If you're looking for somewhere beautiful but also practical to host your Christmas celebrations this December, The Lismoyne Hotel in Fleet, Hampshire, has the feel of a classic country-style hotel while still being well connected for guests travelling from London and the South. Its period exterior, elegant interiors and garden setting give Christmas celebrations an aptly traditional backdrop that wouldn't look out of place in a period tale.
For office parties, the hotel’s Disco & Dine Party Nights are the easiest option thanks to everything already being organised, so all that's left to do is turn up and enjoy it. Running from late November throughout December from 7pm, the evenings combine festive decorations, dinner and dancing, with events finishing at midnight.
The menu starts with maple-roasted carrot soup, chicken liver parfait with pear chutney, or a wild mushroom and truffle tart. Mains keep things giddily festive with butter-roast turkey, sage and cranberry stuffing and chipolata, alongside alternatives such as grilled sea bass, curried parsnip and squash Wellington, or braised blade of beef with olive-oil mash and red-wine jus. Desserts include traditional Christmas pudding, baked vanilla cheesecake and chocolate truffle brownie torte, followed by tea, coffee and mince pies.
For something quieter, the restaurant is also serving up festive lunch and dinners from mid-November, using the same menu and adding hats, crackers, novelties, tea, coffee and mince pies. Afternoon Tea is another option for festive celebrations with finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones, cakes, fine teas and mulled wine on arrival.
Christmas Day itself is covered too - if you need it - there's a four-course lunch including dishes such as trio of salmon, butter-roast turkey, roast sirloin of beef, salmon Wellington and traditional Christmas pudding. And, for anyone planning to make a night of it, festive accommodation packages include bed and breakfast, with special party-night and Christmas-period rates available.