Games

Luxury indoor board games
you're in luck, our family has been making luxury games since 1958
Table games...
our games room has snooker, table-tennis, darts and Foosball on offer
Outdoor games
our Croquet lawn awaits as does our competition-size Petanque piste
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What our guests say about our many games on offer at Piglets…

It’s all about being the best: best location, best food, best ambience, best bed, best pool, best honesty bar, best games room, best peace & quiet, all because of Max and Chrissie, who are the best hosts!
Sean
SeanAug 2022
Great Games room
David E
David EJune 2022
Adult only tranquil stay near Saffron Walden - fantastic!
Wendy & Mark T
Wendy & Mark TAug 2021
Also separate games room with full size snooker table, table football, table tennis and dartboard.
Roy T
Roy TFeb 2022
We look forward to returning soon for another game of Scrabble on your handmade table, wearing Ecuadorian Ponchos and sipping self-made cocktails from the bar. Many thanks.
jdainty91
jdainty91Jan 2023
The sauna, games room, Péntanque court, pool and patios are beautiful.
Angela G
Angela GApr 2020
Well equipped games room
981ruby2shoes
981ruby2shoesOct 2022
There’s plenty to do at Piglets, including swimming in the natural pool, croquet, petanque and a well equipped gym.
Carolyn C - Australia
Carolyn C - AustraliaJuly 2022
Games room with full size snooker table, darts board, table tennis and table football will keep you entertained.
JazzaCc
JazzaCcAug 2021
Natural swimming pond, petanque, fully equipped games room, excellent gym, Mediterranean terrace, ponchos for the cool evenings, wellies on loan, superbly comfortable guest room with a gorgeous games table, Alexa everywhere….and a very reasonably priced honour bar which must rival the county’s best for its selection of wines and spirits
Captain Dreadnought
Captain DreadnoughtJuly 2021
There was lots to keep us occupied as well – we played backgammon in the guest lounge and there is a fantastic games table made by the family firm next door, Geoffrey Parker Games.
John & Lisa
John & LisaFeb 2022
These include abundant facilities, such as a games room, gym, sauna-soon-to-come , and a relaxing guest lounge with a beautiful rotating games board (evening Scrabble never felt so indulgent!)
Nina J
Nina JSept 2021
A huge games room with darts, billiards and ping pong. There’s also croquet and Péntanque.
Charlotte T
Charlotte TJune 2021
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BRAIN GAMES

With mental health foremost in the media these days we feel we should make special mention of what’s available here at Piglets to stimulate the mind or simply relax.

In our guest lounge, aside from the many books and journals to read you will find the world’s finest board games (which are still made on site by Max’s family business) to stimulate one’s little grey cells… championship Backgammon, Chess and  Scrabble are contained within our farmhouse style luxury multi games table.

Decks of cards lie on the coffee table as does another 1960s leather Backgammon board.

In the Boot Room we also have jigsaws available. 

Guest Lounge at Piglets Boutique B&B
Guest lounge with championship Backgammon, Chess and Scrabble.
Luxury championship chess pieces ready for play n Piglets' guest lounge

For those requiring a less sedentary challenge our extensive games room offers:

TABLE GAMES

Snooker

Our full size Snooker table offers a considerable challenge for those more used to Pool.

 

 
Guests playing snooker and Foosball in the games room at Piglets Boutique Country Stay winner of Best B&B of the year 2023

Table-tennis

Get ultra competitive with our full size table-tennis (or as our ex Prime Minister used to call it Whiff-Waff!)

Table tennis in play at Piglets Boutique Country Stay

Table-football

Battle away on our Foosball table!

Darts

Throw some ‘arrows’ at our luxury darts board.

OUTDOOR GAMES

Un petit coin de France (or our French patio) and outdoor gaming

Péntanque

To get you in the mood for a Provencal game of Péntanque, we have created a little corner of France where you can enjoy a glass of pastis as well as puff on a Gitanes or a Gaulouises without disturbing others.

This private area is decorated with vintage metal French signs to evoke the inner gallic in you – we have stopped short of demanding you wear a beret or have a string of onions around your neck.

We just hope you will enjoy watching a game of boule or gaze upon the croquet green in the distance. 

If you’d be interested to know how the piste was created (it is not as simple as it looks!) please click here to read our blog on the subject.

Croquet

Croquet at Piglets Boutique B&B courtesy of Geoffrey Parker Games

We are pleased to announce our Croquet lawn is now ready for play and is dedicated to our beloved gardener, Derek, who worked on preparing this but sadly never got to see it finished.

Nothing quite matches the sound or mallet on ball as the chink of a glass of Pimm’s does (available from the bar) on an English summer afternoon.

Best B&B and Guest House of the year