Set within the rural village of Rickling Green overlooking the historic cricket ground, three-star rated The Cricketers Arms offers rooms with king-size beds and LCD TVs, just 15 minutes’ drive from Stansted Airport. With private bathrooms featuring power showers and luxury toiletries, rooms at The Cricketers Arms also provide free Wi-Fi, while some rooms include super king-size beds. The hotel’s restaurant features a regularly changing menu made with fresh, local ingredients as well as a Sunday roast and a children’s menu. The property has been awarded a Dinner Award for its food. Stansted Airport can be reached in 15 minutes by car, and the M11 motorway is just a short 3–minute drive away. Free parking is also available at The Cricketers Arms.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.0)

Breakfast info

Continental, Full English/Irish

  • Free parking available on-site


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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 extra-large double bed
1 extra-large double bed
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1 sofa bed
1 extra-large double bed
1 extra-large double bed
1 extra-large double bed
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1 sofa bed
1 extra-large double bed
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1 sofa bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

Kym
France France
Beautiful cosy pub offering excellent food and a comfortable bed for the night. Easy parking, efficient service. Our room was clean, warm and cosy. Everything you need for a night stay. We ate in the pub. The food was excellent. Local fresh...
Dzintra
United Kingdom United Kingdom
The pub is in a nice, quiet village setting. Dinner is available on-site and there is a good-sized menu. The room was comfortable and of a decent size: the bed was comfortable. A good breakfast included in the price of the stay was available.
Suzanne
United Kingdom United Kingdom
The breakfast was excellent. Great choices and cooked very well. The location was pleasant very country friendly. I would imagine it would be extremely pretty in the spring and summer.
Jason
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Room was nice and clean. Staff were very friendly and couldn't do enough for you. Breakfast was excellent quality.
Philip
United Kingdom United Kingdom
We’ve stayed here before. It’s nice and quiet, tucked away on the edge of a village green on which cricket is played in the summer, hence the name. Very convenient for Stansted Airport. The three members of staff we saw during our stay were...
Browne
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Amily and george were fantastic hosts, i wanted to stay longer but they were booked out due to wedding bash, anyways would 100% recommend, the room was fabulous, breakfast great staff wonderful
Roy
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Comfy bed, a pub so food and drink available, location was good because of what we were doing in the area, brilliant shower in our room hot and powerful.
Charne
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Location, food, friendly staff, good room size, room 3 was very quiet.
Elaine
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clean, cosy, incredible food and helpful staff. Brilliant if you have a dog, they couldn’t be more dog-friendly!
Sheena
Sweden Sweden
Lovely, comfortable room and just the right room temperature. Good lighting in the bathroom. Staff are always charming here (I've stayed several times earlier). Delicious breakfast, all freshly cooked.

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
Restaurant
  • Cuisine
    British
  • Open for
    Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner • Cocktail hour
  • Ambiance
    Family friendly • Traditional
  • Dietary options
    Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free

House rules

The Cricketers Arms takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00 to 22:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Curfew
Entry to the property will be closed between the hours of 22:00 and 06:00
Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 1 year are welcome.

Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
Cards accepted at this property
American ExpressVisaMastercard Cash is not accepted
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that the latest check-in on Christmas Day and Boxing Day is 17:00.

Check in on Sundays is available between 15:00 and 18:00 and there is no food served in the evenings on a Sunday.

Early check-in is possible from 12:00 for an additional fee of GBP 10 by prior arrangement.

Please inform The Cricketers Arms in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.