Gifts

Lost for ideas? Searching for something amazing for your loved ones or for a last minute gift to a friend abroad? Here at Stanfords you can easily solve those present dilemmas. From the quirky to practical, and from the extra special and impressive to the little gift, we have wonderful ideas for anyone of any age. And for those finishing touches, there are the world balloons.

• Our top 10 gifts under £10.

Extremely popular with kids of all ages, the Hugg-a-Planet makes a great cuddly toy that helps children learn about the world too, with over 600 place names printed all over the colourful map of the world.

Build up a huggable solar system with the Hugg-a-Mars and Hugg-a-Moon also available.

Hugg-a-Planet
£24.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

As seen in 'Friends', refresh your geographical knowledge while you wash with the quirky world map shower curtain. In easy-care vinyl, it features seven-colour political mapping of the world against clear ocean areas. Ready to hang and fits all shower rails.

Shower Curtain - Clear Political World Map
£24.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Inspired by the aesthetics of maps, stamps, old luggage labels, postal marks and all the ephemera associated with travel and adventure, Wild and Wolf’s Travel Hip Flask is perfect for long walks, bicycle rides and train trips. The flask is made from stainless steel and features a captive top and leather effect finish.

Map Hip Flask
£19.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Brighten up your home or office with this world map wallpaper. Often seen in interior design magazines and on film sets, the wallpaper design is based on one of Stanfords' bestselling and most impressive world maps, the Defence Mapping Agency Physical map of the World.

World Map Wallpaper (8-sheet pack)
£124.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

The Mat of the World is a learning carpet for children with a vibrant, decorative map of the world. Very brightly coloured, the countries of the world are illustrated with images of animals, famous buildings and cultural objects. Continents, important large land masses and oceans are printed across this hard-wearing rug.

Mat of the World
£49.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

The Globe Puzzle Ball is a 22cm (9”) diameter 3D jigsaw of the world made from 540 perfectly crafted plastic pieces that easily fit together to form a smooth, solid ball without requiring any glue. Ravensburger's innovative jigsaw puzzle comes with assembly instructions and a display stand on which the globe can be rotated.

Globe Puzzle Ball 540
£29.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

The Global Warming Mug is a novelty mug par-excellence, as it has an ethical message for you every time you enjoy a hot drink: as the mug warms up, the coastlines of the world begin to disappear!

Global Warming Mug
£9.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

These delicious little chocolate balls take the phrase “it’s a small world” quite literally. Each of these milk chocolate balls come foil-wrapped with a map of the world printed on each. The 12 individually wrapped delights come in a clear plastic tube, or 30 in a box, both perfect for a small gift or a guilty pleasure.

It's A Small World (tube) - Foil Wrapped Milk Chocolates
£2.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

An original way to display notices or to plan world trips, this magnetic wall map of the world comes with magnetic dots to mark places of interest and stronger magnetic pins to hold notices. It also has a write-on/ wipe-off surface and is available in various striking colour combinations.

Future Mapping Company Magnetic Political Maps of the World

Stanfords are one of the few retailers in the country selling this extraordinary collector's atlas, making a unique gift or collector's item. Only 3,000 copies are being printed of the world’s largest atlas – Earth– which stands at over half a metre (2ft) tall and, with its case, weighs 30kg (66lb).

Earth
£3,700.00 Special order: usually dispatched within 7 days