Let’s make your Christmas one to remember

There is something here for everyone, over two or three festive courses.

Begin with a warming Roast Carrot & Coriander Soup and seeded bread, Salt & Pepper Squid with lime mayonnaise, Ham Hock & Pea Terrine with onion relish and pickled gherkins, Loaded Potato Skins with sour cream dip, a Goat’s Cheese & Roasted Beetroot Salad with cranberry vinaigrette, or a Classic Prawn Cocktail with Marie Rose sauce and buttered granary.

For mains, the Festive Roast Turkey arrives with pigs in blankets, sage and onion stuffing balls, roast potatoes, parsnips, cranberry sauce and rich gravy. There is also Baked Fillet of Salmon with herb-roasted potatoes, tender BBQ Ribs with skin-on fries and coleslaw, a Brie & Cranberry Burger with melting Brie and a pig in blanket on top, Homemade Venison Casserole with creamy mash and red cabbage, a Broccoli & Stilton Gnocchi Bake, or the vegan Root Vegetable Wellington in golden puff pastry.

To finish, Traditional Christmas Pudding with vanilla ice cream and a mini mince pie, Apple Crumble with pour-your-own custard, a Salted Caramel & Chocolate Pot with shortbread, a Biscoff Cheesecake under Biscoff topping and sauce, a cool and refreshing Raspberry Sorbet, or Cheese & Biscuits with red onion marmalade.

Christmas crackers and all the trimmings are included. Vegetarian, vegan and NGCI choices are marked throughout, so nobody has to hunt for their option.

Two courses: £27.95 per person Three courses: £34.95 per person

Available Tuesday 24 November to Thursday 24 December 2026, excluding Sunday lunchtimes. If January suits your diary better, the same festive menu runs on weekdays from Tuesday 5 to Friday 29 January 2027, crackers and all.

A £10 deposit per person is required, along with everyone’s food choices in advance. A discretionary 10% service charge applies. The menu cannot be used with a Barons Card or other offers.

Start the celebrations with a glass of something lovely. Alberto Nani Organic Prosecco is dry and floral, £6.95 for 125ml, £9.75 for 175ml or £34.95 a bottle. The Festive Aperol Spritz, £8.95, brings together Aperol, cranberry, fiery ginger beer and organic Italian sparkling wine. The Mistletoe Margarita, £9.95, is tequila and Cointreau shaken with fresh lime and cranberry. Look for the House Cocktail symbol on the drinks menu as well: those are 2 for £14.95 from 5pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday, all year round.

View the Christmas Celebration Menu

Booking early is worth it. Book by Friday 13 November 2026 and you will save 20% on your Christmas Celebration Menu food bill when you join us on one of these dates:

• Wednesday 25 November
• Thursday 26 November
• Tuesday 1 December
• Wednesday 2 December
• Thursday 3 December
• Monday 7 December
• Any weekday from Tuesday 5 to Friday 29 January 2027

Same festive menu, same crackers, a fifth off the food. The January dates run Monday to Friday. The same dates apply to the Meade Hall Festive Feast.

The usual terms apply, so you will need a £10 deposit per person and everyone’s food choices in advance.

Book online for up to 10 guests, or call 01252 545253 and we will happily talk you through the dates that still have space.

Booking a big Christmas party should be easy and fun, and we’re on hand to make it exactly that. Meade Hall is our events space alongside the pub, with a crackling log fire and room for a whole department, and Christmas crackers for everybody.

Our Festive Feast is £34.95 a head for three courses. Starter platters come to the table with Ham Hock Terrine and onion marmalade, Marinated Olives & Breads, a Selection of Antipasti, honey and mustard Mini Chipolatas and Corn Ribs. Then it is up to the carvery for Roast Turkey and Roast Sirloin of Beef with cauliflower cheese, Yorkshire puddings, roasted parsnips, crispy roast potatoes, fresh vegetables and homemade gravy, and you help yourself to the trimmings. A Chestnut Roast is available on request for vegans. To finish, Traditional Christmas Pudding, Gooey Chocolate Brownies with chocolate sauce and pouring cream, Mini Mince Pies, or a vegan Biscoff Cheesecake.

The Festive Feast is for a minimum of 50 guests from Tuesday 24 November to Thursday 24 December 2026, or a minimum of 40 guests on weekdays from Tuesday 5 to Friday 29 January 2027.

Our Festive Buffet is also available in Meade Hall for 50 or more, Monday to Thursday, from Tuesday 24 November to Thursday 24 December 2026.

A room hire charge may apply. Meade Hall bookings cannot be used with a Barons Card or other offers, and a discretionary 10% service charge applies.

To plan a Meade Hall party, call 01252 545253 and we will talk you through the dates, the numbers and the room.

View the Meade Hall Festive Feast Menu

Christmas Day here is a long, generous lunch, cooked and served for you. Book with us by phone so we can get your table just right. Food is served in the pub from 12pm to 1.30pm and drinks carry on until 3pm, so you have the whole afternoon to enjoy together. Meade Hall is open for Christmas Day drinks until 3pm, and the meal itself is served in The Crown & Cushion.

Start with Venison & Beef Shin Terrine with onion marmalade, Creamy Italian Burrata with confit tomatoes and pesto, Coquilles St Jacques baked in a rich white wine cheese sauce, a Crab Crumpet with crème fraîche and avocado, or the vegan Celeriac & Apple Soup.

For mains, Roast Ballotine of Turkey comes with an irresistible spread of trimmings: pigs in blankets, bacon-wrapped cranberry and chestnut stuffing balls, crispy roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots, red cabbage, cranberry sauce, cauliflower cheese, swede mash and Brussels sprouts. There is also a 28-day aged 7oz Fillet Steak with dauphinoise potatoes and peppercorn sauce, Rack of Lamb with redcurrant and mint sauce, Pan Seared Halibut with lemon and caper butter sauce, or the vegan Root Vegetable Wellington. Vegetables come to the table for everyone to share.

Finish with Traditional Christmas Pudding, Apple Crumble with pour-your-own custard, Fresh Strawberry Pavlova, a Warm Chocolate Brownie with homemade Baileys cream, or Berry Christmas Sorbet. Treat yourselves to a cheese course of English Mature Cheddar, Blue Stilton and Brie for £10 per person.

Children are well looked after too, with three courses, a festive activity pack and their own Roast Ballotine of Turkey with a pig in blanket and all the trimmings, or a Festive Burger with skin-on fries.

Adults: £99 per person Children under 12: £47.50 per person

Call us on 01252 545253 to book. A £40 deposit per person is required, with everyone’s food choices by Monday 14 December 2026. A discretionary 10% service charge applies and goes directly to the team working that day.

View the Christmas Day Menu

Getting a smaller party booked is just as easy. Tell us your date and rough numbers and we will look after you from there.

Our Festive Buffet is £20.95 a head for 20 or more, and there is no food pre-order, so nobody has to choose their dinner a month early. There are Roast Turkey, Stuffing & Cranberry Sliders and Beef Brisket Buns, honey-glazed Pigs-in-Blankets, Baked Sausage Rolls and Crispy Roast Potatoes with cranberry sauce and turkey gravy, plus a Feta, Courgette & Red Pepper Frittata, Falafel in Beetroot Wrap, Vegan Sausage Rolls, Vegetable Crudités and Hummus and a Brussels Sprout Salad with chestnuts. To finish, Christmas Pudding with pouring cream, warm Chocolate Brownies with hot chocolate sauce, a vegan Carrot, Walnut & Pistachio Cake and Mini Mince Pies.

£20.95 per person Minimum 20 guests

Available Tuesday 24 November to Thursday 24 December 2026, excluding Sunday lunchtimes.

A £100 booking deposit is required, but no food pre-order is needed. A discretionary 10% service charge applies. The buffet cannot be used with a Barons Card or other offers.

We have a space to suit your group too. The Veranda in the back garden seats 12 and is heated, there are heated Garden Pods outside, and for the biggest occasions the whole pub can be hired, seating 100 or holding 200 standing. Tell us how many are coming and we will find the right space for you.

View the Festive Buffet Menu