Gifts for Grandparents: 8 ideas for Nan and Grandad
Updated 25 October 2026
Nan and Grandad will tell you not to get them anything, and they will mean it about as much as they mean "just a small slice". So here are eight things for the people who already have a cupboard full of everything, from an £8.99 box of Christmas preserves to slippers handmade in Cornwall. All from UK shops and checked on 25 October 2026.
Memory Book Dear Nan, Keepsake Sketch Collection (From You to Me)
Over 60 questions about her childhood, her family and what she hopes for next, with room for photos and bits she has kept. She fills it in at her own pace and gives it back to you, which makes it the one present that comes home again.
Photo: Erik Starck, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/51278955@N00/5164492693
Burgon & Ball British Meadow Kneelo Kneeler
Memory foam either side of a shock-absorbing core, in a water-resistant cover printed with meadow flowers and butterflies. Part of the RHS Gifts for Gardeners range, for the grandparent who is out weeding the minute it stops raining.
Photo: zoetnet, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/13286453@N00/4723620549
Roberts Revival Petite 2 DAB/DAB+/FM Bluetooth Portable Radio
A small fifties-style radio with a proper rotary dial, 20 station presets, an alarm and a battery that lasts up to 20 hours away from the plug. Tune in their favourite stations before you wrap it and they can carry it from the kitchen to the shed.
Photo: Nat Pikozh, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/42835101@N08/4014507183
Thursday Cottage Deluxe Christmas Trio Gift Pack
Christmas jam, Christmas marmalade and Christmas chutney in a black and gold box. Toast in the morning, cheese and crackers at night, and it's all gone by Twelfth Night, which is exactly what the "don't want any clutter" crowd want.
Photo: Karen Roe, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/28752865@N08/8414052473
Their drawing, as a painting, framed A3 with the original ours
Send us a photo of a grandchild's drawing and we turn it into a gallery-style digital painting, printed and framed with their original beside it. You approve a proof first, and the real drawing stays on your fridge.
Failsworth Stornoway Harris Tweed Flat Cap, Green/Blue
Harris Tweed wool from the Outer Hebrides with a quilted satin lining, in sizes from 55 to 63cm. Check his hat size on the quiet first, or borrow the old cap from the hook by the door.
Photo: ewen and donabel, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/85979850@N00/2115287682
Dreamland Snuggle Up Electric Heated Throw, Grey
120 x 160cm, with six heat settings and an automatic switch-off after 1, 3 or 9 hours, so the afternoon film doesn't run all night. It goes in the washing machine and the tumble dryer.
Photo: Joanna Bourne, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/66992990@N00/6715403921
Celtic & Co. Sheepskin Bootee Slippers
Handmade in Cornwall from British sheepskin, with a men's version at the same price, so Nan and Grandad can have matching feet. They feel snug at first and soften to the shape of the foot, so stick to their usual size.
Photo: emmajanehw, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/17416832@N00/603747702
Prices move about as December gets closer, so check before you buy. And if they still say they didn't need anything, put the kettle on and let them win that one.
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