We checked 11 Christmas Day menus around Maidstone, from £62.95 to £125, with deposits, payment deadlines and hygiene ratings. Updated November 2026.
For Christmas Day in Maidstone, the lowest published prices are at the Pippin on London Road (£62.95) and the Bull at Penenden Heath (£66), with the Newnham Court Inn at £67.99. For a country pub, the Park Gate Inn at Hollingbourne is £99.95 and the Dirty Habit up the hill in Hollingbourne is £125.
The first payment deadline is 1 December, which covers five of the eleven.
Maidstone pubs
1. The Pippin, London Road
The Pippin is the Greene King pub at 78 London Road, on the Allington side of the town centre. Its Christmas Day page prices the three-course menu at £62.95 and the children’s menu at £27.95, the lowest adult price on this list.
Starters include a smoked salmon ciabatta. A £10 deposit a head, adults and children alike, holds the table.
The terms ask for menu choices and full payment by 11 December 2026; anyone booking after 18 December is asked to phone the pub.
Price Christmas Day 3 courses £62.95, children £27.95
Booking online; £10 a head deposit; payment and choices by 11 December
Address 78 London Road, Maidstone, ME16 0DR
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 21 January 2026
Website greeneking.co.uk/pubs/kent/pippin/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for lowest price, children's menu, near the town centre
2. The Bull, Penenden Heath
The Bull is the Greene King pub on Boxley Road at Penenden Heath. Its Christmas Day page offers three courses for £66, and there is a separate children’s Christmas Day menu, though the page does not print its price.
There is also a menu with no gluten-containing ingredients. The deposit is £10 a head for adults and children.
The terms give two dates: one line says choices and final payment by 11 December, another says payment in full no later than 1 December 2026, so plan for the earlier one.
Price Christmas Day 3 courses £66
Booking online; £10 a head deposit; full payment by 1 December
Address Boxley Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2DH
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 17 March 2026
Website greeneking.co.uk/pubs/kent/bull-penenden-heath/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for children's menu, no-gluten menu, north Maidstone
3. The Chiltern Hundreds, Penenden Heath
The Chiltern Hundreds is the Chef & Brewer pub on Penenden Heath Road, a short walk from the Bull. Its Christmas Day page prices three courses at £86 a head.
The menu starts with a hot smoked salmon and prawn cocktail, and the turkey comes with duck fat and rosemary roast potatoes and braised red cabbage. A young guests’ menu is listed but its price is not printed on the page.
The deposit is £10 an adult and £5 a child, and full payment is due by 1 December 2026.
Price Christmas Day 3 courses £86
Booking online; £10 adult, £5 child deposit; full payment by 1 December
Address Penenden Heath Road, Maidstone, ME14 2DG
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 15 April 2026
Website chefandbrewer.com/pubs/kent/chiltern-hundreds/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for young guests' menu, no-gluten menu, north Maidstone
4. The Newnham Court Inn, Weavering
The Newnham Court Inn is the Greene King pub at Newnham Court, by the shopping village on Bearsted Road near junction 7 of the M20. Its Christmas Day page gives £67.99 for three courses and £29.99 for the children’s three courses, with a separate no-gluten menu to download.
The deposit is £10 a head for adults and children. For bookings made on or before 11 December, full payment and menu choices are due by 11 December 2026, and deposits are lost on cancellations with less than seven days’ notice.
Price Christmas Day 3 courses £67.99, children £29.99
Booking online; £10 a head deposit; payment and choices by 11 December
Address Newnham Court, Bearsted Road, Maidstone, ME14 5LH
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 23 February 2026
Website greeneking.co.uk/pubs/kent/newnham-court-inn/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for children's menu, no-gluten menu, easy from the M20
5. The Running Horse, Sandling
The Running Horse is the Harvester on Chatham Road at Sandling, on the north edge of town by the M20. Its Christmas Day menu page prices the menu at £74.99 an adult and lists bubble and squeak bon bons among the starters.
A children’s price is not printed. The pub’s deposit page sets a £10 a head deposit for Christmas Day, whatever the party size, with full payment and pre-orders by 1 December 2026.
Cancel at least 14 days ahead for a full refund of the deposit.
Price Christmas Day £74.99 an adult
Booking online; £10 a head deposit; payment and pre-order by 1 December
Address Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AG
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 20 October 2026
Website harvester.co.uk/restaurants/southeast/therunninghorsemaidstone/menus/christmas-day-menu
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Good for families, refundable deposit, north Maidstone
Carvery and restaurants
6. Toby Carvery Maidstone, Langley Park
Toby Carvery Maidstone is at the Langley Park Centre on Laight Road, off the A274 Sutton Road. Its Christmas Day menu page puts the carvery at the centre of the day, with Christmas Day dining at £77.99; a children’s price is not printed.
The deposit page asks £10 a person for every Christmas Day guest, with full payment and pre-order by 1 December 2026. Deposits are refunded in full on cancellations at least 14 days ahead, or moved to another date.
Price Christmas Day £77.99
Booking online; £10 a head deposit; payment and pre-order by 1 December
Address Langley Park Centre, Laight Road, Maidstone, ME17 3FU
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 23 May 2025
Website tobycarvery.co.uk/restaurants/south-east/maidstone/menus/christmasdaymenu
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Good for carvery, families, refundable deposit
7. The Romney at Mote House, Mote Park
The Romney is the restaurant at Mote House, the Audley retirement village in Mote Park, and it takes outside bookings. Its menus page prices the Christmas Day menu at £85 a head, starting with a Jerusalem artichoke velouté with sherry-glazed wild mushrooms.
The same page lists a festive afternoon tea at £26.50 and a Boxing Day buffet. The page does not set out a children’s price or deposit terms, so ask when you book on 01622 532343.
Price Christmas Day £85 a head
Booking by phone or online
Call 01622 532343
Address Mote House, Mote Park, Maidstone, ME15 8NQ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 19 August 2025
Website audleyrestaurants.co.uk/the-romney-bearsted/menus
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Good for restaurant rather than pub, Mote Park, festive afternoon tea
8. Miller & Carter Maidstone, Sandling Road
Miller & Carter Maidstone is the steakhouse in the White Rabbit building on Sandling Road. Its Christmas Day menu page links a 2026 menu PDF that describes a “Luxurious Christmas Day Menu for 109.95 per person”.
Mains on it include a turkey paupiette and two 5oz fillets topped with scallops and samphire. A separate young guests’ menu is priced from £49.95.
Deposit terms were not set out on the restaurant’s own pages on 2 November.
Price Christmas Day £109.95; young guests from £49.95
Booking online
Address The White Rabbit, Sandling Road, Maidstone, ME14 2RF
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 19 May 2025
Website millerandcarter.co.uk/restaurants/south-east/millerandcartermaidstone/christmasdaymenu
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Good for steak, young guests' menu, town centre
Country pubs near Maidstone
9. The Wateringbury, Wateringbury
The Wateringbury is the Chef & Brewer pub on Tonbridge Road, about five miles west of Maidstone on the A26. Its Christmas Day page prices three courses at £90 a head, on the same menu and terms as the Chiltern Hundreds.
A young guests’ menu is listed without a printed price. The deposit is £10 an adult and £5 a child, and full payment is due by 1 December 2026.
The pub is rated by Tonbridge and Malling council.
Price Christmas Day 3 courses £90
Booking online; £10 adult, £5 child deposit; full payment by 1 December
Address 103 Tonbridge Road, Wateringbury, ME18 5NS
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 7 November 2024
Website chefandbrewer.com/pubs/kent/wateringbury/christmas/christmas-day
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Good for young guests' menu, west of Maidstone
10. The Park Gate Inn, Hollingbourne
The Park Gate Inn is the Vintage Inns pub on the A20 Ashford Road at Hollingbourne, near Leeds Castle. Its 2026 Christmas Day menu, linked from the pub’s menu page, is £99.95 for three courses, with starters such as baked scallops and a shallot and ale tart, and roast duck among the mains.
The children’s Christmas Day menu is £42.50. The deposit page asks £10 a head, with full payment and pre-order by 8 December 2026, and adds a 10% discretionary service charge for tables of seven or more.
Price Christmas Day 3 courses £99.95, children £42.50
Booking online; £10 a head deposit; payment and pre-order by 8 December
Address Ashford Road, Hollingbourne, ME17 1PG
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 23 March 2026
Website vintageinn.co.uk/restaurants/south-east/theparkgateinnhollingbourne/christmas-day-menu
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Good for country pub, children's menu, near Leeds Castle
11. The Dirty Habit, Hollingbourne
The Dirty Habit is the Elite Pubs inn on Upper Street in Hollingbourne, at the foot of the North Downs. Its 2026 Christmas Day menu, linked from the pub’s Christmas page, is £125 a head, including a glass of Wildshark Blanc de Noirs on arrival; children aged 6 to 11 are £65.
Starters include Rye Bay king scallops and the mains include a Romney Marsh rack of lamb alongside the turkey. A non-refundable deposit of £60 an adult and £30 a child secures the table, and a 12.5% discretionary service charge is added.
Price Christmas Day £125, children 6 to 11 £65
Booking £60 adult, £30 child deposit, non-refundable; 12.5% service charge
Call 01622 880880
Address Upper Street, Hollingbourne, ME17 1UW
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 19 May 2026
Website elitepubs.com/venue/the-dirty-habit/dhchristmas
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Good for country pub, fizz on arrival, North Downs walks
How we chose
Every pub and restaurant here publishes a 2026 Christmas Day price and holds a food hygiene rating of 5. Some well-known names are missing because they had no 2026 Christmas Day price on their own sites on 2 November 2026: Chilston Park’s festive page redirected away, Tudor Park and the Hilton Maidstone had no Christmas Day page, and Shepherd Neame lists a £110 Christmas Day menu across its managed pubs but does not say on the page which Maidstone pubs serve it. Prices are as published on 2 November 2026; Christmas menus usually need a deposit and a pre-order, so check the terms when you book.
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For more on Christmas locally, see the Maidstone Christmas market, the Christmas lights switch-on, Christmas at Leeds Castle, Christmas train times, Christmas bin collections and what’s on in Maidstone this month. For the rest of the year, see things to do in Maidstone and the pubs in our Maidstone business directory.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I have Christmas dinner in Maidstone on Christmas Day 2026?
In Maidstone itself, the Pippin on London Road is £62.95, the Bull at Penenden Heath £66, the Newnham Court Inn £67.99, the Running Horse at Sandling £74.99, Toby Carvery at Langley Park £77.99, the Romney at Mote House £85, the Chiltern Hundreds £86 and Miller & Carter on Sandling Road £109.95. Out of town, the Wateringbury is £90, the Park Gate Inn at Hollingbourne £99.95 and the Dirty Habit in Hollingbourne £125.
How much is Christmas Day lunch for children in Maidstone?
Published children’s prices are £27.95 at the Pippin, £29.99 at the Newnham Court Inn, £42.50 at the Park Gate Inn, from £49.95 for young guests at Miller & Carter and £65 (ages 6 to 11) at the Dirty Habit. The other venues on this list did not publish a children’s Christmas Day price on their own sites on 2 November 2026.
When do I have to pay for Christmas Day lunch in Maidstone?
The Bull, the Chiltern Hundreds, the Wateringbury, Toby Carvery and the Running Horse want full payment by 1 December 2026. The Park Gate Inn wants full payment and pre-orders by 8 December, and the Pippin and the Newnham Court Inn by 11 December. The Dirty Habit takes a non-refundable deposit of £60 an adult and £30 a child when you book.
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