Name: The Chequers Inn
Address: The Street, Smarden, TN27 8QA, United Kingdom, Ashford, Ashford, Ashford, TN27 8QA, United Kingdom
Rating: 9

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St. Michael the Archangel

Rochester Airport

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Manston Airport

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Five friends and I spent three nights at Chequers Inn in early May.  The Spaldings were wonderful to us.  Melissa welcomed us on arrival, Scott pleasantly  tended the bar, Glenn prepared delicious meals and Gwen was delightful serving breakfast each morning.  it's unanimous, the hospitality of the Spaldings was above expectations.  Judy from New England

Unanimous, excellent hospitality.

Lovely pub/b&b in the middle of a beautiful picturesque village.   Food lovely, hospitality lovely room really nice nothing to fault.

We stayed here for our 30th wedding anniversary and had a lovely time.    

The village itself is beautiful, the church is pretty much the only thing there but worth a look if you like history

Picturesque and quaint

Booked a one night stay here, purely for the convenience of it being near the Big Cat Sanctuary, where I was visiting the next day.

Had to double back when realised I'd missed the turning for the carpark, but apart from that minor issue our stay was great.

King Arthur room has a medieval style and a huge four poster. Good thing I found the stepstool, as otherwise I would have had to jump to reach the mattress. Loved the copper basin in the bathroom too, although be warned it splashes like crazy.

Slept well and breakfast (which you order night before) was exceptional. Really tasty with items presented beautifully and delivered courtesy of a lovely friendly lady.

Felt like a medieval princess 

I intended to write this on behalf of our friends who stayed there ages ago.
We live in the village of Smarden and booked 2 nights in the Chequers Inn for our friends as a present. They were genuinely blown away by the room, the service and the food at the Chequers.

The Room:

We had booked the Guinevere room. The biggest and most luxurious of the rooms from what we had heard. The room was truly stunning with a gorgeous deep brass bath as a centre piece. 
The bed was comfy, the bathroom was beautiful and well stocked. The room had tea and fresh water ready and waiting. The water was in a reusable bottle, rather than plastic, which was a lovely eco-friendly touch.

The Breakfast:

Our friends still rave about this breakfast months after their visit. The presentation was beautiful and the food was brought warm, timely and especially delicious. The best breakfast they had ever had in their lives and that says something considering these are frequent travellers to exotic places all over the world. 

Dinner:

The meals we had at the end of the day were equally delicious. Living in the village, we can honestly say we have yet to have a bad meal at The Chequers. It's always beautifully presented, tasty and there never is a long wait for it to be served. 

The staff:

As always the staff at The Chequers are friendly and helpful. We always have a warm greeting and meals and drinks are served with a smile.

Best breakfast in the world

Best Sunday lunch in the lovely cosy pub. The food is freshly cooked. We had the roast beef Sunday lunch. Absolutely melt in the mouth beef. All perfectly cooked. No pricier than other pub Sunday lunches. But by far the best. Friendly staff, great Sunday afternoon. 

Great Sunday lunch

Smarden is situated close to Headcorn airfield which is a place where Spitfire flights, wing-walking, parachuting and flying training takes place. The Chequers is ideally placed for people engaged in these activities and I can recommend it. Friendly staff, good food, warm and comfortable accommodation is to be found in this 14th Century Inn and the fact that there are beams, creaky floors, suits of armour and somewhat rustic surroundings are to be expected. A very pleasant experience!

Very enjoyable and successful trip

Amazing pub full of character, with a beautiful garden, in a quintessential Kent village. Breakfast was yummy with plenty of choice. I stayed there by myself as I was visiting family nearby, and the staff were lovely and made me feel very welcome. Will definitely be staying there again.

Four poster heaven

Four friends and I stayed at Chequers for 7 nights and we were very pleased.  The staff is warm and friendly, the beds are comfortable, and breakfasts and dinners were creative and tasty.  I'd go back tomorrow!  Judy

Wonderful staff, excellent location, friendly pub.

We stayed one night finding a room trip advisor at the last minute.
The pub is a 14th century old coaching inn with so much charm & character. A garden & pond at the back.
We stayed in the room named King Arthur with the four poster bed, so comfortable. What a lovely room with a great ensuite shower room. It did take me a while to work out how the shower works though!!
Dinner was delicious I had the moules followed by the belly pork, washed down with a very nice wine. The portions were large so I was unable to eat a pud. The staff were super attentive.
Afterwards we sat in the bar where there was a great atmosphere and great choice of drinks.  Lots of banter with the locals.
What a real find . Breakfast was excellent , my husband had the full English which he said was perfect. I had a cheese omlette which was perfectly cooked.
We will definitely be back. Hopefully meet the ghost of the napolionic soldier next time!!!

Great pub, food, staff and locals

We had Easter Sunday lunch here. It was delicious. The menu had several choices of roasts.  Service was good. They were busy and short staffed but we weren’t kept waiting although one of the waitresses did apologise that we’d hate to wait for our puddings. This however was no problem. Nothing worse than being rushed!! I had the Camembert to start followed by roast lamb with all the trimmings and finished off with salted caramel waffle bread and butter pudding. Absolutely delicious. I also had a couple of the local Chapel Down gins which I thoroughly enjoyed and our mains were washed down with a lovely Malbec - well it was Malbec Day!!!!!

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