About us

A few words about our wonderful inn
Paul and Nichola welcome you to The Chequers Inn at Well, a beautiful 15th Century pub in the heart of the Hampshire countryside.
Delicious food, perfectly matched wines, award winning Badger ales and welcoming hospitality – The Chequers Inn at Well is a stunning pub with a la carte dining. Guests will feel equally at home whether they are enjoying a perfectly cooked meal or sipping on a pint of beer at the bar.
Paul and Nichola come to the Chequers after 32 years running the exceptionally popular Vienna restaurant in Farnham. They bring with them their exquisite food including their famous fish dishes and perfectly cooked meats and vegetarian options. Coupled with warm hospitality and a stunning setting, The Chequers Inn is truly a delightful place to be.
The stunning 15th century building complete with inglenook fireplace is the perfect backdrop for you to enjoy a British winter, while in the summer months you can lounge under the grapevines at the front of the pub or relax in the beautiful beer garden at the back, where you can enjoy the view across the rolling countryside.
Opening times for drinks
Monday to Friday: 12 noon - 3pm   Evening 6pm - 11pm
Saturday: 12 noon - 11pm
Sunday: 12 noon - 10.30pm

2015 FOOD PUB OF THE YEAR – HALL & WOODHOUSE
Paul and Nichola want to thank their amazing staff and customers for this prestigious award.
We also look forward to welcoming new guests who wish to sample some of what our award is all about.
Paul, Nichola and their team are delighted to host your special occasions. From weddings to birthdays and anniversaries to retirements, the team are delighted to make sure you have an unforgettable experience. The restaurant can be booked for private dining for up to 30 people, while for bigger affairs, 60 people can be comfortably accommodated in the beautiful garden. We also offer free Wi-Fi
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Paul & Nichola look forward to welcoming you to their beautiful pub.

​Food & Drink

Delicious food and perfectly served drinks
After 32 years running the popular Vienna Restaurant in Farnham, Paul and Nichola certainly know what they’re doing when it comes to food. They are continuing to serve their fantastic fish menus along side popular pub classics including Beef Wellington, Gressingham duck, 28 day hung steaks and much more besides. Everything on the menu is made with exceptionally high quality ingredients and all the sea food comes direct from Johnsonson on the quay at Portsmouth. Paul and Nichola have been using Johnsons for more than 20 years and some days they even have a chat to the fishermen before they head out on the boats for the day – it doesn’t get better than that! The Chequers Inn is a pub with both a la carte and brasserie menus that are hard to beat. Come along and enjoy it for yourself.
The Chequers Inn also has a fantastic daily blackboard special which can have up to 15 stunning fresh fish dishes on it each day. To top it all off there is a superb dessert board, offering a range of scrumptious treats. A range of coffees and speciality teas are also available.

We specialise in sea food
As we are lucky enough to have fresh fish supplied to us daily from the south coast. We decided to take full advantage of this and specialise in providing a vast array on our sea food menu.
Our selection of fish include: Turbot; Skate; Dover Sole; Scallops; Sea Bass; Sea Bream; Lemon Sole; Plaice; Wild Salmon; Rock Salmon; Cod fillets and also Mussels, Crabs and Lobster.
Be sure to ask for the menu when you visit.
Food service times
Monday to Friday: Lunch 12 noon - 3pm   Evening 6-9pm
Saturday: 12 noon - 9pm   Sunday: 12 noon - 8pm
Paul and Nichola are proud of their welcoming atmosphere and are delighted to welcome you to the bar to enjoy a drink with them. When visiting, make sure to try our cask beers straight from award winning family brewers Hall & Woodhouse in Dorset. We are also proud to serve internationally acclaimed lagers including Peroni, Moretti and Amstel, and the Irish favourite, Guinness.
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We also have a selection of ciders, including Stowford Press on draught. We serve bottled Pearwood and Applewood Cider, which are a collaboration between award-winning Hall & Woodhouse and Thatcher’s Cider of Somerset.

Aside from the delicious food we serve, and award winning Badger ales we pour, The Chequers Inn at Well is locally renowned as being a fantastic pub for country pursuits. It is full of rural character with comfortable furnishings.

A cosy pub; essentially untouched since being built in the 15th Century. The inglenook fireplace is the perfect backdrop for you to enjoy a truly British winter, and the rear garden boasts views overlooking acres of untouched countryside. We serve a variety of contemporary dishes and British classics, with in-season game being particularly popular amongst the locals. There are not many inns like the Chequers left in the whole of the country!

Your special day

Any wedding day is a special day, and The Chequers
is a wonderfully romantic and quintessentially English place
in which to celebrate the occasion with all of your guests.
Whether you’d like a Champagne reception, an intimate meal in our restaurant, a bbq in our garden overlooking the fantastic Hampshire countryside or to hire out our entire restaurant and pub, we can create the perfect place for your special day.

Private event or party

Join us for your special private event or party and celebrate with sumptuous food and matching drink in this exquisite setting. Whether a business meeting, an intimate dinner or a private party, our chefs can help to create a bespoke menu and find the perfect space to ensure that your event runs smoothly.

Funerals
We can host a reception to remember the passing of a loved one for family and friends, it can be a small or large affair, it is completely your choice. We will provide everything that meets your requirements, and have the staff and facilities to ensure a relaxed and dignified time for you and your guests.

Doggy tables

We have two tables inside the bar that are dog friendly - please book in advance otherwise your party will be seated outside in our covered patio or in the garden where dogs are welcome.

Get your dog groomed while you eat

Why not have lunch and get your dog groomed at the same time. Based at the Chequers Inn at Well, JMS can professionally groom your dog while you relax and enjoy a wonderful meal – please book an appointment through JMS on 07795 634855.

About the area

The line of the “Harrow Way,” one of the oldest roads in England, runs through Well village.

Chawton… Jane Austen’s house
​Jane Austen is one of the most popular and important novelists that England has ever produced. The house at Chawton is where she spent the last eight years of her life. It is of international importance as the place where she did the majority of her mature writing, but at the same time retains the charm of a village home. A 17th century house, it tells the story of Jane Austen and her family.
Chawton House Library
Opened in 2003, The Library is now The Centre for the Study of Early English Women’s writing (1600-1830). It has a collection of over 9,000 books together with related original manuscripts. It is set in 275 acres of Hampshire countryside, and is commonly used for conferences, filming and more recently as a venue for weddings. It is home to some of the rarest manuscripts of well-known female authors, including Jane Austin herself.
Selbourne… Gilbert White’s House & Garden and the Oates Collection​
It’s a special day out at this fascinating and most original museum commemorating important individuals in the exploration of the natural world, set in an historic village in beautiful countryside. Having paid admission, you can come and go as often as you please that day. View the house and museum, go for a walk around the delightful gardens and through the Park to see the follies, take tea in the parlour and shop in the old billiard room. Time and energy permitting, walk up the famous Gilbert White’s Zigzag through the hanging beechwoods, return and tour the grounds. Or just sit and look at one of the most delightful views in the South of England.
Hook… Tylney Park Golf Club
Situated close to Basingstoke and Farnham, the golf course gives players of all abilities a great golfing experience. With a firm of leading architects redesigning the course in 2003, it now offers some of the best golf in the south of England.
The Chequers
​Well,
Hook,
Hampshire,
RG29 1TL
Call us on 01256 862605 and leave your details and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
We can get very busy and we would encourage you to phone ahead to avoid disappointment.

Staff vacancies

Part time waiting staff require - must have own transport and some experience. Please phone for details.