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Unforgettable Gifts Over £100

Some occasions ask for more than a card and a fiver folded inside. Big birthdays, proper anniversaries, the once-in-a-decade kind of thank you — these deserve something with a bit more weight behind it, or at least something that won't get regifted. This collection leans toward the biggest, most memorable end of the site: overnight stays, private tours, and the sort of dinner people are still describing badly a year later because they can't quite do it justice. Loads of choice.

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What are the best luxury experience gifts for a big occasion?

PRIVATE: Hammer, Slide and Wham with a musical legend is a two-hour private blues guitar lesson with John Ellis, former guitarist with The Stranglers — genuinely one of the better “so, what did you do this weekend?” answers available, from £199. Camping In Comfort - 2 Nights is a private luxury tipi in Kent, genuinely secluded and genuinely quiet — no small feat these days, from £349.

Is there a good luxury gift for a couple's overnight escape?

Luxury Under the Stars with Breakfast, Wine Tasting and Tour is a vineyard overnight at Oastbrook in East Sussex, with a full wine tasting and breakfast the next morning — think festival, minus the mud and the queue for the loo, from £260. Home Farm Glamping puts you in beautifully furnished bell tents just 30 minutes from King's Cross, for anyone who wants the countryside without the countryside commute, from £140.

What's a luxury gift for someone who loves a proper night out?

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is a full three-course meal with the cast improvising in character around you throughout — the food is almost beside the point once Basil starts causing chaos, from £169. Come to the Cabaret is a full evening of live cabaret and comedy at The Phoenix, from £110.

Are there luxury gifts for someone who'd rather do something than watch something?

Wim Hof Method Experience is a four-hour breathwork and ice bath session with a certified instructor — sounds terrifying, apparently isn't, from £139. Charcuterie Curing Experience near Bray teaches proper salami and chorizo curing before a lunch of what you've made, which is either very satisfying or slightly alarming depending how the curing went, from £139.

What if I want to go even bigger?

Happy Campers is a full week exploring Norfolk in a retro campervan — the one you save for an anniversary, not a random Tuesday, from £495. BETHNAL AND BEC - Time Out From the Everyday is a countryside retreat with hot tubs and a no-Sunday-checkout policy, for people who've decided Sunday dread isn't compulsory, from £275.