What do they bring from England? What to bring from the UK: souvenirs and gifts. A stylish addition to tea
From a tourism point of view, England, which is one of the parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, is considered the birthplace of the oldest European monarchies, which at the same time has a huge number of historical attractions, a variety of thematic excursions, hundreds of perfectly preserved medieval castles and truly unforgettable traditions.
Today, the capital of England and concurrently the entire British kingdom, the city of London is considered one of the world centers of modern fashion. This is due to the fact that this city sells clothes from almost all the world's fashion brands at a very affordable price.
When visiting England, you should remember that ordinary purchases in the form of clothing, household appliances or perfumes are best made in small towns, but souvenirs and gift items should be looked for directly in the capital, since in small towns such goods are practically not sold.
What gifts to bring from England to friends, relatives and acquaintances
World famous English tea
Tea drinking is without a doubt one of the most famous traditions present in English society from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day. It is worth noting that this tradition, during its existence, was turned by the British into a real ceremonial event. It is for this reason that real English tea will be an excellent gift for all those who are connoisseurs of this tasty, tart and tonic drink. It is also worth noting that for lovers of tea ceremonies and tea itself, England offers a huge variety of tea souvenirs, which are considered a real elite gift here.
In order to choose and buy such an interesting and original souvenir, you should visit one of the specialized tea shops, which, as a rule, offer customers more than 200 varieties of a wide variety of tea, as well as a lot of very beautiful tea accessories.
Traditional English jams
English traditional jam is one of the most important attributes of tea parties held in traditional english style. At the same time, such a product is a very tasty and healthy delicacy for the human body, which will appeal to any Russian sweet tooth. You can buy this product in almost any English store, where potential buyers are offered a huge assortment of jams. When choosing jam, you need to remember that not in all cases expensive jams are the highest quality and tasty, and therefore it is better to give preference to well-known brands, which are most often bought by the British themselves. 
Traditional English alcoholic drinks
One of the most famous traditional alcoholic drinks are English whiskeys, which even today are produced according to traditional old recipes and are highly valued by all lovers of quality strong alcoholic drinks. Without any doubt, a gift from England in the form of real English Whiskey will please any Russian alcohol connoisseur and will become a real highlight of his collection. It is worth noting that another traditional English alcoholic drink is ale, and the most popular varieties of this drink in England are bitter, barley and porter. When deciding to purchase ale as a gift, give your preference to specialized ale jugs, which may look like funny little people or animals.
What souvenirs from England to bring to friends and acquaintances
World famous London caps
One of the most original and stylish English souvenirs is considered to be a real London cap, which has the shape of Sherlock Holmes' headdress. It is worth noting that such a gift will especially appeal to representatives of the older generation. However, after the release of the famous series about a detective several years ago, almost all young people familiar with this work would be happy to receive such a cap as a present. In London, not far from the Baker Street metro station, there is a museum of this detective, as well as a specialized souvenir shop where you can buy such a cap. Also, visitors to this store can buy canes, pipes and even chess, the figures of which are based on characters from the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Souvenir for football fans
England is the birthplace of football, and when talking about what to bring from this country as a souvenir or gift, one cannot ignore gifts in the form of pennants, flags or uniforms of legendary English football clubs. Anyone can purchase such souvenirs in specialized sports stores, which operate in large numbers in almost every English town or directly at the stadiums where English football clubs perform.
Clothes and accessories
Clothes purchased in London boutiques will be an excellent souvenir for any Russian fashionista or fashionista. It is worth noting that most English boutiques offer consumers real limited-edition collectibles from leading world and European fashion designers, which, by the way, can be purchased at a very low cost.
Souvenir for a child
If you need to choose which souvenir from England to bring for your child, then in this case give your preference to traditional English toys, such as Paddington Bears, original collectible figurines of soldiers of the English and Scottish Guards, models of cars and buses produced by English companies, or a helmet like a real English policeman.
In general, in the English capital, tourists are offered a huge variety of souvenirs, from the now classic magnets with Big Ben and the Tower to miniature double-decker buses and classic English mailboxes.
As always, returning from a trip the suitcase is much heavier. A pile of souvenirs and gifts for loved ones takes pride of place in it. But are they always really useful and remind you of the place where such a long-awaited vacation was spent? Many shrug their shoulders. This means you need to prepare in advance a list of what you absolutely need to bring home from your trip, especially if it is planned to Foggy Albion. London is very diverse. In a huge number of stores you can find almost everything you ever wanted. But it’s worth stopping for a second and taking a deep breath, otherwise you can buy everything you have enough money for.
Shopping from London
For example, among the people waiting at home there are ardent fans of British football clubs. Yes, paraphernalia can be purchased at shopping centers at your place of residence, but there will never be such delight from a scarf with the Chelsea or Arsenal logo, which was bought in London! The choice here is simply amazing - from towels and pipes, to beautiful snow globes with logos or even figures of players inside. Such gifts will not gather dust in the closet, that's for sure.
If there are young wizards among the waiting children, they must never be forgotten. For them you can take the tube to Watford station. This is where the stunning Harry Potter Museum is located. No matter how old tourists are, they remain greatly impressed by visiting this place. It is in this museum that you can purchase a robe, headdress and other attributes of clothing for Hogwarts students. In addition, you can become the owner of a magic wand, a Nimbus 2000 broom, or one of the textbooks on charms.
Among the list, souvenirs from the museum of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes should also take their place. The hero's pipe or headdress will really appeal to fans of the detective story. In addition, there are many other souvenirs related to Sherlock. You can find thousands of such cute little things related to cartoons and television. The main thing is not to get carried away.
It's impossible not to mention traditional shopping in London. You can take the tradition of drinking tea at five o'clock in the afternoon home with you. It is enough to buy tea. Although Britain does not cultivate this plant, tea has been considered a traditional drink for centuries. It is worth mentioning that residents prefer black tea with bergamot or jasmine. Thus, every cup of this hot drink will bring you back to London for a few minutes.
You can also bring figurines, keychains and refrigerator magnets from London with images of landmarks - the Tower of London, Big Ben, which, by the way, although it was renamed the Elizabeth Tower, is still called the same in the old fashioned way. A brought bottle of real British scotch will also be a wonderful gift. Scotch whiskey will take pride of place in the home bar and can be drunk on a special occasion or presented as a gift to an important person. Among other things, English sweets and pastries are also famous. If you don’t bring them, it’s at least worth a try.
You can talk about England for a long time and a lot, but it’s better to go and find out better about this country.
Royal Doulton porcelain. It can be found in large stores like Debenhams or expensive London Harrods/Fortnum & Mason
Crystal- the famous "Bristol blue crystal" is produced in Bristol.
You can bring it from Scotland blankets and scarves and, of course, the famous kilts (men's skirts) for friends with a sense of humor
English tea- can be found in any supermarket. To buy exotic varieties, go to special WhittardChelsea tea shops. The packaging can be chosen with a souvenir theme, in the form of a red London bus, for example.
English cheddar- can be found in any supermarket. . Even the cheapest one is still delicious. Choose a hermetically sealed one - it will withstand a day without refrigeration. There are other varieties, Lancashire, GloucesterCheshire. These are also hard cheeses, and they are also good. Stilton is blue cheese. Although French cheeses are still better
Marmite- paste from a jar spread in a very thin layer on bread. Made from yeast. Something so islandy and salty. It can be stored even if opened for years and is eaten just as slowly - you only need a little bit of it.
Whiskey Irish or Scottish can be found in any supermarket (the British themselves prefer Jack Daniel whiskey).
Good and not very expensive clothes can be bought on sales in stores "Selfridge", "H&M", "TopShop" or "Primark".
Very comfortable tote bags at Harrods In souvenir shops you can find kitchen utensils towels with views of English cities.
Orange marmalade d in jars (analogous to jam)
Pimm's is a brand of alcoholic beverages produced by Diageo.
Traditional English cruchon. Typically used in cocktails with lemonade and other fruits (oranges, lemons, cucumbers or mint) in a proportion of 1/3 to 1/5 with ice.
- chocolate with mint filling after eigh t (after eating), available in any store, has a specific taste, but I already like it
- holders for used tea bags, are traditionally placed on the table during tea drinking, since tea is most often in bags, and the used ones need to be put somewhere, so special small saucers are served, sometimes different shapes, you can buy it at home. stores
Pimm's traditional summer drink. This vermouth which is diluted with sweet soda, a piece of strawberry, a cucumber ring, mint and ice are placed there. In summer they drink it by the pitcher
- heating pads, or rather their cases of various shapes, from different materials, since the British traditionally sleep with them - in pharmacies - I bring them to children police helmets, an easily recognizable and inexpensive gift, can be bought at any souvenir shop
- different kinds beer and ale, there are unique varieties from local producers - for men bright socks and ties. Socks are often worn on each finger (like gloves)
-tourist red double decker bus(in miniature of course)
Royal Guards statuettes- they can be purchased at any souvenir shop in London and Windsor.
A very good and inexpensive gift, as well as a variety of refrigerator magnets.
Scottish wool pullovers Scottish check fabric glasses cases Scottish butter biscuits(butter shortbreads)
Red telephone booth(in miniature, of course)
English biscuits(english biscuits - McVitie's Digestives)
1.Harrods or Selfridge are famous for being the most expensive stores in London where couture items are sold. And their discount prices are a fraction of the average tourist’s budget. But both stores have a Food Hall - halls where food products are sold at affordable prices. To compare these 2 stores with Primark - the cheapest store in London with shapeless things is nonsense.
2. H&M- available not only at discounts with things of good cut, assortment, for almost any age.
3. TopShop- purely youth and not the cheapest clothes even at discounts.
4. I love Debenhams.
5. I really like it small chocolates with different themes, most often on the theme of historical royalty. And there are 2 shops in the Buckingham Palace area with souvenirs from the royal family. I prefer to buy all gifts only in antique shops and I take all my friends to Antiques. England has amazing antique shops. They are called Antiques here and are especially good in small towns such as Oxford, Windsor, Henley, etc.
Charity shops- these are stores where people give away things they don’t need. These things are then sold there for next to nothing. For me it's a treasure hunt. Sometimes you can buy amazing things for pennies there. I love them. They are practically everywhere. They have different names, somewhere Hart Research Foundation or Cuncer research, or the most common in our area Oxfam. But you have to know how to dig there. The main thing is books, if in stores they cost from 7 to 100 pounds, then in Charity they are all for 50 kopecks and there you can find amazing books on art. The main thing is not to be lazy.
(those who followed saw a hundred posts about my plans for every day), and today I would like to answer such a wonderful question: “What to bring from London?”
As you probably understand, there are simply an unreal number of souvenir shops and shops near popular attractions. There are thousands of standard magnets, mugs, key chains, T-shirts and other things with the symbols of London.
The assortment and quality are approximately the same everywhere, so the place of purchase and, accordingly, the price are important here. Most interesting offers for the price you can find it on Oxford street (Oxford Circus tube station) towards Tottenham Courte Road. The closer to Tottenham, the cheaper.
Moreover, the 75% sale signs will help you understand that you are moving in the right direction. And as I understand it, this sale lasts all year (especially for tourists, of course).
The difference in prices is significant: a magnet near the attraction is £2.5 (about 250 rubles) and exactly the same on Oxford Street is already £0.75-1. So consider it. I actually needed almost 20 magnets. I spent about 2000 rubles instead of 5000 rubles.
In addition to magnets, you should definitely try and buy English tea as a gift.
Souvenir tea in a beautiful box in the shape of Big Ben and a red bus from £4 and up depending on the impudence of the seller =) I actually bought a completely different tea for myself and my family, Twinings English Breakfast. The price is relatively inexpensive, £3-4 for 50 bags, and the taste is rich and very English =)
The more expensive tea brands Fortnum and Mason and Whittard of Chelsea are wildly praised. They can be found in stores with the same names. At Whittard of Chelsea I was tempted by a hot chocolate with marshmallows and it came out to £10.50.
What should a fan bring from London? I think it will be fun to purchase the official football team scarves and other paraphernalia that are everywhere in gift shops.
You can keep the Oxford sweatshirt as a souvenir. For example, my hands reached out to them when it was raining. But I still haven’t figured out where and what I’ll wear it with.
For shopping, choose Oxford Street, on the right and left side from Oxford Circus there are huge 2, 3 and 5 storey stores. You can spend the whole day there. Shopping trips were pointless for me. Despite the July sale, I didn’t buy anything, because the quality of the clothes is the same as ours, and the price, taking into account the cost of the pound, is 2 times more expensive.
There is also a cool vintage fair market near the Covent Garden metro station. You can also meet street actors and musicians there. So it's worth a visit if you're interested.
As a gift for myself, I bought one that I wanted with pens and markers. Let's see how much I enjoy relaxing this way.
Published: March 20, 2013 at 09:42According to tradition, it is customary to bring souvenirs from each trip. For yourself as a keepsake, as a gift to friends or relatives.
Which souvenirs bring from? What souvenirs are most strongly associated with England?
An excellent addition to English tea would be, for example, Victorian style tea set or just a beautiful tea pair. In central London there are many shops and boutiques where you can choose such dishes to suit your taste.
Another addition to tea and an excellent souvenir from England will be traditional British cookies - shortbread. These cookies are usually made in, but Londoners love them very much, and they are sold in literally every supermarket. The most delicious one is called Walker's Shortbread. Bring a pack or two of these cookies as a souvenir from England and please your loved ones.
Of course, as a souvenir from London you can also bring the usual, familiar refrigerator magnets, various labels and stickers. There are a great variety of them in souvenir shops, priced from two pounds apiece and more. There are also some very interesting specimens.
If you need some special, exclusive magnet, then go to the market in Covent Garden or at . There you can pick up something rare and worthwhile.
Popular souvenirs from England are also figures of an English double-decker bus, Big Ben, the Tower or the British Parliament building, postcards, mugs and T-shirts with images of Sherlock Holmes, the queen or a couple.
There are a lot of souvenirs in London. Search and you will find your original, unlike anything else. At the Kew Gardens botanical garden, for example, you can purchase seedlings or seeds of rare English flowers and plants.
On the market Portobello Road find some truly ancient relic from “grandmother’s chest.”
At the market you can buy a Pakistani scarf, a set of Indian spices or a real cigar from Cuba. You can buy traditional English postage stamps at any branch of the British Postal Service. In the company store of some football club from London (Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham) you can find paraphernalia of a real fan...
