Hands down the easiest place to stay for Croft circuit - it's about a 2 minute drive away. Breakfast from 7am on weekdays for early starts. Rooms comfortable and great value for money. Breakfast is great and the Sunday lunch roast dinners (best to book - can be very busy) are fantastic and absolutely enormous - highly recommended.

Not a fault but just a note for people towing trailers to Croft: car park is a reasonable size but you exit by going round the back of the pub which is quite tight at the narrowest point. There is normally plenty of parking on the road outside to either park overnight or stop to go and eyeball the carpark on your first visit. The pub is on a quiet road off the main road and I have no concerns parking loaded trailers there overnight.

On entering the Chequers we were greeted by friendly staff, who took us to the room and even offered to carry our luggage. The room was clean and bright, with a good sized bathroom, again clean and with everything supplied, nice white towels and toiletries. OK some of the place was a little dated but this is a country pub with a lot of history and this is only to be expected. It has character and is unique so unlike some of the corporate hotels, you don't wake up wondering where you are as all the rooms look the same. The whole of the stay was great, as was the food. This was of good variety, quality and portions for the hearty appetite. The breakfast is fabulous and a perfect start to any day. The image is of my 10oz steak meal which was excellent quality and cooked to perfection. We did have personal issues whilst staying there, totally of our own doing and nothing to do with the Chequers. Again the owner and other staff could not have been more helpful, to the extent of taking us to the station after our car broke down and was not able to be repaired. All in all a great experience despite our own issues.

Nothing at all.

Upon arrival we was net by the landlady, very polite and checked us in effortlessly. Asked us what we wanted for breakfast and shown us to our room. Which was room 2 The room was lovely, the bed was comfy and big and clean. Linen smelled nice. Pillows a bit soft but there's more in the wardrobe. Breakfast was spot on. Filled the stomach and set us on the right path for the day. It's in a lovely secluded village which is quaint and near a local racing track I believe. We seen a good few heading there in the morning. Would definitely stay here again.

The shower, the casing is loose on the unit and the pressure is non existent. Its a bit iffy tirning it on as well. The toilet has a macerator and didn't wanna flush it or run the taps for to long as it's very noisy.

The room was really modern and fresh; very spacious and the bathroom was huge. Staff were lovely and they were brilliant confirming my labrador was more than welcome (and don't charge a pet fee). The room and the pub was really nice and the locals super friendly too. And the food is really nice and not expensive.... heads up, the portion was massive so couldn't eat it all. Definitely recommend their chicken Parmo..... so nice and as mentioned..... massive. Husband had chicken fajitas which he said was rally good (again not a small portion). Definitely recommend this for the pub, the food and the accommodation.

Just 2 tiny quibbles but not enough to stop me rebooking (already have at the time of writing). The radiator controller had come off so couldn't turn it down which was fine as we just opened the windows. Would ask the chef not to fry the sausage on the breakfast as the breakfast all seemed really high quality and the sausage was ruined (maybe just my taste but again... wouldn't put me off).

Food was very plentiful and an excellent choice range. Breakfast was particularly brilliant. Room was nicely decorated and very clean.Very easy to find in a quiet location, with quick access to Darlington & the motorway.

Wifi was my biggest grumble. Despite having a booster in my room it kept dropping out and I constantly had to keep telling my laptop and phone to sign back in. TV signal was poor too, main BBC and ITV wasn't too bad but any other channel was hopeless.

The room was well proportioned with a large ensuite bath/shower room Everything was clean and comfortable. Breakfast was pre booked the day before, both time and food choice. Food was of good quality and freshly prepared. We ate dinner there one night. A good menu with the addition of specials. Portion sizes were HUGE! Service was excellent. Very good value. It's a peaceful location. Staff were welcoming and friendly.

I prefer to choose my breakfast in the morning, but understand that it's easier to cater with a pre order.

The location was very tranquil. Very easy to find. Excellent breakfasts...although you had to pre order the night before...we forgot this on our 2nd nights stay so got exactly the same breakfast as the first morning. Comfortable room and good value for money.

Having to pre order breakfasts each day. Having to eat in the bar area which had the decor of an old coaching Inn which was at odds to the bright and airy rooms.

The room was comfortable, bed was very comfortable, plenty of storage. The food is fab, well presented, tasty, and plenty of it they dont skimp on portions! My wife and I are still very covid aware and I was worried as this was a big deal for me. Well, THE CLEANLINESS IS SECOND TO NON! Thank you Linda. THE WHOLE STAFF ARE SECOND TO NON, Kellie, Adam, Sue,Linda, Ben and Mark, WOW VERY CARING, KIND, PATIENT UNDERSTANDING, OUTSTANDING! CANNOT THANK THEM ENOUGH. WILL BE GOING BACK.

NOTHING NO NEGATIVES

Beautiful, peaceful village location with bird song, and friendly locals. Very relaxed easy going but we'll run family business. The food is delicious and plenty full at very affordable prices. The cheesecake was off the scale scrummy, and really appreciated the owners doing us a Sunday dinner, even though the restaurant closes on a Sunday evening... The Roast pork just melted in the mouth, the roasties and veg ware cooked perfect and Gravy had depth of flavour. The Roast beef was tender too so 10/10. Rooms are immaculate clean, as in SPARKLING CLEAN, we'll layed out and welcoming. Loved the settee sofa bed as additional space to chill out, beautiful view of the "green" and really appreciated the Fan. Very nice touch. Plenty of tea and coffee. Complimentary toiletries, Breakfast....OMG try the scrambled eggs, they were in fact delectable, light fluffy and creamy, we'll flavoured and best I have ever had in any hotel. The rest of breakfast was perfect too, especially the sausage, very flavoursome. Thank you for your hospitality.

Only personally to me the bed was quiet firm, hubby slept like a log but pillows... Hmmm too flat and both had neck aches in morning, I even pinched the 2 in wardrobe and still felt too low, black out curtains or blind fitted ?? As too light in early morning x for me as I'm a vampire🤣🤣🤣 Normally carry my own pillows, but don't let this put you off as everybody's different and left happy and well for our journey home 🏠 Would 100% recommend this In and We will return for a longer stay next time, with my feather pillows and eye mask 😃

On arrival after a long journey, we were offered coffee and delicious sandwiches, for refreshments, which were very welcome. Especially as the kitchen was actually meant to be closed. Our room was bright and clean. We stayed for evening meal, which was home made and delicious- the cheesecake was about the best we had ever tasted ! After a comfortable nights sleep our breakfast was also freshly cooked and plentiful. Our final bill was very reasonable considering all we had. We will definitely return and highly recommend.

There were absolutely no negatives with this accommodation, or the food or the service.