Eight Farnham pubs and hotels with 2026 prices, deposits and dates, from £33.95 festive menus to Christmas Day lunch at £95 to £130. Checked November 2026.

For Christmas dinner in Farnham, most people book The Bush Hotel on The Borough, whose six-course Christmas Day lunch is £130; Teller’s Arms on Castle Street, at £100; or a country pub such as The Duke of Cambridge at Tilford, the cheapest Christmas Day on this list at £95. Festive set menus for December run from £33.95. Every entry checked against the venue’s own website and menus on 1 November 2026.

We have added each one’s Food Standards Agency hygiene rating. Most want a deposit and your choices in advance, so book early for Christmas Day.

Christmas Day lunch

1. The Bush Hotel, The Borough

The Bush says it has been “welcoming guests since 1618”. Its Christmas 2026 brochure describes Christmas Day as “a beautifully curated six-course gourmet feast” in the Garden Restaurant and Oak Lounge, starting with Prosecco and canapés.

There is a live pianist and, the hotel says, a visit from Father Christmas. Mains are turkey crown with the trimmings, beef fillet, sea trout or a vegan nut roast.

From 30 November to 24 December its festive menu runs in the restaurant, and there is a Christmas Eve dinner with mulled wine and canapés at £49. A children’s festive menu is £15 for two courses or £20 for three.

Food Christmas Day bookings from 12pm to 3.30pm
Price Christmas Day £130, children up to 12 half price, under-5s free; festive menu £34.50 for two courses, £39.50 for three
Booking Christmas Day needs a non-refundable £65 deposit per adult; festive menu £10 deposit; balance and pre-orders due four weeks ahead
Call 01252 715237
Address The Borough, GU9 7NN
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 9 April 2026
Website farnhambush.com/christmas
Good for hotel rooms, children's menu, live pianist on Christmas Day, private dining

2. Teller’s Arms, Castle Street

Young’s opened Teller’s Arms in the old Lloyds bank in October 2024. Its Christmas page links each menu.

The Christmas Day menu is £100. Starters include baked South Coast scallops and venison carpaccio, and the turkey main comes with maple roast gammon, Gressingham duck breast and pigs in blankets.

The children’s version is £60 for three courses. The festive menu for parties is £42 for three courses, and a Festive Dining Package with an arrival drink and wine to share is £72.

The menus carry no year, so check the price when you book.

Open Christmas Eve 7.30am to 11pm; Christmas Day 7.30am to 7pm; Boxing Day 7.30am to 11pm
Price Christmas Day £100, children £60; festive menu £42 for three courses; Festive Dining Package £72; New Year's Eve £60
Booking online; a discretionary 12.5% service charge is added
Call 01252 951118
Address 75 Castle Street, GU9 7LP
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 20 November 2024
Website tellersarmsfarnham.co.uk/christmas
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Good for children's menu, bedrooms, town centre, New Year's Eve

3. The Duke of Cambridge, Tilford

The Duke of Cambridge says it “has been welcoming visitors for well over a century”, and Brakspear bought it in March 2026. Its Christmas 2026 page has Christmas Day lunch at £95, with a glass of Champagne on arrival, canapés, homemade bread, three courses, and tea or coffee with festive treats.

Children under 14 are £45. Its festive menu runs from 23 November to 31 December at £34.95 for two courses and £42.95 for three.

Food is served from 12pm to 6pm on Boxing Day.

Food Christmas Day 12pm to 4pm; Boxing Day 12pm to 6pm
Price Christmas Day £95, children under 14 £45; festive menu £34.95 for two courses, £42.95 for three
Booking Christmas Day needs a £20 deposit per person, balance four weeks before; festive menu £10 deposit, taken off the bill
Call 01252 792236
Address Tilford Road, Tilford, GU10 2DD
Hygiene rating 4, Food Standards Agency, 30 April 2026
Website dukeofcambridgetilford.co.uk/christmas
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Good for country pub, children's menu, Champagne on arrival, open Boxing Day

4. The Spotted Cow, Lower Bourne

The Spotted Cow calls itself “a child and dog friendly country inn, hidden in a four acre wooded garden on the edge of Farnham”. Its Christmas Day 2026 menu is £115 a head, beginning with bruschetta and arancini.

Mains are turkey with the trimmings, surf and turf of fillet steak and king prawns, lamb shank, monkfish wrapped in Parma ham, or a vegetable and feta tart. The Festive Fayre menu runs from 30 November, with roast turkey and a festive burger among the mains, and a £7.50 supplement for ribeye.

Price Christmas Day £115, children 6 to 12 £57.50 (smaller portion); Festive Fayre £34.95 for two courses, £41.95 for three
Booking online; for children 5 and under, contact the pub; a discretionary 10% service charge is added
Call 01252 726541
Address Bourne Grove, Lower Bourne, GU10 3QT
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 12 December 2024
Website thespottedcowpub.co.uk/christmas-day-menu
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Good for children welcome, dogs welcome, vegan and gluten-free options

5. Frensham Pond Hotel, Churt

The hotel stands beside Frensham Great Pond, and its history page says it was once the White Horse, one of Headley’s old pubs. Its festive dining page lists Christmas Day lunch at £110 for adults and £50 for children, and a Christmas Eve dinner at £48.

It also runs a Boxing Day lunch. Festive lunches and dinners, and a festive Sunday lunch, are £34 for two courses or £37 for three.

The page gives no dates for the festive menu or its deposit terms, so ask when you book.

Price Christmas Day £110, children £50; Christmas Eve dinner £48; Boxing Day lunch £34, children £20; festive menu £34 for two courses, £37 for three
Booking by phone or through the festive pages
Call 01252 795161
Address Bacon Lane, Churt, GU10 2QD
Hygiene rating 4, Food Standards Agency, 18 October 2025
Website frenshampondhotel.co.uk/festive/festive-dining
Good for hotel rooms, open Boxing Day, festive Sunday lunch

Festive menus for December

6. The Nelson Arms, Castle Street

The Nelson Arms says it began as three 14th-century cottages on the Bishop of Winchester’s estate, and CAMRA mentions dark beams and a log fire. The Christmas menu on its menus page is £35 for three courses, pre-order only.

Starters include hand-dived scallops and a ham hock and chicken terrine, and mains of turkey, pork belly, salmon en croûte and two vegan options come with all the trimmings. Beef Wellington is £5 extra.

The menu publishes no dates and the pub lists no Christmas Day menu, so ring to check.

Price Christmas menu £35 for three courses; beef Wellington £5 extra
Booking pre-order only, at least 48 hours ahead, on 01252 727222 or chris@nelsonfarnham.co.uk
Call 01252 727222
Address 50-52 Castle Street, GU9 7JQ
Hygiene rating 3, Food Standards Agency, 18 June 2025
Website thenelsonarmsfarnham.co.uk/menus
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Good for town centre, vegan options, log fire

7. The Bat & Ball, Boundstone

The Bat & Ball is an independent free house on the edge of Bourne Woods, and it is in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2026. Its Christmas 2026 menu runs from 30 November to 21 December, excluding Sundays, for parties of two or more.

Mains are roast turkey with a bacon-wrapped chipolata and Yorkshire pudding, red wine braised short rib, monkfish and prawn thermidor, or a wild mushroom and spinach Wellington. Puddings include a sticky toffee pudding cheesecake and a cheeseboard served with a sloe gin shot.

Price festive menu £34 for two courses, £41 for three
Booking pre-order only, on the pub's form, emailed to bookings@thebatandball.co.uk at least 7 days ahead; £10 deposit per person; a discretionary 12.5% service charge is added
Call 01252 792108
Address 15 Bat and Ball Lane, GU10 4SA
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 5 December 2024
Website thebatandball.co.uk/christmas-2026
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Good for Good Beer Guide pub, groups, vegan and gluten-free options

8. The Bluebell, Dockenfield

The Bluebell is a family-run pub restaurant at Batts Corner, near Alice Holt Forest, in a building CAMRA says was once the village bakery. Its Christmas page runs its Christmas menu from Thursday 3 December to Friday 18 December, with the usual menu still available.

The Christmas 2026 menu offers roast turkey or slow-roasted lamb shoulder with all the trimmings, venison haunch, River Test trout and two vegetarian mains. The pub is closed on Christmas Day.

Open Christmas Day closed; Boxing Day 12pm to 6pm, food 12pm to 3.30pm
Price Christmas menu £33.95 for two courses, £37.95 for three; cheeseboard £3 extra
Booking pre-order needed, with a £5 deposit per person
Call 01252 792801
Address Boundary Road, Batts Corner, GU10 4EX
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 14 April 2026
Website bluebell-dockenfield.com/christmas
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Good for country pub, vegetarian options, open Boxing Day

How we chose

These are the Farnham pubs and hotels that publish their Christmas prices on their own websites, and that people search for by name. Every one has a food hygiene rating of 3 or better, and none had posted a closure notice. Prices, dates and deposits come from each venue’s own Christmas page or menu as published on 1 November 2026, and the history details from CAMRA’s Surrey/Hants Borders branch. Bel & The Dragon at Churt and The Princess Royal at Runfold both list Christmas Day and festive menus, but their prices would not load for us, so they are not included here; ring them if they are on your list. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@farnhamtoday.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@farnhamtoday.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.

For a full list of who is serving on the day, see pubs and hotels open on Christmas Day. For the rest of the season, see the Farnham Christmas market, the Christmas lights switch-on, the pantomime and Christmas shows and what’s on in Farnham this month. For the rest of the year, see our guides to Farnham pubs, Farnham restaurants, Sunday roasts and afternoon tea, things to do in Farnham, or browse every pub in our directory.

Frequently asked questions

How much is Christmas Day lunch in Farnham in 2026?

Of the places in this guide that publish a price, The Duke of Cambridge at Tilford charges £95 a head, Teller’s Arms on Castle Street £100, Frensham Pond Hotel £110, The Spotted Cow at Lower Bourne £115 and The Bush Hotel on The Borough £130 for six courses. All five charge less for children.

Where can I get a Christmas party meal in Farnham for under £40?

The Bluebell at Dockenfield charges £37.95 for three courses, The Nelson Arms £35, Frensham Pond Hotel £37 and The Bush Hotel £39.50. Two courses start at £33.95 at The Bluebell and £34 at The Bat & Ball and Frensham Pond Hotel.

Which Farnham pubs are closed on Christmas Day?

The Bluebell at Dockenfield says it is closed on Christmas Day and reopens on Boxing Day from 12pm to 6pm, with food from 12pm to 3.30pm. The Bat & Ball and The Nelson Arms publish festive menus but no Christmas Day menu, so ring them to check.