The Chequers in Amersham Old Town is a 15th-century pub with accommodation that delivers with quiet consistency. The rooms are clean and well-maintained, the beds are comfortable, and the breakfast — a full English with coffee made from a local dairy’s milk — is praised with a warmth that suggests it sets guests up for the day in the way such things should. The staff are smiley, proactive and genuinely friendly, and the whole operation has the character of a small, dedicated team that takes pride in what it does.
As a pub the Chequers offers classic British cooking, a solid beer and ale selection, and the pleasant lack of pretension that makes a 15th-century inn an honest choice in a town full of older buildings. Free parking, a quiet position at the heart of Old Amersham, and the Chilterns on the doorstep complete the case for an overnight stay that represents real value in one of the more expensive corners of Buckinghamshire.
