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.

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…

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…

The Field's Christmas gift guide for children

If you’re short on ideas on what to buy the young guns this year, worry not. The Field‘s Christmas gift guide for children is here to help with everything from winter jackets to silver snaffle bangles. For more Christmas inspiration, be sure to take a look at our other invaluable…

Christmas cards chosen by The Field

Festive missives are best sent on cards with proper credentials, even better, and in support of a cracking countryside cause. Take your pick from The Field’s round-up of the best country Christmas cards. You might also be interested to take a peak at  luxury advent calendars, and anyone in need…

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…

Three gingham stockings hanging by the fire

Sometimes the most appreciated, useful or just plain fun gifts are not the most expensive. If you’re looking for inspiration, The Field‘s guide to the best Christmas presents under £50 is here. You might also find our Christmas gift guide for women, Christmas gift guide for men, Christmas gift guide…