10 places for Christmas Day lunch around Basingstoke with 2026 prices, from £62.95 to £185, plus deposits and hygiene ratings. Checked November 2026.
For Christmas Day around Basingstoke, most people look first at Oakley Hall Hotel (£185 with Champagne and four courses), the Portsmouth Arms in Hatch Warren (£99), Miller & Carter on Winchester Road (£109.95) and the village pubs at Old Basing and Oakley, the Hatch and the Barley Mow (both £90). The cheapest published Christmas Day menu is the Fox & Hounds, Tadley, at £62.95.
Christmas Day 2026 falls on a Friday. Almost every venue asks for a deposit and a pre-order, so book early.
Basingstoke town
1. Miller & Carter, Winchester Road
Miller & Carter is the steakhouse at Down Grange House on Winchester Road, on the south-west side of town by the A30. Its Christmas Day menu is billed as a “Luxurious Christmas Day Menu” at £109.95 a person, and there is a separate young guests’ set menu from £49.95.
The chain’s Christmas page links its deposit rules from the same site.
Price Christmas Day £109.95 an adult; young guests' menu from £49.95
Call 01256 461149
Address Down Grange House, Winchester Road, RG22 4ET
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 25 February 2026
Website millerandcarter.co.uk/restaurants/south-east/millerandcarterbasingstoke/christmas
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Good for steakhouse, children's menu
2. The Portsmouth Arms, Hatch Warren
The Portsmouth Arms is the Hall & Woodhouse pub on Hatch Warren Lane. Its Christmas page promises “a three-course festive feast” on Christmas Day and says “your four-legged family members” are looked after too.
The Christmas Day menu PDF gives the prices: three courses at £99 a head, and a children’s menu for ages 10 and under at £35. A separate festive celebration menu runs through December.
Price Christmas Day three courses £99 an adult; £35 ages 10 and under
Call 01256 334036
Address Hatch Warren Lane, Hatch Warren, RG22 4RA
Hygiene rating 4, Food Standards Agency, 22 June 2026
Website portsmoutharmshatchwarren.co.uk/christmas
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Good for dogs welcome, children's menu, family pub
Oakley and the villages west of town
3. Oakley Hall Hotel, Oakley
Oakley Hall is the Georgian country house hotel off the B3400 between Oakley and Deane. Its Christmas Day lunch page sets out the package: a pre-lunch glass of Champagne (or non-alcoholic fizz) and canapés, your own table, a four-course traditional lunch in the Glasshouse Restaurant, a live singer and a personalised gift “from Santa” for children.
The 2026 menu includes Creedy Carver turkey and a Bower Farm dry-aged beef wellington. The dress code is smart casual, with no jeans, trainers or sportswear, and dogs cannot join guests for lunch.
Open Christmas Day arrival times from 12pm to 2.30pm
Price Christmas Day £185 an adult; £85 a child aged 3 to 12
Booking signed booking form and £20 per person deposit; final payment and pre-orders by Monday 16 November 2026
Call 01256 783350
Address Oakley Hall, Oakley, RG23 7EL
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 21 May 2026
Website oakleyhall-park.com/christmas/christmas-day-lunch
Good for country house, Champagne reception, children's price, live music
4. The Barley Mow, Oakley
The Barley Mow is the village pub on Oakley Lane. Its Christmas page lists a three-course Christmas Day menu at £90 with “a glass of fizz on arrival”, served from midday, with dishes such as beef bresaola and slow-roasted shoulder of lamb alongside the turkey.
The kids’ Christmas Day menu is £45 for three courses. Before the day, the pub’s festive menu runs from 18 November to 31 December (not Christmas Day) at £27.95 for two courses or £31.95 for three.
Open Christmas Day served from 12pm
Price Christmas Day three courses £90 an adult, £45 a child; festive menu £27.95 to £31.95
Booking deposit and pre-order for tables of six or more on the festive menus
Call 01256 636635
Address 19 Oakley Lane, Oakley, RG23 7JZ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 7 January 2025
Website barleymowoakley.co.uk/event/christmas
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Good for village pub, fizz on arrival, children's menu
5. The Beach Arms, Oakley
The Beach Arms is the Stonehouse pub and hotel at Clerken Green on the Andover Road (B3400). Its Christmas Day menu page describes “a traditional Christmas menu”, “available from just £69.99 per adult”.
Stonehouse’s deposit page asks £10 a person for adults and children, and full payment with the pre-order by 1 December. A deposit is refunded in full if you cancel up to 14 days before.
Price Christmas Day from £69.99 an adult
Booking £10 per person deposit (adults and children); full payment and pre-order by 1 December 2026
Call 01256 780210
Address Clerken Green, Andover Road, Oakley, RG23 7EP
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 19 November 2025
Website stonehouserestaurants.co.uk/nationalsearch/southeast/thebeacharmsoakley/christmas-day-menu
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Good for lower price, pub with rooms
6. The Wheatsheaf, North Waltham
The Wheatsheaf is the Chef & Brewer pub and hotel on Popham Lane by the A30, near junction 7 of the M3. Its Christmas Day page offers three courses for £86 a person.
The booking terms are the same as at the Hatch and the Swan: £10 a head deposit for adults and £5 for children, payment in full by 1 December, and deposits non-refundable on or after 11 December.
Price Christmas Day three courses £86 a person
Booking £10 per adult and £5 per child deposit; payment in full by 1 December 2026
Call 01256 398282
Address Popham Lane, North Waltham, RG25 2BB
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 5 March 2026
Website chefandbrewer.com/pubs/hampshire/wheatsheaf/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for near the M3, pub with rooms
Old Basing and the villages north and east
7. The Hatch, Old Basing
The Hatch is the Chef & Brewer pub on London Road, Old Basing. Its Christmas Day page offers three courses for £90 a person, with a young guests’ menu and a menu with no gluten-containing ingredients.
Menu pre-orders opened on 21 October, and anyone booking after 18 December is asked to phone the pub.
Price Christmas Day three courses £90 a person
Booking £10 per adult and £5 per child deposit; payment in full by 1 December 2026; deposits non-refundable on or after 11 December
Call 01256 473077
Address London Road, Old Basing, RG24 7JL
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 21 January 2026
Website chefandbrewer.com/pubs/hampshire/hatch/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for young guests' menu, gluten-free menu
8. The Swan, Sherborne St John
The Swan is the Chef & Brewer pub on Kiln Road in Sherborne St John, a couple of miles north of the town and close to The Vyne. Its Christmas Day page offers three courses for £80 a person, the lowest Chef & Brewer price around Basingstoke this year, on the same deposit and payment terms as the Hatch.
Price Christmas Day three courses £80 a person
Booking £10 per adult and £5 per child deposit; payment in full by 1 December 2026
Call 01256 850165
Address 3 Kiln Road, Sherborne St John, RG24 9HS
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 3 January 2025
Website chefandbrewer.com/pubs/hampshire/swan-sherborne-st-john/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for village pub, young guests' menu
9. The Longbridge Mill, Sherfield on Loddon
The Longbridge Mill is the Vintage Inns pub in a former mill on the River Loddon, on the Reading Road at Sherfield on Loddon. Its Christmas Day menu PDF gives three courses for £92.95, and the kids’ Christmas Day menu is £40.50.
The deposit page asks £10 a person for all tables from 11.30am, full payment and pre-order by 8 December, and adds a 10% discretionary service charge for tables of seven or more.
Open Christmas Day tables from 11.30am
Price Christmas Day three courses £92.95 an adult; kids' menu £40.50
Booking £10 per person deposit; full payment and pre-order by 8 December 2026; deposits non-refundable within 14 days
Call 01256 883483
Address Reading Road, Sherfield on Loddon, RG27 0DL
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 17 June 2025
Website vintageinn.co.uk/restaurants/south-east/thelongbridgemillsherfieldonloddon/christmas-day-menu
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Good for riverside, children's menu
Tadley
10. The Fox & Hounds, Tadley
The Fox & Hounds is the Greene King pub on Mulfords Hill in Tadley. Its Christmas Day page offers “three delicious courses for £62.95”, the lowest published Christmas Day price in this guide, with a kids’ Christmas Day menu and a menu with no gluten-containing ingredients.
A £10 deposit secures each place, for children as well as adults. The page does not print a children’s price.
Price Christmas Day three courses £62.95 an adult
Booking £10 per person deposit, adults and children
Call 0118 981 4357
Address Mulfords Hill, Tadley, RG26 3JG
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 16 June 2025
Website greeneking.co.uk/pubs/hampshire/fox-and-hounds/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for lowest price, kids' menu, gluten-free menu
Not in this year’s list
A few places people ask about are not here, and why. The Hoddington Arms at Upton Grey is closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day; its £48 three-course Christmas menu runs in the weeks before. Bartons Mill at Old Basing takes Christmas Day bookings with a £10 deposit and payment in full by 11 December, but its Christmas Day menu price does not show on its website. The Chineham Arms lists festive and Boxing Day menus but no Christmas Day menu. Audleys Wood and the Wellington Arms at Baughurst had no 2026 Christmas Day details on their own sites on 1 November.
How we chose
These are the Basingstoke and Deane pubs, restaurants and hotels that publish a 2026 Christmas Day price on their own websites and hold a food hygiene rating of 3 or more. Prices and availability change as tables fill, so check with the venue before you book. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@basingstokeonline.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@basingstokeonline.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.
For more on the season, see our guides to Basingstoke Christmas markets, Santa’s grottos, Christmas at The Vyne, New Year’s Eve in Basingstoke and Christmas trains, plus what’s on this month, things to do in Basingstoke and the local business directory.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I have Christmas dinner in Basingstoke on Christmas Day 2026?
These Basingstoke-area venues publish a Christmas Day 2026 price on their own websites: the Fox & Hounds, Tadley (£62.95), the Beach Arms, Oakley (from £69.99), the Swan, Sherborne St John (£80), the Wheatsheaf, North Waltham (£86), the Hatch, Old Basing and the Barley Mow, Oakley (both £90), the Longbridge Mill, Sherfield on Loddon (£92.95), the Portsmouth Arms, Hatch Warren (£99), Miller & Carter on Winchester Road (£109.95) and Oakley Hall Hotel (£185).
How much is Christmas dinner for children in Basingstoke?
Where a child price is published: £35 at the Portsmouth Arms (ages 10 and under), £40.50 for the kids’ menu at the Longbridge Mill, £45 at the Barley Mow, from £49.95 for Miller & Carter’s young guests’ menu and £85 at Oakley Hall (ages 3 to 12).
When do I have to pay for Christmas dinner in Basingstoke?
Most venues take a deposit of £10 a head when you book and want the balance and the pre-order in early December: 1 December at the Beach Arms and the three Chef & Brewer pubs (the Hatch, the Swan and the Wheatsheaf), and 8 December at the Longbridge Mill. Oakley Hall wants final payment and pre-orders by Monday 16 November.
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