, Barge House Street, SE1 9PH
Website: www.sotis.co.uk
Spirit of Bermondsey
TRINITY25 is a delicious gin alternative with a smooth citrusy spiced kick and a blend of exotic tastes and aromas made by Spirit of Bermondsey. Pouring at 25 per cent ABV, you can enjoy twice as much of this beautifully distilled spirit compared to full-strength gin. It’s made like gin. It tastes like gin. It’s just lighter than gin.
Price: £25. Use code BISCUITFREE to get free shipping.
Buy online: www.spiritofbermondsey.com
SE1 Candle Co.
SE1 Candle Co. are luxury scented and sustainable candles to add a little eco-chic to your home. The Christmas range has just gone live and we’re sure there’ll be something to suit your taste!
The candles are made from 100 per cent natural coconut soy wax, and use carefully blended premium essential and fragrance oils. They’re made in small batches to provide the best quality and are totally toxin-free – meaning no nasties and a lovely clean burn! Recommended: Gingerbread House.
Price: £18
Buy online: www.se1candleco.etsy.com
The Ringsmiths
At multiple SE1 locations, The Ringsmiths hold jewellery-making workshops that give you an insight into the life of a jeweller, all while being hosted by professional makers as you create your own beautiful piece of jewellery. They also sell At Home Kits: create bespoke and beautiful jewellery from the comfort of your own place.
Price: Workshops start from £69 per person and At Home Kits from £115.
Buy online: www.theringsmiths.com
The Rabbithole
A boutique thrift shop run on a buy-sell-trade basis, The Rabbithole sells little gems. Including royal blue vintage heels from the 1950s (£42), a vintage hardshell shoulder bag (£28 – pictured), milore evening gloves, white leather (£18), and a vintage green handbag from the 1950s (£44).
Buy in store: The Rabbithole is open every weekend as part of Flea at Vinegar Yard – 72-82 St Thomas Street, SE1 3QX
Website: www.therabbitholestore.com
