Try Kiwi Sheepskin boots. They are made in a factory in Canterbury, NZ, which is a supplier for Ugg Australia. Fab quality and solid soles. Just got a pair on a mumsnetter's recommendation for £85.

@ perfect. It is funny how much money people will spend on something so plainly awful.

I'm Australian born, and wouldn't be seen dead in "Ugg Australia". They're China made, American owned, and insanely overpriced. My family buy mine for me from a shop on the Sunshine Coast, no clue what the firm is called, but they're the real local deal and a tenth of the cost, and look near as dammit identical. And they're only worn as slippers in this climate, too! (Okay, I confess to the occasional supermarket dash.) They are so not cool to any Aussie. Comfy and fab, but I giggle when I see a yummy mummy out and proud in her £200 slippers... that in Australia would be instant Bogan territory.

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Punchandjudy, I bought a fab pair on a website last year. Cost about £50 and can see no difference to the pair dd has which I paid £170 for! Came in box, with shoe bag etc and the sole has not gone slippery like the really cheap ones do.

Def worth checking out the websites.

Thank you everyone...trying to decide to risk buying a pair from ebay who obviously say they are genuine and are made in China....but are probably fakes...

Or save up for a proper pair...

Decisions decisions!

I have Celtic Sheepskin boots.

DD has Ugg Australia boots.

I actually prefer the inner wool on hers but it doesn't really matter. This time of year they are lovely to slip feet into.

DH has sheepskin lined wellies from Celtic Sheepskin. They are quite luxurious!

Here's something I found on the net, being a fiercely proud Aussie, can't let you go on thinking otherwise:

"History of Ugg Boots

Ug, ugh, ugg boots or simply sheepskin boots no matter how you spell them have a unique Australian history which has recently undergone intense scrutiny. Many believe ugg boots were a creation of Australia surfers. After spending all day in cold waters the sheepskin boots were great at quickly warming feet while still being very light and easy to wear. Until the last decade we’ve known ugg boots to be fairly common and few Australian’s consider them fashion accessories. As Australian’s we consider them to be somewhat of a cultural icon, you’ll spot a pair at every beach shopping centre and cricket game. Sporting a mullet, flannelette shirt, tight blue jeans and ugg boots would be fairly standard attire for millions of Australians during the 80’s. Something happened during the late 90’s though. Ugg Boots became popular in the United States.
Designed for comfort and Warmth

Ugg boots were not made to warn as a general purpose boot. There design purpose was focused solely around warming feet as quickly as possible. The entire boot is constructed from sheepskin (excluding the rubber sole of course) which is extremely comfortable but just not capable of withstanding any type of hiking or industrial use. Ugg boots are designed to be warn casually and will wear much faster than traditional footwear.
Why are ugg boots popular?

Pamela wore them on Bay Watch, Oprah recommended them as Christmas gift or any one of another dozen theories speculate why they became popular. In any case our Australia cultural icons became hot fashion and have continued to grow in popularity for the last decade. Today hundreds of stores run out of stock a month before Christmas, people camp outside boutique ugg boot retailers waiting for stock and profiteers sell pairs on ebay for $700AU. Ironically the largest ugg boot company is an American owned company called UGG Australia"

My Ugg Australia boots say 'Made in China' inside both pairs. Classics were from Jenners and Cardys from Schuh so both are authentic.
I am sure i read somewhere though that you can get 'ultra tall' classics that are only made in NZ, not China, and that they used to all be made in NZ when they had the sheep head on the label (years ago i guess? It is a sheeps head isn't it?) But that could be totally wrong.