The Different Kind is an online and bricks-and-mortar shop in Cirencester that only stocks goods that do good, from the very best ethical and socially-minded producers. Different Kind has brilliant products from people with stories the world needs to hear.

Top of our list is their Winter Warmers Hamper (£65) which includes Gingerbread (UpUp), Single Rahul Candle (Dalit), Cheese & Walnut Biscuits (Step & Stone),  Chocolate Honeycomb (Different Made) and a Winter Warmer Cordial (Fruits of the Forage) sent in a Different Kind Tote Bag.

Social Supermarket is a great resource when shopping for goods from social enterprises and purpose-led brands. They bring together businesses that are a force for good all under one virtual roof, so you can make a real difference every time you shop.

The Wild Chutney Gift Pack from Fruits of the Forage, a perfect pairing for our Festive Gammon, is made using foraged Cheshire fruit and wild plants. Their impactful, mindful ethos saved 9.2 tonnes of food waste and led to planting 200 native fruit trees and donating 500kg of preserves to Fareshare in 2023.

The Wonderbag Gift Guide 2025 is a collection of some of our favourite 'presents with purpose' - gifts that give back and are sure to be remembered by everyone on your list. Why have we put this together? Because ‘giving back’ is central to our approach as a business.  As a social enterprise, we have always put people before profit, and we try our best to help the families and communities that need help the most, be that a rural village in Suffolk or in South Africa.

The Migration Museum, one of our favourite museums in the UK, explores how centuries of movement to and from the UK have shaped the nation. After a decade of planning, the museum is scheduled to open its new permanent home in the City of London in 2028.

You can support this vital project by purchasing an Exclusive Gift Set from their Migrant Makers Market. We will be gifting the Zaytoun Gift Set for £45, which includes one of our favourite books of the year, Boustany by Sami Tamimi.

We are huge fans of cooking with pulses, which are excellent for both human health and the environment, making them an ideal planet-friendly choice, especially when using a Wonderbag. 

We were thrilled to see the collaborative Pulse Book Bundle (£39.99) featuring Jenny Chandler's classic pulse cookbook, Hodmedods' superb British-grown pulses (chickpeas, lentils, beans, and peas), and a £5 voucher.

Food writer Jenny Chandler has been a huge supporter of Wonderbag this year, encouraging the use of the Wonderbag for preparing and cooking pulses on social media, for which we are very grateful. Fellow Wonderbag supporters, Hodmedods, are building a better UK food system through good farming and fair trading. Buying a gift from Hodmedods supports the soil, climate, and agricultural communities across the UK.