Christmas Lunches

Join us for your traditional Christmas lunch, with all the trimmings.

From Friday 1st December to Thursday 21st December 2023 we’ll be offering a special festive menu. This will be available Wednesday – Sunday between these dates.

Tom, our very talented Head Chef, has created a homemade, seasonal and most importantly delicious menu. From traditional Roast Turkey with all the trimmings, to a homemade mushroom & cranberry wellington. We will be offering two or three course festive dinners every week throughout December (Wednesday – Sunday). To add that extra special touch, Jeff Eardly, a classical guitarist will be playing Christmas ballads on selected dates during December.

Booking is required, so please get in touch to book.

See our Festive Lunch Menu here.

Festive Evening Meals

Join us for a festive evening in Dimmingsdale.

A wonderful opportunity to see twinkly lights and experience our carefully decorated conservatory.

Booking is required, so please get in touch to book.

See our Evening Festive Menu here.

Festive Afternoon Teas

Fancy something slightly different? Why not book a festive afternoon tea?

Join us from 2:30pm throughout the festive season for our festive afternoon teas (Wednesday – Saturday only)! Filled with finger sandwiches with a range of festive fillings, homemade mini quiches and plenty of pigs in blankets! Not to forget a plethora of homemade festive treats- from mini mince pies, festive scones and mini chocolate orange cheesecakes!

Our afternoon teas can be adapted for gluten-free and vegan diets, get in contact with the team to find out more!

See our Festive Afternoon Tea Menu here.

Boxing Day Lunches

Join us on Boxing Day for our festive two or three-course menus!

We’ll be serving a festive two or three-course menu on Boxing Day! Join us to take all the stress away from your Boxing Day family gathering and of course, you can keep the tradition going with a family stroll on one of the waymarked walks through Dimmingsdale!

Find our Boxing Day Menu here.

Meet Santa!

Santa is coming to Dimmingsdale!

We’re thrilled to have Santa at the Ramblers Retreat to meet some very special children this December. A wonderful chance to enjoy a scrumptious breakfast, receive a special gift and make magical festive memories with family and friends!

Festive Booking Procedures

Simply give us a call on 01538 702730, e-mail us or pop in to make sure we have got a suitable time and date for your reservation. We will provisionally reserve your table, however you must return your deposit and booking form to secure your booking.

Complete you booking form, stating your choices of starters and main courses from our festive menus. Sweets are chosen on the day.

Return your booking form and £10 deposit per person to: Ramblers Retreat, Red Road, Dimmingsdale, Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4BU

Alternatively, you can pay your deposit by credit/ debit card over the telephone and let us know your menu choices, or e-mail your menu choices to info@ramblersretreat.co.uk. Please note that we do not accept cheque as a form of payment.

We would be grateful if you could return booking forms and deposits as soon as possible. Booking forms must be returned at least three weeks prior to your reservation.

Important Notes:

Booking is essential to avoid disappointment.

You can pay your deposit by credit/ debit card over the phone or by cash in person.

If you have to cancel your booking due to poor weather or illness, you will not lose your deposit as we will allow you to use it towards payment for a meal in Janurary-April 2024.

We strongly recommend that guests arrive only a few minutes prior to their booking as we do not have a specific waiting area.

Closed Mondays.

Closed 22nd-25th December 2022.