The best picnic foods (that aren’t all salads and sandwiches!)

Best date hamper This impressive hamper would be perfect for a picnic date! Choose from red wine, beer, cider, Guinness, real ale, red wine, prosecco or white wine for your drink and enjoy plenty of tasty goodies. Perfect for snacking this hamper includes peanuts, biscuits and some great cheese and jams.

Best luxury hamper Add a touch of luxury to your picnic celebration with this gorgeous picnic hamper from Fortnum & Mason, filled with over 30 picnic food goodies. This ready-to-go hamper has everything you could need from a bottle of bubbly to a cheese platter and of course a gorgeous birthday cake. On top of all the delicious food, this hamper also includes all the accessories you could need, from wine glasses to bamboo cutlery and salt & pepper pinch tins!

Editor's pick Enjoy a wonderful picnic from M&S, filled with scones, cherry bakewell, Victoria sponge, and tea bags all presented in a wicker grey basket. Ideal for any Jubilee garden parties.

Best picnic for two Open the Harvey Nichols picnic set to discover a chic flower print tote bag, filled with useful pockets and compartments for squirrelling treats into. Filled with bestsellers like a cheese selection, rosemary and sea salt crackers, fudge, olive paste and smoky nuts, not to mention a bottle of Prosecco. This picnic hamper has everything you need to get your picnic started. A snacking hamper, you can pack your own sandwiches and treats if you're feeling particularly peckish.

Best picnic crisps Crisps are a staple for any picnic for sure, and these black truffle potato crisps by Torres do not disappoint.

Best meat platter This box of cured gourmet craft meats is perfect to bring along to a picnic u2013 eat alongside some fresh bread and an antipasti selection and you're good to go.

Editor's pick Marks & Spencer's know how to do a picnic right, with their current promo offering you any three great picnic-ready goodies for £7! From Serrano Ham & Manchego Cheese Rolls and Giant Nocellara Olive to Innocent Smoothies and Olly's Pretzel Thins, there are endless snacks for you to choose from. Plus, you can now get it all on Ocado, so you don't even need to leave the house.

Best sandwich selection Perfect for when you really don't want to make your own, Waitrose comes through with a great selection of mixed sandwiches ready to eat on arrival. Requires four days' notice.

Best picnic-ready desserts It's jelly, but not as you know it. Wibble Jelly is plant-based, vegan friendly and tastes unreal and makes a great dessert for a picnic. Ready to eat, but best served chilled so they'll be perfect out of a cooler bag.

Tried and tested by commercial content writer Angelica, she said: "I loved these as soon as they arrived! Packaged in a gorgeous little box, it was perfect to pop in the fridge as soon as it was delivered. I was super surprised to find out these were vegan as most jellies aren't, what's even better is that there was no compromise on taste. It was refreshing and sweet, with no artificial flavour, I'm obsessed and think this is perfect to take out on a picnic which I already did and they were a crowd-pleaser!"

Best antipasti platter A great ready to eat antipasti platter, this selection has all your favourites in one place and ready to go wherever you may take them. Requires seven days' notice.

Best veggie cocktail sausages Great food from Morrisons available on Amazon Prime same-day delivery, yes please! These veggie cocktail sausages are the perfect size for picnics, no need to heat them, they're ready to eat and bursting with flavour.

Best mixed platter A selection of Tesco's favourites, this pack of Mediterranean classics from olives to roasted tomatoes is picnic-ready. Check out the deli section in Tesco for more platters like this, you can pick these up in-store or online!

Best fruit selection Fun as well as fruity. These refreshing kebabs with pineapple, melon, watermelon and mango chunks, kiwi pieces, strawberries and red grapes on bamboo skewers are perfect for everyone to enjoy at the picnic. Requires five days' notice.

Best gluten-free cocktail sausage These new Bangin' Bites from HECK are ideal for summer picnics, packed lunches and healthier, high protein snacking on the move. They're mini cooked cocktail versions of their popular 97% Pork and Chicken Italia sausages in portable pots and they're gluten-free, even the sauce!

Tried and Tested by Deputy Content Editor Natalie Corner: "I'm already such a huge fan of HECK sausages, especially as they're high in protein so perfect for when I need a snack to meet my macros. These mini sausages are so delicious and don't lose any of the flavour from the full-size sausages. I'm definitely partial to the sauce in the Chicken Italia Bangin' Bites very tasty. I don't think anyone else would get a look in if I took these to a picnic!"

Sparkle water, triple distilled spirit and natural flavours - White Claw themselves couldn't have described the Hard Seltzer's any better. Not only are they a perfect addition to any picnic, they are, believe it or not, good for you! Containing just 95 calories and no artificial sweeteners, what more could you want?

If you're a wine fan, these are the picnic treats for you. Most Wanted wines are changing the game by offering their luxurious wines in smaller cans, perfect for picnicking. Most Wanted are also going on tour this year, if you want to experience their wines before you buy, from Hastings to Manchester, they have some exciting events on.

What's a picnic without a Pimm's? Enjoy a classic Pimm's and lemonade straight from the can, best served chilled of course.

A cool and refreshing ginger beer is perfect for a picnic on a warm summer's day. Single-serve and ready to drink right away.

Tried and tested by commercial content writer Angelica, she said: "These are quite literally picnic perfect! The single-serve cans are perfectly sized and fit in small cooler bags if you don't want to carry too much. One of the best ginger beers I have genuinely had, the natural flavourings and simple ingredients are a major bonus too."

Hard seltzers are all the rage right now and rightly so. Refreshing and delicious with a low alcohol percentage, these cans are perfect for enjoying on a hot day without worrying about getting too drunk. This mixed flavour pack is perfect for sharing, so bring them along to enjoy on your next picnic.

Wine in a can? It's the new thing and we're in love. Delicious wine in recyclable cans, these are perfect for throwing in your picnic hamper wherever it may take you. Available in a Pale Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc or Malbec.

Is a picnic without Rosé really complete? Northern Spanish wine company Cune offers a delightfully aromatic Rosé that you'll enjoy sipping on all summer long. With fresh aromas of red summer fruits, this crisp yet light wine is perfect for an afternoon picnic with your pals, and pairs well with Padron peppers, BBQ meat and many cheeses. Add this to your picnic hamper and you'll never look back - we promise. Also available from Co op

Perfect for a picnic party or celebration, this cocktail set is packed with a selection of the most-loved cocktail cans - perfect to be enjoyed with hand cooked black truffle and olive oil crisps and Cornish Cruncher biscuits.

When in... drink craft Italian wine! The When in Rome multi-pack comes with three beautiful flavours: Merlot, Rosato, and Greco. Not only are these wines vegan, they are also 100% recyclable. Did you know drinking wine from a can produces x4 less CO2 compared to single use glass bottles? Certainly something to consider when purchasing goodies for your next picnic.

Corona have entered the seltzer market with a tasty range of alcoholic sparkling flavoured waters. We're particular fans of the raspberry and lemon, but there's also guava and lime, and grapefruit and lemongrass.

Looking for an alcohol free option and that's 100 per cent recyclable and sustainable? Go for Water In A Box. Cardboard cartons have the lowest carbon footprint of ALL packaging materials and are more sustainable across the whole of their life cycle when compared to aluminium cans, PET and rPET (recycled) bottles and glass. Water in a Box was founded to provide a better, more climate-friendly option when drinking water on the go. It acknowledges that it’s not perfect; in an ideal world, we all have a reusable bottle, a coffee cup and a tote bag for when we go shopping. But life is busy and at times, we simply just forget.

Best cooler bagKeep all your drinks and snacks cool with this cooler bag - perfect for storing cans and any food you don't want to enjoy warm!

Best cutlery set This full picnic set contains everything you need to enjoy your picnic with no worries. Each bamboo tableware set contains one fork, one knife, one spoon, one pair of chopsticks, one straw, one brush with one cloth carrying/storage bag.

Tried and tested by commercial content writer Angelica, she said: "I'm obsessed with this little set, it has everything you need to enjoy your picnic meal or snacks without any stress of wondering how you're going to eat it. This set came especially handy when we bought a cake but had no idea how we were going to cut it, luckily, I had this set on me. I like to keep this in my bigger everyday bag because you never know when you're going to need it."

Best beeswax wrapsIf you're bringing your own sandwiches to the picnic, then these are perfect. Made of 100% natural ingredients and cotton, beeswax wraps are sustainable and plenty reusable!

Best handy wipes We cannot stress enough how much a packet of handy wipes will come in use! We love that these are vegan and cruelty-free and exceptionally soft.

Tried and tested by commercial content writer Angelica, she said: "Sticky fingers and any mess be gone! These wipes came in super handy at my park picnic, you'd be surprised how many people appreciate a wet wipe, especially after eating because no one likes having sticky fingers."

Best bamboo strawsThese straws are perfect for enjoying any of your canned beverages with ease. With hygiene more important than ever, not everyone's a fan of sipping straight from the can, these sip straws sit perfectly in a 250ml can, for you to enjoy your beverage with ease.