The Cricketers

Specialties

The Cricketers PH is a traditional community pub serving award winning real ales and lagers and comprehensive wine list, soft drinks and coffee. Locally sourced home made food is served all week with a traditional roast on Sunday. The pub stages live entertainment and beer festivals and has a large beer garden with children’s play area. Dogs are welcome on a lead but must be accompanied by a well behaved owner.

History

Established in 1750.

he current site of the Cricketers PH was the site of a much older building. Evidence suggests that the earlier dwelling was owned by John Monk who left it in his will of 1756 to his son in law, Ayling Shepherd.

In 1848 the property, together with the adjacent premises to the north, was acquired by Thomas Gibbard who, in the 1851 census was described as a carpenter by trade from Westerham, Kent.

In 1851 Thomas Gibbard had a lodger, Thomas Luff, who was described as a visitor from kirdford in Sussex and a coach wheeler by trade. It appears that by 1853 Thomas Luff was the new owner of the property, for on 31^st August 1853 it was Annual Licence Day at the petty session and Thomas Luff, Brewer, of Broadwater applied for a spirit licence for the house now used by him as a beer house. The application was refused, opposing him was Mr Edward Goodyer of the Malsters Arms who was also representing the local rector, parish officers and principal members of the village.

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