THE BEST PLACE IN GUILDFORD
For Christmas Parties
Christmas in Guildford
This Christmas, join us by the warmth of our homely wood-burning stove and take in the beautiful views over the River Wey.
We’re serving a delicious three course Christmas Feast menu – perfect for office parties, festive dinners with friends, or family get-togethers. On Christmas Day, we’ve created an extra-special three course menu to make the day truly memorable.
Our Barn, boathouses, and stretch tent are perfect for larger celebrations, all dressed in festive decorations to get you into the Christmas spirit. Enjoy mouth-watering Christmas sharing platters while our talented kitchen team takes care of the cooking. This year, let our family look after yours.
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Christmas Celebrations
Our heated stretch tent is the perfect venue for larger Christmas drinks celebrations – a twinkling, oh-so-cosy space where you can toast the season in style. With festive lighting, plenty of space to mingle, and mouth-watering Christmas sharing platters, it’s made for memorable get-togethers with friends, family or colleagues.
Looking for something a little more intimate? Our private Boathouses offer a warm and inviting setting for smaller gatherings, festive dinners, or that extra special Christmas catch-up. Whether big or small, we’ve got the perfect space to make your celebration truly magical.
Festive Feasting
When it comes to festive feasting, we’ve got everything you’re craving this Christmas! Whether you’re going all out with a decadent three-course meal or keeping it casual with generous sharing boards, our chefs have cooked up the perfect menus to suit every kind of celebration.
With a range of private hire spaces across our Guildford riverside pub, there’s a perfect spot waiting for your Christmas gathering-big or small!
Christmas Day
Our talented chefs have crafted a truly special three-course Christmas Day menu, filled with seasonal favourites and indulgent festive touches. From beautifully cooked British meats to delicious vegetarian options and decadent desserts, every dish has been thoughtfully prepared to make your day unforgettable.
So gather your family, sit back, relax, and leave the cooking (and the washing up) to us. Whether it’s your first Christmas with us or a much-loved tradition, our warm and welcoming team will be here to make you feel right at home.
This Christmas, let our family take care of yours.
Plan Your Party
We know that Christmas is all about sharing good food, good wine and good times with those closest to you, which is why our Boathouse has been transformed into a cosy, festive retreat, ready to host up to fifteen people for a Christmas feast, or just drinks, depending what you fancy.
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Gift Vouchers
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift? Whether it’s a three-course feast, a cosy weekend away, or just a couple of well-earned pints at their favourite local – give the gift of good times with a Young’s Pub gift voucher.
Treat someone special to unforgettable moments at the pub this festive season. Because let’s be honest – who wouldn’t love the gift of the pub?
See in the New Year, Weyside-Style!
This New Year’s Eve, we’re throwing a good old-fashioned barn dance – so dust off your dancing boots and get ready for a night of toe-tapping fun, live music, and unbeatable atmosphere right by the river.
We’ll be serving a special set menu all day, packed with seasonal favourites and celebratory dishes to keep you fuelled from daytime delights to countdown cocktails.
Whether you’re joining us for a delicious dinner, the dancing, or both – it’s set to be a night to remember. Let’s welcome 2026 with great food, great company, and a proper knees-up!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Booking Bits
You can get pencilled-in straight away. Once you’re ready to confirm, we’ll ask for a deposit payment to secure your spot.
For Christmas Day Bookings we require a deposit payment of the full menu price per person in advance.
Your deposit is fully refundable up to 14 days before your booking date. If you would like to pay by BACs payments this must be completed 10 working days before the event. Your deposit payment will be deducted from your final bill and where applicable will be put towards your minimum spend requirement.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept payments by cheque.
Please supply full menu choices via our online pre-ordering systems 14 days in advance (or by the 10th December for Christmas Day Dining) and also advise us if your guests have any special dietary requirements.
Amendments to guest menu choices may only be made up to 10 working days before your booking date, preferably earlier. If you require any menus without calorie information, please request from the pub team.
We don’t allow and food or drinks to be consumed on site, but we do have a fabulous range of food and drinks menus and packages, perfect to get the party started.
Of course. Give us a call, or pop in and we can chat through.
We’re here to ensure that you and your guests have a simply fantastic time with us, so please do let us know if you have any particular requests and we will always do our best for you.
We don’t do exclusive hire of the pub (as we want everyone to enjoy our beautiful pub) but we do offer private hire spaces which will be for your guests only.