Thorntons was established in 1911 by Joseph William Thornton and now they have grown with 379 shops and cafes and is one of the leading Chocolatiers in the UK. They offer a wide variety of chocolate gift ideas to stir up your emotions. They have classified these in to Children's Treats, Continental, Dessert Gallery, Diabetic, Eden, Fudge, Servery Chocolates, Special Toffee, Thorntons Classics.

The Children's Treats consists of a whole range of chocolates which are free from artificial colours, preservatives, hydrogenated fats and GM ingredients. Its free from gluten too. Hence, no need to worry about giving these chocolates to the kids. The continental range consists of  pralines, mousses and truffles. The dessert gallery is a collection of  items in milk, white and dark chocolates like crème brulee, summer fruit pudding, Almond torte etc. There are chocolates especially made for diabetics of all ages. Eden consists of mouth watering chocolates devised for seduction. Fudges of different varieties and the Classics range will sweep you off your feet.

You can just log into their site and set up an account with them, by entering your email id and password and then place an order with them. There are two types of deliveries – Standard and Gold deliveries. Standard deliveries will be made within 3-5 working days from the day of placing the order and they are charged at £4.95. While Gold delivery is a next day or specific day delivery charged at £6.95 . They have their own terms and conditions for delivery.