We checked 8 pubs around Tonbridge serving Christmas Day 2026 lunch, from £83 at the Wealden Hall to £125 at the Leicester Arms. Updated 10 November 2026.
Eight pubs in and around Tonbridge are taking bookings for Christmas Day 2026, and this guide puts their prices, deposits and deadlines in one place. Most people look first at the Chaser Inn at Shipbourne and the Little Brown Jug at Chiddingstone Causeway (four courses, £120 each), or the Leicester Arms in Penshurst (£125). Closer to town, the Vauxhall Inn charges £90 for three courses, and the lowest price on the list is the Wealden Hall in Larkfield at £83. Every price was rechecked against the venue’s own site on 10 November 2026, and none says it is fully booked yet.
Christmas Day 2026 is a Friday. Most of these pubs want a deposit when you book and your menu choices well before the day, and several add a service charge to the bill.
Tonbridge, Penshurst and Chiddingstone Causeway
1. The Vauxhall Inn, Tonbridge
The Vauxhall Inn is the Chef and Brewer pub on Vauxhall Lane, off the Pembury Road at the southern edge of town. Its Christmas Day page offers three courses for £90 a person.
The mains are hand-carved roast turkey with duck fat roast potatoes and a pig in blanket, 10-hour slow-cooked beef cheeks, glazed lamb rump, sea bass and king prawns, and two vegetarian tarts. There is a separate “Young Guests” Christmas Day menu, but the page does not print its price.
Menu choices are due by 11 December for tables booked before then, and payment in full by 1 December.
Price Christmas Day three courses £90 a person
Booking £10 an adult and £5 a child deposit; payment in full by 1 December 2026
Call 01732 773111
Address Vauxhall Lane, Tonbridge, TN11 0NA
Website chefandbrewer.com/pubs/kent/vauxhall-inn/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for edge of town, children's menu, vegetarian mains, gluten-free menu
2. The Leicester Arms, Penshurst
The Leicester Arms is the inn on Penshurst High Street, a listed building on the Kent Historic Environment Record, run by the Little and Large Pub Company. It was named in the Good Food Guide’s first list of the 100 best pubs in 2025 (South East Business).
Its Christmas Day menu is £125 for adults and £60 for children under 12: canapés, bread, a starter, a main such as roast turkey breast, roast fillet of Dedham Vale beef or butter-roasted turbot, pudding and petits fours. The separate kids’ Christmas Day menu is £35.
This is the dearest Christmas Day lunch in this guide; the menu itself carries no year.
Price Christmas Day £125 an adult, £60 a child under 12; kids' Christmas Day menu £35
Booking book through the Christmas page; groups of more than 10 by request
Address High Street, Penshurst, Tonbridge, TN11 8BT
Website theleicesterarmspenshurst.co.uk/christmas
Good for Good Food Guide 100 best pubs, children's menu, rooms to stay, 12.5% optional service charge
3. The Little Brown Jug, Chiddingstone Causeway
The Little Brown Jug is on the main road through Chiddingstone Causeway, near Penshurst station, and is the head office of WH Pubs, which runs five pubs across Kent. Its Christmas Day menu is four courses for £120 a person, the same price as its sister pub the Chaser Inn: a starter such as chicken and duck liver parfait, mains including traditional local roast turkey, pudding, then coffee and mince pies.
A cheese course with a glass of port is £9 extra. A £20 a head deposit is due at booking, with the pre-order and full payment by 1 December.
A 10% discretionary service charge is added.
Price Christmas Day four courses £120 a person; cheese and port £9 extra
Booking £20 a head deposit; pre-order and full payment by 1 December 2026
Call 01892 870318
Address Tonbridge Road, Chiddingstone Causeway, Tonbridge, TN11 8JJ
Website whpubs.co.uk/christmas
Good for country pub, vegan and gluten-free options, near Penshurst station
Hadlow and Shipbourne
4. The Chaser Inn, Shipbourne
The Chaser Inn is on Stumble Hill in Shipbourne, about four miles north of Tonbridge, and is run by WH Pubs. Its Christmas Day menu is four courses for £120 a person.
Starters include a duck and pomegranate salad and a venison and chestnut terrine; the mains are local roast turkey, pepper-crusted 28-day hung sirloin of beef, salmon en croute and a vegan squash pithivier, all with sprouts, carrot and swede mash, red cabbage, cauliflower cheese and honey roast parsnips. The deposit and service terms match the Little Brown Jug.
Price Christmas Day four courses £120 a person; cheese and port £9 extra
Booking £20 a head deposit; pre-order and full payment by 1 December 2026; 10% discretionary service charge
Call 01732 810360
Address Stumble Hill, Shipbourne, Tonbridge, TN11 9PE
Website whpubs.co.uk/christmas
Good for country pub, beef or turkey, vegan main, gluten-free on request
5. The Kentish Tap at the Rose Revived, Hadlow
The Rose Revived on Ashes Lane in Hadlow now trades as the Kentish Tap, a pub and taproom with live music on Friday nights. Its Christmas page lists Christmas Day at £89.99 an adult and £44.95 a child, with limited availability, and says the pub opens its normal hours on Christmas Eve and from 12pm to 6pm for a family lunch on Boxing Day.
The page publishes the Christmas Day menu as an image rather than text, so check the dishes with the pub when you book.
Price Christmas Day £89.99 an adult, £44.95 a child
Booking limited availability; book by phone or email
Call 01732 852365
Address Ashes Lane, Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0AN
Website kentishtap.com/christmas
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Good for children's price, Boxing Day lunch, live music Fridays
West Malling, Larkfield and Wateringbury
6. The Farm House, West Malling
The Farm House is Elite Pubs’ pub with rooms on West Malling High Street, which describes itself as a “child-friendly, dog-friendly pub” with a restaurant, terrace, cocktail bar and four bedrooms. Its Christmas Day menu starts with a glass of Wildshark Blanc de Noirs, from the group’s own vineyard, and offers mains including roast turkey, wild halibut, 35-day aged Scottish ribeye, Marden wild duck and a vegan butternut squash Wellington.
It is £110 an adult and £55 a child aged 6 to 11; anyone 12 or over pays the adult price. The deposit is £60 an adult and £30 a child, and it is not refundable.
Price Christmas Day £110 an adult, £55 a child aged 6 to 11; glass of sparkling wine on arrival
Booking £60 an adult and £30 a child non-refundable deposit; 12.5% discretionary service charge
Address 97 High Street, West Malling, ME19 6NA
Website elitepubs.com/venue/the-farm-house/christmas
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Good for town centre, children's price, dogs welcome, rooms to stay
7. The Wateringbury, Wateringbury
The Wateringbury is the Chef and Brewer pub and hotel on Tonbridge Road in Wateringbury, at the eastern edge of the borough. It serves the same Christmas Day menu as the Vauxhall Inn at the same price: three courses for £90 a person, with mains of roast turkey, beef cheeks, lamb rump, sea bass and king prawns, or a vegetarian tart, according to its Christmas Day page.
There is a Young Guests menu with no printed price. The deposit is £10 an adult and £5 a child.
Price Christmas Day three courses £90 a person
Booking £10 an adult and £5 a child deposit; payment in full by 1 December 2026
Call 01622 812632
Address 103 Tonbridge Road, Wateringbury, ME18 5NS
Website chefandbrewer.com/pubs/kent/wateringbury/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for children's menu, vegetarian mains, rooms to stay
8. The Wealden Hall, Larkfield
The Wealden Hall is the Greene King pub on London Road in Larkfield. Its Christmas Day page offers three courses for £83, the lowest Christmas Day price in this guide.
Mains include hand-carved roast turkey, salmon and tiger prawns, a cranberry-glazed nut roast with a vegan version, a sirloin steak topped with prawns, and a Cheddar, Double Gloucester and leek tart. There is a kids’ Christmas Day menu.
A £10 a head deposit secures the table, adults and children alike, and menu choices are due by 11 December for tables booked before then.
Price Christmas Day three courses £83 a person
Booking £10 a head deposit, adults and children; menu choices by 11 December 2026
Call 01732 840259
Address 773 London Road, Larkfield, ME20 6DE
Website greeneking.co.uk/pubs/kent/wealden-hall/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for lowest price in this guide, children's menu, vegan main
Not in this year’s list
Some places people ask about are not here, and this is why. The Kentish Hare at Bidborough says on its Christmas page that it is closed on Christmas Day; it reopens for lunch on Boxing Day. The Swan in West Malling says its team “will be at home with their families on Christmas Day” and it will open on Boxing Day. The Moody Mare at Mereworth is closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The Old Rectory at Leybourne says it is now fully booked for Christmas Day.
How we chose
These are the pubs in and around Tonbridge, West Malling and the villages between them that publish a 2026 Christmas Day price on their own websites. Every price, deposit and deadline comes from the venue’s own Christmas page or menu, first read on 1 November 2026 and rechecked on 10 November. Prices and availability change as tables fill, so check with the pub before you book. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@tonbridgetoday.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@tonbridgetoday.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.
For more on the season, see our guides to the Tonbridge Christmas market, the Christmas lights switch-on, where to meet Father Christmas, Christmas carols and Christmas train times, plus what’s on this month, things to do in Tonbridge and the local business directory.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I have Christmas dinner near Tonbridge on Christmas Day 2026?
These pubs publish a Christmas Day 2026 price on their own websites: the Leicester Arms in Penshurst (£125), the Chaser Inn at Shipbourne and the Little Brown Jug at Chiddingstone Causeway (£120 each), the Farm House in West Malling (£110), the Vauxhall Inn on the edge of Tonbridge and the Wateringbury (£90 each), the Kentish Tap at the Rose Revived in Hadlow (£89.99) and the Wealden Hall in Larkfield (£83).
How much is Christmas dinner for children near Tonbridge?
Where a child price is published: £35 for the kids’ Christmas Day menu at the Leicester Arms in Penshurst (or £60 for under-12s on the full menu), £44.95 at the Kentish Tap in Hadlow, and £55 for ages 6 to 11 at the Farm House in West Malling.
Which Tonbridge-area pubs are closed on Christmas Day 2026?
The Kentish Hare at Bidborough, the Swan in West Malling and the Moody Mare at Mereworth all say on their own websites that they are closed on Christmas Day. The Old Rectory at Leybourne says it is fully booked.
Which pubs near Tonbridge are open on Christmas Day 2026?
Eight pubs publish a Christmas Day 2026 lunch: the Vauxhall Inn on the edge of Tonbridge, the Leicester Arms in Penshurst, the Little Brown Jug at Chiddingstone Causeway, the Chaser Inn at Shipbourne, the Kentish Tap in Hadlow, the Farm House in West Malling, the Wateringbury and the Wealden Hall in Larkfield. Tables are booked in advance with a deposit, so ring before turning up.
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