The London best: Picnic hampers

Modern Pantry

Choose from salads, a sausage roll, chorizo Scotch quail egg, tea smoked salmon quiche, a rose and sour cherry chocolate brownie and Fentiman’s rose lemonade or ginger beer. £19.50/person (24 hours’ notice, includes cutlery and bag), 47-48 St John’s Square, EC1 (themodernpantry.co.uk)

Mount Street Deli

The summer picnic hamper comes with fresh quiches and salad, bags of crisps, fruit juice and a mini Scott’s fruit tart. £30/two people (24 hours’ notice, includes cutlery, basket requires £20 deposit), 100 Mount Street, W1 (020 7499 6843, themountstreetdeli.co.uk)

Bea’s of Bloomsbury

Cupcakes, brownies, blondies, scones with cream and jam, marshmallows, mini sandwiches and a flask of tea. £35/hamper for two. Four London branches (beasofbloomsbury.com)

Dukes London

Dukes London delivers gourmet hampers to your picnic spot — potted shrimps, smoked Scottish salmon, sandwiches, Caesar or fruit salad, cheeses, pastries and puddings. £75/two; £150/four. Dukes Hotel, 35-36 Saint James’s Place, SW1 (Dukeshotel.com)

Melrose and Morgan

This is classically British: chicken, leek and ham pie, homemade ’slaw, fresh strawberries, Pimm’s and cucumber jellies and apple juice. £44.95/picnic for two (includes plates and cutlery, 48 hours’ notice). Branches Hampstead and Primrose Hill (melroseandmorgan.com)