The Cross Keys

16 Market Hill Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6BA
Telephone: 01354 693036 & 01354 692644
Fax: 01354 693036
English Tourist Board 3 Crowns, Commended

The Cross Keys is in the centre of town opposite the church of St Peter & St Paul.

For those guests needing a more relaxed holiday there is very good fishing and trout farms; quiet country walks with historic houses to view.

Those following more active pursuits can sail, canoe or windsurf at the Mepal Outdoor Centre or play golf at the two excellent courses at March or Ramsey. Newmarket and Brampton provide a good day at the races throughout the year. There is also a local horseriding school nearby.

There is marvellous bird watching at Welney and Purls Bridge all year round, but especially in winter when the fens are flooded and the largest concentration of swans arrive in England.

The Cross Keys is in a pleasant Fenland town, set between the two cathedral cities of Ely and Peterborough, surrounded by rich farm land which is known as the Covent Garden of England.

Dick Turpin, Samuel Pepys and Oliver Cromwell are all reputed to have passed through Chatteris, it is possible they may have stayed at the Cross Keys.

Built in around 1540 in the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1st, the Cross Keys is said to be the finest building of its time left in the area. It still holds many features of that era, one of which are the two open fireplaces in which, during the winter months, log fires crackle to welcome the traveller.

Relax in our warm, comfortable, superbly decorated and tastefully furnished lounge.

We have only seven bedrooms, five of these have private facilities. All of the rooms have been carefully decorated and furnished to a high standard with excellent fabrics and colours which provides us with individual rooms throughout the Hotel.

All of the bedrooms have been designed by Mrs Sandra Skeggs.

Our kitchens can provide you with restaurant meals seven days a week. A full range of bar meals are served in the lounge, and traditional Sunday lunch at the weekends.

All the food is made with the finest English meats and locally grown fresh vegetables. Fresh fish can be delivered daily from Grimsby and Billingsgate, and by taking advantage of this we have been recommended in several good food guides. We also cater for weddings, parties and every private function.

Conferences are also catered for and we can arrange for outside bars.

Travelling Times
Peterborough	35 minutes
Cambridge	40 minutes
Huntingdon	20 minutes
Wisbech	20 minutes
Ely	15 minutes
Newmarket	45 minutes
London	1hr 45 minutes (45 minutes by train)
The University of Cambridge is only 40 minutes away
Nearest Rail Stations
March	7 miles North
Huntingdon	18 miles South
M11 & A1 meet at Huntingdon

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