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

Christmas & the months ahead

Christmas & what’s on

Festive lunches and suppers by the fire, and parties for up to twenty.

Festive menu (PDF)

Ham, Wiltshire · North Wessex Downs

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Christmas at the Crown & Anchor

The festive menu runs from 2 to 23 December, Tuesday to Saturday, at lunch and supper. Two courses £37, three £45; tables of six or more pre-order ten days ahead.
£37Two courses
£45Three courses
2–23December
Festive menu (PDF)
Christmas garlands and a woven lampshade above tables laid for festive lunch

The calendar

Dates for the diary

Dates marked “to follow” are announced in the newsletter about six weeks ahead.

December

  1. 2–23Dec
    Christmas

    The festive menu

    Two courses £37, three £45, at lunch and supper, Tuesday to Saturday.

  2. 6+Guests
    Christmas

    Christmas parties

    The Partridge Room for twenty seated or thirty-five for drinks. Pre-order ten days ahead.

  3. 24Dec
    Christmas

    Christmas Eve

    A last pint by the fire before the big day. Hours to follow.

  4. 25Dec
    Christmas

    Christmas Day

    Hours and menu to be announced in the newsletter first.

  5. 31Dec
    Christmas

    New Year’s Eve

    Supper and a toast at midnight. Details to follow.

  6. DecLate month
    Race day

    Racing at Newbury

    Lunch before the first race, twenty minutes from the course, and supper when you get back.

January

  1. TBCJan
    Supper club

    Winter supper club

    One long table, a set menu with matched wines, and a guest worth listening to.

February

  1. Feb2027
    Six Nations

    Six Nations: opening weekend

    The matches on the screen in the Partridge Room, with the bar a few steps away.

  2. TBCFeb
    Supper club

    Game & claret supper

    The end of the season’s game, with wines chosen to go with it.

  3. Feb2027
    Race day

    Newbury’s February meeting

    A racing lunch for a party, and rooms for anyone making a weekend of it.

March

  1. Mar2027
    Six Nations

    Six Nations: final weekend

    Super Saturday on the screen. Tables go early.

  2. TBCMar
    Supper club

    Spring supper & talk

    A guest speaker and a spring menu, as the evenings draw out.

April

  1. Apr2027
    Race day

    Grand National

    Lunch, a sweepstake and the race on the screen.

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
Sunday roast beef with Yorkshire pudding

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Supper clubs, new menus and the odd walk worth doing. Once a month, no more.
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