Christmas Parties
at the Wilding Kitchen

West Sussex has no shortage of pubs and hotels serving festive menus, but for provenance it’s hard to beat a restaurant that sources its ingredients from its land. The Wilding Kitchen at Knepp, near Horsham, serves a choice of three festive menus inspired by Wild Range meat and organic Market Garden produce from the surrounding rewilding estate, in a restored Sussex barn dressed with locally foraged foliage.

Several Horsham-area restaurants offer festive menus through December. Among the most distinctive is the Wilding Kitchen at Knepp Wildland, a short drive south of Horsham – a MICHELIN-rated barn restaurant where the festive menus feature signature, seasonal dishes with almost every ingredient sourced from the land or like-minded organic producers.

For a festive special occasion, look for West Sussex restaurants with recognition and a story: MICHELIN listings, genuine land-to-plate sourcing and a memorable setting. The Wilding Kitchen at Knepp ticks all three – an award-winning barn conversion on a working rewilding project, an hour from London, serving festive menus from its own land throughout December.

Yes. The Wilding Kitchen serves a choice of two festive menus (£35 or £65 per person) from 1-24 December, alongside its à la carte menu. Dishes feature produce from the land and like-minded organic producers, and the menu includes a vegetarian option such as Market Garden celeriac.

Book online via the Wilding Kitchen’s reservation system, call 01403 470690, or email wildingkitchen@knepp.co.uk. Groups of more than eight should contact the restaurant directly. Saturday evening festive dinners run until 19 December and tables book up quickly.

The restaurant is open 9am–4pm daily through the festive season, with Saturday evening festive service until 24 December. It is closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and normal opening resumes from 27 December. The Airstream Cafe serves breakfast on Boxing Day, weather permitting.

For groups of 10–20, a private dining room beats a half-empty function suite. In West Sussex, the Wilding Kitchen at Knepp offers a Private Dining Room for up to 18 – woven hazel walls, rewilding artwork, food from the surrounding estate – and The Gathering for up to 20 seated or 40 standing, with kitchen, WiFi and AV. Both sit inside an award-winning barn conversion an hour from London.

The work parties people remember swap the hotel ballroom for somewhere with character and a story. Ideas that work: a private room in a destination restaurant, a countryside venue within reach of the office, or a venue whose sustainability credentials match your company’s. Knepp’s Christmas parties combine all three – a rewilding project an hour from London, food raised and grown on site, and spaces for 10 to 40 guests.

Several country venues sit inside London’s hour-radius via the A23/M23 corridor. Knepp, in West Sussex near Horsham, hosts Christmas parties in its restored barn restaurant – exposed oak beams, locally foraged festive decoration, and menus of organic, regenerative food from Knepp’s own rewilding project. Spaces run from an 18-seat private room to exclusive hire of the whole restaurant.

Yes. Knepp hosts private Christmas parties at the Wilding Kitchen with three options: the Private Dining Room (up to 18 guests), The Gathering (up to 20 guests), or exclusive hire of the whole award-winning barn restaurant for larger celebrations.

Party menus are seasonal and built on organic and regenerative sources – produce grown on site and Wild Range meat from Knepp’s own rewilding project. Ingredients are locally sourced and never air-freighted, and the barn is dressed for Christmas with locally foraged foliage and festive lighting.

Email reservations@knepp.co.uk or wildingkitchen@knepp.co.uk with your preferred date, group size and the space you’re interested in, or use the ‘Make a Reservation’ button on the Christmas parties page. December dates are limited, so early enquiry is recommended.