Crown & Anchor
The garden dining room at Christmas, a garland of baubles and greenery strung across the ceiling

December at the Crown & Anchor

Christmas

Garlands up, fire lit. Festive lunches and suppers, parties in the Partridge Room, and a room upstairs so nobody has to drive home.

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Ham, Wiltshire · North Wessex Downs

Christmas at the Crown & Anchor

December in Ham

The garden room hung with greenery, the log burner going in the bar, and the kitchen cooking a festive menu from the second of December.
  • 2–23 DecThe festive menuLunch & supper, Tuesday to Saturday
  • SundaysThe Sunday roastAs usual, all through December
  • 6 or moreParties & pre-ordersOrder ten days ahead; the Partridge Room for groups
See the menu
Christmas garlands and a woven lampshade above tables laid for festive lunch
A posy of dried flowers tied with ribbon, hung beside a painting of the downs

The festive menu

Lunch & supper through December

Served from 2 to 23 December, Tuesday to Saturday, at lunch and supper. On Sundays the roast carries on as usual.
£37Two courses
£45Three courses
2–23December
Tables of six or more pre-order ten days ahead.
Menu PDF

Nibbles

To share, priced separately

  • Homemade sourdoughv

    Pumpkin hummus

    £5.50

  • Marinated Gordal olivesv

    £5.50

  • Crispy whitebait

    Devilled Marie Rose, lemon

    £8.50

  • Honey & mustard pigs in blankets

    Crispy onions

    £9.50

Starters

  • Roasted parsnip & maple soupv

    Toasted almonds, shimeji mushrooms, thyme

  • Chicken & ham hock terrine

    Pickled baby onions, salad cream, sourdough toast

  • Salmon tartare

    Wasabi and yuzu dressing, lime yoghurt

Mains

  • Roasted turkey breast

    Pig in blanket, redcurrant jus, roast potatoes, maple-glazed parsnip, Brussels sprout & almond fricassée

  • Celeriac schnitzelv

    Creamed leek and mushroom, 63° poached egg, black garlic dressing

  • Slow-roasted pork belly

    Celeriac, apple, black pudding

  • Pan-fried sea bream

    Haricot beans, chard, brown shrimp, almond and preserved lemon butter

Puddings

  • Warm Christmas pudding

    Spiced custard, vanilla ice cream

  • Apple & blackberry compote

    Oat crumble, clotted cream

  • Dark chocolate délice

    White chocolate ganache, pear

Download the festive menu (PDF)

Allergies: please speak to the team. An optional 12.5% service charge is added to the bill.

Christmas parties

A party in the Partridge Room

Our private room, with its own log burner and doors to the terrace, takes twenty round one long table or thirty-five for drinks. The festive menu, crackers on the table and a room upstairs for anyone staying.
20Seated
30–35For drinks
6+Pre-order
Enquire about a partyThe Partridge Room
The Partridge Room, terracotta walls and a long table laid for a party
A long table set for a private dinner, glowing with candles, glasses and printed menus

Festive hours

Open through December

In December we open on Tuesdays too, so the festive menu runs Tuesday to Saturday. Holiday hours are confirmed nearer the time.
The oak-panelled bar with the log burner lit
  • Tue – SatFestive lunch & supper12 noon – 11pm · food 12 – 2.30pm & 6 – 8.30pm
  • SundaysSunday roast as usual12 noon – 4pm · food 12 – 3pm
  • 24 DecChristmas EveHours to follow
  • 25 DecChristmas DayHours and menu to follow
  • 26 DecBoxing DayHours to follow
  • 31 DecNew Year’s EveHours and supper to follow

Christmas and New Year hours are announced in the newsletter as soon as they are set.

Presents

Something to unwrap

Our gift vouchers arrive as a print of a hand-painted card. Choose an amount, a supper, or a night away.
All gift vouchers

Stay over

A room upstairs

So nobody has to drive home. Five rooms above the pub and the Stables across the green, with breakfast in the morning and a walk to clear the head.
See the rooms
A bedroom with a damask headboard and a plum throw

Coming up

After Christmas

The winter carries on at the inn. Dates are announced in the newsletter first, usually six weeks ahead.
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A look around

Christmas at the inn

Christmas garlands and a woven lampshade above tables laid for festive lunch
The garden dining room at Christmas, a garland of baubles and greenery strung across the ceiling
A posy of dried flowers tied with ribbon, hung beside a painting of the downs
A rich stew in an earthenware bowl with crispbreads and a glass of red wine
A raspberry pudding ringed with fresh raspberries and toasted almonds, topped with a scoop of raspberry sorbet
The oak-panelled bar room with a lit log burner, tables laid for lunch and a small dog on the rug
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Sunday roast beef with Yorkshire pudding

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