Lower Bell

I stayed in Room 3. Initially it "looked good" as it was fairly modern and on the surface was okay. Price was good. Lots of dead flies/bees on the floor upon arrival. The flies came through the skylight which was the only window. No fly screen. Room was way too hot and only one small fan to keep temperature down. No hair dryer, Wifi did not work. Bathroom had a strong odour of mould in the bathroom which suggested incorrect ventilation

stay was just what needed, nice comfy room, easy access to and from area needed to get back to. Food well cooked, this not my first stay here

I travel often for work and as it tends to come out of my bottom line I have to find somewhere thats got everything I need whilst also being extremely affordable. Fortunately for me, The Lower Bell was both. In most situations the bare minimum is a clean room and a bed and that is exactly what I got. Being a solo traveller I dont need a massive room so plumped for the single room (as it turned out Room No 1). Not only did I get exactly what I needed, but also was pleasantly surprised to discover a heated towel rail and a pretty decent tele. That heated rail was worth its weight in gold as I had just ridden my motorbike through a storm to get there! Also I turned up a tad later then planned and the kitchen had closed. However the brilliant team behind the bar (Kate and Lynn) where terribly kind enough to offer me the pizza menu and sorted me something out. Before I knew it, I was sinking a couple of pints while talking with some pretty friendly locals. My only regret was that I couldnt go and chat to them more on the second night I was staying as I had prearranged to meet someone. Suffice to say that if I am back in this neck of the woods I will be popping my head in again to say hi!

We stayed at The Lower Bell as it was the closest hotel to Edenwood Place where we were attending a wedding. The pub is nicely presented with friendly staff. We had a couple of drinks outside before checking into our room. Unfortunately there weren’t many positives on the accommodation front. Our room wasn’t very clean; a few bugs on the carpet and hairs in the shower, which we didn’t use as a result. I had to ask for hand soap at the bar only to be told that “people normally just use the shower gel”. However, a bottle of hand soap was then brought to our room shortly afterwards. We barely slept due to the dual carriageway that runs over the top of the pub. We also had a note in our room when we returned from the wedding to say we’d have to pay at 8.30am the following morning as this had been forgotten when we checked in. Fortunately we were very much ready to leave by that point. I’d say you get what you pay for, but it wasn’t even worth what we paid, which wasn’t a lot.

Clean enough for us but not hotel standard. Small room so the slanted roof did make getting in bed slightly difficult. Towels, bedding, shampoo, shower gel and tea/coffee supplied. Staff were friendly. It is quiet loud in the evening with people outside and with traffic in the morning. They do not do breakfast despite it stating that they do on their website, inconvenient but we found a diner nearby. Large car park but was very full, we had to park elsewhere until pub was almost closing.

There using whole pub at a private party. Every aspect was excellent. Stayed night and rooms were spotless and provided all you could ask for. Party and food great. Friendly efficient staff.

It was a comfortable 2 night stay. A better menu would have made for an excellent stay.

Walk from your room straight in to the pub.

CLEAN SMALL ROOMS OK , OK FOR JUST A FEW NIGHTS EVERY THING ,YOU NEED YOU CAN GET FOOD IN THE BAR NEXT DOOR TO ANNEX, ROOMS ARE MADE UP EVERY DAY TEA COFFEE MILK AND SUGAR REPLENISHED EVERY DAY ,ALWAYS HOT WATER TO WASH OR SHOWER AND NICE SOFT TOWELS TO USE