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17 best cool bags for your summer picnic! From Lakeland to John Lewis, Amazon and more

Keep your drinks chilled in style with a picnic cool bag...

best cool bags for summer 2022
Karen Silas
Senior Lifestyle Editor
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With heatwaves becoming the norm, we’re all making sure we keep cool - and that means keeping our drinks (and snacks!) cool, too.

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To round off the season, we’ve found the 16 best cool bags for a picnic, day out at the beach or camping, all from your favourite shops like Lakeland, John Lewis, Amazon and more.

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But with the stylish cool bags around right now, the days of toting around clunky (and, dare we say, uncool) looking coolers are thankfully over.

From stylish prints to trendy wicker, and whether just for drinks or keeping a full picnic chilled, you’ll love the cool bags in our 'best of' edit. We've even tracked down the super cool vintage look cool bag loved by Alison Hammond.

Best cool bags for a picnic, day out at the beach or camping 

best cool bags lakeland

Thermoflex Cool Bag 20 Litre, £39.99, Lakeland

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best cool bag john lewis

 Floral Picnic Cooler Bag, 20L, Pink/Multi, £25, John Lewis

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best cool bags amazon

Lifewit Cooler Bag, 20L, £19.99, Amazon

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alison hammond polarbox cool bag retro vintage

Polarbox Retro-Vintage Cooler, was £27 now £18.50, Wilko

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best cool bag wayfair

Beau & Elliot Brokenhearted Luxury Picnic Tote Bag, was £20.99 now £17.99, Wayfair

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cath kidston cool bag

Pomegranate Cool Bag, was £45 now £22.50, Cath Kidston

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best cool bags forntum

Fortnum's Cooler Tote Bag, Eau de Nil, £35, Fortnum & Mason

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best cool bag robert dyas

Three Rivers 20L Insulated Family Cool Bag, £24.99, Robert Dyas

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best cooler bag wowcher

 Insulated cool bag, 30L, was £19.99 now £12.99, Wowcher

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best cool bag redoute

Majari Printed Small Cool Bag, £18, La Redoute

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Best bottle and wine cool bags 2022

made coolbox

Fieldbar cool box in orange, £159, MADE.COM

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Keeping ice for up to 50 hours, it's tall enough to store champagne bottles if you're feeling fancy. Plus, leather handles make for comfortable carrying.

best cool bag wine oliver bonas

Two Bottle Insulated Wicker Picnic Basket, £45, Oliver Bonas

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best insulated wine cool bag amazon

Vivo Wine Bottle Cooler was £9 each now £7.99, Amazon

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best cool bag with wine dispenser

Primeware Drink Purse, £75.78, Amazon

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best cool bags individual wine insulated amazon

MTS Insulated Bottle Cool Bag, £6.99 each, Amazon

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john lewis cool bag

Tote picnic cooler bag, £18, John Lewis 

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ocado cool bag

Polar Gear bee cool bag, £12.74, Ocado 

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