Christmas at The Duke
The fire is on, the menu is ready, and the valley looks its best in December. Here's what we're doing this Christmas and how to be part of it.
Christmas at The Duke is something we put a great deal into.
This is the time of year the kitchen is at its most ambitious and the dining room at its most festive, and we think the result is worth coming in for.
There are two ways to celebrate with us. The Christmas Fayre menu runs throughout December up to Christmas Eve, for lunches, evenings out, and everything in between. Christmas Day itself is a separate occasion with its own menu, and it needs to be booked well in advance. The details for both are below.
AT A GLANCE:
FROM 1ST DECEMBER (excluding Christmas Day)
Christmas Fayre
2 courses £32 · 3 courses £35
A seasonal menu running through December, Monday to Saturday. Five starters, five mains, five puddings. Booking recommended but not required.
25TH DECEMBER
Christmas Day Lunch
£130 per person
Fizz and canapés on arrival, four courses, coffee and petite fours to finish. Must be pre-booked and pre-ordered. Places are limited.
Christmas Fayre
From the first of December through to Christmas Eve, the kitchen serves a dedicated Christmas Fayre menu alongside the usual bar food. It's the kind of menu December deserves: proper winter cooking, locally sourced where possible, with enough choice that everyone at the table finds something they want.
Good for a weekday lunch, a work Christmas do, a catch-up with people you haven't seen since last year, or simply a decent excuse to eat well on a dark December evening. The menu has been written to suit all of those occasions.
Dates
Monday 1 December to Wednesday 24 December 2026
Days
Monday to Saturday. Not available on Sundays.
Hours
Noon to 9pm. Christmas Eve noon to 5pm only.
Price
2 courses £32 · 3 courses £35
Booking
Recommended, especially for evenings and groups. Not essential.
To book
Call 01661 844 446 or email info@thedukeofwellingtoninn.co.uk
Christmas Day Lunch
Christmas Day Lunch at The Duke is a proper occasion. It starts with fizz and canapes on arrival and ends with coffee and Valrhona petite fours. Everything in between has been put together with the same care the kitchen brings to the rest of the year, just with rather more of it.
The menu is four courses and has been written to feel generous without being excessive. There's enough choice across starters, mains and puddings that everyone at the table will find exactly what they want, including a vegetarian main and a fish option alongside the classics.
Christmas Day Lunch must be pre-booked and pre-ordered. Once you've reserved your table we'll send you the pre-order form, which needs to be returned before the day. A deposit is required to confirm your reservation. We'd encourage you to get in touch as soon as you know you'd like to come, as places go earlier every year.
Date
Thursday 25 December 2026
Price
£130 per person, all inclusive
Includes
Fizz and canapes on arrival, four courses, coffee and Valrhona petite fours
Booking
Essential. Pre-booking and pre-ordering required. Deposit required on booking.
To book
Call 01661 844 446 or email info@thedukeofwellingtoninn.co.uk
“The kind of table you don't want to leave too quickly. That's the idea.”
DIETARY REQUIREMENTS & ALLERGIESIf you have a food allergy or intolerance please speak to a member of staff when booking or on arrival. For Christmas Day pre-orders, please include dietary requirements on the pre-order form and we'll make sure the kitchen is prepared.