The Bell Inn

A very nice place to stay.

Alles super!

Disappointing stay at the Bell where we have stayed many times before and indeed was one of our favourite places to stay. Very poor communication before our stay .As noted by other guests our email was not responded to ..Once this was sorted by telephone we were asked to preorder for our dinner choices but not told to choose from the a la carte nenu despite it being a Sunday ,nor were we provided any information on the Specials where a large amount of the choices are placed .Despite the pre order one of the starters was not available on the day .Our waiter on the night was excellent however we were never offered a dessert menu . Staff were inattentive at breakfast we were constantly asking for bowls glasses bread tea coffee etc . Despite our booking including free breakfast we were charged for hot items and they had run out of sausages to boot !!This charge has not been incurred on previous visits and the waitress apologised for not mentioning this to us pre order . We complained but were told this was a new policy since the beginning of the year .We followed this with an e-mail but got no reply .******* have since reimbursed us the £90! overcharge . The rooms have been redecorated and the showers renovated but personally I do not think they warrant the increased room rates .

Very lovely feel about the place and the food was gorgeous

Stayed one night and had a meal in the restaurant. Lovely, cosy tradition village inn. Open fire in the hearth. Candles on the tables. Service was attentive, friendly and polite. Food was full of flavour. The flourless chocolate cake was amazing! Continental breakfast was excellent. Delicious granola and fruits with creamy yogurt, warm croissants, cereals and more! Rooms were comfortable, cosy and clean. Only issue was the winter weight duvet - it was so hot! Even with the window open we found it difficult to sleep. Maybe offer lower togg duvets? Other than that we had a lovely stay and meal. Would recommend.

Room 3 is noisy until the industrial extractor fan (which runs up the wall behind the headboard)for the kitchen gets turned off at night approx 9.30pm.Plus the bed shakes when the kitchen door is closed downstairs. We did ask if there was a quieter room available and there were some but at a premium of course. Very dark coloured room which could do with some of the paintwork attending to. Lighting in room 3 was either three bright spot light bulbs directly above the bed in a row which felt like you were being interrogated or two bedside bulbs one very poor. TV you don't get a clear image when you lay down and the remote won't turn it off so you have to get out of bed and turn off at wall socket which is behind the tv itself. No full length mirror. No hair dryer. No WiFi information. Pub dining tables poorly lit in some areas, I saw one table trying to read their menus with their phone torches. Although we did like the candle on the table and open fire. Food was ok but attention to detail could be much improved. Basic white crockery. Desserts were £9 for jelly and custard which strangely was served on a plate. Sticky toffee pudding looked like a microwaved upside down dome with a blob of ice cream dumped on top. I personally feel presentation could be much improved. Staff were pleasant enough. Car park with approx spaces. Outdoor seating.