Clever Fortnums! Even though you might tread with a little trepidation over the store's threshold in Piccadilly at the likely cost of shopping there, with careful browsing, you can buy a number of items without breaking the bank. Why, you ask, go to the bother of finding a gift for your host from this time-old institution? Simply because you can't buy Fortnums' products in your local supermarket and really, how many times can you give a box of Waitrose's Salted Caramels?

Everyone always coos when they see Fortnums' pale blue branding and that's before they've consumed the contents. The products are world class and your card as a guest has been well and truly marked in the most positive of ways.

Surprisingly affordable gifts for your host


With this in mind, we've done the hard work for you and browsed the shelves of the Food Hall to bring you some very price conscious gifts to have on stand by. Whether you're going away for the weekend or having supper with friends, a gift from Fortnums is always well received.

If you're ordering online, bear in mind that UK delivery is from £5.95 so it's worth stocking up on a number of products to justify the postage costs. Just make sure to gift before the sell by date expires, although you might find it hard to resist these delicacies gracing your cupboards without tucking in yourself.

From flavoured mayonnaise and honeys (which are winners by the way), delicious nut butters and tasty rarebit to crunchy biscuits and zingy cooking ingredients, here is our go-to selection of hosting gift ideas from Fortnum & Mason.