21 best luxury chocolate advent calendars for a delicious countdown to Christmas

Ferrero Rocher's Collection advent calendar really is a gourmet option for serious chocolate fans – it features 25 of Ferrero Collection pralines, including Rocher, Raffaello and Rondnoir.

Fortnum's wooden house advent calendar is stocked with a number of festive treats, including milk chocolate coins, foiled milk chocolate Santa's and snowmen, foiled milk chocolate balls, and natural fruit pectin jellies.

The Cartwright and Butler Cake Shop advent calendar is filled with delicious dark, milk and white Belgian chocolate truffles that will bring a touch of luxury to your Christmas countdown. 

Lindt chocolatiers have 165 years in the trade so you can be sure this chocolate advent calendar is going to be delicious. There are 24 Lindt chocolate treatsincluding their gold-wrapped teddies and reindeer as well as Mini Truffles and Swiss Milk Napolitains. And new for this year, scan the box for augmented reality adventures with the Lindt Teddy!

There’s a delicious Cadbury hero behind every window in this chocolate advent calendar. There’s nothing quite like the unknown if it's going to be a fudge, wispa or crunchie behind every box. Plus, you can download the app for interactive fun while you countdown to Christmas!

The Belgian chocolatiers Godiva have served up a variety of milk chocolate almond bites, dark chocolate carrés and a selection of milk, dark and white sujets, including a milk chocolate hazelnut praline and a chocolate ganache.

The chocolate advent calendar for those who want a classic treat to enjoy as they countdown to Christmas. Filled with creamy Cadbury Dairy Milk filled with walnut, dairy milk and caramel.

The Galaxy advent calendar is filled with 24 smooth moulded milk chocolates, with a special surprise on Christmas Eve.

This one is perfect for kids - you get 12 kinder chocolate minis and 12 Kinder mini chocolate minis with cereals. Simple, but bound to keep them happy.

If you ask us, chocolate and cookies are the ultimate combo - so this Hershey's calendar is definitely going in our basket. Behind each door, you'll find a creamy chocolate piece with that extra cookie crunch, plus a little extra something to look forward to on Christmas Eve. Yum!

Kinder Bueno's advent calendar comes with 23 mini chocolate bites with Bueno's signature chocolate-covered wafer and smooth hazelnut filling in classic and white flavours. If that wasn't enough, you'll unwrap a full-size Kinder Bueno on Christmas Eve for an extra special treat.

Tony's is known for being experimental with its flavours, and with a variety of minis to try in this advent calendar, chocolate lovers won't be disappointed. The individually wrapped chocolates include the classics, along with milk salted caramel, dark milk pretzel toffee, milk honey almond nougat and more.

If dark chocolate is the only one for you, then it has to be the Fairtrade dark chocolate advent calendar from Divine. Each December morning means a new window to open, with a piece of delicious dark chocolate - and an interesting world fact - behind every one. The chocolate treat is the same every day, but you can be satisfied by the fact that the Ghana-based company uses only fairtrade ingredients and Ghanaian cocoa beans – some of the most sought-after in the world.

Harrods' advent calendar chocolates are just as aesthetically pleasing as the festive packaging, filled with a selection of luxurious truffles including salted caramel, cherry coulis and pecan maple caramel flavours.

The Charbonnel et Walker chocolate truffle advent calendar is a real treat! Behind each of the 25 doors is a milk chocolate truffle or chocolate, with beautiful designs and even more delicious flavours.

Hotel Chocolat's caramel advent calendar is filled with the brand's signature creamy caramels in solid chocolate designs., including reindeer snowman, penguin and more festive forms.

Baileys' chocolate advent calendar is filled with 24 delicious chocolate squares, complete with a 50cl bottle of the Irish cream liqueur to enjoy. Serve it over ice, in a hot chocolate or serve it alongside one of the chocolate pieces. Is there anything more festive? 

The ultimate chocolate advent calendar for fans of the famous irresistible chocolate brand. This advent features 24 milk chocolate mini truffles behind each window, which is most certainly something to look forward to waking up to every morning! 

Want to take your chocolate advent calendar game to the next level? Martin's Chocolatier has flavours which include Williams Pear, Cherry, St James Rum and Label 5 Whisky. These are unrivalled in taste and perfect those that love a rich chocolate taste.

If you're a peanut butter fan, you're going to love this Reese's chocolate calendar. It's filled with 24 mini peanut butter cups in original, white and dark chocolate flavours.

Unwrap a rich and creamy chocolate truffle each day with the Love Cocoa advent calendar. The 24 individually packaged chocolates come in a variety of flavours, with a special surprise included.