The Bell Inn Aldworth in West Berkshire

A real old pub decor the same as it's been for years , great ales ,lovely warm filled rolls and good conversation What more do you want?

A range of beers to satisfy any expert. Marvellous atmosphere of an unspoilt fifteenth century interior, the beer served through a hatch. National pub of the year twice. Cheerful service and a garden facing west so perfect for afternoon and early evening. Roasted Nuts from Rebellion Beer Co recommended - strong and flavoursome. An experience worth a special visit.

Such a great characterful pub within a pretty village. We came upon this pub by chance on a long journey and wished we could have stayed longer. It was full of locals and looked cosy and welcoming inside. As it was a sunny day we sat outside and enjoyed the views of the village. We will put it on our list for another visit when travelling across country and shall look forward to our next trip to The Bell.

Took a long-standing friend out for a break who lives in a care home with various challenges but our welcome was beyond reproach and the vast array of rolls and sandwiches puts many hostelries to shame. Most enjoyable and total recommendation to anyone fancying a change - great atmosphere and everything a village pub should be.

Superb service quality ales and great food, hands down my favourite pub in recent years..the ales are great the landlord is very welcoming..on the whole a wonderful pub experience.

Great beers, value for money filled hot rolls. Its simple and unbeatable. Just don't go there for a 3 course meal!

Still the best pub in the country! Traditional fare and beer at its best! New brewery out the back serving a very nice pint.

This place is a real Gem. A classic traditional English pub, really chocolate boxy. Serves great beers, ales and hearty rustic rolls for an extremely fair price. You won't go home hungry. Its Dog friendly, muddy walker friendly and has contactless payments. It was quite busy, and that was on a Thursday at 1 o'clock so what does that tell you?

All I can ever find on the menu is a sandwich. Not exactly the greatest variety of food available. If you like sandwiches, this is a good place to go. If sandwiches are only one among many of the kinds of food that you tend to ingest on a daily basis, you might want to try and find an alternative venue. I really can’t criticise the sandwiches. The fillings are nice, so is the bread. The ambience is pleasant. Definitely a country pub. But as far as I can tell, and I have looked quite hard, they only sell sandwiches. Maybe there are some days when you can get a salad, but from where I’m sitting, it really is only about the sandwiches.

We knew in advance about the rather limited food choice, but gave our ramble leader our choices and he phoned them through. When we arrived, we were made welcome and shown our table: near the window with a nice view of that part of the village. The food soon arrived, courtesy of a helpful and pleasant waitress. All the rolls were properly wrapped, and the waitress knew the filling for each one. There were sliced onions and tomatoes, as well as plenty of sauces, too. My roll (tongue) was delicious and more filling than I expected. This is a lovely pub in its village setting and traditional interior. Not local but would gladly revisit if in the area.

It is a wonderful place. Welcoming, knowledgeable and helpful staff. Great selection of well kept beers. The only food on offer is a good selection of warm filled rolls and that’s exactly the right thing for this place. It is a convivial place to go for a drink and is not a restaurant. It is how pubs used to be and reminds me how much I miss that sort of place. Long may it prosper.

I first went to the Bell in the 1990s when I lived in London and always remembered this wonderful old pub it but could never recall the name or where it was! With the advent of Google maps I retraced our steps and rediscovered this pub. We returned after a 2 year hiatus and it’s thankfully still the same! The same hot rolls with butter beautiful roasted ham, cheddar, prawns served with fresh onion and tomatoes. All washed down with lovely local ales and beers. They used to only take cash but do take cards now. If you want a posh gastropub go to the Wellington Arms in Baughaust if you want a proper old school pub with a gentleman landlord and a nice laid back atmosphere then this is perfect. Never change! Have a lovely walk around the ridgeway first.

Rating The Bell as 3/5 feels harsh because it is a wonderfully distinctive pub that was frozen in time at some point! The staff know the locals by name and what they’re having - it’s really lovely to see! If real ale is your thing, then this is definitely a place for you and would definitely get 5/5. We’ve given 3/5 as we happened to be in the area and we’re looking for a nice spot for a bite to eat. Some of the photos shown on this site show amazing ploughman’s lunches, but sadly these are no longer served. There is now only a very small selection of rolls, although these did look tasty enough. A lovely local pub, working hard to keep itself that way.

This was my first visit to The Bell Inn. What a total joy from a warm friendly welcome. Stunning draft beer, fantastic uncomplicated food and they let dog in. If you want frills don't go here but if you want to experience a taste of the past with great beer, food and friendly atmosphere with a great pinch of nostalgia you must try this pub.

When COVID restrictions meant customers were not allowed to sit inside pubs, The Bell was open 12-7pm. These opening hours are still shown on the door, but on my recent visits it has closed at 8pm. Even so this means that both locals and in particular the many who used to travel from further afield to enjoy an evening in the pub can no longer do so. How busy the pub used to be in the evenings pre COVID seems to have been forgotten. There may be good reason for what appears to be a reduced family involvement in the running of the pub, but frustration among customers with the new hours is growing and alarm bells should be ringing. This "new normal" represents a sad chapter in the illustrious history of The Bell, but hopefully not a final one.

This place is a real one-off, a pub so unchanged and so full of character it could have sprung straight from the pages of a Thomas Hardy novel. Where else do you come across a tap room furnished with trestle tables, and benches to sit on? But the Bell's not only about atmosphere. The lunch time menu, though limited, is superb. I warmly recommend the broccoli soup served with warm rolls, both so appetising on a cold November day. May the Bell flourish - and never change.

Was walking through the country and found this wonderful pub. Time has stood still here. It could have been 1921 or 1821. Real ale of the finest quality was served along with two fantastic rolls. Swear blind that I had been transported back in time. This is probably the best pub in Britain. Original and an experience. If you like pubs and straight forward food then this is a must.

Its a pub. Its not part of a chain of restaurants where the food is mass-produced and arrives on a lorry. Nor is it an over-priced gastro-pub. Its a pub. Its for conversation, good beer and simple food - and in my case, its for morris dancing and playing music afterwards. It's a pub. It's what the so-called "hospitality industry" should be aiming for. We'll be there again next Tuesday evening for one of our first post-lock down outings. It's simply the best pub in Berkshire.

This is the first time we have visited this pub for a couple of years, we were not disappointed. The setup is well organised for the virus rules. The beer was top quality as was the simple but excellent food. I will definitely go there again.

We're sitting here in the huge garden at the Bell after a five mile walk along the Ridgeway. Sun is shining and the place is just about full. It's incredible, excellent service and an amazing location. Perfect response to covid rules.

Sitting outside in the Bell's beautiful garden, blue sky, perfect pint of 3Bs shandy, humungous slab of exceptional cheddar in a fresh roll with branston and onion. The world became an altogether happier place.

Old fashioned country pub, lovely garden, beers are good and the crusty rolls excellent. Please don't ever change.

Llevo viniendo aquí unos años y nunca decepciona.La cerveza es maravillosa y la sidra es fantástica. No es de extrañar que los miembros de CAMRA tengan al pub en tan alta estima.Es una maravillosa cápsula del tiempo por dentro, nada ha cambiado realmente desde el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial a juzgar por las apariencias, las paredes están cubiertas de una historia local realmente interesante.Te sirven a través de una pequeña escotilla en el centro de la barra, un retroceso real pero absolutamente encantador.Están lidiando muy bien con CV 19 y tienen un sistema de ida por el jardín, y un menú un poco reducido, pero los panecillos como siempre son la estrella del espectáculo cuando visitas. Rollos calientes con mantequilla producidos localmente y una selección de rellenos, desde maravilloso jamón de corte grueso "adecuado", hasta cheddar maduro maravillosamente cristalizado, hermosa carne salada y queso brie cremoso, las porciones también son muy generosas. Cómo alguien podría quejarse de ellos está completamente fuera de mí y de mi comprensión de la realidad.Con suerte, esta joya de pub sobrevivirá los próximos 6 meses de CV 19, ya que es una institución absoluta en estos lugares. Siempre amable y un lugar encantador.

Visité aquí por primera vez (para mí de todos modos) con algunos amigos para ponernos al día con algunas cervezas finas y deliciosos panecillos rellenos calientes. El lugar estaba bastante concurrido, pero el ritmo relajado era perfecto. El jardín es de buen tamaño y había mesas adicionales en la zona de césped detrás del pub. El servicio fue rápido y amable (y sin efectivo). Lo recomendaría y estoy seguro de que volveremos bastante pronto.

Siempre llamamos a The Bell cuando estamos en el área y estoy muy contento de ver que no ha cambiado mucho en los últimos 40 años que yo sepa.Una excelente elección de finos panecillos crujientes y nos quedaremos con cerveza. El asunto de Covid está siendo tratado y sigue siendo el mejor pub de la zona.

Magnífico pub con una amplia variedad de cervezas locales y una cálida bienvenida. La única crítica es que había muchas sidras, pero la mayoría estaban semisecas, ¡pero esto es muy delicado! ¡Ciertamente no impedirá que regresemos para probar algunas bebidas más y comer una mazorca! Pub brillante

I cannot understand how anyone could write a bad review about this lovely place xx The rolls are delicious, the beer is wonderful, the staff and location are perfect, what more could you possibly want?

Really excellent, beer and ciders are on top form (clearly well looked after), rolls are very tasty and very reasonable in price. Pub as a fabulous atmosphere. We will certainly be returning.

Pedir fue fácil (sin tarjetas de crédito) y no llovió (estábamos en el jardín). Si bien mi rollo de carne salada era satisfactorio, el rollo de queso de mi esposa no lo era: un trozo de queso cheddar de 1/2 pulgada en un rollo con dos ollas de Branston Pickle. Me duele un poco escribir estos comentarios ya que la posada es un hito muy conocido. Quizás lo aprecies más.

Es genial ver que The Bell se abre de nuevo. Solo tenga el jardín abierto en este momento. 5 Real ales para elegir. Probé 3 muy bien cuidadas. ¡Qué agradable visitar un pub tradicional que no tiene interés en ser un pub gastronómico! ! ! Sirve 4 tipos de sus panecillos crujientes habituales, aunque una oferta reducida. Ambos comimos queso cheddar maduro con una generosa cantidad de queso. El personal es tan amable como siempre. ¡Sistema unidireccional en funcionamiento que algunas personas todavía ignoran! ! Haciendo un trabajo fantástico en circunstancias difíciles. Esperamos nuestra próxima visita.

Teníamos ganas de visitar The Bell ya que habíamos escuchado críticas tan favorables. Sus medidas de Covid 19 eran buenas pero solo servían panecillos. Cuando mi rollo de queso cheddar maduro llegó en su bolsa de papel, ¡me sorprendió cuando lo abrí! Consistía en una enorme porción de queso en un panecillo. La losa era tan gruesa que el cuchillo de plástico provisto en la bolsa no pudo cortarla más delgada. Preguntamos si podían retirarlo y cortarlo en la cocina. La brusca réplica de "Así es como vienen" no era lo que esperábamos. Al irnos mencionamos nuestra decepción una y otra vez, la réplica algo agresiva fue simplemente que nos proporcionaron un cuchillo. No estoy seguro de cómo este lugar obtuvo críticas tan entusiastas sobre el servicio. Quizás la camarera en cuestión no era el personal habitual, pero nunca volveremos a ir allí.

Gorgeous hot, crusty rolls as always! Lovely pub and so glad you've survived lockdown! So nice to be back.

Just back from the Bell, which has reopened from 12 - 7 pm. All really well sorted - with the usual smiling service (albeit behind masks)! So good to see this pub open; it has really been missed.

Worth a visit , the owner ..in his dotage has retired to his quaters but to his credit the pub remains as post war original as possible , the beer ,the none we enjoyed is brewed by his son not far off . the lunch fare on offer of hot rolls with fillings was ample and served by ,,as the beer was by the cream of english barmaids in looks and customer attention. . an outside Gents , a rare bird in 2020, long live the Bell an all that serve in her. thankyou John

Amazing find! Walking parts of the Ridgeway from Aston Tirrold to Aldworth on a glorious sunny day, perfect for walking. This is what pubs should be warm, welcoming and with great beer. The food is quality but no pretensions. For those who prefer non alcoholic the tea comes in a proper pot.

This small pub in the centre of Aldworth was like walking into a time slip from my childhood, without the smokers. They serve a great range of local beers, as well as all the other drinks you’d expect. Food is simple filled rolls, ploughman's, and regular specials. You sit on stools or benches and there’s a cosy log burner. Lots of dogs, lots of locals, Band nights and it’s cash or cheques only. Highly recommended.

Nothing has changed, still the best pub thankfully! Great beer, lovely staff and great rolls! Back again soon 😁

Great friendly pub, rolls were delicious and pub staff very good, certainly visit again very reasonable prices

We had heard about the CAMRA award so made a trip to see the Bell. The welcome we received from the barman/landlord was amazing. He was so friendly and 'made' us try the different beers and wines. The locals were also really chatty. Such a lovely place. Very very recommended. Oh,and the pint of mild I had was fantastic.

What a pub should be! Charming, Friendly, Basic grub and most importantly magnificent beer! Loved our lunchtime trip

Un pub de campo apropiado. Cómo deberían ser los pubs. Después de un paseo por los Downs, fuimos a almorzar. El pub fue absolutamente embestido probablemente debido a ganar un premio. Sin embargo, nos sirvieron rápidamente. Arkells 3 be fue una delicia. Mi esposa tenía un vaso de rojo. Ambos ordenaron panecillos marrones con salchichas y cebolla. Encontró una mesa para exprimir. Charlé con muchos lugareños. La comida era buena comida de pub honesto y muy razonable

Este es un pub bastante agradable, pero ten en cuenta que solo se necesita efectivo. Como el cajero automático más cercano está literalmente a millas de distancia, eso reduce mucho su atractivo en mi libro. Esto es 2020 después de todo. Los propietarios pueden mantener su encanto antiguo y actualizar los métodos de pago. Pero tal vez solo quieren la costumbre de la gente del pueblo. . .

We met up with some friends which they had suggested as I'd never been here. We were going for a walk then eating there so we arrived at about 10.30 before the pub had opened and seeing someone tidying up outside I checked it was ok to park there, and not only was it ok but he asked if my wife wanted to use the pub toilet first because he would show her through! Then while we were getting ready someone else came over and told us about the menu and that the pub had been owned through five generations. When we got back the pub was so busy we sat out in the garden and were provided with some plastic to sit on as the seats were damp, and then when a shower came over someone rushed out to put umbrellas up for us!The food was light food only rather than a full meal but very good value and a very good range of beers. Great atmosphere of course, and the feeling that this was a true 'pub', serving the village and guests in a way I thought had died out. I can't recommend it enough.

This is a great escape from the Christmas rush where do I start, we are always made very welcome by the owners and regulars alike.I would highly recommend the ploughman's had the pate and offered a choose of more than one and the plate was very full to bursting.They also do a selection of rolls hot and cold and my friends had several each, the mulled wine is also very nice as a Christmas treat. This pub is also very popular for there real ales and have the awards to prove it.

Went to the Bell again. Just as great as ever. Hear it has been nominated as CAMRA Pub of Year. Not keen on that as it will get even busier but good for them. Still MY pub of the year every year. Ring the Bells!

Perfect location. Perfect look and feel. Perfect warm welcome. Perfect product knowledge and taster of the ale given. Perfect customer service. Perfect pint. Perfect salt beef baps and ham bap. Perfect hot sticky toffee pudding.

This is a pub with loads of charescter in beautiful surroundings in the middle of a village that probably hasnt changed much in over 100 years. Excellent local beers kept in top condition and nominated CAMRA pub of the year 2019 (result pending) . Go for a quick walk before visiting the pub to build up a thirst and appetite!

Warm friendly greeting from both the landlord and his daughter . They both made a fuss of William our 12 year old Puggle .

Classic old English pub, in a beautiful setting.

After a long walk on the Ridgeway, Branch off to the village of Aldworth and visit this amazing little pub, packed and lively in conversation, serving a good snack and a lovingly drawn real pint of Berkshire ale and realise what we have all lost in nearly all of the hostelries around the Home Counties, Due to the fact that there is to too much consideration taken in developing fancy gastronomic cuisine to attract business.

Good beer, lots of dogs, great ploughman's, sandwiches and the staff and customers are so friendly. If you're in the area you need to visit this place, cash only bar and it keeps traditional opening hours.

Very nice little pub like going back in time . Perfect for lunch . Don’t forget to take Cash or cheque!! Yes cheque lol. Food and beer where very good.

Came across this pub whilst out cycling. Aldworth is a very small place but the place was packed with ramblers, other cyclist, tourist etc. The bar is very small but the ales are kept really well. The food is also basic but done really well so to are the desserts. The interior is like a traditional pub which I prefer.

We had heard of this pub which is located just off the Ridgeway Path, so we hiked up one day from Goring. It was definitely worth the hike! Hugh, the owner (its been in his family for over 250 years) is a friendly, outgoing, cheerful man who goes out of his way to make you just what you want to drink and is willing to chat about his pub, his family and his community. You can see his pride shining from him and it is definitely justified. He made the best Pimm's we had on our two week trip to England and the food was tasty--full baps which held us over till dinnertime. Hugh recommended we hike on up to the church of the 'giants' which we did and are glad we were able to see it. It was very interesting! When we returned to the pub to ring for a taxi, there was none available, so the waitress offered to drop us off in Goring at our B&B; as she was leaving about then. What service! And the best part was Hugh's mum came out to meet us, shake my hand and thank us for being (1) Americans and (2) for the Americans having come over to England to help out during WWII. She told us stories of being a little girl during the war and how America had an airfield quite close to the pub. The aviators would come to the pub and visit with her, sharing their chocolate from home with her and her sister. Then they would pray in the garden before leaving on a raid. What a lovely memory to share with us and what a lovely woman she was. I wish I could remembered her name.

I loved this place, I wish we had a pub like this near me!! Nothing fancy, no TV, no music, no WiFi... just think, you have to talk to each other!!.. perish the thought!!.. BRILLIANT!!!.. Great Beer and excellent basic food, warm rolls rammed with filling and the ploughman's is what a ploughman's USED to be!...My only gripe is something that in my opinion is becoming far to common in pubs for my liking... "Dog Friendly"... I really don't want a dog shaking itself with flob and god knows what flying all over me whilst eating!!.. and guess what, no, I don't think your dog is cute!!. and i don't want him/her coming up sniffing me wrapping its lead around my legs whilst trying to get a drink!!... have a dog friendly pub if you must, but confine them to the garden, not the bar and certainly not the food area!.. apart from that what a great place!

It’s very hard to add a new perspective to the reviews already on here about the Bell which are entirely accurate. It’s not somewhere to go if you’re looking for a mozzarella and tomato salad and an extensive wine list.

We went last week to this inn for a quick lunch to show our four visitors this very old and interesting inn, and church. As it was a hot day we had our very filled and delicious warm baps in the garden. We all (6) very much relaxed and enjoyed our food and the men enjoyed their beers

Food ambience superb visit regularly with family and friends not many places today where you can get mild and bitter

Been her many times, on my own, with my wife and with friends and colleagues.

Disfruté de una visita de regreso hoy y todo está como debería estar en el mejor pub tradicional de Inglaterra. Afortunadamente, podemos llegar fácilmente para obtener excelentes rollos rellenos y excelentes cervezas de elaboración local. Adecuado jardín de la cabaña con mucho cuidado. Siempre una cálida bienvenida genuina. Estamos ansiosos por nuestra próxima visita.

Llevamos más de 15 años en Bell y sigue siendo nuestro pub favorito. Si te gusta un pub en un pueblo pequeño y tranquilo con excelentes cervezas locales y buena comida honesta (rollos generosamente rellenos), ¡entonces no puedes superarlo! Simplemente perfecto para pasar el tiempo en el jardín los veranos día / noche o en uno de los dos bares con carácter cuando hace más fresco. ¡Saludos a un pub clásico atemporal!

Qué gran lugar. En un mundo donde los pubs ahora son básicamente restaurantes, con precios acordes, este es un auténtico boozer tradicional del país. Ordene una hermosa pinta de cerveza fresca, pasee por el hermoso jardín rural y espere a que lleguen los ploughmans perfectos.

Traditional pub with good beer and great garden that back on to the local cricket club. Only takes cash and serves delightful rolls. What else is needed.

Donde es mejor pasar el almuerzo y la tarde temprano que en el jardín de este pub encantador, atendido por la gerencia, rodeado de plantas interesantes y florecientes, por los jóvenes y los perros, todos prosperando en la atmósfera. El único trabajo que tienes que hacer es encontrarlo.

Delightful place to sit in the garden and watch the world go by. Not that a lot happens in Aldworth. Always splendid real ale and tasty rolls.

No quiero que nadie más se entere de este impresionante pub, porque me lo quiero a mí mismo. Es hermoso y la fuente es sabrosa y de precio razonable. Así que ve a otro lugar, así que no tengo que hacer cola para mi brie roll y pinta de 2 tiempos.

The Food in there is absolutely amazing the rolls and sandwiches are excellent and all staff are friendly

Best beer, best atmosphere, superb hot rolls, just go with friends or family to this unique pub in a wonderful location.

After beautiful ride along the Ridgeway we came to the Bell Inn. What a fantastic old pub. Great local beer and generous portions of traditional food.

As per usual, when we visit the Reading area, I was able to persuade (very easily it has to be said) my wife and our friend to visit this quintessentially English country inn. Most of the real ales are brewed locally and varied in flavour and type, some being brewed within a few miles. The rolls, whilst smaller than they used to be, are some of the best you'll ever taste. When we lived in the area we used to visit this beautifully quirky place on quite a regular basis, which is why I still love it now that I can't visit it so often.

Visited on a Thursday lunchtime after a very frosty start to the day. The pub was really busy even though it is a very small village. We sat on a bench that was heated underneath, lovely! Men's toilets are interesting!

A truly Wonderful place with fabulous food, And probably one of the best original pubs in the UK to visit.

A lovely old fashoined country pub. dog friendly. Not big on food but when you've walked and need a bite..great.

Este lugar nos lo recomendaron los amigos y finalmente nos las arreglamos para llegar el domingo a la hora del almuerzo.

Hace un siglo había cientos de pubs así en todo el país; Hace 50 años todavía habría habido bastantes, pero a principios del siglo 21 de la calle, Bell es un sobreviviente casi único de una época pasada: un pub sencillo completamente intacto con varias habitaciones pequeñas, pisos descubiertos, un bar central y una bodega. ambiente de craqueo. El inodoro para caballeros al aire libre es tan básico como podría ser, y tanto mejor por ser así. El pequeño cambio de los tiempos pasados ​​es que ahora hacen algo de comida barata, pero por favor, no venga aquí esperando una comida a la carta. La comida es algo sencillo, de acuerdo con la naturaleza del pub, que consiste principalmente en sopa. rollos rellenos calientes con multitud de rellenos para elegir, varias versiones del almuerzo del ploughman y una selección de deliciosos postres fríos o calientes. Hay alrededor de cinco bombas de mano, que sirven principalmente cervezas de West Berkshire, Loose Canon y Arkell's, aunque otras sí lo hacen. También hay un atractivo jardín de cerveza. Uno de los verdaderos pubs clásicos de Inglaterra.

Friendly staff, very generous portions for all types of meal and therefore excellent value for money.

Charming, no frills country pub with log fires and home made soup to warm you in the winter. Basic menu of delicious bread rolls with various fillings. Pretty country garden and in a small village surrounded by lots of walking trails.

A regular visit as it's local. Run by a family that have been in the area for generations and it never fails to impress. Everything you want in a pub and has maintained the standard for years. Lovely rolls, friendly staff, gorgeous location

We are regulars here - when the sun is out on the weekend we head to The Bell’s garden for warm, crusty cheese rolls and drinks.

This has to be one of our first stops when visiting the UK - The Bell Inn, if you want the taste of real beer then add this pub to your tour guide. When I lived in the UK back in the 60's my drink of choice was always a "Light and Bitter" and this one of the few places where the bar keep does not say "a what!" he/she just delivers a great pint of real beer with a light ale bottle.

Don’t know what’s the fuss about this place. Went for lunch and food was mediocre. Service wasn’t great as the staff look tired and bored. Prices were good but there are better options with better food and service.

Lunches are good and functional, rather than flash. The beers are all well kept and everything is maintained to ensure you get it in the best condition possible. For me, its a 30 minute drive at pace, but I never turn down a chance to go there. The ambiance is also quite special.

This is a great little pub in the middle of the country-side with a nice garden bar to enjoy their great food. We arrived not realising they didn't take cards of any description - actually they only accept cash or cheques - lucky the food and drinks were so cheap we were able to have a meal and drink from the spare change in the car. The portions are huge and the food is fresh and simple. Love this place

I visited this wonderful, unchanged pub for a "walker's lunch" last week and found it delightfully unchanged since my last visit three years ago - and indeed my first visit in 1977. In fact this place has remained unchanged for 300 years and is an absolute delight. No muzac, just a small selection of well-kept beer and cheese rolls. Do go.

While my husband's ploughman's was lovely I was very disappointed with my smoked salmon roll .I did expect a nice large crusty fresh roll to be honest but it was small and round roll no different to what u buy in a supermarket .

Great pub great staff. Traditional family ran pub, like pubs used to be. Rolls and soup are on the menu and must be sampled, especially the salt beef.

The Bell has maintained its rustic ambience for many years and is a gem if you want a good pint, well cared for, and excellent bar food with lots of choice. Their filled rolls are to die for - and all in an ambience which goes back over 50 years - even momentos of the Home Guard and local RAF bases during WW2. Wonderful place, wonderful staff - can't say more!

Every time my brother-in-law and wife come for a short stay with us, his priority is a "must visit" to this quaint country pub. We have been visitors to this pub for well over 30 years - very little has changed from being CAMRA pub of the year many years ago, plus sundry other accolades. It is a jewel in the crown of the areas locals. Sitting in the garden this lunchtime under the ancient apple tree in the shade was so restful and relaxing, with a pint of mild and a crab roll and a salt beef roll was simply splendid.

Always enjoy a visit to The Bell and often walk in the area afterwards . The Stilton rolls are exceptional, and the soup in the winter.Plan a walk afterwards

The service is good and the food well presented. They don't provide cooked meals but what they do provide is very enjoyable.

Set in Beautidul countryside. We walked to the pub with our dog. Ate fresh bread door step sandwiches washed down with local ale and cider which set us up for the walk ahead. The day was a very memorable one.

This is one of my all time favourite pubs, there aren't that many of them left; great local beers, simple filling food and a warm welcome to all. There are no TV's, jukeboxes or gambling machines, you actually have to talk to each other and what's more is that you can even hear what they have to say. Simply great.

What can I say that hasn’t been said before, faultless ale, service and food in this idyllic country pub. A warm Saturday and the garden is thronged with guests having a great time. Give this pub a try!

Really loved this place , sat in the garden on a sunny day and ordered drinks and sausage baghettes. Couldn't see that they did any cooked food other than that , but was perfect for an relaxed afternoon . Everyone seemed cheery here and that comes off from the friendly staff. Beware, it's cash only as this pub has "old ways" and it only adds to the charm , just make sure u nip to a cash point before coming x

I've just moved back to the area having grown up in nearby Nettlebed, so thought as i had a some spare work-free days i'd check out some local pubs...this is my current favourite! Lovely locally produced ales, amazing low-ceiling interior filled with old-world posters and antiques, great sun-kissed dog friendly garden and really simple rolls/ploughmans/soup menu. I'll be back!

The perfect pub, a choice of fine real ales, a beautiful historic interior, a wonderful example of how to protect such national treasures. No juke box, no fruit machines, no piped music, no televisions, no mobile phones, no loud self-important people, no-body constantly checking their "facebook likes", just great beer and conversation. Absolute bliss.

This is a real English pub serving excellent draught beer and bar food which is extensive and very tasty The family owners and their staff. are all very welcoming and professional.

Great old style British lunches & good beer, great atmosphere and excellent service. We always love stopping by when in the area

Another visit to this wonderful, traditional pub. Warm and welcoming this hostelry serves some of the finest ale you can acquire; I have never had a bad pint. The rolls here are delicious, the corned beef and onion is thoroughly recommended but there are plenty of options available. If you fancy soup this is made on site and again is recommended without hesitation. If you are in the area give it a try and you will not be disappointed.

... so please don't tell your friends. It gets crowded enough as it is.