13 Christmas menus around Broadland, with prices, deposits and pay-by dates; Christmas Day lunch runs from £62.99 to £180. Checked November 2026.

Broadland has 13 Christmas menus with 2026 prices published, seven of them for Christmas Day itself, and this guide puts them in one place with prices, deposits and the dates you have to pay by. For Christmas Day, which falls on a Friday this year, the Rushcutters (£90) and the Town House (from £62.99) on Yarmouth Road in Thorpe St Andrew are the two big pub menus on the edge of Norwich. The Swan Inn at Horning charges £83.95 and the Kings Head in Acle £99. The top price is the Norfolk Mead Hotel in Coltishall, £180 for seven courses. Christmas Day prices were checked against each venue’s own site on 10 November 2026.

Several of the village pubs serve a set December menu rather than Christmas Day lunch, and the entries say which.

Thorpe St Andrew and Drayton

1. The Rushcutters, Thorpe St Andrew

The Rushcutters is the Chef & Brewer pub on Yarmouth Road in Thorpe St Andrew. Its Christmas Day page offers three courses for £90 a head, with separate young guests’ and no-gluten-containing menus.

No booking is confirmed until the menu choices and a deposit of £10 an adult and £5 a child are in, and full payment is due by 1 December 2026. Online booking closes on 18 December; after that, phone the pub.

Price Christmas Day 3 courses £90
Booking online until 18 December; £10 deposit an adult, £5 a child; pay in full by 1 December
Address 46 Yarmouth Road, Thorpe St Andrew, NR7 0HE
Website chefandbrewer.com/pubs/norfolk/rushcutters-arms/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for children's menu, gluten-free menu

2. The Town House, Thorpe St Andrew

The Town House is the Stonehouse pub and restaurant further along Yarmouth Road from the Rushcutters. Its Christmas Day menu page gives three courses for £62.99 an adult and £31.49 a child, the lowest Christmas Day figure on this list, and describes a traditional menu of starters, a roast and desserts.

Every guest needs a £10 deposit, and full payment and pre-orders are due by 1 December.

Price Christmas Day 3 courses £62.99, children £31.49
Booking online; £10 deposit a guest; pay and pre-order by 1 December
Address 18 to 22 Yarmouth Road, Thorpe St Andrew, NR7 0EF
Website stonehouserestaurants.co.uk/nationalsearch/eastofengland/thetownhousenorwich/christmas-day-menu
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Good for lowest Christmas Day price here

3. The Red Lion, Drayton

The Red Lion is the Greene King pub on Fakenham Road in Drayton. Its Christmas Day page offers three courses for £66 on 25 December 2026, with the pub’s festive extras such as sprouts and pigs in blankets.

A £10 deposit for every adult and every child secures the booking. Greene King’s terms ask for full payment by 1 December 2026, and for bookings made later, payment at the time of booking.

Price Christmas Day 3 courses £66
Booking online; £10 deposit an adult and a child; pay in full by 1 December
Address 2 Fakenham Road, Drayton, NR8 6PW
Website greeneking.co.uk/pubs/norfolk/red-lion/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for village pub, low Christmas Day price

Wroxham, Hoveton and Horning

4. The Swan Inn, Horning

The Swan is the Vintage Inns pub on Lower Street in Horning, on the bank of the Bure. Its 2026 Christmas Day menu, linked from the pub’s Christmas Day page, is three courses for £83.95, and the young guests’ Christmas Day menu is three courses for £38.50.

Every table needs a £10 a head deposit, full payment and pre-orders are due by 8 December, and a 10% discretionary service charge applies to tables of seven or more on the day.

Price Christmas Day 3 courses £83.95; children's menu £38.50
Booking online; £10 deposit a head; pay and pre-order by 8 December
Address 10 Lower Street, Horning, NR12 8AA
Website vintageinn.co.uk/restaurants/east/theswaninnhorning/christmas-day-menu
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Good for on the River Bure, children's menu

5. The Kings Head Hotel, Hoveton

The Kings Head Hotel is the Greene King pub on Station Road by Wroxham Bridge. Its Christmas Day page offers three courses for £66 on 25 December 2026, and a £10 deposit for every adult and child secures the booking.

As at the Red Lion, Greene King’s terms ask for full payment by 1 December 2026. It is on the Hoveton side of the river, in North Norfolk.

Price Christmas Day 3 courses £66
Booking online; £10 deposit an adult and a child; pay in full by 1 December
Address Station Road, Hoveton, NR12 8UR
Website greeneking.co.uk/pubs/norfolk/kings-head-hotel/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for by Wroxham Bridge, low Christmas Day price

6. Water’s Edge, Wroxham

Water’s Edge is the riverside restaurant at The Bridge on Norwich Road. Its Christmas menu, served from 1 to 24 December, is priced by the dish: starters £7.50 to £9, mains including roast turkey with chestnut stuffing and a pig in blanket at £19.95, and desserts at £8.50.

The restaurant says groups and parties are welcome and it takes walk-ins as well as reservations. It warns that closing times change in the quieter months, so call before an evening visit.

Open Christmas menu 1 to 24 December; call to check winter hours
Price Christmas menu starters £7.50 to £9, mains £19.95, desserts £8.50
Booking walk-ins and reservations
Call 01603 782337
Address The Bridge, Norwich Road, Wroxham, NR12 8RX
Website wroxhamwatersedge.co.uk
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Good for by the river, groups, pay by the dish

Coltishall and Horstead

7. The Norfolk Mead Hotel, Coltishall

The Norfolk Mead is the country house hotel on Church Loke, whose Christmas page suggests a walk down to the river on the day. Its Christmas page offers a seven-course Christmas Day luncheon at £180 an adult and £125 a child, the highest price in this guide.

The luncheon menu starts with arrival snacks and ends with mince pies, and asks for a pre-order. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve bookings need a £50 a head non-refundable deposit, and the hotel takes no booking without one.

Price Christmas Day 7 courses £180, children £125
Booking phone or email; £50 a head non-refundable deposit; pre-order required
Call 01603 737531
Address Church Loke, Coltishall, NR12 7DN
Website norfolkmead.co.uk/events-at-norfolk-mead/christmas
Good for hotel dining room, seven courses, children's price, Christmas stays

8. The Rising Sun, Coltishall

The Rising Sun is the Colchester Inns pub on Wroxham Road in Coltishall. Its Christmas Menu 2026 runs from 1 to 24 December, all day except Sundays, at £32.95 for two courses or £39.95 for three.

A £15 a head non-refundable deposit confirms the booking, and the booking form asks for the pre-order no later than one week before. The menu is for December; the pub publishes no Christmas Day menu.

Price December Christmas menu 2 courses £32.95, 3 courses £39.95
Booking £15 a head non-refundable deposit; pre-order a week before
Call 01603 737440
Address 28 Wroxham Road, Coltishall, NR12 7EA
Website risingsuncoltishall.co.uk/christmas
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Good for December parties, not Sundays

9. The Recruiting Sergeant, Horstead

The Recruiting Sergeant is the Colchester Inns pub on Norwich Road at Horstead. Its Christmas page describes a “brand new Christmas Menu” for 1 to 24 December, Monday to Saturday, at £34.95 for two courses or £42.95 for three.

Mains on the 2026 menu include beef short rib, halibut (£3 supplement) and a sirloin steak (£10 supplement). A £15 a head non-refundable deposit secures the table and the pre-order is due a week before.

Price December Christmas menu 2 courses £34.95, 3 courses £42.95
Booking £15 a head non-refundable deposit, in person or by phone; pre-order a week before
Call 01603 737077
Address Norwich Road, Horstead, NR12 7EE
Website recruitingsergeant.co.uk/christmas
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Good for December parties, Monday to Saturday

Aylsham, Blickling and Reepham

10. The Black Boys, Aylsham

The Black Boys is the Colchester Inns hotel on Aylsham’s Market Place, shown in the photograph above. Its Christmas Menu 2026 runs from 1 to 23 December at £32.95 for two courses or £41.95 for three, and is not served on Sundays between 12pm and 5pm.

The mains include a venison ragu, a salmon and king prawn laksa and a vegan cranberry and pistachio nut roast. A £15 a head non-refundable deposit applies.

Price December Christmas menu 2 courses £32.95, 3 courses £41.95
Booking £15 a head non-refundable deposit; pre-order a week before
Call 01263 732122
Address Market Place, Aylsham, NR11 6EH
Website blackboyshotel.co.uk/christmas
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Good for town centre, vegan main, December parties

11. The Bucks Arms, Blickling

The Bucks Arms (the Buckinghamshire Arms) is the Colchester Inns pub on Hall Lane, at the gates of the National Trust’s Blickling Estate. Its Christmas Menu 2026 runs from 30 November to 23 December, all day except Sundays, at £32.95 for two courses or £41.95 for three, with a £15 a head non-refundable deposit.

It is next door to the estate that hosts the Blickling Christmas Garden of Lights.

Price December Christmas menu 2 courses £32.95, 3 courses £41.95
Booking £15 a head non-refundable deposit
Call 01263 732133
Address Hall Lane, Blickling, NR11 6NF
Website bucksarms.co.uk/christmas
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Good for next to Blickling Estate, December parties, not Sundays

12. The Kings Arms, Reepham

The Kings Arms is the pub on Reepham’s Market Place that calls itself dog friendly. Its Christmas Menu 2026 is priced by the dish: small plates £7 to £9.50, roast turkey with a pig in blanket and stuffing £21, pan-fried duck breast £26, and a festive seafood sharing platter £24.

The pub’s published festive hours say Christmas Day and Boxing Day are drinks only, 12pm to 2pm, so this is a December menu, not a Christmas Day lunch.

Open Christmas Eve 12pm to 11pm; Christmas Day and Boxing Day 12pm to 2pm, drinks only
Price Christmas menu small plates £7 to £9.50, mains £17 to £26.95, roast turkey £21
Booking online or by phone
Call 01603 870345
Address Market Place, Reepham, NR10 4JJ
Website kingsarmsreepham.com
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Good for dogs welcome, pay by the dish, quiz Thursdays

Acle

13. The Kings Head, Acle (the Acle Steak)

The Kings Head on The Street, which trades as the Acle Steak, publishes both a Christmas Day lunch and a December menu on its Christmas page. Christmas Day is £99 a head, £39.95 for under-12s and £14.95 for under-5s, with a £25 non-refundable deposit at booking and pre-orders and full payment taken on 1 December.

The festive menu runs from 23 November to 24 December, and again on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, at £29.95 for two courses or £34.95 for three. Tables of eight or more pay a £10 a head deposit.

A festive buffet is £19.95 a head for 15 or more.

Open Mon to Thu 9am to 10pm; Fri and Sat 9am to 10.30pm; Sun 9am to 10pm
Price Christmas Day £99, under-12s £39.95, under-5s £14.95; festive menu £29.95 or £34.95; buffet £19.95
Booking online, phone or email; £25 a head Christmas Day deposit, full payment 1 December
Call 01493 262226
Address The Street, Acle, NR13 3DY
Website theaclesteak.co.uk/christmas
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Good for children's prices, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, buffet for groups

How we chose

These are the pubs, hotels and restaurants across Broadland and the Wroxham and Horning riverside that had published a dated 2026 Christmas menu with prices by 2 November 2026, checked against each venue’s own website, menu PDF or booking terms; the Christmas Day prices and payment dates were checked again on 10 November. We left out places whose Christmas page still showed a 2025 menu or carried no year, and places with no price published yet. Prices and deposits are the venues’ own and can change, so confirm when you book. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@broadsnews.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@broadsnews.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.

More for December: Christmas markets, the ice rink, pantomimes, things to do in Broadland, what’s on this month and the local business directory.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I have Christmas dinner on Christmas Day 2026 in Broadland?

Published 2026 Christmas Day prices include the Town House in Thorpe St Andrew (from £62.99), the Red Lion in Drayton and the Kings Head Hotel in Hoveton (£66 each), the Swan Inn in Horning (£83.95), the Rushcutters in Thorpe St Andrew (£90), the Kings Head in Acle (£99) and the Norfolk Mead Hotel in Coltishall (£180 for seven courses).

What is the cheapest Christmas Day lunch around Broadland?

The lowest published 2026 prices on this list are the Town House on Yarmouth Road, Thorpe St Andrew, from £62.99 a head, and the two Greene King pubs, the Red Lion in Drayton and the Kings Head Hotel in Hoveton, at £66 for three courses with a £10 deposit for every adult and child.

When do I have to pay for Christmas Day lunch?

Most of the pub chains want full payment and menu choices by 1 December 2026: the Rushcutters and the Town House in Thorpe St Andrew, the Red Lion in Drayton and the Kings Head Hotel in Hoveton. The Swan Inn at Horning asks for full payment and pre-orders by 8 December, and the Kings Head in Acle takes final payment on 1 December.

Which Broadland pubs are open on Christmas Day 2026?

Christmas Day 2026 is a Friday. The Rushcutters, the Town House, the Red Lion, the Kings Head Hotel, the Swan Inn and the Kings Head in Acle all serve booked Christmas Day lunch. The Kings Arms in Reepham opens 12pm to 2pm for drinks only.

Which Broadland pubs serve a Christmas menu in December?

The Recruiting Sergeant at Horstead (£34.95 or £42.95), the Rising Sun at Coltishall (£32.95 or £39.95), the Black Boys in Aylsham and the Bucks Arms at Blickling (both £32.95 or £41.95) and the Kings Head in Acle (£29.95 or £34.95) all publish set festive menus for December. The Kings Arms in Reepham and Water’s Edge at Wroxham run priced Christmas menus instead.