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The Cricketers

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
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Garden
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
$153
includes taxes & fees
Jan 4 - Jan 5, 2026

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Wicken Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, England, CB11 4QT
  • Place, Prior's Hall Barn
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Audley End House
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Place, Bridge End Gardens
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪20 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Double Room (Best) | Desk, iron/ironing board, cribs/infant beds, bed sheets

Deluxe Double Room (Best)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room (Better) | Desk, iron/ironing board, cribs/infant beds, bed sheets

Superior Double Room (Better)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Double or Twin Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, cribs/infant beds, bed sheets

Superior Double or Twin Room

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

The Cricketers

4-star Saffron Walden inn with restaurant
This smoke-free inn features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a garden. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a picnic area and multilingual staff assistance. Housekeeping is not available.
The Cricketers offers 20 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Cribs/infant beds (surcharge) are also available.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The inn offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Saffron Walden inn also offers a terrace, multilingual staff, and a garden. Complimentary self parking is available on site, along with a car charging station.

The Cricketers is a smoke-free property.

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
The Cricketers - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee: GBP 15 for adults and GBP 5 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Cricketers

Family friendly

  • Crib (surcharge)

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • No elevator

More

  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Crib (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 25.00 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 15.0 per stay
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 15 per stay

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 15 for adults and GBP 5 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 25.00 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 15 per stay
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Property Registration Number 77/SB/13556821/07

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Reviews

The Cricketers Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 202 out of 267 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 267 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 267 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 267 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 267 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Rob

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Service and food let it down

We were really looking forward to staying in the cricketers after reading all the good reviews and how close it was to our family who live local, the rooms were clean comfortable and tidy although the breakfast the next morning and service staff were terrible, my wife Son and I stayed here for one night. Got down to breakfast at 9 am and didn’t get even spoken to until nearly 9:30 am and had to wait to be even asked for a cup of tea. We then told to help ourselves to the Continental whilst waiting another 20 minutes before we could order our food so after an nearly an hour of waiting to get a cooked breakfast which we didn’t mind as we see the place was busy with only two Waitresses my wife’s poached egg on toast arrived with the avocado underripe and very hard in ediblle, the waitress then asked if everything was okay and would we like it to be replaced to which we said yes we then had to wait another 25 minutes for a replacement breakfast to come out even though at this point there was only one of a table full of people in the restaurant left everyone else had gone, the poached eggs with avocado round 2 then arrived and the eggs were overcooked again to to the point of them being boiled and hard! At this point we have been in the restaurant 1.5 hours and my wife still had not eaten and the restaurant had closed. They then offered us some pastries or coffee as an alternative which clearly is not good enough as it is not a cooked breakfast. Upon checkout we complained
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pre holiday stay

Great pub with rooms close to Stansted. Excellent food and some great draught beers Really friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gavin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

rosemary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great bed, plenty of pillows, great tub. Desperately need WiFi extenders, extremely noisy road. Best fish and chips I had in all of England and Wales.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Serge

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Could be better

Stayed in one of the rooms adjacent to the car park. On a positive, bed and pillows were very comfortable. Let downs were toilet seat broken, window latch broken so couldn’t have window open as it couldn’t be secured .on a hot night this was not acceptable. Water supplied was in a refillable bottle, my pet hate as you don’t know how old it is .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

Spent 2 nights at The Cricketers, had a lovely stay, our room was in The Pavilion annex, spacious room, lovely bathroom, spotlessly clean, comfy bed. We ate both evenings at the pub, the food was wonderful and very tasty. Breakfast was great, with a very good choice. The lady doing the breakfast service was brilliant, so efficient and friendly. Staff were very good, polite and helpful. Very enjoyable stay, we will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Quintessentially English. Lovely atmosphere. Nice compact rooms with comfortable beds. Lovely pub. We will be staying there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Debra

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

D

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel, food was amazing and the rooms were outstanding. Lovely location with very friendly staff who couldn’t do enough when had queries. Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A short trip for my wife's birthday, could not fault it in any way. Will be back..
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely clean and spacious room with private parking. Large bathroom with separate shower and bath. Lovely pub with excellent food, couldn’t fault anything.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

CMR

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Review of overnight stay

The function is there, and the people are lovely, but just a few of the little things are missing. So the teas in the room didn't have english breakfast. Breakfast itself doesn't start until 7.30 I was told which is too late for me to get to work. And it would have been good to have a showercap bathroom. The food wasn't as well cooked as before. The ends of the asparagus weren't taken off for the starter so it was woody. The lamb however on the mains was cooked very well
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nic

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
The room was clean. The staff were friendly. However the noise meant that we were unable to sleep all night and left at 6.30 in the morning without having a paid for breakfast. 1. The boiler in the service room was on all night making a humming noise 2. Guest in the upstairs room arrived in at 1.30am. The floor boards, bed , bathroom noise was very load and they did not go to bed at all. Very disappointing
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zacchary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Room, Great Food, Friendly Staff - Lovely Stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2025