Nine Canterbury pubs and restaurants with 2026 Christmas menus, from £29.95 in December to £165 on Christmas Day, plus dates and terms. Checked October 2026.
For Christmas Day around Canterbury, the menus people find first are at the Duke William in Ickham (£90 a head), ABode Canterbury on the High Street (£135) and the Pig at Bridge Place (£165, for hotel guests at present). For a festive meal earlier in December, three courses start at £29.95. Every entry checked against the venue’s own site on 29 October 2026.
Christmas menus here are pre-booked, most need a deposit and a pre-order, and several add a 12.5% service charge, so read the terms before you book. For every pub and hotel serving lunch on 25 December, from £54.99 at the Three Tuns to £110 at the Parrot, see our guide to pubs open on Christmas Day in Canterbury.
Open on Christmas Day
1. The Duke William, Ickham
The Duke William calls itself a “quintessential Kentish pub” with rooms, on The Street in Ickham, east of the city. Its Christmas 2026 page lists a Christmas Day menu at £90 a head: bubbles and canapés, a celeriac and Cox apple soup, then a choice of three starters, three mains including roast Norfolk turkey, and four desserts or cheese, finishing with tea, coffee and Christmas pudding fudge.
A vegan Christmas Day menu is £85. On other days the festive party menu is £35 for three courses, Wednesday to Sunday from 24 November to Christmas Eve, with a British cheese course for £5 more.
Open Christmas Day bookings from 12pm to 3pm
Price Christmas Day £90, vegan Christmas Day £85; festive party menu £35, 24 November to 24 December, Wednesday to Sunday
Booking Christmas Day £50 per person deposit and pre-order at least 14 days ahead, deposit non-refundable after 1 December; tables of more than 12 pay a 25% deposit for the party menu; discretionary 12.5% service added
Call 01227 721308
Address The Street, Ickham, CT3 1QP
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 10 February 2026
Website thedukewilliamickham.com/christmas
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Good for village pub, vegan Christmas Day menu, rooms
2. ABode Canterbury, High Street
ABode is the hotel at 30-33 High Street in the city centre. Its Christmas 2026 brochure prices Christmas Day lunch at £135, from 1pm on Friday 25 December.
The hotel describes “a festive amuse-bouche paired with a perfectly chilled glass of Nyetimber, accompanied by a live pianist”, then a four-course menu, coffee and mince pies. Before Christmas, its “Season’s Feastings” three-course menu with bubbles on arrival is £50, from 20 November to 20 December, and a festive afternoon tea is £36 from 28 November to 24 December.
Both need booking ahead.
Open Christmas Day lunch from 1pm; Season's Feastings 12pm to 9.45pm, 20 November to 20 December
Price Christmas Day lunch £135; Season's Feastings £50; festive afternoon tea £36
Booking pre-booking required; call the hotel to book any of its Christmas events
Call 01227 766266
Address 30-33 High Street, CT1 2RX
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 18 August 2026
Website abodecanterbury.co.uk/christmas
Good for city centre, hotel restaurant, glass of Nyetimber included, live pianist on Christmas Day
3. The Red Lion Inn, Bridge
The Red Lion Inn on Bridge High Street describes “British pub dining with a subtle French influence”. Its Christmas page says the restaurant is open from 12pm to 2.30pm on Christmas Day, “reservations only”, and asks you to “call us to discuss availability and our Christmas Day menu”; no Christmas Day price is published.
The Christmas party menu 2026 runs from 23 November to 24 December at £32.95 for two courses or £39.95 for three, with roast turkey breast, pigs in blankets and sage and onion stuffing, a slow-braised lamb shank, bacon-wrapped cod or a wild mushroom risotto.
Open Christmas Day restaurant 12pm to 2.30pm, pub 12pm to 3pm for drinks; Boxing Day restaurant 12pm to 3pm
Price Christmas Day on request; party menu 2 courses £32.95, 3 courses £39.95, 23 November to 24 December
Booking £10 per person deposit and menu choices at least one week ahead; 12.5% service added
Call 01227 832213
Address 75 High Street, Bridge, CT4 5LB
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 23 October 2025
Website redlionbridge.co.uk/christmas-party-menu
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Good for village pub, open on Boxing Day, vegetarian main
4. The Pig at Bridge Place, Bridge
The Pig at Bridge Place is the hotel and restaurant on Bourne Park Road, just outside the village and south of the city. Its Christmas page lists a three-course Christmas Day menu that starts with “Piggy Bits and a welcome Christmas tipple” and ends with coffee or tea and a mince pie, at £165 an adult and £75 a child under 13.
The hotel says the lunch “is currently only available to guests who are staying with us”; others can join a waiting list (“the nice list”) and the hotel will be in touch if a table comes free.
Price Christmas Day £165 an adult, £75 a child under 13
Booking Christmas Day for hotel guests only at present; non-residents can join the waiting list on the website
Address Bourne Park Road, Bridge, CT4 5BH
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 7 August 2026
Website thepighotel.com/at-bridge-place/christmas-and-new-year
Good for hotel restaurant, children's price, Christmas stay packages
December festive menus
5. Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, the Precincts
The Lodge is the cathedral’s own hotel and conference centre inside the precincts. Its festive page lists a three-course Christmas lunch from late November to 21 December at £39 in the Refectory Restaurant (seatings at 12.30pm, 1pm and 1.30pm) or £36 in the Clagett Auditorium for groups, and a shared lunch on 14, 15 and 16 December at £39.
The 2026 menu has roast turkey with trimmings, redcurrant and nutmeg stuffed pork belly, haddock, or a leek, potato and smoked cheddar Wellington, with tea, coffee and mince pies. Group Christmas dinners are £45 Sunday to Thursday and £50 on Friday and Saturday.
The Lodge does not list a Christmas Day lunch.
Open Christmas lunch late November to 21 December; group dinners 6.30pm to 10pm
Price Christmas lunch £39 (Refectory), £36 (Clagett Auditorium); group dinner £45 Sunday to Thursday, £50 Friday and Saturday
Booking call 01227 865350, extension 3; give allergies and dietary needs when booking
Call 01227 865350
Address The Precincts, CT1 2EH
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 28 May 2026
Website canterbury-cathedral.org/lodge
Good for city centre, groups up to 100, vegetarian main
6. The Corner House, Dover Street
The Corner House is an independent restaurant just outside the city walls that describes its cooking as “simple food, done well”. Its Christmas party menu runs from Friday 13 November to Thursday 24 December at £49 for three courses, or £55 with a glass of English sparkling wine.
Mains are confit turkey thigh, slow-braised lamb shoulder, a chestnut mushroom suet pudding (vegan), herb-crumbed hake or confit duck leg, and a port or brandy with dessert is £4. Parties of more than 14 book through a form on the site. Its site says it is closed on Christmas Day.
The Corner House’s previous FSA record, rated 5 in June 2025, has been replaced by a new one for Corner House Canterbury Ltd, which the register shows as awaiting inspection.
Price 3 courses £49, or £55 with a glass of English sparkling wine; 13 November to 24 December
Booking online; parties of more than 14 through the booking form on the Christmas page
Call 01227 780793
Address 1 Dover Street, CT1 3HD
Hygiene rating awaiting inspection, Food Standards Agency, under its new registration (FSA
Website cornerhouserestaurants.co.uk/christmas-parties
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Good for city centre, vegan main, closed Christmas Day
7. Cosy Club, St Margaret’s Street
Cosy Club is part of a national chain of bar-restaurants, in a building on St Margaret’s Street a short walk from the cathedral. Its Canterbury Christmas page offers a festive menu of sharing starters, a choice of main and puddings at “three courses from £29.95”, from 18 November to Christmas Eve.
The page says: “We’re closed on 25th December.”
Price 3 courses from £29.95; 18 November to 24 December
Booking online through the Cosy Club Christmas page
Call 01227 387046
Address 20-21 St Margaret's Street, CT1 2TH
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 13 January 2025
Website cosyclub.co.uk/christmas/canterbury
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Good for city centre, lowest festive price in this guide, closed Christmas Day
8. The Granville, Lower Hardres
The Granville sits on Faussett Hill, which its site puts “just 10 minutes from Canterbury’s centre”. Its Christmas page lists a festive menu from 21 November to 30 December at £32 for two courses or £38 for three, so it is one of the few menus in this guide still served between Christmas and New Year.
The pub says: “We’re closed on Christmas Day & Boxing Day to give our team a well-deserved break!” A 10% discretionary service charge is added for tables of eight or more.
Price 2 courses £32, 3 courses £38; 21 November to 30 December
Booking online; parties of more than six by phone
Call 01227 700402
Address Faussett Hill, Lower Hardres, CT4 7AL
Hygiene rating 3, Food Standards Agency, 25 June 2026
Website thegranvillecanterbury.co.uk/christmas
Good for served between Christmas and New Year, closed 25 and 26 December
9. The Red Lion, Stodmarsh
The Red Lion is a 200-year-old pub near Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve. Its Christmas set menu runs from 1 to 24 December 2026 at £35 for two courses or £42.50 for three.
Mains are butter-basted roast turkey breast with pork and apricot stuffing and pigs in blankets, a slow-braised lamb shank, Dover sole meunière, or a red lentil and cranberry nut roast, followed by Christmas pudding with brandy butter, apple crumble, chocolate trifle or the cheeseboard. The pub’s site does not say whether it opens on Christmas Day.
CAMRA says dogs are welcome inside and out.
Price 2 courses £35, 3 courses £42.50; 1 to 24 December
Booking pre-booking required, £10 per person deposit
Call 01227 722571
Address Stodmarsh Road, Stodmarsh, CT3 4BA
Hygiene rating 3, Food Standards Agency, 12 June 2025
Website redlionstodmarsh.co.uk
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Good for village pub, dogs welcome, vegetarian main
How we chose
We started with the places people search for when they want Christmas dinner near Canterbury, and kept those that publish a 2026 Christmas menu with a price on their own website. Every entry has a Food Standards Agency hygiene rating of 3 or above, or is awaiting a first inspection under a new registration, checked on the FSA register on 29 October 2026. We left out pubs and restaurants that mention Christmas but had not published a 2026 menu or price by that date, including several city-centre and Whitstable venues; we will add them when they do.
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For more of Christmas in the city, see our guides to the Canterbury Christmas market, the Christmas lights switch-on and Christmas at Canterbury Cathedral. For other meals out, see Sunday roast in Canterbury, afternoon tea in Canterbury, Canterbury restaurants and Canterbury pubs. For more to do, see things to do in Canterbury, what’s on in Canterbury this month and our Canterbury business directory.
Frequently asked questions
Which Canterbury restaurants and pubs serve Christmas dinner on Christmas Day 2026?
Three publish a Christmas Day 2026 lunch on their own websites: the Duke William at Ickham (£90 a head, bookings from midday to 3pm), ABode Canterbury on the High Street (£135, from 1pm) and the Pig at Bridge Place (£165, currently for hotel guests only). The Red Lion Inn at Bridge opens its restaurant from 12pm to 2.30pm on Christmas Day, by reservation, and asks you to call for the menu.
How much is Christmas dinner in Canterbury in 2026?
Christmas Day lunches cost £90 to £165 a head. Festive menus on other December days are much cheaper: three courses from £29.95 at Cosy Club, £36 to £39 at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, £38 at the Granville, £39.95 at the Red Lion in Bridge, £42.50 at the Red Lion in Stodmarsh and £49 at the Corner House.
Which Canterbury restaurants are closed on Christmas Day?
The Corner House on Dover Street and Cosy Club on St Margaret’s Street both say they are closed on 25 December, and the Granville at Lower Hardres is closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. All three serve festive menus earlier in December.
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