Best alternative Christmas Advent calendars 2023

From candles and pets to personalised and quirky and of course boozy! We’ve rounded up our favourite alternative Christmas Advent Calendars for 2023.

For those who want something that little bit different!

Arran Sense Of Scotland Winter Nights
Advent Calendar Image credit: Arran Sense Of Scotland Arran Sense of Scotland, £70 Countdown to Christmas with Arran Sense of Scotland's Winter Nights advent calendar which is has 25 doors and a beautiful product behind each door including the popular After The Rain, candles and more worth over £150. BUY NOW Yankee Candle Advent Book Image credit: Yankee Candle Yankee Candle Advent Book, £49.99 NEW Bright Lights Advent Book by Yankee Candle is stunning. The book has beautiful winter scapes and snowfall scenes which opens up to reveal various fragrances including Letters to Santa. BUY NOW Yankee Candle Advent Wreath Image credit: Yankee Candle Yankee Candle Advent Wreath, £27.99 Your home will feel complete with the traditional wreath and this year’s Bright Lights Advent Wreath includes 3 tealight candles in a selection of fragrances including favourites, Christmas Eve, Twinkling Lights and Christmas Cookie. BUY NOW Craft Gin Advent Calendar Image credit: Craft Gin Advent Calendar Craft Gin Advent Calendar, £94.95 This retro hand-drawn advent will take pride of place in any gin-lover's living room. Featuring 25 miniature bottles, each containing a double shot (50ml) of craft gin that come from the finest craft distillers from around the UK and across the globe BUY NOW BRIO Advent Calendar 2023 Image credit: BRIO BRIO Advent Calendar 2023 Countdown to Christmas with BRIO 36015 Advent Calendar which includes 24 pieces to make a wooden train with Santa & Mrs Claus. All of the BRIO toys work with each other to create a customisable, imaginative play for kids as they open a different door each day. BUY NOW Ravensburger GraviTrax Advent Calendar Image credit: Ravensburger Ravensburger GraviTrax Advent Calendar Open the 24 doors for GraviTrax fun and surprises as you countdown to Christnas. Each compartment reveals another part including height tiles, tracks, tunnel switch, spinner and much more to experiment with gravity through twists, lopps, and much more. BUY NOW Oliver Bonas Reusable Velvet Patchwork
Fabric Advent Calendar Image credit: Oliver Bonas Oliver Bonas Advent, £55 Made from hand-cut plush velvet with golden embroidery and tassel corners, reuse the patchwork advent calendar year after year, fill with whatever you like to make counting down the days even more personal. BUY NOW The Cartwright & Butler Advent
Image credit: Cartwright & Butler Cartwright & Butler Advent Calendar , £210 ‘Tis the season to indulge and with Cartwright & Butler's advent you'll do just that! With 24 sliding drawers that contain a treat (including savoury biscuits, preserves and hot drink - just to name a few) this will be one advent evryone could enjoy this Christmas. BUY NOW Green House LED Advent Tree
Image credit: The Range The Range LED Advent Tree, £12.99 The countdown to Christmas will be made even more special with this stunning LED Advent Tree. Featuring a beautifully traditional festive tree design, a snowy house scene and glowing LED lights this would make a gorgeous decoration for years to come. BUY NOW Candy Kitten 24 Days of Gourmet Image credit: Candy Kittens Candy Kitten 24 Days of Gourmet, £12 The 24 Days of Gourmet calendar is packed with six of the most popular flavours from the vegan brand’s range, including Eton Mess, Sour Watermelon and Wild Strawberry, alongside the irresistibly sour new flavour, Shox. BUY NOW Love the Look Advent calendar Image credit: Love the Look Love the Look Advent calendar, £9.99 Start the countdown to Christmas in style. Behind the 24 windows of the Love the Look Advent Calendar 2023, you will be treated with a cute new hair or jewellery accessory BUY NOW Toy Mania Advent calendar Image credit: Toy Mania Toy Mania Advent calendar, £9.99 The sensory toy box is packed full of goodies to make counting down the days super fun! With 24 suprises inside your little one will have ample amounts of fun whilst learning. BUY NOW Mozart Marzipan Advent Calendar Image credit: souschef Mozart Marzipan Advent Calendar, £38.99 The Mozart chocolate & marzipan advent calendar is the only way for marzipan lovers to count down the days until Christmas. The large advent calendar is filled with an assortment of some of the finest German marzipan.There's also hidden delights like hazelnut praline and coffee cream truffles. Every Mozart marzipan advent calendar contains 24 full-size Reber marzipan treats. BUY NOW Spice Discover Advent Calendar Image credit: souschef Mozart Marzipan Advent Calendar, £38.99 Behind every door you will find a different spice sachet, alongside recipe ideas and tasting notes. It's the perfect calendar for those who love to try new flavours - so no wonder it sells out every year! Open a door each day of December for a new individual sachet of sweet and savoury spices. Each one comes complete with tasting notes and recipe ideas. BUY NOW

Whether you’re all about the beauty advent calendar, chocolate advent calendar or something for your four-legged friends, there’s something for everyone this Christmas.

Which will you choose?!