Christmas
Festive Magic at the Fleece
Enjoy a traditional Christmas here at the Fleece Inn, where you can be sure of a warm welcome!
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Christmas by Candlelight - book a table
On Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday evenings, 1st to 17th December, enjoy a magical dining experience with a festive twist as we ditch the usual lighting for candle & fairylight. The roaring open fires and twinkling decorations add to the atmosphere, the perfect accompaniment to our festive menu, real ales and fine wines.
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Due to popular demand we've bought dinner service times earlier, now starting at 5pm for Christmas by Candlelight evenings.
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Festive Folk & Morris
See also https://www.thefleeceinn.co.uk/whats-on/categories/christmas
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Wed 3 Dec, 8pm – Festive Folk: Jackie Oates & John Spiers, £19 - Book Now
Multi award-winning and hugely influential contemporary folk musicians Jackie Oates and John Spiers bring their breadth of experience and shared love of English traditional folk tunes and songs to this finely matched duo.
Sun 7 Dec, 3pm - A Fistful of Spookies, £18 (sold out)
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Thu 11 Dec – December Ceilidh Club, 7.30pm, £10 (Under18’s £5) - Book Now
Join the Fleece Ceilidh Band for lively tunes and traditional dances suitable for the whole family.
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​Sun 14 Dec, 8pm – Festive Folk: Winter Wonderband, £19 - Book Now
Chamber folk quartet with Saul Rose on melodeon (Faustus, War Horse, Waterson Carthy) & Maclaine Colston on hammered dulcimer (Pressgang, Kings of Calicutt) joined by Beth Porter (SpellSongs, Bookshop Band) on Cello and Jennifer Crook (Broken Road, Cythara) on harp and guitar.
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Tue 16 Dec, 8pm - Festive Folk: Churchfitters, £19 - Book Now
A double bass made out of scrap metal. Heart-wrenching vocals accompanied by a musical saw. Foot-stomping fiddle mixed with infectious funk-rock rhythms. Their “Christmas Cracker” show is a mouthwatering selection of traditional and original festive season songs which will see Christmas in with a bang, a paper hat-full of surprises, novelties – and some terrible jokes too!
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Sun 21 Dec, 8pm – Festival Folk: The Wilderness Yet, £19 - Book Now
Nationally acclaimed folk trio The Wilderness Yet have established a growing reputation for their detailed arrangements and flawless close–knit harmony singing. Expect winter songs, wassails, and secular rewrites of classic carols.
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Sun 21 Dec – Solstice Morris Dance & folk session, from 2pm, free entry
Bring warmth and joy to the shortest day with our lively local Morris sides and traditional tunes.
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Regular music & song sessions on Thursdays from 8pm plus Wed 17 Dec (Celtic Folk) and Sun 14 Dec
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​Christmas Eve - Wed 24 Dec
Pub open all day, food served 12-2.30 & 6-9pm
Around 5pm, meet Father Christmas as he stops by before his busy night ahead and Bretforton Silver Band perform a few carols.
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Christmas Morning - Thu 25 Dec
Pub open 12noon –2pm, for drinks only, no bookings.
Bretforton Silver Band perform in the village Cross from 10am
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Boxing Day - Fri 26 Dec
Pub open all day, food served 12-7pm (restricted menu)
As is their annual tradition, Pebworth Morris & Shakespeare Mummers perform in the courtyard at lunchtime.
All welcome for a folk session afterwards.
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Twixmas Opening Hours
Open all day each day for drinks
Sat 27 Dec - Food 12-2.30 & 6-9pm
Sun 28 Dec - Food 12-8pm
Mon 29 Dec - Food 12-2.30 & 6-9pm
Tues 30 Dec - Food 12-2.30 & 6-9pm
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New Year’s Eve Fancy Dress Party - Wed 31 Dec
Pub open all day, food served 12-2.30 & 6-9pm
Join the Fleece Inn this New Years Eve for our fancy dress a celebrations.
This years theme will be announced soon.
Bretforton Silver Band play Auld Lang Syne in the Cross at midnight
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New Year’s Day - Thu 1st Jan - Food served 12-7pm
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Wassail!
Saturday 10th Jan 2026, from 6pm, Free Entry
Christmas is over and January sees the return of the Fleece Inn annual Wassail. From dusk the apple orchard becomes alive with cider, singing and Morris dancers! Join us for this pagan tradition of waking the trees to encourage a good harvest in preparation for next years cider, fun for all the family and a brilliant way to dispel those winter blues!
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Vouchers available – perfect Christmas presents!
Why not hire our medieval barn for your Christmas party! Contact us for more information.
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