Christmas Gift Guide 2024

Dreaming of a Green Christmas  

Discover our range of bags made from recycled Royal Mail trolley sleeves, exclusively sold by The Postal Museum.  

We’ve partnered with eco fashion brand Flotsam Flo to create a range of bags made from recycled Royal Mail trolley sleeves. These bags are handmade in Cornwall by the small supplier. Due to the nature of the material, every bag is different from the last which makes them the perfect gift for those who appreciate unique and beautiful fashion.  

Flotsam Flo transforms waste materials that cannot easily be recycled into unique handmade accessories. These include materials such as life jackets, banners, thinner wetsuits, hot tub lids and inflatables. Without repurposing, these materials would often end up in incineration or, in some areas, landfill. To learn more about our collaboration with Flotsam Flo, keep an eye out for our Meet The Maker blog due mid-November.  

The bags are available for preorder from 1st November and will be dispatched and available for instore purchase from 20th November. There are a limited supply available before Christmas but you can sign up for updates to keep informed of when they’re back instock. 

Range starting from £30.00. 

Deck the Halls  

From postboxes to cats, treat yourself or a loved one to our selection of themed decorations.  

If decorating the tree is what gets you feeling festive, you’ll love our selection or beautiful and unique decorations that will add a pop of colour and sparkle to your home. We love the detail on this velvet postbox with stitched wreath, sequined base, and jingle bell attached. We not get the set? There is also a telephone box and bus available! 

Posting Christmas Wishes 

Save on our Christmas cards 10 pack – only £8.00

This exclusive pack contains ten cards with envelopes with two unique designs from our collection: a poster advertising Christmas air mail services; featuring a flying Father Christmas with wings made out of Air Mail stickers and card design from 1960s. The novel designs are perfect for anyone who appreciates a vintage print and will feature as pride of place in their home. 

We love these cards because of their exceptionally high quality, printed on FSC card and printed and packed in the UK. The greeting inside the card reads: Merry Christmas. 

For more cards, including designs by Type and Story, Afrotouch, and Sakina Saidi, see our Holiday Cards collection.  

The Ultimate Stocking Filler 

Top Trumps: Legendary Locomotives for only £8.00  

Looking for a stocking filler that the whole family can enjoy this Christmas? For just £8.00, this Top Trumps card game is a must-have! The theme is Legendary Locomotives and even features the Greenbat Mail Train. It’s bursting with amazing facts from the world of trains that will entertain children and adults. Plus, if you buy it online, we’ll throw in a limited edition extension card which showcase our Mail Rail ride. It can be played as part of the main deck and is exclusive to The Postal Museum. 

Have a look at our stocking fillers for more festive inspiration. 

Rather gift an experience?

On our popular Tunnel Walks, you can explore the 100-year-old Mail Rail tunnels on foot and discover one of London’s best-kept secrets.

On these walking tours, expert guides tell the surprising stories about the staff who built, operated and maintained the underground railway over the course of 100 years – from its construction in the early 1900s, through the heyday in the middle of the century, to the eventual closure in 2003.