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

London Southend Airport

Manston Airport

London City Airport

London Gatwick Airport

Tower Bridge

Tower of London

The Shard

London Eye

Big Ben

National Gallery

Buckingham Palace

The Chequers Inn

Ashford

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 visited here with my wife after being recommended it by friends.Its a lovely traditional English pub which you used to be the village pub/inn for passing folk through the village of Smarden.its one of only two pubs in Smarden,situated on the main road through the village. Inside the pub,it's decorated with traditional English tapestry and is kept to a very nice standard throughout. The wine list is very extensive and well thought of, which  perfectly compliments the great food they serve. The Sunday lunch was absolutely lovely, good size portions, nice selection of beef/pork or chicken with accompanying veg, cauliflower cheese and gravy. At the back of the pub there is a lovely beer garden. I would visit here again and recommend it to friends and family 

Fantastic pub superb food

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

A lovely stay at this 14th Century coaching inn. Stayed in the Merlin twin room on the ground floor.  A lovely room! Food in the pub was lovely and the staff are friendly and helpful. Would definately come back. 

I would only say that if you need wifi, I could not get a signal in the room. Not a problem at all for us and a strong signal in the pub.

The village of Smarden is also beautiful and worth a wander.

Lovely, cosy and comfortable

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

Located in a great little village, we enjoyed dinner at this quaint 14th century inn. The food is lovely food and the service great. It has a beautiful garden out back. I loved the funny quotes and the knights' memorabilia.

A quaint 14th century inn

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.

An Inn known for good food is severely let down by outdated information. In 2022 many of us rely on opening hours sourced online. On the day of our visit, their Facebook page said they were open, Google said they were open - their website said they were open. I did telephone them to confirm, but with no answer I fairly assumed "maybe they're busy?"

Unfortunately not; they weren't open. All doors were locked and there was no sign of life inside.

We can't be the only prospective customers to have their time wasted this way; we also can't be the only ones to think "maybe we won't bother trying again".

A bad customer experience that could so easily have been avoided.

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