Award winning hotel and restaurant The Maynard in Grindleford is hoping people will choose to be 'Away in The Maynard' again this year as the venue launches its 2011 Christmas packages.

The most popular events from 2010 are back this year by popular demand. These include two new festive dinner menus, an all new Christmas Day Dinner and the return of the hugely popular Hathersage Brass Band for evening concerts and pie and pea suppers throughout the festive season.

It will be a case of 'Come All Ye Famished' throughout December, as the all new festive three course dinners will be available from just £24. Diners can choose from the traditional festive feast or for £26, why not be daring and try pan seared Silver Bream and Clementine Crème Brulee?

It will be 'Ding Dong Merrily On Pie' as the Hathersage Brass Band will once again be playing traditional carols at three exclusive pie and pea supper evenings on Monday 5, 12 and 19 December. These evenings have become legendary among regulars and this year looks set to be no exception. Tickets always sell out fast and at £16 include a pie and pea supper, rounded off with coffee and mince pies and the warm sound of the best brass band in the Peaks.

The Christmas climax has to be the glorious Christmas Day Dinner - and it will be 'God Rest Ye Maynard Gentlemen' for those who manage to do justice to three scrumptious courses! From 'Bubbles and Canapés' on arrival, guests can choose from five starters including Tiger Prawns and Confit Pheasant and five mains - from Turkey with all the trimmings, to Beef and pan fried Halibut.

Desserts include Dark Chocolate Trifle, Caramelised Fig Bavarois and what Christmas banquet would be complete without the option of Christmas Pudding! After a well earned rest, the repast completes with coffee and home made Petit Fours. 

"Our pie and pea suppers really are great festive events," said The Maynard director Jane Hitchman. "It's a really intimate village event and a good night is always had by all. Hathersage Brass Band provides that perfect Christmas atmosphere that puts everyone in the seasonal mood. Our Christmas Day Dinner is always a highlight and is a great way to give mum (or dad!) a day off from cooking Christmas Day and lets everyone enjoy the most wonderful time of the year together."

Like The Maynard itself, Hathersage Brass Band has its roots in the Victorian period, tracing its origins back to 1882. The band is unique in the sense it has been continually active since it was formed and it continues to delight audiences in the region. The concerts at The Maynard have become a signature event on the local calendar - wonderful music and a great British tradition.

Christmas at The Maynard makes for the quintessentially seasonal experience. Its rural location is like stepping into a scene from a Christmas card and with the hotel trimmed up for the season, Christmas dinner and the brass band nights are like stepping back in time to a festive world of old.

The Maynard's Victorian building is the perfect setting for a traditional Christmas with all the trimmings and whatever the weather, guests are assured of a warm welcome. The brass band nights, the Christmas dinner and Christmas Day are all now available to book and at just £80 per person for Christmas Day (children £40), eating out this Christmas at one of the few restaurants in South Yorkshire and north Derbyshire with two AA rosettes has never been so affordable.