Christmas
Christmas, booked to the day.
The book opens on the first of October and closes at the end of the fifteenth of December, when the farm counts its birds. Free-range bronze turkeys from near Usk, geese, a three-bird roast, ribs of beef from the cabinet, gammons we cure from October, and the trimmings made here. A £20 deposit comes off the bill; you choose a half-hour collection slot on the 23rd or the 24th.
The Christmas book is open until 15 December: 56 days left to order a bird.
Place a Christmas orderThe birds
Bronze turkeys by size, and what each one feeds.
| Weight | Feeds | Price at £13.50/kg | Cooking, roughly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4kg | Six | £54 | About 2h 30m at 180°C, then rest 40 minutes |
| 5kg | Eight | £67.50 | About 2h 50m at 180°C, then rest 40 minutes |
| 6kg | Ten | £81 | About 3h 10m at 180°C, then rest 40 minutes |
| 7kg | Twelve | £94.50 | About 3h 30m at 180°C, then rest 40 minutes |
| 8kg | Fourteen | £108 | About 3h 50m at 180°C, then rest 40 minutes |
| 10kg | Sixteen or more | £135 | About 4h 30m at 180°C, then rest 40 minutes |
Birds come in whole kilos from the farm; we will match the nearest size to the number at your table. About 600g per person on the bone with leftovers. Giblets inside, a bag of stock bones free with every bird.
Everything else
Geese, beef, gammon and the trimmings.
- Turkey crown, free-range bronze£17.50 a kiloTwo to four kilos; feeds four to eight with no carcass to deal with
- Goose, free-range£16.50 a kiloFour to six kilos; feeds six to eight; save the fat for the potatoes
- Three-bird roast£68Turkey breast, duck and chicken, boned, layered with our stuffing, about 2.5kg, feeds ten
- Rib of beef, dry-aged£28.50 a kiloFrom the cabinet; two bones feeds six, three bones feeds nine
- Gammon, cured here£9.80 a kiloUnsmoked or smoked, two to five kilos; cooked ham on the day £16.50 a kilo
- Pigs in blankets£9.50 a dozenOur chipolatas in our dry-cured streaky; a dozen is enough for six
- Sage and onion stuffing£4.80 per 500gMade here; also chestnut and cranberry, and pork and apricot
- Stock bones and giblets£1 a bagChicken or beef bones; the turkey giblets come with the bird
How it works
Four steps from October to the twenty-fourth.
Order while the book is open
From 1 October to 15 December: at the counter, by phone, or on the order page with "A Christmas order" chosen. Say the bird and the size, or the number at the table and we size it, and anything else from the list.
A £20 deposit
Taken when the order is placed, by card over the phone or at the counter, and taken off the bill on collection. It is what tells the farm the bird is spoken for. Refunded in full if you cancel before the book closes.
Pick a slot
Half-hour slots on the 23rd from 8am to 6pm and the 24th from 7am to 1pm, chosen when you order. The slot keeps the queue on the pavement to twenty minutes; most years it has mince pies and a brass band from the school.
Collect, or we deliver
Everything weighed, wrapped and labelled with the cooking time. Delivery within four miles on the 23rd for £4, free over £60, in a cool box if nobody is in and you have said so.
Questions about Christmas
What if I miss the fifteenth?
After the book closes we keep a short list of unclaimed birds and anything the farm sends over, sold at the counter from the 23rd, first come first served, and we are honest that it is a short list. Beef, pork, gammon and the trimmings are on the counter all week without a booking.
Can I change the order after I have placed it?
Yes, up to the fifteenth, for anything: a bigger bird, a goose instead, more pigs in blankets. After the fifteenth the birds are fixed but the trimmings can still be added at collection.
Is the turkey fresh or frozen?
Fresh: slaughtered on the farm in the week before, dry-plucked, hung for about a week, delivered to us on the 22nd and in the cold room until your slot. Never frozen. It keeps in a fridge until Christmas Day with room to spare.
Do you do a smaller bird for two?
A two-kilo turkey crown feeds four, and we will cut a smaller one for two. A free-range chicken, a duck or a small rib of beef does two people well and is often what we would choose.
The book is open. Order the bird now and choose your slot.
A £20 deposit by card, off the bill on collection; change anything until the fifteenth of December. Turkeys, geese, ribs of beef, gammons and the trimmings, all from the farms we know.