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NORTH NORFOLK · WINTER 2026

Christmas & New Yearat The Harper

Fires lit. Corks drawn. The coast on the doorstep.

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A Slower Kind of Christmas

Some places celebrate Christmas at full volume. We prefer ours the North Norfolk way; unhurried, generous, and warm to the core.

Behind the brick-and-flint walls of our converted barns, where Langham’s glassmakers once worked through winter by furnace light, the fires are lit, the kitchen is at its most ambitious, and there is absolutely nowhere you need to be.

However you take your festive season — three days of being thoroughly looked after, one glittering night to see out the year, a party in The Den, or a table for the people who matter — you’ll find it here. Thirty-two bedrooms, a pool clad in the smoothest stone, Stanley’s at the heart of it all, and the big, boundless beaches of the Champagne Coast minutes away for the walk that earns the second helping.

Christmas, Entirely Taken Care Of

Arrive on Christmas Eve, hand over the keys to the season, and leave on
the 27th, wondering why you’ve ever done it any other way.

THREE NIGHTS · 24–27 DECEMBER

Every meal considered. Nothing to cook, carve or clear away.

Christmas Eve · 24 December

Your room is ready and so is your welcome: a hamper of festive treats, warm
mince pies, and a Harper Christmas cocktail, mixed and waiting. Settle in, then
join us for a relaxed three-course dinner from our 3-3-3 menu as the house fills
with the scent of woodsmoke and pine.

Christmas Day · 25 December

A proper breakfast to open proceedings, presents at your leisure, and then the
main event: a three-course Christmas lunch in Stanley’s, pre-ordered so the
only decision left on the day is red or white. Come evening, a generous knife-and-fork buffet appears. No
dress code, no ceremony, just very good leftovers-that-aren’t.

Boxing Day · 26 December

Brunch, late and lingering. Then the day is yours: the beach walk, the pool, the
armchair by the fire and the book you’ve been meaning to start. We’ll gather again
in the evening for a finger buffet.

27 December

One last breakfast, taken slowly. Then home, rested, well fed, and already plotting
next year.

The Package

Three nights, arriving 24 December and departing 27 December,
with all dining above included.

THE HEART OF THE HOUSE
Stanley’s at Christmas

Christmas lunch is served in Stanley’s. Pre-ordered so the only decision left on
the day is red or white. Exposed brick, soft light, and the scent of the season.
Throughout December the festive menu runs alongside our usual offering, so you
can settle in whenever the mood takes you.

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See It Out in Style

 One night, done properly. Or make a weekend of it.

NEW YEAR’S EVE 2026
Champagne on arrival. Five courses. Then the party moves to The Den.

Cocktails and canapés before dinner, and then five courses, pre-ordered and
unhurried, from a kitchen showing off in the best possible way. Afterwards, the
party moves to The Den: dancing, the countdown, and a champagne
toast as the clock strikes twelve.

New Year’s Day

Brunch, restorative by design. Guests staying one night check out refreshed;
those who’ve had the good sense to stay a second can spend the first day of the
year on the beach or in the pool, before a relaxed three-course dinner from our
3-3-3 menu — the gentlest possible start to 2027.
The two-night option adds a full extra day, a relaxed 3-3-3 dinner on New Year’s Day evening, and breakfast on the 2nd before you go.

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FOUR-LEGGED GUESTS
Don’t Forget the Whole Family

Christmas isn’t Christmas with someone left at home. Dogs are very welcome at The Harper, and, frankly, rather spoiled.

Every four-legged guest is greeted with their own welcome pack, a proper Harper dog bed for the duration, and a dog bath ready and waiting for the post-beach rinse-down. North Norfolk’s big, boundless beaches were made for winter walks with a dog at your heel; we just make sure everyone comes home warm, clean and well looked after.

Dogs stay for £25 per night, with bed, bath and welcome pack included.

Your Party, in The Den
The Den was made for nights like these. Bring the team, the family, or the friends you only manage to assemble once a year.

FESTIVE PARTIES
Privately yours, from first glass to last course.

Exposed brick and flint, low light, music that’s yours to choose. Festive party menus from Stanley’s kitchen, drinks pairings from The Bar, and a team who’ll have thought of everything before you’ve had to ask.

Book the evening, stay the night — bedrooms are rather conveniently upstairs.

Group bookings for 8–12 people.
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PRIVATE DINING
A Table for the Inner Circle

Our private dining experience is the festive gathering at its most civilised: one long table, a menu built around the season’s best, and the kind of service that appears exactly when needed and never before.

Perfect for family Christmases that outgrow the dining room, board dinners with better wine than the boardroom, or simply an excuse to gather the people you like most. Wines chosen to match, and the whole evening paced to your table.

Group bookings for 8–12 people.
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What’s On: The Thursford Christmas Spectacular
The biggest Christmas show in Europe happens to be just down the road.

10 NOVEMBER – 23 DECEMBER 2026
Three hours of singing, dancing, comedy and full-tilt festive variety

Thursford’s legendary Christmas Spectacular returns for its 49th year — with a cast of 130 performing amid glowing mechanical organs and vintage fairground carousels. It sells out for good reason. Matinee and evening performances available.

The Harper way to do Thursford

Stay with us and the whole evening falls into place. A pre-theatre dinner in Stanley’s — early enough to make the curtain, good enough that you won’t feel you’ve compromised — then a short drive to the show, and no long journey afterwards. Just your room, a nightcap in The Bar if the encore left you wanting more, and breakfast the next morning before the beach.

Tickets are booked directly with Thursford (thursford.com). Rooms and pre-theatre tables are booked with us. We’d suggest doing both sooner rather than later!
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Book Your Festive Season
Whether it’s Christmas entirely taken care of, one glittering New Year’s Eve, a private table, or a Thursford weekend — we’d love to welcome you.

01328 805000
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celebrate@theharper.co.uk

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