The Bell in Cherwell

Fantastic staff, great service with a very varied, friendly & charismatic customer base. Also lovely, friendly in-house resident dog, Dottie. Wholeheartedly recommended!

One of the best pints of Guinness in the area

Always a great friendly atmosphere with entertainment throughout the week to appeal to everyone

Great music pub. Saw The Fundamentals". Great night!

Great night out , great friendly staff and great live music

Staff are the best friendly welcoming good bunch of people

Great pub friendly locals ....didn't eat just had a few pints been several times and will keep returning.

Great drinking pub. Always welcoming.

We came here for a couple drinks and played some darts. Nice bar with great music and friendly staff

Great atmosphere, best live music , very friendly , professional and clean service, great beers Highly recommended

Amazing atmosphere great service and friendly staff 👍🥃

What a lovely little pub, had a great atmosphere, friendly staff and live music. Perfect

Was a bit quiet on Wednesday. Staff were good, beer was good. Good juke box

In my mind this is probably Bicester's best pub. Olde worlde feeling inside with friendly customers and great staff. Good selection of beers and a reasonable amount or garden space. It is the only pub in town with a duke-box and there are a good selection of live bands to suit most tastes. This was the first pub I visited 22yrs ago (when I moved into Bicester) and I still go there now.

Great rock pub, live acts. Good banter and easy drinking. Staff really good and well priced

Lovely old Traditional Pub with wooden beams ..a cosy feel to it ..

A good local pub has a indie/rock feel about the place but all welcome. Some great live music Friday and Saturday’s. A decent pool table too. The Bell has had some good all day charity events raising money for good causes BBQ and live music. Good local pub.

Rockers pub with pool table. Open in daytimes too. No food. Pub dog, great staff and decent aunt sally pitch at back of garden

Great place. Great concerts. Great people

Really nice little place with an alternative theme. The staff and the locals are all extremely friendly. Highly recommended.

Great atmosphere and adorable dog, excited to come back!!

The shot of the week surprises you every time ;)

Fantastic night out.. like a big family party. Staff remember you from previous visits which is great. Fantastic entrainment all year round

Friendly, welcoming atmosphere, and an extensive menu.

Nice pub and atmosphere, beer is good, friendly staff.

Whilst on holiday in Bicester we discovered The Bell. A proper pub with a juke box that only had Rock Music on it, husband was in his element! Needless to say we did spend some time here. Great live bands both the Friday & Saturday. We will come back if we find ourselves in this area again.

Best music venue in Bicester, best beer and best atmosphere on gig nights... especially with The Nightingale temporarily out of action 😊

Great place good beer . Nice staff

Nice pub Very friendly staff and locals

Fantastic friendly pub that puts on Music, quizzes and poker nights. Always busy and the atmosphere is fantastic.

A great spot for those of us who are little more alternatively-inclined (not much radio-friendly music gets played in here). It being formerly known as The Hobgoblin, it stands to reason that the beer of the same name is served in vast quantities here; the only reason I've gone for 4 stars, rather than 5, is because I find myself wishing there were more real ales on tap, but you can't really go wrong with a pint of the 'gob. Give it a try if you fancy your music a little heavier, your beer a little darker, and your friends a little more bearded than average.

Large room in the city center, pleasant rear terrace.

Best pub in Bicester! No pretentious wannabes just good people, great drinks, awesome staff, and a jukebox loaded with everything you DON'T hear on the radio 95239843 times a day. This place is a diamond in a sea of insects!🤘

We went to Bell for a game of aunt Sally.the people were so nice, great atmosphere

Great people, drinks and atmosphere. Also a very adorable dog

Quality music in a Friday night

Had a great night in here. Funky, rocky atmosphere and the band were great (sorry don't know their name). Really chilled vibe with a little space for dancing. Great for the *ahem* slightly older amongst us 😁

Great night, beer was good, loved it!

The only thing North Yorkshire is missing is THE BELL.

Another place to visit good night

Great service and good pint-as always.

Great old school pub.. Good beer, great staff

A lovely local taking all the necessary steps to keep customers and staff safe. Very welcoming with hospitable staff.

Really very Very good and Amazing and fantastic staff

Amie never forgets your order from previous visits 😊

Great atmosphere with fantastic staff.

Great proper pub, fab music, friendly locals. Had a fab night!

Great traditional pub. Good atmosphere when live music is on.

Great place to get a brew, friendly staff good place to meet good people.

Will forever be my local, I absolutely love being here. a brilliant landlady and the staff are like family, it’s evident how much they care and work! the drinks are the freshest and always a good range to chose from, amazing music, and You can even sit with Dottie the pub dog, Where can you go wrong

Great traditional pub, loud music and good beer. Good for both the young and old.

My local for45 years..best live music in town..best bar staff in the world..rock music..tattoos..real ale😎

Great atmosphere for all ages.Live music later in the evening. Proper old fashioned style pub and bar staff really good. We had a great evening there with family

Great place worked here a few times staff and music is amazing

Always good beers. There was some live music around one side and a pool table and a nice,working Tron pinball machine in the other side. Not too pricey for bicester.

Good bere, good music, good ambient.

Great pub, brilliant atmosphere highly recommend popping in for a drink

Warren and the magpies fantastic****

One of my favourite pubs for love music and a relaxed friendly atmosphere

It was really quite tonight at The Bell good music lots of old guys with young women that they got from the internet POF.

It's the best place for an undisturbed pint. Good atmosphere if you want don't want your regular high street place

We always have a great night out at The Bell

Great beer, great atmos, great music...

Even when quiet, good beer, good music (indie, metal, pop) and unpretentious.

The quintessential grimey pub offering beer, live music, beer, pub quiz, beer, a pool table, beer and poker nights. Love it.

Great live music and fantastic atmosphere

Fantastic service and great pub

My favourite Bicester pub! Good beer, live music, and friendly people.

It's loud, a rustic charm about the place a good place to start a night out and meet friends.

It's quite small but it's a great place to listen to local bands. There's always something on though the music isn't for everybody. If you like live music I'd suggest giving this place a try but not if you want to sit and chat, it's very noisy.

Awesome atmosphere and great bar staff

One of the few places in Bicester for live music so as a local I appreciate it. There was a wicked Tenacious D tribute on last time I went and it's free entry so cannot complain!

Four amigos desperate to escape a smaller town wandered ourselves over to this establishment on the promise of quality beer, sound music and decent service. . . with a smile to boot! We were not disappointed! Encouraging to find a place with such character . . . .AND no knuckles! Thank you The Bell.

Nice quite little pub with really friendly staff behind the bar!

If you like Music, Beer and Poker ... This pub fits the bill. Great atmosphere, good people, great all round place.

It is so nice and friendly place to come and have a drink and a nice pint of beer and have a game of pool

Nice and friendly people and a good sevice

We had a three course meal here, but little did we know that that was not an easy task. After the first course we started wondering if we made the right decision, but we stuck to it and ate our way through. It was all delicious and the staff was so friendly and attentive. We had some good laughs too, and they all made sure we were happy and well fed before closing off the kitchen. A very memorable evening.

Old style pub and very freindly.

Good entertainment, good drinks selection & pricing and a nice atmosphere.

Easily the best pub in Bicester. Inclusive atmosphere that welcomes everyone . Great selection of live music and events to cater for all tastes, I have moved away from Bicester but love this place so much I regularly travel back for a good night out .

Great traditional pub with a good range of ales and other drinks. Live music on Friday and Saturday nights, with a friendly party atmosphere

Good pub for live music. Rock and biker friendly. A little pricy for drinks compared to other pubs.

People behind the bar are incredibly friendly, and the atmosphere is great too.

Fantastic pub with live entertainment and brilliant staff. The most non judgemental clientele you could wish to meet

Nice local pub. Low ceilings. Atmosphere, to me, of a US Southern dive bar. I half expected a country singer tuning up in the corner. They also have a massive outdoor space that was very chill. Just a fun place to see.

Always a good selection of live music on during the weekend. Enjoy going on Sunday to play pool with my boyfriend as well as it's usually not too busy which is nice for date night.

Lively pub, friendly staff, nice customers and everyone is well looked after. One of the best pubs in Bicester with good bands where you don't have to pretend to be someone you're not!

Fantastic service, beautiful barmaids!

Its ok. Was paddys night and there was a live band

Live band Friday night, rocking 😎

It is what it is, friendly staff and reasonably priced drinks. Relaxed and some good live music.

Good no fuss drinkers pub with a good selection of real ales

Amazing pub with equally amazing staff. Live bands and great atmosphere.

Always love it in the Bell . Great pub...

Lovely lively and friendly place where the beer and staff are great

Really good pub, depending on the day can have live music and on monday, it has a pub quiz

Best pub in bicester. Well-kept ale, pool table, live music and a great juke box. The landlady is lovely too.

I’ll never stop loving this pub, the staff, customers and great landlady!

The bell is the best alternative pub in bicester. It's my home from home. Xx