23rd–27th December 2026

Some people want the big Christmas, we get it. But, if you’re looking for something quieter, more intimate and utterly peaceful, The Elizabeth is the place to be.

This is Christmas by the sea at its most authentic, perfectly placed for people who’d rather watch the waves than join the crowds. From the moment you arrive on the 23rd to a festive treat in your room, you’re wrapped in that rare feeling of being exactly where you want to be.

Christmas Eve brings live jazz from Kieron Garrett over lunch, afternoon tea with mince pies then dinner followed by the Sidmouth Town band in the Kingswood lounge next door. If you fancy midnight mass, it’s just a short walk to the parish church.

Christmas morning is brunch with mimosas, coffee and Christmas cake at noon then a classic Christmas lunch at 3pm. The evening? Board games and coffee in the lounges. No rushing, no fuss.

Boxing Day is yours to shape. Join the annual Boxing Day swim if you’re brave enough, enjoy morning coffee with gingerbread or simply relax with afternoon tea and chocolate brownies. Dinner comes complete with coffee and petit fours.

Every detail is taken care of. The food, the festive touches, the peaceful atmosphere. All you need to do is show up and enjoy Christmas the way it’s meant to be.

Four nights of quiet coastal magic. Zero stress. Pure joy.

23rd December

• Festive treat in room on arrival
• Devon cream tea in the lounge
• Mulled wine and festive music in the lounge
• Dinner

Christmas Eve

• Breakfast
• Morning coffee and homemade shortbread
• Jazz from Kieron Garrett
• Afternoon tea and mince pies
• Dinner
• Music from the Sidmouth Town band at The Kingswood
• Midnight mass at the Sidmouth Parish church

Christmas Day

• Brunch and mimosas
• Coffee and Christmas Cake in the lounge
• Christmas Day lunch
• Board games and coffee in lounges

Boxing Day

• Breakfast
• Morning coffee and gingerbread
• Sidmouth Boxing Day swim
• Tea and chocolate brownies
• Dinner, coffee and petit fours

27th December

• Breakfast before checking out

30th December 2026–1st January 2027

The best New Year’s isn’t about where the party is. It’s about where you wake up on January 1st.

At The Elizabeth, we’ve designed a two-night New Year’s escape that feels special without the stress. Arrive early on the 30th for a light lunch at Baia Vista, check in at 2pm to find homemade cake waiting in your room, then head out for the evening panto at the Manor Pavilion theatre – festive fun to ease you into the celebrations.

New Year’s Eve is where it gets good. Start with breakfast and mimosas, spend the day exactly as you please, then settle in from 7pm for cocktails in the lounge before a beautiful five-course dinner in peaceful surroundings. No chaos, no crowds, no scrambling for overpriced taxis at midnight. Just you, the sea and the kind of New Year’s Eve that actually feels special.

Wake up on January 1st to a leisurely brunch and the sound of the waves. The whole year stretching ahead, and you’ve started it exactly right.

Two nights. One unforgettable New Year. Pure coastal calm.

• Two nights at The Elizabeth Hotel
• Light lunch at Baia Vista on arrival, with Neapolitan pizza
• Homemade cake in your room
• Evening tickets to the Manor Pavilion pantomime
• Breakfast with mimosas on New Year’s Eve
• Cocktails in the lounge from 7pm
• Five-course New Year’s Eve dinner
• New Year’s Day brunch