Our Festive Menu is packed with hearty winter dishes, served as a delicious 2 or 3 course meal from 23rd November (excluding 25th and 31st December). Whether it’s a catch-up with friends after a long day of Christmas shopping or a Christmas meal out with colleagues, we’ll bring the warmth, cheer and festive spirit. You just bring the appetite.

Book early and save. Reserve your Festive meal on weekdays from 23rd November to 10th December and get £5 off per person.

Fancy after-work drinks instead? Our bar’s stocked with award-winning cask ales, seasonal specials, quality wines, spirits and fizz to keep the festive spirit flowing.

Tables get booked up fast this festive season, so reserve yours today.

Every family has its Christmas traditions.

Take the plum pudding; for many, it’s a Christmas essential. It dates back to the Victorian era and was a firm favourite of Charles Dickens. On Stir Up Sunday, each family member stirred the mixture from east to west to bring the family luck in the coming year.

For the JW Lees family, our Christmas family rituals start with the return each festive season of our Plum Pudding Ale. Our locals have come to expect it. Named in honour of the plum pudding and similarly fruity, it’s nothing less than Christmas in a glass.

Pass on the petrol station flowers and the battered box of chocolates and give the gift of the pub this Christmas. Our gift vouchers will arrive instantly and can used towards a huge selection of award-winning beers, delicious seasonal dishes or even a stay in one of our cosy inns or hotels.