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Let’s be honest: heritage gift shops have a reputation, and not always a flattering one. The words alone conjure a faint scent of lavender sachets, earnest tea towels, and commemorative biscuit tins. But while many still peddle this predictable fare, the English Heritage online store leans into its beginnings with a knowing wink - offering products that range from quietly eccentric to surprisingly practical, peppered with a few things that no one strictly needs but quite a few will secretly want.
English Heritage, for those still catching up, is the organisation responsible for protecting over 400 historic sites in England, from Stonehenge to Hardwick Old Hall. Its online shop mirrors this remit - deeply rooted in British history, with a retail arm that seems to mix medieval ambition with cosy middle-class sensibilities. Translation: you can buy a replica Viking sword and a marmalade in the same transaction. There are worse ways to furnish a pantry or a hallway.
Let’s start with sustenance, or at least things you’d serve with a look that dares someone to ask where you got it. The Black Cherry & Rum Jam (£4.50) is as strange and specific as it sounds: sweet, with just enough alcoholic edge to feel mildly rebellious next to a scone. The Blood Orange Marmalade, priced identically, offers a sharper citrus contrast - less Paddington Bear, more Sunday Times reader. Both come in glass jars that look designed for a mid-century sideboard, which feels about right.
The Cherry Wine (£14) is another curio. Sweet, not-too-serious, and something you might pour at a historical reenactment picnic to keep the illusion going. It’s not winning awards, but it’s not trying to. There’s also a Sparkling Brut Wine (£30), presumably for the sort of occasions where "heritage fizz" feels more appropriate than prosecco, though one suspects the Queen’s sommelier won’t be swayed.
Shipping is free over £65 (UK mainland only), which introduces a familiar incentive: buy that slightly unnecessary extra item to avoid the delivery fee. A second jar of niche preserves, perhaps. Or just go full medieval and add a sword.
Yes, there are swords. Lots of them. The 3-Lobe Viking Sword (£135) is what it sounds like - a detailed replica with enough theatrical flair to raise eyebrows during a Zoom meeting. It’s not sharp (thankfully), but it is heavy. Then there’s the Excalibur Sword (£180), which leans fully into the Arthurian legend and could theoretically double as home decor for those who find IKEA a bit lacking in mythic symbolism. These are not everyday purchases, but they are surprisingly well-made for occasional cosplay or extremely specific living room themes.
The Gallos Statue (£80) takes a different approach - rooted in Cornwall’s Tintagel Castle and shrouded in legend. It’s slender, dramatic, and possibly the only garden sculpture that might prompt a discussion about Celtic kings and early British mythology. A nice conversation starter, assuming your garden parties skew esoteric.
The Stonehenge Woolly Jumpers Sheep Mug (£22) is precisely as niche as it sounds: a ceramic mug adorned with sheep in jumpers gathered around a sketch of Stonehenge. Is it kitsch? Absolutely. Does it make a weirdly cheerful gift for someone who once went to Wiltshire in 1998 and still references it? Also yes.
Elsewhere in the minor absurdity department is the Sword Tankard (£30), a satisfyingly chunky drinking vessel that will make your IPA feel ten per cent more battle-ready. Practical? No. Fun? Also no. But in a deadpan, super-serious-collector kind of way, it succeeds.
For those leaning less into cosplay and more into presentable accessories, the Trilithon Moon & Cloud Gold-Plated Bracelet (£75) uses actual Bluestone fragments from near Stonehenge. Whether or not these ancient minerals improve your energy field is unclear, but it will certainly lend an air of earthy mystery to your next dinner party. There are also Whitby Jet pendants of the Victorian persuasion, with price tags hovering around £75 to £105 - mostly tasteful, occasionally funereal, but historically anchored and well-packaged.
Hard discounts aren’t the norm here, but the newsletter occasionally brings sale announcements or voucher codes, and free shipping kicks in at the respectable £65 mark. That’s not wildly generous, but it is predictable - something that’s oddly welcome amongst a collection of products that can veer from Napoleon’s cologne to preserved fruits with royal endorsements. Refunds are possible within 30 days, with items returned unopened and in resaleable condition. Reasonable, considering the potential awkwardness of returning a replica longsword.
The English Heritage shop isn’t trying to compete with Amazon - it’s a slower, more peculiar animal. You’re here because you want something both charming and contextually unnecessary. It’s retail with a subplot, where every item comes with a footnote, implied or otherwise. And in a world increasingly smoothed over by algorithmic suggestions and trend-chasing merchandising, there’s something oddly refreshing about a store where the bestselling items might involve rum jam, medieval weaponry, and an ornately packaged soap bearing a drawing of Queen Victoria.
It probably won’t change your life. But it may amuse you - quietly, sincerely, and often enough to spend more time browsing than you intended. Which, if nothing else, seems to be part of the plan.
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