Originally posted in 2018, but updated each year. Last updated for 2021. I have been looking at the huge range of Premium advent calendars that have been released this year and there are some brilliant ones! There is something for everyone although they can be rather pricey so not so good for those on a tight budget. Here are 65 of the best which I have found this year! This post contains affiliate links. For more information about what this means, please click here. All prices were correct at the time of publishing.
For Kids
5 Surprise Mini brands are available from The Entertainer where they also have a series 2 calendar if you had one of these last year. They are priced at £29.99. Inside there are 24 toy mini brands and five are limited edition.
This Disney storybook advent is great for little readers. It is available from Amazon and is priced at £9.99. Contains 24 colourful books that are aimed at a reading age of 4-6 years.
This Playmobil advent calendar contains figures and accessories to make a beautiful Christmas scene. It is available from The Entertainer and is priced at £20.
This Harry Potter Lego advent calendar comes with figures and accessories that you collect as you count down the days to Christmas! It has been updated for 2021. It is available from Studio and is priced at 24.99
This Northpole advent train lets you collect elves, train carts, and accessories for your own Christmas train. It is available from The Range and is priced at £27.99
Studio also has this Roblox calendar that contains 6 mini-figures, accessories for the characters, and two codes to redeem two virtual items on the game. It is priced at £19.99
This fidget advent calendar from Etsy is great sensory fun for Christmas! Keeps kids’ hands busy! This one is priced at £25.60 + postage
This fantastic slime advent comes from Amazon and is priced at 17.95. A pot of slime behind each door! So much fun in the lead up to Christmas!
Amazon has a lovely Lego friend’s 2021 advent calendar priced at 
This is the perfect advent calendar for Hatchimal fans. It is available from Amazon for £24.99 and contains lots of accessories to have lots of Christmas fun.
Dinosaur fans will love this dinosaur-themed advent calendar 
This advent calendar is aimed at girls who like glitter and hair accessories aged 6-12 years. Priced at £22.99 from Amazon it includes a variety of gifts that incudes glitter tattoos, hair clips, and bracelets.
Another Amazon find is this Polly pocket advent calendar. It is priced at £19.99 and each day you get a little Christmas-themed surprise to play with.
Perfect for the car-obsessed child, each day on this countdown to Christmas reveals a different vehicle to play with. This is available from Amazon and is priced at £16.99
This is such a great twist on an advent calendar. Each day you get a science experiment to do so great educational fun. It is available from Amazon and is priced at £29.90
For those who like a drink!
Perfect for those who like a glass of wine, this wine advent calendar from Studio offers a mini bottle a day on the countdown to Christmas! It is priced at £69.99 and comes with 24 187ml bottles.
This 24 days of Gin-mas has everything you need for a very merry Christmas! You just need to add the gin. The calendar is from Wilko and costs £10. Inside you will find fruit flavoured mixers, shimmers, and edible pearls.
24 chocolates counting down to Xmas and then a mini bottle of pink gin to celebrate the day! This advent calendar is available at Amazon and priced at £13.99
Prefer beer to wine or gin, or know someone who does? Well, this beer advent calendar would be a perfect choice. It is another from Studio and is priced at £65.
Craft gin club and Phillip Schofield have teamed up to bring a luxury premium advent calendar for £99.95
This 12-day advent calendar contains 12 5cl bottles of Baileys in three flavours. 
For Candle lovers!
This lovely soy wax melt advent calendar is a real treat for those who love their wax burners. It contains 24 wax melts. It is from Etsy and is priced at £17.08.
This cute woodland animal winter scene is a candle advent calendar from Wilko. It is priced at £8 and contains 23 tealights and one candle in three fragrances.
This Airwick candle advent calendar is available from Amazon. It is priced at £9.49 and contains 24 tealight candles in three fragrances.
This Yankee Candle calendar has 24 tealight candles inside and a tealight holder. It is from Boots and is priced at £24.99
Studio has this lovely Yankee candle advent calendar that has votives as well as tea lights. It is priced at £32.99 and contains 12 votives and 12 tea lights.
This Swizzles advent calendar is full of scented tea light candles with scents matching Swizzles sweets! It is available from Amazon and is priced at £19.99.
For Beauty Lovers
The body shop has four different calendars this year ranging in price from £55 – £320. This is the share the love calendar that is priced at £80.
This advent calendar will leave you looking and feeling great! It contains 24 clay-based facemasks so when Christmas day gets here you will be relaxed and have beautiful skin! It is available from Boots and is priced at £12.99
This nail care advent calendar contains 18 nail varnishes plus extra accessories. It is available from Studio and costs £12.99.
For the Harry Potter fans who like to pamper themselves. Boots have this fantastic advent calendar priced at £40 which contains an assortment of bath and body products.
This Friends TV show advent calendar is from Amazon. It is a 12-day calendar that costs £19.99 and contains bath and body products.
This 12-day advent calendar contains 12 Benefit mini products and is priced at £58.50 from Boots.
This Bomb cosmetics advent calendar is available from Amazon. It is priced at £12.85 and contains 24 min bath bombs and soaps.
Boots have this Beauty Crush advent that contains lots of lovely bath products. It is priced at £20.
If you love a bath bomb, how about a calendar full of them? This bath bomb advent contains 14 bath bombs and is available from Etsy and priced at £34.19
This Amelia Knight nail advent is packed full of 23 colours and a topcoat. Available from Boots, it is priced at £15
This advent calendar contains 24 mini perfumes for a different fragrance each day on the run-up to Christmas. 
This Soap and Glory advent calendar is packed with 24 fantastic Soap and Glory products. It is available from Boots, priced at £42.
For men
This Man’ stuff calendar from Studio contains everything he could possibly need for a good pamper. It is priced at £19.99
Boots have a real treat for Lynx fans! It contains 6 full-size products, 7 minis, and 11 other gifts for men. It is priced at £40.
This is another from Studio. This one contains 12 days of grooming essentials for £32.99
This ultimate advent calendar for men is from Amazon and contains 24 treats for men from brands such as Lynx, Dove, Sure, and VO5. It is priced at £
This calendar from Etsy contains 24 different beard oils so you will have the best smelling and conditioned beard well into the new year! It is priced at £32 + postage.
For Couples to share!
This movie marathon advent calendar gives you a Christmas movie idea each day and a little trivia for each film. It can also be personalised with the couple’s name. It is available from Etsy and is priced at £12.95
This Lovehoney adult couples calendar is from Boots and is priced at £100. Inside you will find a selection of toys, gifts, games, and bondage items for you both to play with.
This is a tin of cards that contain a Christmas-related activity for couples to complete each day. It can be personalised and you will be able to make some lovely Christmas memories together. It is from Etsy and is priced at £15.
For stationery lovers
Amazon has this Minecraft-themed advent calendar for £23.99 that is full of Minecraft stationery.
Paperchase has a lovely advent calendar for £40. It is packed with stationery to keep you organised.
This is the kid’s advent calendar from Paperchase for this year. It is packed with stationary and is priced at £28.
This Kawaii-themed stationery advent calendar looks amazing. It is from Etsy and is priced at £55
This Scribblebox Stationery Advent Calendar contains a mix of washi tape, stickers, and paperclips so a planner’s dream! It is available from Etsy and is priced at £39.50 + postage
This Friends TV show stationery calendar looks fab. It is available from Amazon and is priced at £14.99
The best of the rest!
This 12 day Disney calendar contains 12 pairs of adult Disney socks! It is available from Boots and is priced at £30.
A real high sugar treat! This candyfloss advent calendar is from Etsy and is priced at £34.99. Each day you get a different flavoured treat.
This advent calendar is full of organic teas to take your tastebuds on a magical journey this December! Available from Boots and priced at £10
This tumble stone advent calendar is great for anyone interested in crystal healing. It contains 24 different tumble stones. It is available from Etsy and is priced at £19.50 which is great value.
An advent calendar with cheese! This calendar from Amazon is priced at £14.99 and each door offers a portion of cheese!
This Friends TV show advent calendar from Studio has 12 pairs of Friends-themed socks. It is priced at 29.99
Wilko has this hot sauce-themed advent calendar that contains 24 packets of hot sauce in eight flavours. It is priced at £10.
We must not forget the pets in the house! This advent calendar for dogs is available at QD Stores and is priced at £5.99
This oh so cute teddy bear contains a selection of Lindt chocolates. It is available from Wilko and is priced at £15
Another 12-day sock advent calendar, this one themed to Harry Potter. This is from Studio and is priced at £29.99
This yummy advent calendar is another one for the dogs. They also have ones for cats too. It is from Wilko and costs £5
This looks amazing! Every day you get to solve a mystery! Great for murder mystery fans. It is from Amazon and is priced at £11.
So there you go! There really is something for everyone, ranging from £5 – £100! There are so many advent calendars, it is hard to choose a favourite but I guess if I had to choose it would be the last one listed as I am a huge Agatha Christie fan and I love trying to solve mysteries!
Which is your favourite?
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