Clavering (Jamie Oliver’s parents’ pub) ★★★★★ 4.6 (1,225 reviews) TripAdvisor Open Wed–Sat lunch & dinner, Sun lunch Champion of Essex producers, seasonal menus, cosy bar
★★★★★ 4.5 (493 reviews) → TripAdvisor
The Cricketers in Clavering village champions regional bounty through its kitchen’s vigilant sourcing, where seasonal menus transmute game, fish, and foraged finds into plates of profound simplicity. This oak-framed haven, with its championing of local producers, serves as a culinary conservatory amid Saffron Walden’s pastoral folds, offering a respite where Essex’s fields inform every forkful. In the county’s gastro galaxy, it orbits as a steadfast satellite of sustainability, blending village warmth with epicurean exactitude.
Dining alcoves, lit by iron lanterns, showcase ever-evolving bill of fares—perhaps wood pigeon from Clavering woods or Colchester crab with samphire—each element a narrative of proximity. The bar’s beams cradle casks from Mighty Oak and Nethergate, complemented by a sommelier’s selection of English sparklers, whilst patio braziers extend the season’s embrace. With 1,225 TripAdvisor ovations, it is extolled for its ingredient integrity and ambient allure.
At Clavering, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4QR, off the B1038. Open 12:00–14:30 & 18:30–21:30 (Wed–Sat), Sun 12:00–15:00; book 01799 550219. Pathways pave parity, with terrace for tranquility.
Clavering’s cricketers crease with countryside confluence—contiguous to the Newport’s Norman nave or the Widdington’s watermills—where produce parades provenance. It upholds Essex’s locavore liturgy, a crease of culinary creed.
Claim your clavering communion cautiously. For compass, compass with castle climbs or the Ashdon’s wind-swept wealds. The Cricketers creases as a seasonal sovereign in Essex’s pub crease—a field where fields flourish.