Eight Northumberland pubs and hotels serve Christmas Day lunch from £86 to £145 a head, with children's prices, deposits and sell-outs. Checked November 2026.

Eight Northumberland pubs and hotels serve Christmas Day lunch in 2026, from £86 to £145 a head, and this guide puts their menus, children’s prices and booking deadlines in one place. The lowest published prices are at the Black Bull in Corbridge, £86 (already fully booked), and the Apple Inn at Lucker, £90 for five courses. Linden Hall near Morpeth is £99, and on the coast Marshall Meadows at Berwick is £110 and the Olde Ship at Seahouses £115. Every entry was checked against the venue’s own site on 11 November 2026.

A few places people ask about are not taking ordinary Christmas Day tables. The Rat Inn at Anick says it is closed on Christmas Day. Battlesteads at Wark sells a Christmas Day box for cooking at home instead, with orders taken until 18 December or until it is full. Matfen Hall and Langley Castle sell Christmas as stays, with lunch included in the package.

North Northumberland coast and Alnwick

1. The Apple Inn, Lucker

The Apple Inn is a village pub with rooms at Lucker, between Belford and Bamburgh, just off the A1. Its Christmas Day menu, published on the pub’s own site, is five courses for £90: a glass of Prosecco on arrival, a starter, a mulled wine and winter berry sorbet, a main such as roast turkey, braised feather blade of beef or a luxury seafood pie, then puddings including a cheese board of Doddington, Cuddy’s Cave and Darling Blue, all made in north Northumberland.

Tea, coffee and petit fours finish it. There is a separate four-course children’s Christmas Day menu at £35, and most dishes are marked as vegetarian, vegan or adaptable for gluten-free diets.

Open Christmas Day 8am to 6pm; lunch 12pm to 3pm, pre-booked only; drinks to 5.30pm
Price Christmas Day 5 courses £90; children 4 courses £35
Booking call the pub; flag allergies and dietary needs when booking
Call 01668 213824
Address Lucker, Belford, NE70 7JH
Website theappleinnlucker.com
Good for children's menu, vegan dishes, local cheeses, rooms

2. The Olde Ship, Seahouses

The Olde Ship is the family-run inn on Main Street in Seahouses, above the harbour. Its Christmas page puts Christmas Day dining at £115 a head this year, with a 50% deposit at booking; from 1 December the inn contacts you again to settle the balance and take menu choices.

The menu PDF starts with canapés and fizz, and the mains include butter-basted crown of turkey, rare roast rib of beef and roast cod in cider and leek sauce, with Christmas pudding served with Alnwick rum sauce. The children’s price is £75.

Residents get first refusal on tables, and the inn asks people staying over Christmas to book dinner separately from their room.

Price Christmas Day £115 adults; £75 children
Booking 50% deposit at booking; balance and menu choices from 1 December; residents have first refusal
Call 01665 720200
Address 7-9 Main Street, Seahouses, NE68 7RD
Website theoldeship.co.uk/christmas
Good for harbour village, rooms, canapés on arrival

3. The Bamburgh Castle Inn, Seahouses

The Bamburgh Castle Inn sits on the harbour at Seahouses and belongs to the Inn Collection Group. The group’s Christmas Day page lists it as still taking bookings on 11 November.

The group publishes one Christmas Day menu across its inns: honey roast parsnip soup or hot roast smoked salmon and prawn cocktail to start, then roast turkey, slow-roasted rump of beef, pan-fried hake or a sweet potato, chickpea and lentil roast, with Christmas pudding, chocolate torte or cheese to finish. The price is “from £70” a head across the group and varies by inn, so ask the inn for its figure.

Booking needs a non-refundable £10 deposit per person, with full payment and pre-orders by 1 December.

Price group price from £70 a head, varies by inn; ask the inn
Booking £10 a head non-refundable deposit; full payment and pre-orders by 1 December
Call 01665 720283
Address Seafield Road, Seahouses, NE68 7SQ
Website inncollectiongroup.com/bamburgh-castle-inn
Good for harbour views, vegan main, rooms

4. The Hog’s Head Inn, Alnwick

The Hog’s Head Inn is the Inn Collection Group’s pub and hotel on Hawfinch Drive, on the southern edge of Alnwick. Like the Bamburgh Castle Inn, it was still taking Christmas Day bookings on 11 November, when the group listed four of its other inns, including three in Northumberland, as sold out.

It serves the same group Christmas Day menu of four starters, four mains including a vegetarian roast, and four puddings, with dishes marked where they can be made without gluten. The group gives a starting price of £70 a head that varies by inn, a £10 non-refundable deposit per person, and a 1 December deadline for full payment and menu choices.

Price group price from £70 a head, varies by inn; ask the inn
Booking £10 a head non-refundable deposit; full payment and pre-orders by 1 December
Call 01665 606576
Address Hawfinch Drive, Alnwick, NE66 2BF
Website inncollectiongroup.com/hogs-head-inn
Good for gluten-free options, vegetarian roast, rooms, parking

5. Doxford Hall, Chathill

Doxford Hall is a country house hotel and spa near Chathill, inland from Beadnell. On Christmas Day it opens its Frank Henry Mason Room for private family lunches of 10 to 20 guests, away from the main restaurant, with Prosecco and canapés on arrival and three courses.

Its festive page gives the price as £129 a head, but the October 2026 Christmas brochure linked from the same page says £145 including the Prosecco and canapés, with a minimum of 10 adults and the King’s Speech shown at 3pm. Ask which applies when you book.

The hotel’s ordinary December festive lunches are not served on 25 December.

Price Christmas Day private dining £129 on the web page, £145 in the brochure; minimum 10 adults
Booking by email to weddingsandevents@doxfordhall.com
Call 01665 589700
Address Doxford, Chathill, NE67 5DN
Website doxfordhall.com/festive
Good for private room for large families, spa hotel, King's Speech at 3pm

Berwick-upon-Tweed

6. Marshall Meadows Manor House, Berwick

Marshall Meadows Manor House stands on the coast just south of the Scottish border, north of Berwick. Its Christmas brochure offers a traditional Christmas Day lunch with all the trimmings at £110 a head and £45 for children aged 12 and under, followed by coffee, and suggests a walk round the grounds or the fire in the drawing room afterwards.

The menu opens with cream of celeriac and apple soup, then starters such as a duo of salmon with Eyemouth hot smoked salmon, and mains of roast turkey, herb-rolled sirloin with beef short rib hotpot, halibut, or a goats’ cheese, spinach and spiced carrot wellington. A 25% deposit secures the table, with the balance and menu choices due by 9 December.

The hotel’s restaurant, 1782, holds an AA Rosette, the brochure says.

Price Christmas Day £110; children 12 and under £45
Booking 25% deposit; balance and pre-orders by 9 December
Call 01289 331133
Address Marshall Meadows, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1UT
Website marshallmeadowsmanor.co.uk/festive
Good for children's price, vegetarian main, grounds to walk, rooms

Morpeth and Tynedale

7. Linden Hall, Longhorsley

Linden Hall is the Macdonald hotel, golf and spa resort at Longhorsley, north-west of Morpeth. Its Christmas Day lunch is served in the Linden Tree Pub on the estate, and its Christmas Day dining page prices it at £99 per adult and £49 per child aged 12 and under, describing “a carefully curated festive menu showcasing seasonal ingredients, traditional flavours”.

A £10 non-refundable deposit per person is due at booking, and the balance and pre-order are needed four weeks before Christmas Day, which puts the deadline at the end of November.

Price Christmas Day £99 adults; £49 children 12 and under
Booking £10 a head non-refundable deposit; balance and pre-order four weeks before
Call 01670 500000
Address Longhorsley, Morpeth, NE65 8XF
Website macdonaldhotels.co.uk/linden-hall/venue/christmas/christmas-day-dining
Good for children's price, golf and spa resort, rooms

8. The Black Bull, Corbridge

The Black Bull on Middle Street is Corbridge’s Chef and Brewer pub. Its Christmas Day page prices three courses at £86, with separate children’s and no-gluten-containing Christmas Day menus, but on 11 November it still said it was fully booked for Christmas Day.

It is listed here because it is the place many people search for, and cancellations do happen: under the pub’s terms, deposits are refunded in full if a booking is cancelled before 11 December. The pub’s Festive Menu runs from 12 November to 24 December for anyone who wants a Christmas lunch on another day.

Price Christmas Day 3 courses £86 (fully booked on 11 November)
Booking £10 deposit per adult, £5 per child; pre-orders required
Call 01434 632261
Address Middle Street, Corbridge, NE45 5AT
Website chefandbrewer.com/pubs/northumberland/black-bull/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for children's menu, gluten-free menu, Festive Menu from 12 November

How we chose

These are the Northumberland pubs and hotels that publish a Christmas Day 2026 price on their own websites, or, for the Inn Collection Group, a group price and terms, and that were still trading on 11 November 2026. Prices, menus and deposit rules come from each venue’s own Christmas page, menu or brochure, read again on 11 November 2026. Prices can change and tables go quickly, so confirm with the venue when you book. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@northumberlandpost.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@northumberlandpost.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.

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Frequently asked questions

Which pubs and hotels are open for Christmas Day lunch in Northumberland in 2026?

The Apple Inn at Lucker, the Olde Ship and the Bamburgh Castle Inn at Seahouses, the Hog’s Head Inn at Alnwick, Doxford Hall near Chathill (private room, 10 or more), Marshall Meadows at Berwick, Linden Hall at Longhorsley and the Black Bull at Corbridge all serve Christmas Day lunch. The Black Bull is fully booked, and the Rat Inn at Anick is closed on the day.

How much is Christmas Day lunch in Northumberland in 2026?

On the venues’ own published prices, the Black Bull at Corbridge is £86 for three courses, the Apple Inn at Lucker £90 for five, Linden Hall near Morpeth £99, Marshall Meadows Manor House at Berwick £110, the Olde Ship at Seahouses £115, and Doxford Hall’s private dining room £129 on its web page or £145 in its October 2026 brochure. The Inn Collection Group says its inns start from £70 a head, with the price varying by inn.

Where can children eat Christmas dinner more cheaply?

The Apple Inn at Lucker has a four-course children’s Christmas Day menu at £35. Marshall Meadows charges £45 and Linden Hall £49 for children aged 12 and under. The Olde Ship at Seahouses charges £75 for children.

Which Northumberland pubs are already fully booked for Christmas Day?

On 11 November 2026 the Black Bull at Corbridge said it was fully booked for Christmas Day, and the Inn Collection Group listed the Amble Inn, the Commissioners Quay Inn at Blyth and the Lindisfarne Inn at Beal as sold out. The Rat Inn at Anick is closed on Christmas Day.