The Cricketers

4.0 star property
Enjoy the free parking at this 4-star Saffron Walden inn

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Pet-friendly
Superior Double Room (Better)
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
Bar (on property)
Exterior

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Guests liked:

Clean rooms, comfy beds, friendly staff

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Wicken Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, England, CB11 4QT
  • Audley End House
    9 min drive
  • Saffron Walden Museum
    9 min drive
  • Whoosh Explore
    13 min drive
  • London (STN-Stansted)
    29 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Double Room (Best)

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Double or Twin Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room (Better)

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden retreat .Within 6 miles (10 km) of this inn, you'll find Audley End House and Saffron Walden Museum. Market Square is within 6 miles (10 km) and Bridge End Gardens is within 9 miles (15 km).

What's nearby

  • Audley End House - 9 min drive - 8.9 km
  • Saffron Walden Museum - 9 min drive - 9.7 km
  • Market Square - 10 min drive - 10.0 km
  • Mountfitchet Castle - 13 min drive - 11.0 km
  • Imperial War Museum Duxford - 18 min drive - 18.3 km

Getting around

  • Newport Station - 11 min drive
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Coach & Horses Public House - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Rose & Crown - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Wood Grill - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪The Duke of York - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Temeraire - ‬9 min drive

About this property

The Cricketers

Enjoy the free parking at this 4-star Saffron Walden inn
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. A terrace, multilingual staff, and a garden are also featured at The Cricketers. Self parking is free.

This 4-star Saffron Walden inn is smoke free.

  • 20 guestrooms or units
  • Charging station for electric cars
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
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.

Languages

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

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

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee: GBP 15 for adults and GBP 5 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Hardwood flooring in room

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower

Food and drink

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

More

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

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

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 25.00 per pet, per stay
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 1 pets
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Certain rooms only
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • 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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and cash. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.

Property Registration Number 77/SB/13556821/07

We should mention

  • Pets are welcome in specific rooms only, which can be requested by contacting the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

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The Cricketers Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 147 out of 196 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 37 out of 196 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 196 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 196 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 196 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our stay here. Dinner was divine with plenty of options for my dairy intolerance. Bed was very comfy and room was spacious. The shower was delightful with fantastic water pressure. Complimentary soap/shampoo/conditioner was a really nice touch.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
could do with Air Con
great room and facilities with a fan in the room but on a hot night could really do with air con, on the whole the stay was exceptional
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal place to attend concert
A lovely trip. Nice food and setting. Service at breakfast was slow but would definitely visit again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and tidy. Excellent nights sleep. Staff very friendly and very good breakfast and restaurant menus. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

pearl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely comfortable room which was nice and clean. The only downside was that we had our evening meal there and we had to return it as it was not hot
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

I

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Howard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay
Very nice place to stay not too far from Stansted airport. We had an issue with our room which was responded to and resolved quickly. Nice room with quality bedding, comfy bed and powerful shower Both breakfast and dinner were very good
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rupert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia e

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely comfortable quite upscale feeling place to stay. Plenty of facilities. Very good breakfast. Big very comfortable bed. Good value
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susanne

Travelled with family
Offering a charging point for ev cars.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight stay visiting family.
Short overnight stay visiting family. The room was stylish a clean with all that we needed. Quite village location. Very friendly and accomodati g staff and good breakfast which was included in the price.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely rooms, great breakfast and the staff were really friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice stay.
Nice stay. Room really nice and bed very comfortable. Could have been excellent if they were to pay attention to detail on cleaning of shower screen, mildew on windows and painting of walls.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great venue
Great pub and rooms, staff really friendly and helpful. I will be back.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

paul

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

James

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Graham, Coventry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024