Chequers Public House

The Chequers Public House, commonly known as The Chequers, is a village pub and inn located on High Street in Thornham, a coastal village in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England. It operates as a combined pub, restaurant and small hotel, with 11 bedrooms split between the main pub building and an adjacent cottage. The pub is open every day from 8am until 11pm, with bar and kitchen service from 8am until 9pm. The Chequers reopened its doors in summer 2024 with a stated mission to be "a pub dedicated to the locals." During its first summer after reopening, it operated as a drinker's pub with food vendors pitching up outside, occasional DJ sets in the sunshine, and a self-hosted craft beer festival. Following community support, the kitchen opened in January 2025, allowing the pub to serve breakfast, brunch and pub favourites, with pies positioned as its signature dish from noon onwards. The pub positions itself around simple pleasures: good food, good company and a great pour. Its menu spans breakfast, brunch, long lunches and supper, and it also offers Sunday lunch. The Chequers emphasises celebrating both locals and visitors while showcasing Norfolk, and aims to be a place where other local businesses are celebrated as well. It offers table bookings, though walk-ins are welcome, and guests can stay overnight in its 11 bedrooms. The pub also hosts seasonal events, including Christmas Day lunch, festive dining and Christmas stays. As a community-focused village pub, The Chequers operates in the competitive hospitality market of the North Norfolk coast, an area popular with tourists and beachgoers. Its location near the beach is referenced in its own marketing, with the pub inviting guests to join for breakfast, a long lunch or supper after a day on the beach. The business is privately operated; no parent company, ownership group or listed status is indicated in the available evidence.

The Chequers Public House is a pub in Thornham, a village on the North Norfolk coast in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England. Its address is High Street, Thornham, Hunstanton, PE36 6LY. The pub has historically served the village as a local inn, and it also offers accommodation. A significant turning point came in summer 2024, when The Chequers reopened its doors under a new approach. According to the pub's own account, the reopening was guided by a simple idea: to run a pub dedicated to the locals. During that first summer, the business operated as a drinker's pub. Food vendors pitched up out the front, there were occasional DJ sets in the sunshine, and the pub hosted its own craft beer festival. This period helped build community support, which the pub credits with making it possible to open its kitchen in January 2025. Following the kitchen opening, The Chequers expanded its offer to include breakfast, brunch and pub favourites, with pies described as its hero dish from 12 noon. The pub now presents itself as a local spot for food, friends and a good pour, open all day, every day. It serves breakfast, brunch, long lunches and supper, and offers Sunday lunch. The pub also has 11 bedrooms, some above the pub and some in the cottage next door, and it markets Christmas Day lunch, festive dining and Christmas stays. The Chequers describes its broader mission as celebrating locals and showing visitors a great time while showcasing the things it loves about Norfolk. It aims to be not only a place for the community to eat and drink but also a place where other local businesses can be celebrated. The pub states that it aims to bring something different to the area by going back to basics and focusing on what matters: good food, good company and a great pour. It is open every day from 8am until 11pm, with bar and kitchen hours from 8am until 9pm, and it has a car park behind the pub accessed to the side of the building.

• The Chequers reopened its doors in summer 2024 with a locals-focused approach.

• During summer 2024, the pub operated as a drinker's pub with food vendors, occasional DJs and a craft beer festival.

• The kitchen opened in January 2025, expanding the offer to breakfast, brunch and pub favourites including pies.

A locals-focused village pub and inn offering simple pleasures — good food, good company and a great pour — while celebrating Norfolk and local businesses.

• Breakfast

  Served daily from 8am.

• Brunch

  Part of the all-day menu.

• Pies

  Described as the pub's hero dish, served from 12 noon.

• Sunday Lunch

  Offered as part of the pub's dining offer.

• Craft Beer

  Featured at the pub's own craft beer festival.

• Accommodation

  11 bedrooms, some above the pub and some in the cottage next door.

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