| Gatwick
Hotels |
Chequers Inn Hotel
The Square, Forest
Row, East Sussex, RH18 5ES
Check Availability / Book Online
Chequers Inn Hotel Gatwick >>>>
Standing in the village of Forest Row is the Chequers
Inn Hotel; a delightful 15th century Posting Inn built approximately 1452.
It is ideally situated midway between London and the south coast.
The Chequers Inn Hotel is a grade one listed building, situated in the
picturesque village of Forest Row, surrounded by on the Ashdown Forest &
has been standing here since 1452, with its original foundations mentioned
in the Doomsday book.
The bar area contains an inglenook fireplace with heavy oak beams and real
log fire, akin to a warm & friendly atmosphere. We offer an extensive Bar
and A La Carte menu with a range of Real Ales, Lagers and fine wines,
which are available throughout the Bar & Restaurant.
Our hotel consists of 21 rooms to the quiet rear of the premises in our
19th century extension. All rooms are equipped with modern facilities
including en-suite & internet dial up access, with wireless broadband
access available in the Bar area.
One hour by train to London, 30 minutes drive to Gatwick and 45 minutes to
Brighton, the Chequers is centrally located in the South, with many 5 & 4
star hotels, such as the Ashdown Park, Gravetye Manor and Ravens Wood Park
within 10 minutes drive.
Local attractions such as Pooh Corner and Pooh Bridge of A.A. Milne fame
and the Bluebell Railway are also within 10 minutes drive of our hotel,
with the Ashdown Forest Golf Club within walking distance.
Smugglers used this Inn extensively and it was this Inn that was
associated with a famous mail coach robbery, which took place at the foot
of Wall Hill on June 27th 1801. John Beatson and his adopted son William
Whalley Beatson hid in a meadow at the bottom of Wall Hill, by the
entrance to an old Roman road. The mail coach made its call at the
Chequers Inn to collect the weekends mail and then proceeded up Wall Hill,
where it was waylaid by these two robbers just after midnight. The
Beatsons took between 4000 and 5000 of the approximately 14000 total the
mail coach was carrying that night. Their trial took place on March 29th
1802, by Judge Baron Hotham with the jury finding both men guilty and
sentencing them to death by hanging. Gallows were erected on the spot
where the robbery took place on, April 17th 1802; in the presence of 3000
people, Beatson and his adopted son were hung until dead. This was to be
one of the last public hangings to take place in England.
Room Types
En-Suite Four Poster (4)
A delightful modern hotel rooms with characteristic four poster bed
En-Suite Double (7)
A delightful modern hotel rooms.
En-Suite Twin (4)
A delightful modern hotel rooms.
En-Suite Family Three (2)
A delightful modern hotel rooms.
En-Suite Family Five (1)
A delightful modern hotel rooms.
En-Suite Single (7)
A delightful modern hotel rooms
Local Attractions
• Winnie the Pooh
(4 km)- The world famous Winnie the Pooh has an attraction which shows
history and memorabilia of the little yellow bear and his friends
Directions
Situated between London and the South coast it is close to Gatwick
Airport 30 minutes by car from airport and the M25 and M23 London orbital
motorway. The Chequers Inn Hotel is situated in the village of Forest Row,
on the A22, 3 miles from East Grindstead railway station (55 mins to
London Victoria). The coastal town of Brighton is approximately 45 mins
drive, as is Eastbourne following all the way through on the A22.
• Nearest Motorway or Main Road A22
• London, Gatwick airport, 21.7 km
• London, Heathrow airport, 69.7 km
• Nearest Port / Ferrycrossing Newhaven 25.9km
• Nearest Port / Ferrycrossing Dover 114.8km
• Nearest Local Train Station East Grinstead 5.8km
• Local Taxi Company Forest Cars
• Tel No. of Taxi Company 01342822228 |