Who doesn’t love the country during a glorious British winter? From the Boxing Day meet, to the family shoot, festive food, drink, history and country life. The Field is the best place for a country Christmas. And a subscription to The Field is the perfect present.

Every year The Field delivers two dollops of festive tradition, the December bumper issue, and the January issue. They are packed with everything you need for a thoroughly British celebration, from traditional fieldsports to traditional food, traditional country pastimes and beautiful images from the best photographers. History, tradition, fieldsports, field life…The Field at Christmas has a place in every country house.In fact The Field, established in 1853, just as Charles Dickens’ was inventing Christmas as we know it, is as much a part of British country traditions as trees, carol singers, hot punch, hunting, shooting and merriment.

We wish you a Merry, Field Christmas.

gift guide for sporting man

The Christmas shopping panic can cease. Ditch the stress this festive season with our pick of sporting presents for the sporting man. The Field’s Christmas Gift Guide For The Sporting Man RUDHAM NEHRU GILET FARLOWS A versatile addition to any wardrobe, in the field or in town. ♦ Price £400…

Christmas Gift Guide 2025 The Field

Under £30   Pleasant Pheasants tea towel GWCT, £7.50 All set to hit the drying-up with this 100% cotton design. Wooden door sign Little Hero, £10 Hand-painted for added ‘distress’ to keep siblings at bay. Horse and hounds place mat Sophie April Mann, £14 These smart heat-resistant and corked-backed mats…

Daylesford advent calendar

In the last decade or so the prettily illustrated Advent calendar most remember from childhood – many with a Nativity scene or perhaps featuring snowy reindeer – has had an upgrade. First came chocolate treats for children and now there are hundreds of calendars filled with riches of all description…

Homemade Christmas Pimm's is cheeringly easy to concoct.

Raid the drinks cabinet and combine your haul to make delicious homemade Christmas Pimm’s. An essential for some proper festive spirit. By making your own you can change the ingredients to suit your taste. Use our recipe as a base for experimenting. Make your own festive spirit.   Homemade Christmas…

Chrisatmas table

Here’s our round-up of what we think are the best Christmas puddings around.  However, if you want to offer an alternative to Christmas pudding, take a look at our five recipes here, from Christmas brownies to a chocolate and hazelnut mousse. The best Christmas puddings   COLE’S BRANDY, PORT AND…

Best Christmas canape recipes. tilton and walnut sables with stilton mousse and cranberry

The best Christmas canapé recipes are those that don’t require complicated preparation, equipment you can’t spell, let alone source, or artistic abilities beyond your ken. Leave that to the professionals. What every great Christmas drinks party needs is a host who takes heed of our best Christmas canapé recipes.  (You…

Best alternatives to Christmas pudding

Follow The Field’s recipes for the best alternatives to Christmas pudding. With boozy brownies, a fruitcake from the WI and biscotti for the smalls, there will be a Christmas pud for everyone. Even if it isn’t an offering that can be set alight. If you’re looking for ideas for Christmas…