The best weekend bags and finest holdalls that (rather a lot of) money can buy

Going somewhere nice? You might be soon, so here's Hetty Lintell with her pick of the finest holdalls and best weekend bags you can buy.

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It’s been so long, many of us will have totally forgotten how to pack a bag, and dusting off the tattered old moth-eaten number won’t cut it for your first foray back into the land of the living. Remember, people are going to see you.

Whether you’re driving to see some old friends in the country, booked in for a highly sought-after hotel break or escaping to a rental house, the Long Weekend will be what we cling to over the next few months. Let’s do it properly, which might well mean a chic new luggage arrangement — and our list of the finest holdalls and best weekend bags is a fine place to start.

Now, where’s the butler?


Anderson holdall

(Image credit: Aspinall)

£450, Aspinal of London — www.aspinaloflondon.com


The Weekender from Stubble & Co

These British-designed bags first came to the market thanks to a successful campaign on the entrepreneurial platform Kickstarter, and it's not hard to see how they earned the backing. This is a classic weekender bag with modern touches that really help elevate it: it's made from waterproof canvas and grained leather, includes a special padded section for your laptop, has a detachable and adjustable shoulder strap, plus a reinforced base with 6 studded ‘feet’ for protection.

£155 from Stubble & Co


Sten travel bag

(Image credit: Sten)

£395, Chapman Bags — www.chapmanmade.uk


Monza leather weekender bag

(Image credit: The Outlierman)

£1,035.67, The Outlierman — www.theoutlierman.com


Chequered Flag GTO Motorsport holdall

(Image credit: Jordan)

£795, Jordan Bespoke — www.jordanbespoke.com


Pursuits Cotswold weekend bag

(Image credit: Ettinger)

£585, Ettinger — www.ettinger.co.uk


Taupe medium Sea bag

£1,700, Connolly — www.connollyengland.com


Safari carry-on

(Image credit: Globe Trotter)

£1,455, Globe Trotter — www.globe-trotter.com


Canvas and vintage calfskin country weekender in Panama

(Image credit: Brunello)

£2,590, Brunello Cucinelli — www.brunellocucinelli.com/en


Weekender in olive

£675, Bennett Winch — www.bennettwinch.com


The Sportsman 48 Overnight

(Image credit: Tanner Krolle)

£1,950, Tanner Krolle — www.tannerkrolle.com


Heritage weekender

(Image credit: Bentley / Andy Hockridge)

£600, Bentley — shop.bentleymotors.com


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Hetty Lintell

Hetty Lintell masterminded the launch of the magazine’s Luxury pages back in 2012 and has overseen them ever since. She also edits Gentleman's Life, Country Life’s annual men’s lifestyle supplement, and styles and art-directs all of the magazine's fashion and still-life shoots. Her real forté, however, is compiling top-notch goodie bags for any party the magazine hosts. The best-dressed member of the team, Hetty can normally be found darting between Bond Street and a photographic studio in East London.