5 /5 Alex: What are the odds? You travel 6,000 miles from Vietnam, and the universe decides your reunion with work friends should happen not in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh—but in The Cricketers on Aldershot Road, Guildford. And what a choice.
Picture-perfect hedges trimmed with the kind of precision that says “we care, but not in an overbearing way.” A garden that could moonlight as a National Trust site. A proper pint served in a dimpled glass that screams “this is Britain and we know what we’re doing.”
Reconnecting with international colleagues over cold drinks, sunshine, and pub benches—what could possibly go wrong?
Well… keys. We left ours behind. Yes, the house keys. The kind of mistake that turns a charming countryside visit into a 160-mile round trip back from Portsmouth. But in true Cricketers fashion, the staff didn’t just hand them in—they held them like the Holy Grail until our sheepish return. Cheers to that.
So yes, we saw The Cricketers twice in one trip. Once for friendship, once for forgetfulness. Both times—absolutely worth it.
If you enjoy beautiful pub gardens, excellent drinks, and the opportunity to test your memory (and your mileage allowance), this is your place.
Would “lose” our keys here again. Without hesitation.
