Advent calendars have become so much more than a chocolate treat each day. They now offer surprises in beauty, toys, lifestyle, and more, making them a thoughtful and exciting way to count down to Christmas. Here’s a selection of the best non-chocolate advent calendars in the UK for 2024, with options for women, men, and toddlers across luxury, mid-range, and budget-friendly price points.
Advent Calendars for Women
Luxury picks
British VOGUE Festive Calendar 2024- £355 at Vogue.co.uk
Why It’s Special: Experience the essence of luxury and pre-order this year's British Vogue Festive Calendar while stocks last. This limited edition piece is housed in a box illustrated with vintage Vogue covers and contains 26 full-sized products. Unwrap over £1650 worth of treasures this holiday season, while also contributing to these three charities they support: Sistah Space, akt & Women for Refugee Women. £75,000 of the proceeds will be split equally between them.
Space NK Beauty Advent Calendar- £250 at SpaceNK
Why It’s Special: With 23 full-size beauty products from some of our all-time favourite brands, including Rare Beauty, Summer Fridays and Medik8, it goes without saying this is their most extraordinary advent calendar to date.
Rituals 3D Deluxe Advent Calendar £114.90 at Ritual
Why It’s Special: This beautiful 3D advent calendar combines the holiday spirit with luxurious body care products. Each day reveals a bath or body product from Rituals’ bestselling collections, making it perfect for a daily pamper ritual.
Under £100
The Body Shop Share the Advent of Goodness - £80 at TheBodyShop
Why It’s Special: Worth £148! This Body Shop advent calendar contains mini and full-sized versions of their beloved body butters, hand creams, and shower gels. It’s eco-conscious, with packaging that’s sustainable and filled with products suited to all skin types.
The Grand Advent Calendar by Hotel chocolat- £80 at Hotel chocolat
Why It’s Special: Grand Advent Calendar. Grand by name, grand by nature, and updated for 2024 to bring in a whole host of new recipes, this merry monolith is guaranteed to elevate your festive season. Behind each of the 24 large doors, you’ll find generously proportioned chocolate treats and tipples.
Under £50
Yankee Candle,PASSPORT TO THE HOLIDAYS Advent Calendar Book-£44.99 at Candlesdirect
Why It’s Special : Unwrap the magic of Christmas with Yankee Candle®’s Advent Book. This enchanting calendar offers 24 days of festive fragrances, each hidden behind a beautifully designed door. From the first of December to Christmas Eve, delight in a new scent every day, filling your home with the warmth and joy of the season
Ted Baker Beauty & Bathing Advent Calendar-£36.80 at Boots
Why It’s Special: Celebrate the joy in every moment with Ted Baker's bespoke 24-day advent calendar. This luxurious collection is filled with deluxe, full-sized, and limited edition beauty and bathing treats to indulge in from head to toe. Housed in a special keepsake tin for you to enjoy and reuse, this is the gift that keeps on giving, making it the perfect choice for the festive season or any special occasion.
Under £20
Sence Collection Advent Calendar 24pcs Holiday Sprit -£12.50 at Boots
Why It’s Special: For Only £12.50, Unlock festive surprises with the Sence Holiday Spirit Advent Calendar! Discover twenty-five mini self-care treasures and countdown to Christmas while elevating your holiday routine with a dash of daily joy.
Candy Kittens Adventure calendar- £12.00 at Candy Kittens
Why It’s Special: Not only will you be enjoying irresistible sweets each day, but behind each window is a Christmas riddle from our co-founder Jamie Laing that needs solving. Share your answer to the daily riddle via your Instagram stories and one lucky winner will be chosen on Christmas Eve and they’ll receive a bundle of goodies for your home (plus a lot of sweets, obvs) worth over £2000!
Mens Advent Calendars
Luxury
The Healf Advent Calendar- £299 at Healf
Why It’s Special: Worth - £785 This is the ultimate wellbeing gift of the year with 25 specifically curated products across The Four Pillars - EAT, MOVE, MIND, SLEEP. The calendar contains a majority of full sized products, as well as three travelled sized products for your convenience when you are on the go. All the products are gender neutral and carefully selected to offer you the best from coveted and well-researched brands from our existing selection.
Liberty Mens-£240 at Liberty London
Why It’s Special: Make his festive countdown extra special with the Liberty Men's Advent Calendar 2024 – featuring a better than ever line-up, with a combined contents worth £701. Due to popular demand, it won't be around for long – so place your order quickly to avoid disappointment.
THE RITUAL OF ADVENT Men's Advent 12 Grooming essentials- £103 at Rituals
Why It’s Special: For the discerning gentleman, a gift box filled with iconic body and home bestsellers, including a refreshing new after shave gel and Eau de Parfum. Grooming essentials, 5 Full-size products plus Men’s Gift Box what more could he want!
Under £100
Lookfantastic Grooming-£85 at Lookfantastic
Why It’s Special: Prepare to unveil 25 premium grooming essentialsand men favorites from well-known brands this holiday season with a total worth of £415! Hurry up and join the wait list and be among the first to get your hands on this wonderful inclusive package!
Mankind Advent- £85 at LookFantastic
Why It’s Special: Men can feel good about their skin too! Filled with 25 most loved men cosmetics, the MankindAdvent Calendar 2024 is packed with the ultimate grooming essentials for men. Whether it’s a gift to yourself or for a loved one, this box will be the perfect male grooming companion in the run-up to the big day.
Under £50
Next men Advent-£50 at Next 
Why It’s Special: Chocolate calendars? So last year. Treat him to something special this December with the Next Beauty Men’s Advent Calendar 2024. Worth over £159, it’s filled with a whole range of grooming must-haves to get him ready for Christmas, including skincare from Elemis and Bath & Body Works and so many more beauty brands !
ASOS Grooming Advent Calendar 2024- £40 at ASOS
Why It’s Special: Dedicated to Men, the ASOS Grooming Advent Calendar 2024reveals a beauty product for the toilet for 12 days. It includes beauty products such as care for skin, hair, beard He will love to be spoiled!
Hotel Chocolat, The Everything Advent Calendar- £29.95 at HotelChocolat
Why It’s Special: Move beyond the standard advent calendar chocolates and treat him to 24 decadent pralines, truffles, and liqueurs. The only challenge with our Everything Advent Calendar is trying not to eat them all at once!
Under £20
Kreative Kraft Advent Calendar for men-£19.99 at Amazon
Why It’s Special: 24-day grooming experience - this mens advent calendar 2024 is full to the brim with beard oil, beard balm, a beard comb, facial creams, scrubs, masks, and much more!
Snaffling Pig Pork Crackling Advent Calendar-£16.50 at Boots
Why It’s Special: Behind each window awaits a 10g bag of porky deliciousness. No festive shapes, just pure crispiness. Awesome award-winning flavours like Black Pepper, Low & Slow BBQ, Marvellous Maple, Perfectly Salted, Pigs In Blankets, and Salt ‘N’ Vinegar.
Advent Calendars for Toddlers
Keep little ones entertained all December with these toy-filled advent calendars that spark creativity and play.
Under £100
CHILDREN'S TREE ADVENT CALENDAR-£95 at Dayleford
Why It’s Special: wonderful way to mark the countdown to Christmas, with a festive gift for each day. Featuring a new-for-this-year selection of organic chocolate and delightful wooden farm animals to provide hours of joy long after Christmas.
Micromallows Squishmallows Original 24-Day Holiday Advent Calendar-£65 At Amazon
Why It’s Special: The Micromallows Advent Calendar is a festive treat for toddlers, featuring 24 tiny, soft Squishmallows like Nick Santa and Manny Snowman. These 2.5" plush characters make the countdown to Christmas extra special. As an official Squishmallows product, it’s a fun way for kids to enjoy holiday surprises, with more Micromallows sets available to expand the collection!
Under £50
Selfridges x Mimi and Lula Luxe advent calendar- £50 at Mimiandlula
Why It’s Special: If you know a little one who adores accessories, then this is the perfect advent calendar for them. Each little numbered door reveals a delightful gift in a rich palette of deep teal, blush pink and metallics including a sparkling star wall hanger, heart shaped mirror, glitter heart necklace, bracelet and ring, luxe velvet hair accessories and purse, or a shimmery keyring, hair clip or bow. Perfect for the festive season and beyond!
BARBIE Dreamtopia advent calendar - £27 at selfridges
Why It’s Special: This Toddler Advent Calendar sparks creativity with a Barbie doll, unicorn, pet figures, and accessories like skirts, shoes, necklaces, and hairpieces, allowing toddlers to mix and match. The mermaid tail and wings add fantasy, while the pet bed and charm bracelet offer extra fun and personalization, making it a magical way for little ones to count down to Christmas
Under £20
PLAYMOBIL Advent Calendar - Christmas Sleigh Ride-£17.99 at JDwilliams
Why It’s Special: Your little one can enjoy Christmas at Waterfall Ranch! As each door is opened, the Christmas Sleigh Ride scene is slowly revealed, with your little one able to enjoy a full playset by Christmas day. Horses of Waterfall Advent Calendar with Isabella and her Andalusian mare Buttercup, foal Cream and dog Lucy, as well as cute forest animals and numerous accessories for an Advent season full of surprises!
HappyGoLucky Advent Calendar 2024 Kids-£8.99 at Amazon
Why It’s Special: Each package includes one random Jesus toy, portraying the key characters and elements of the nativity scene. From Baby Jesus in the manger to Mary, Joseph, the Three Wise Men, and more. Discover the joy of not knowing which role you'll get!
Whether you’re looking for luxury or budget-friendly advent calendars, these picks for 2024 offer a range of exciting, non-chocolate ways to count down to Christmas. With beauty treats, whisky samples, and toy-filled surprises, there’s something here for everyone to enjoy this holiday season.
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