The Old Chequers is a spacious six-bedroom house with a charming kitchen, luxurious master bedroom, and luxury amenities. The hot tub, large garden and recently added games room provide plenty of entertainment and relaxation options. Enjoy indoor and outdoor dining spaces, cozy up in front of the log burners or have a blast in the games room. The house is perfect for multi-generational gatherings, bringing friends and family together in one luxurious space with a great location.
Welcome to The Old Chequers
Stepping through the blue front door, you are welcomed into a large entrance hall with a chequered tiled floor. There is a circular dining table where you can enjoy lunch or play board games. The entrance hall provides the central access point to the TV room, lounge, dining room, kitchen, courtyard and the main staircase.
Kitchen and Dining
The modern, open-plan kitchen has solid wood worktops and is well equipped with a large freestanding oven and separate grill, hob, dishwasher, microwave, fridge, coffee machine, milk frother, kettle and toaster. Large groups who want to self-cater and enjoy meals together are sure to find the kitchen thoughtfully equipped to a very high standard. The dining area is beautifully furnished with a solid wood tabletop as the centrepiece of the room, as well as a wine fridge and drinks serving area. The dining table seats twelve and you can squeeze a few highchairs around it if you need to. You can use the arched window in the dining room to pass food and drinks through to the courtyard.
Utility Room
The utility room holds the washing machine, tumble dryer, an additional dishwasher, sink and two fridge freezers. We felt it was important to be able to do a big shop in a nearby town and have enough space to keep it all fresh.
Living Areas
The new games room is an additional entertainment space featuring a pool table, darts, and arcade games. Guests can enjoy a game of pool while watching sports or Netflix on the smart TV, or relax on the couch with some music. Large glass doors bathe the games room in natural light, and the view of the garden is breathtaking.
The living areas have been cleverly divided to cater to all staying in the house. You could either sit next to the cosy log burner in the lounge or enjoy a movie in the TV room, which has a large corner sofa and surround sound system. In a separate room is a dedicated workspace with a mounted screen and high-speed internet. Finally, guests can relax in the conservatory and hopefully be lucky enough to meet our feathered friends on the river with their ducklings. The games room and various living areas really do provide a space for all to enjoy and make our home perfect for families with children or friends on a relaxing retreat.
The house is a tranquil and relaxing spot where you can disconnect from the world if you please. We are connected to high-speed fibre internet, and the smart TV has Netflix, Amazon video, etc. at the click of a button. Networked speakers throughout the house allow music to be played simultaneously or separately in each room.
Walled Garden
The quintessentially British, mature, flint stone walled garden has been planted with a variety of plants, shrubs and bushes. There is a large lawn to enjoy a run-around with the children, play a few lawn games or just watch the river flow by. The garden has a Webber BBQ to flip a few burgers and sear a nice steak or some fist-sized scallops if you are lucky enough to pick some up from the local fishmongers at Burnham Market.
There is a decked area in the garden, which adds a whole new social space in the private garden next to the river. The wood-fired hot tub is filled with fresh water for each use and fits up to 8 people at a time.
Courtyard
The pebbled courtyard on the north side of the house has outdoor seating and a fire pit. It is a cosy corner to tuck away into at night time with the fairy-lit skyline, a dining table to enjoy alfresco dining and a seated fire pit area to keep warm on the chillier evenings.
Bedrooms
All bedrooms have their own en suite bathroom, bluetooth speaker, wardrobe and exceptional quality mattresses. The pillows and duvets are top-quality imported down and feather to ensure they are temperature regulating for the different seasons, and the bed coverings are all high thread count cotton to ensure the best night’s sleep whilst staying at The Old Chequers. Besides the wheelchair accessible bedroom on the ground floor (Bedroom 6), all bedrooms are upstairs.
The master bedroom is positioned above the lounge, which is slightly separate from all the other rooms. To access the master, you first walk through a large dressing room and then enter the beautiful and tranquil bedroom that looks over the walled garden and stream. You can also access this side of the house through its own separate entrance from the pebbled driveway. There is a sumptuous super-king bed, armchair and vanity. The underfloor heated en suite has a large, freestanding bath, a walk-in shower and a double basin. We’ve recently added a bunk bed to this room, so there are more sleeping options for kids. This room also has an extra room, which is referred to as the Ante Room, furnished with a sofa bed and TV. We use it as a bedroom for our younger children when we visit.
Bedroom 2: Upstairs, super-king bed and a full en suite featuring a bath and shower. This room is thought of as the second master bedroom because it has a little more space than the rest of the bedrooms–ideal for a travel cot or blow-up mattress for younger children. The super-king bed can be split into twin beds upon request.
Bedroom 3: Upstairs, king bed with en suite. This king-sized bedroom has been furnished with solid mango wood pieces. The room has an en suite shower and sees the afternoon sun.
Bedroom 4: Upstairs, king bed and en suite with a combined shower-bath. This bedroom basks in the wonderful afternoon sun, which you can enjoy from the armchair, and looks out onto the pebbled driveway.
Bedroom 5: Upstairs, king bed and en suite with a shower. The final bedroom is at the far end of the house and is furnished with a solid wood king-size bed, bedside tables and a matching wardrobe.
Bedroom 6: Downstairs, super-king bed, wheelchair accessible with a wet room en suite. This room was the original entrance to the pub where the bay window now sits and can be accessed via an additional entrance facing the driveway. The bedroom is wheelchair friendly with a walk-in shower and the super-king bed can be made into twin beds upon request.
Parking
The driveway holds 2 cars, but you may be able to squeeze in up to 4. You can also park on Front Street, right next to the house. The driveway is enclosed by a manual gate so you haven’t got to worry about a child or dog running out.
Other Information
We are a dog-friendly home and only ask that guests let us know in advance of any pets that will be staying with them and respect our house rules during their stay. There is a separate entrance from the pebbled driveway, which is also the side access to the garden. This is the preferred area to leave your dogs if they are being left at the house on their own.
Please be mindful of the creake if you are thinking of booking our home for a family with kids or pets. We have very young children and appreciate that the open river can be slightly concerning. However, we feel very comfortable with our children playing outside in the shallow water, albeit we do make sure they are supervised. Dogs can also enjoy paddling in the water, but please note the small tunnels on either end of the stream in the garden, as this is not fenced off.
The log burner has a fireguard to keep little fingers at bay, and the hot tub lid can be closed to prevent accidents. Logs and all things fire can be found at the local nursery or at the petrol station in Burnham Market.
Please let us know in advance if you will need a travel cot so we can ensure this is set up for your stay.
Location
The Old Chequers is nestled in the quiet village of South Creake on the North Norfolk Coast. The village includes plant centres, a fishing lake and other attractions, which vary year from year. There is a large playing field, which has a children’s play area, bowling green, two grass tennis courts and football pitches for the village team and juniors.
You are conveniently located within an 8-minute drive to both Burnham Market and Wells-next-the-sea and a 10-minute drive to the famous Holkham Estate and Holkham Beach.
Our History
Previously called the Chequers Inn, this property was the centre point of South Creake village for over 300 years as the local pub to the neighbouring brewery, which is no longer in operation. This historic pub building has recently been beautifully renovated and furnished to a very high standard.
