Christmas Break

Make your festive season its most merry and bright by choosing to indulge with our overnight Christmas break at The Bear’s Paw.

Sit back, relax and cosy up to a laid-back Christmas experience to remember. You will be welcomed into one of our comfortable bedrooms, your home away from home for the most wonderful time of the year.

For the all-important Christmas day meal, you will enjoy a delicious three-course menu prepared by our AA Rosette-a warded kitchen team, as well as a glass of Prosecco on arrival and coffee and mince pies to finish (see the menu below).

Your Christmas break includes:

One-night stay in your choice of bedroom*

Three-course Christmas Day meal with a glass of Prosecco on arrival and coffee and mince pies to finish

Breakfast on the morning of 26th December

Breaks from £185 per adult

TERMS & CONDITIONS

A 50% deposit for the value of your room is required to secure your room booking. Once your room booking is secured, a member of our team will contact you to assist with booking  your Christmas Day table.

*Entry rate is based on two guests sharing a standard bedroom. Upgraded room categories are available at a supplement.

The remaining balance for your accommodation and dining, as well as your pre-order for the Christmas Day meal, must be received no later than 27th November 2025.

All deposits and final payments are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Christmas Day Menu

Caramelised white onion and thyme soup, smoked cheddar beignet, truffle oil and onion seed loaf (v) (vgo) (gfo)

Prawn, crayfish and crab cocktail, caviar, gem leaves, Bloody Mary sauce, pickled cucumber and ciabatta shards (gfo)

Game terrine, apple, port and cranberry chutney and toasted Beartown ale bread (gfo)

Confit duck leg, bigarade sauce, creamed celeriac, smoked bacon and sautéed sprout leaf (gfo)

Pan-seared king scallops, roasted squash purée, toasted pumpkin seeds, pancetta crisp and red wine jus (gfo)

Beetroot and goat’s cheese filo parcel, chive crème fraiche, pickled beetroot, candied walnuts and beetroot ketchup (v)

Roasted breast and leg of turkey, sage and onion stuffing, bacon-wrapped chipolata, goose fat-roasted potatoes, traditional vegetables and rich roast pan gravy (gfo)

Traditional mixed fruit and nut roast, roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables, cranberry relish and vegan gravy (v) (vgo) (gfo)

Poached fillet of lemon sole, filled with salmon and smoked haddock mousseline served with mussels and samphire, saffron cocotte potatoes and shrimp beurre blanc (gfo)

Venison loin Wellington, pommes Anna, creamed Savoy cabbage, fine beans and a cocoa and juniper jus

Fillet of aged beef, truffle creamed potato, girolle mushrooms, tender stem broccoli and red wine jus (gfo)

Wild mushroom, spinach and truffle cannelloni, Parmesan, garlic and sage gratin, shaved black truffle and roasted chestnuts (v)

Traditional Christmas pudding, mulled winter berries and brandy sauce (v) (vgo) (gfo)

Lemon meringue tart, candied pistachios and raspberry purée (v)

Dark chocolate and pistachio tart, pistachio ice cream and honeycomb (v)

Cherry mille feuille, mascarpone cream, kirsch ganache and crunchy honeycomb (v) (vgo)

Classic apple tarte tatin, golden raisins, toasted almonds and vanilla ice cream (v) (vgo)

A selection of British cheeses: Collier’s cheddar, Somerset brie, Colston Bassett and Bourne’s smoked cheddar with wafers, celery, Ellesmere honey and quince jelly (v) (gfo)