THE OLD CHEQUERS

You can check availability and book online through our website, or email us at bookings@thecreekcollection.com and we'll be delighted to help.

If you book 8 weeks or more before arrival, a 50% deposit secures your dates, with the balance due 8 weeks before you arrive. If you book within 8 weeks of arrival, the full amount is due at the time of booking. A refundable damage deposit of £300 and a cleaning fee of £515 are payable with the balance.

By bank transfer, debit card or credit card.

Within 10 working days of departure, once the house has been checked.

Up to 12 adults and 4 children under 17, or up to 14 adults.

There are six bedrooms, each with its own en suite bathroom, wardrobe and Bluetooth speaker. The beds are dressed with down and feather pillows and high thread count cotton bedding. There is also a bunk bed and a double sofa bed.

One bedroom, on the ground floor, is wheelchair accessible. All other bedrooms are upstairs.

Yes, the floor plan is on our Floor Plan page.

Just your clothes, food and anything your little ones or pets need. Bed linen, towels, a fully equipped kitchen, a starter supply of Nespresso pods and logs for the log burner and hot tub are all ready for you. Cooking basics (oil, salt and pepper) are provided.

Yes, beds are made up ready for your arrival.

Yes. The kitchen has a large freestanding oven with separate grill, a hob, microwave, Nespresso machine (with a starter supply of pods), KitchenAid, blender, kettle and toaster. There are two dishwashers, two fridge freezers in the utility room, a wine and drinks fridge, and a dining table that seats 12.

Yes, a washing machine and tumble dryer in the utility room.

Yes, high-speed fibre wifi throughout. The smart TVs have BT TV (including BT and Sky Sports), Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and there are networked speakers in every room.

Yes, there is a private office area with a dedicated workspace.

Yes, a wood-fired hot tub for up to 8 people in the walled garden. You can fill and heat it whenever you like; it takes about two hours to warm up. A starter supply of logs is provided, and extra bundles can be bought if needed.

Yes, a basket of logs is provided with our compliments. More is available from the local nursery or the petrol station in Burnham Market.

Yes, a complimentary bottle of wine in the wine fridge. Further bottles are £15 each; just let us know at check-out.

A games room with a pool table, arcade games and smart TV; a cinema room; a library with a log burner; a sun room conservatory; a Weber BBQ; deck and courtyard dining; and a fire pit.

Check-in is from 4pm and check-out is by 10am. If you'd like an early arrival, let us know and we'll do our best to arrange it.

This is subject to availability on the day of checkout, however, you are welcome to contact us directly and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Check-in is contactless. There is a keypad on the front door, and we'll send your access code and instructions on the morning of arrival.

The driveway fits up to two -three cars comfortably, depending on size. Extra cars can park on the road, by the village green a short walk away, or along the wall next to the courtyard. Please use the area in front of the house for unloading only, and don't park by the wooden bollards in front of the kitchen, as this blocks our neighbours.

We're sorry, but no. The house sockets aren't rated for car charging. There are public chargers at Lady Anne's Drive, Holkham.

Please empty the fridge, take out all rubbish, put furniture back in place, drain the hot tub, and leave the keys as instructed. Only clean recyclables go in the recycling bins, without black bin liners, or the council won't collect them.

Yes. There's a playroom with toys and board games, a large enclosed lawn, and a highchair and travel cot on request (please bring cot bedding). The fire has a guard for little fingers.

A shallow stream runs through the garden and isn't fenced or grated at either end, so please supervise children and pets whenever they're outside. The hot tub has a lid to keep it child-safe.

Yes, we welcome up to three pets, by prior arrangement, at £25 per pet per stay. Please keep pets downstairs and off the furniture, and don't leave them alone in the house. Do bring their bedding and bowls.

No, The Old Chequers is non-smoking, inside and out.

Celebrations are welcome with our prior written agreement. Please contact us before booking.

South Creake is a quiet village with a play area, grass tennis courts and The Ostrich Inn just down the road. Burnham Market is 8 minutes' drive, Fakenham 10 and Wells-next-the-Sea 15, with Holkham beach and the North Norfolk coast close by. Our favourite days out, beaches, rainy-day ideas and restaurants are under Activities and Recommendations and Restaurant Recommendations here in our FAQs.

The nearest mainline station is King's Lynn, about 25 minutes' drive, with trains to London King's Cross. A bus stop just up the road serves the main local towns, and local taxi firms are listed under Activities and Recommendations here in our FAQs.

Yes, The Old Chequers is also available as South Creek Retreat.

Yes, we're happy to recommend local caterers and private chefs. A Little Bit of Luxury supplies our guest hampers and can also deliver pizza and BBQ kits. Other suppliers include Carway Roe Events, Oystercatcher Catering, Burn Valley Catering, The English Canape Company, Chef 2 Dine 4, Alex Clare and Bella. Guests book and pay these directly.

The nearest mainline station is King's Lynn, about 25 minutes' drive, with trains to London King's Cross. There is a bus stop just up the road with routes to the main local towns. Local taxi firms: Burnham Market Taxis, Jak's Taxis, Bex Cabs, Connect Cars & Taxis, Near and Far, Tiny's Taxis and JD's Taxis.

A children's play area on the village green, grass tennis courts (ask us about booking), football pitches, a bowling green and an outdoor gym, all a short walk away. Our Lady St Mary's church is open daily, and there is a circular walk starting beside The Ostrich Inn.

Also close by: Fakenham Fairways mini golf, Axes & Escapes in Fakenham, Norfolk Lavender, the Bure Valley Railway and Amazona Zoo in Cromer.

Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham (15 to 20 minutes) are closest; Holkham has marked swimming areas only, because of strong currents. Brancaster (20 minutes) is great for dog walks and kitesurfing. Old Hunstanton and Heacham (25 minutes) suit young families. Cromer (40 minutes) is known for crabbing off the pier.

Mable's Paint Pot pottery painting (8 min), Fakenham Superbowl and Fakenham Escape Rooms (11 min), Hootz House indoor play at Pensthorpe (15 min), Farmer Fred's Play Barn in Heacham (20 min), Sea Life Hunstanton (25 min), and Norwich Castle and Cathedral (50 to 55 min). Further afield: Doodle Pots ceramic café, Alive Oasis pool, Bugz UK, The Muckleburgh Military Collection, Cromer Museum, Wroxham Miniature Worlds, High Altitude Trampoline Park and the RAF Air Defence Radar Museum.

North Norfolk is one of the UK's best birdwatching coasts: Holkham National Nature Reserve (14 min, free), Pensthorpe Natural Park (14 min), RSPB Titchwell Marsh (21 min), Blakeney National Nature Reserve (26 min), RSPB Snettisham (28 min), Cley Marshes (30 min), Holme Dunes (33 min) and Watatunga Wildlife Reserve (40 min, tours April to October). Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve is closer still, near Fakenham. Winter brings huge flocks of pink-footed geese; spring and autumn are best for migrating waders.

Burnham Market (8 min) for independent shops, cafés and restaurants; Fakenham (10 min), a market town with the racecourse, bowling and supermarkets; Little Walsingham (10 min) for medieval buildings and the farm shop; Wells-next-the-Sea (15 min) for the harbour, beach huts and crabbing; Burnham Deepdale and Docking (15 min); Brancaster (20 min) and Thornham (25 min) for beaches, birdwatching and golf; Georgian Holt (30 min); historic King's Lynn (35 min); and Cromer (40 min) for the pier and crabbing.