Name: The Bell In Ticehurst
Address: High Street Ticehurst, Wadhurst, TN5 7AS, GB

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2026

Mark

Simply amazing pub , accommodation food atmosphere

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2026

James

Good fun music vibe with DJ from 12-6 on Sunday.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2026

Jason

Imagine if Salvador Dali created The Hobbit's Middle Earth... At the Bell you see the oldy-worldy exterior but as soon as you step into the bar you are greeted by a goose, a stack books beam support, a horse with a lamp shade on its head and top hat stringed lights...theres plenty more oddities on show at every turn. If you think this was a mad ad it can get them you're wrong... Step into the beer garden and you are stepping into a crazy middle earth... Several unique cabins, each with a different theme. One with a bird cage, another with a huge head. Again you may think the craziness ends here... Nope each interior of the cabins is stunning... We stared in Ewe and Eye... And almost everything in the room has eyes haha... Plus a stained glass window over the beds headboard which is lit from the bathrooms skylight... I don't want go into too much detail as it is a place you must experience and find your own novelties hidden within. The food was amazing, the room was wonderful and comfortable and we will definitely visit again... Next time we will possibly experience a different themed room. Many Thanks for a unique start to our holidays 😊😊

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2026

PATRICIA

Amazing place. Great team! Beautiful garden restaurant area.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2026

Louise

Had an amazing stay here. Quirky room with everything you could need, big comfy bed, and fab shower. Really good meal in the pub and cocktails available. Staff were friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Pub itself is a delight. Really cosy with art all over the walls, a lot of effort has gone into design of both the pub, rooms and outdoor space. There is a really big garden area which was a joy to sit in. Honestly can't recommend it enough. Close to Scotney Castle and Bewl Water which are both well worth a visit.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2026

Neil

Beautiful bedrooms in quirky old wooden hotel. The food is very good, but the restaurant gets very noisy as it’s so full.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2026

Tracey

Beautiful room, lacked air conditioning for good weather, extremely hot! Breakfast was good, restaurant menu limited, food quality was average, the accommodation is in a beautiful village, unfortunately there is very limited eating establishments within the village.
Most staff were friendly and welcoming, overall we wouldn’t stay there again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2026

Felicity

Room was lovely, clean and had everything we needed. Staff were very friendly and helpful.
Breakfast was excellent and a lot of choice to choose from.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2026

Stuart

Great stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2026

Victoria

Wonderful quirky rooms.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2026

roland

Clean room. Lovely decor. Quirky throughout. Warmest welcome. Lovely staff. Great food. Amazing art.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2026

David

We had a fantastic stay at The Bell - what a beautiful, charming old country pub. The accommodation was beautiful, the food was great and the atmosphere was cosy and quirky. Highly recommended for a weekend getaway!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

ILAN

Fabulous place to stay...quirky and friendly. Excellent breakfast and outstanding service and staff. Would definitely go again!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2025

Anne

Everything was perfect. Room spotless staff very friendly. Nothing was too much effort.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2025

Lesley

Stunning hidden gem, gorgeous rooms, staff are amazing and food is absolutely beautiful! I will be staying again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2025

James

Lovely room, clean, good amenities, great food, friendly staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2025

Darren

I couldn’t have loved this place more, great quirky rooms a real old pub feel with fantastic delicious food and great drink choices, a pleasant away from the woeful Madri and Carling most pubs now stock.
The service was attentive, friendly and speedy. The place had a real nice village vibe with pleasant interesting locals.
Only down side, the WiFi was none existent in my room.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

Tara

Beautiful, cosy and clean room. Delicious breakfast. Friendly staff. Relaxing gardens with incredible art dotted through the pub and outside as well.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2025

Suzie

The Bell Inn is a fabulous example of a quirky and eccentric coaching inn incomparable to any other. Fabulous attention to detail, beautiful luxurious rooms. We would have no hesitation in recommending. However be prepared if you stay in the main hotel rooms to either stay up in the bar until it closes or to listen to every word and every cheers from the comfort of your own room.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2025

Christine

Quirky and interesting. Will stay again.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2025

KEITH

Quirky and charming

We booked to stay as it was near to Wadhurst Castle where we were attending a wedding. The room was The Yew and Eye. Spotlessly clean and a lovely area out the front to sit and enjoy a drink. Very quirky but charming. The welcome at reception and talk through in the room was excellent. The young lady even took a few moments out of her very busy day to give us a brief history of the pub. The bar was busy but well staffed. Breakfast was ample , fresh and most welcome

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2025

Peter

Quirky and great fun

All was good except the non-stop music which was quite loud and intrusive at times, even at breakfast. Service, quality and value were excellent. The rooms was really quirky and fun.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

Anna

Our room was Yew and Eye, one of the newly built cabins in the garden of this historic inn with a twist. The design is like nothing we’ve ever seen before with surprises every way you look. The room itself has human eyeballs as a decorative theme which was fascinating and amusing. The standard double bed was extremely comfortable, there was plenty of useful storage and good ventilation. A huge marvellous and stylish shower. Gardens, bars, reception and restaurants are all full of delights and the staff are so friendly! Great communication in advance. Would love to stay for longer and highly recommend.

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jun 2025

Neil

We had issues with the room ( not up to standard for the price paid) ) but these were addressed and sorted out the receptionist Em was very professional and helpful. Food at the hotel was disappointing.. very expensive very small servings and rather tasteless. The pub itself is gorgeous with fires and cozy areas to sit and staff are lovely.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2025

Sarah

Fabulous food, quirky, comfortable rooms, a lovely garden and friendly staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2025

Paul

Great place with unique rooms and layouts. I had a very relaxing stay

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2025

Andrew

Excellent hotel
With friendly staff

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

Nikki

Great hotel with very friendly staff. The rooms are very unique and the whole place has a great atmosphere

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2025

pamela

Really quirky property which is definitely worth a visit. Good customer service, friendly staff and excellent food.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2025

Graham

Great weekend find

Very quirky decor which adds to the attractiveness. Rooms excellent. Food delicious though limited Sunday evening menu.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2025

Saranjit

The room was cleaned everyday with fresh cookies next to the tean and coffee maker. The pub has certainly retained its old charm. Food was excellent. For someone from london paying less for beer was a welcome change

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2025

Lisa

A touch of class

From the moment we walked in we had a warm welcome, expecially our dog. Lovely room, very comfortable and great dinner and breakfast. Our whole stay just felt special. Thank you for looking after us so well.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2024

james

Lovely place, amazing decor and curiosities, staff all excellent, cant fault at all..

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2024

Liz

This place is awesome! Staff and good are delightful and the rooms are cute and comfy! What more could you ask for!

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Nov 2024

Anthony

The bed was way too soft and the room was extremely noisy with the poor quality windows. The noise of the cars outside sounded as if they driving past the bottom of my bed. I had the worst nights sleep that I can remember because of this.

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2024

Jeremy

Great pub with unique rooms and excellent food

Great pub with unique rooms. Very welcoming staff and included breakfast was excellent with cooked options. We also ate in the restaurant and again the food was great. Lovely walk down to Bewl water from pub as well. Really enjoyed our stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2024

Frank

The room we had was very noisy. Would request a quite room next time

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2024

David

Very quirky and full of character. All staff were lovely too.

If you like walking along quiet lanes and in nature, there are plenty of routes around.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2023

Lee

Lovely hotel

Fab one night stay in the love nest room .
Our dog was made super welcome with a dog bed blanket and even a letter .
Room was gorgeous pub and restaurant lovely staff really helpful and friendly

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2023

Carol

Beautifully quirky

This was our 2nd overnight stay and taster menu as we were very impressed last year.
This time we stayed in one of the lodges (Pretty Vacant) and it was delightful!
Walking into the lodge it felt cosy and comfortable as soon as we were in the door. Lovely and spacious, extremely clean with everything you could want, large double bed, big two seater sofa, walk in shower and bath and also a private little terrace with fire pit.
We had booked to have the 5 course taster menu again this year and it was as exceptional as last year! All the lovely little quirky additions make it all the more special and the food was Beautifully cooked and was really superb!
The staff were all friendly, pleasant, helpful and efficient!
The only thing I would say that let it down a little was breakfast! Weak tea, ice cubes in the fresh orange (which watered it down) and streaky bacon in the full English! (Minor issues when our overall stay was brilliant)
We’ll definitely be back again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2023

Anca

Excellent pub hotel

I've stayed here many times. Very relaxing in the garden and nice area for walking and hiking. Food is also generally good. Friendly staff. We will keep coming back.

Improvements:
- better coffee

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2023

Paul

Romantic get away.

Lovely place, great staff and food was delicious, very quirky with a really good feel about everything and was looked after wonderfully.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2023

Duncan

A super friendly welcome and a room upgrade would normally justify a 5* review, but unfortunately the pub failed to notify us that they were hosting a wedding party that evening. Loud music until 11.15 and then people singing/talking loudly until midnight. We were told that guests are usually informed when booking, but we must have slipped through the net because we made a late booking (2 days prior) and a new member of staff was on duty. I’d recommend checking before you book your stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2023

lynne e

Lovely stay at friendly characterful pub.

A cosy characterful pub with friendly staff. Our room was spacious with doors to outside balcony with seating. The food was good although Sunday evening limited menu.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2023

Annmarie

Lovely stay

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2023

Verified traveler

Amazing relaxing place

Great stay as always. Stayed in garden huts over Easter. Flower bulbs looked amazing and the stay was very peaceful. Worth it.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2023

Robert

Nice stay overall staff excellent perhaps a few more vegetarian option on menu .

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2023

Verified traveler

Great second stay!

Had a lovely weekend at The Bell with my sister and our two dogs. This is my second stay with The Bell and I will definitely come again. The hotel loves and welcomes dogs which is great! We stayed in a lodge which was funky and comfortable and had a really good powerful shower! The hotel were great accommodating my sister who is a vegan by providing vegan brownies each day in the room and oat milk for tea and coffee. Overall a lovely, comfortable stay! Thank you.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2023

Elena

Beautiful property, incredible decor and history, attention to detail, amazing food and fantastic accommodation. The staff were very friendly and we'll definitely be back! Homemade biscuits on arrival too!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2023

Neil

Quirky and fun!

Fantastic and fun if you're looking for the traditional pub environment, great atmosphere with a welcoming fire!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2022

Elly

Stayed in the lodge ‘Between the Lines’. Huge comfy bed & wonderful bathroom. So peacefully quiet! Very friendly staff..would definitely recommend!!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2022

Sophie

Lovely pub and rooms

Beautiful pub and rooms, all well decorated with the blend of old character with new modern (and especially for Christmas!).
However, whether they were understaffed as many venues are at the moment, or we just got unlucky, the service wasn’t up to the standard we expected. We were all but forgotten during our dinner and after a 45 min wait for the main course, we had to prompt them. General service of checking on us for drinks etc. was also a little lacking.
I would like to return, hoping that we just got unlucky!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2021

Ellen

Mixed review

Lovely oldey worldly pub in small hamlet of ticehurst - bar and evening meal were both great- room was unpractical and very very noisy- worst night sleep I’ve ever had in a hotel/pub, appreciate there will be noise above a pub but you could hear and understand conversations over the pub music! Stay in one of the pods!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2021

Karen

Lovely hotel

Really lovely hotel, with friendly staff and beautifully decorated. The room was extremely clean and comfortable and the breakfast was great. Good position to visit Rye and the local area.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2021

Ian

The hotel/pub is nicely situated in the old village of Ticehurst. The check-in was quick and easy and the staff polite and helpful. The room (ours overlooking the front) was clean and comfortable with good amenities and WiFi. We enjoyed a really nice meal and drink in the bar downstairs and garden. Their are some nice shops and cafes to enjoy in the village and a good selection of walks around the countryside.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Lovely welcome and delicious food, overall a relaxed and quirky place to stay. We would definitely stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2021

Ryan-Marc

great short break away

super great service staff very friendly and helpful overall very enjoyable few nights

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2021

Debbie

Pretty place for a break

Amazing quirky little find. Rooms were spotless, beds super comfortable.
The food was stunning & the staff friendly & helpful. Would definitely go back.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Lovely quirky place with lots of thoughtful touches. Food was lovely though a bit more choice would have been appreciated. Only problem was it was a bit noisy at night time with kitchen staff and the people sitting outside below our bedroom window but we still managed to get to sleep ok.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2020

Jamie

Not my first visit and it won’t be my last.

The local charm with amazing style makes this run/restaurant/hotel a real find. Everything about it makes it memorable and for the right reasons. If you are near by, or even if you are not, go.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2020

Verified traveler

A stop on a road trip

Very friendly and efficient staff in a pub with quirky decor. Good sized rooms and well prepared, original food. Some noise from the road for those rooms in the pub itself, but not excessive. Overall an enjoyable stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2020

Andrew

Pub/Hotel - great food and accommodation- quirky but in a very good way.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

The Bell Inn was the quickest most fascinating place we've stayed. The staff couldn't do enough for us. Excellent value for money and a very comfortable and enjoyable stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

We had an excellent stay. Would highly recommend. Amazing stay. Lovely lodge and a great area with lots to do nearby.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Quirky place to stay if you want something different..also lovely bar with roaring fire and lovely restaurant..if a little limited on menu choices

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2019

Nicola

Fabulous and unique hotel!

Amazing, unique hotel with beautifully designed rooms, clean and perfect for a country getaway. Staff are really friendly and food in the restaurant is excellent. Couldn't fault our stay and would have happily stayed longer!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent service and an unusual property, very welcoming and very tasty Spanish orientated menu. Excellent, thanks you.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Sep 2019

Ron

Our room over the kitchen tended to be noisy at times and some cooking smells were unpleasant during the evenings.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2019

janet

Quirky hotel

Quirky hotel. Very friendly staff and very good food.
Few difficulties very busy main road, sound proofing could be better. Bath not easy to have a shower without flooding the bathroom.
I would stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Comfy rooms lovely garden lots of nice features also breakfast good staff friendly

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2019

VP

We walked and bus'd there for our anniversary. Room, pub, staff, food all excellent. The bath was particularly great after 16 mile walk! Good bus service to Tunbridge Wells and lovely countryside around.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Fabulous stay and superb dinner. Staff were excellent.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2019

Catherine

We had a wonderful one night stay at the Bell. The staff were all helpful and friendly, the meals in the restaurant were delicious and the bed was extremely comfortable.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2019

Valerie

Excellent Hotel apart from dark room

This is a really good hotel. the food is good with a good choice. the staff are excellent.
Our bedroom was really large with a really comfy bed and lovely bedding.
The only problem we had was that the room was very dark as was the bathroom.Ii does show this on the pictures on the internet but I thought these were just poor pictures so it was partly my own fault for not making further enquiries .Apart from this highly satisfied

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2019

A

Great place in a lively village

Lovely, quirky rooms. Fantastic service from every single member of staff I encountered. Top notch food and drink! 'Proper' friendly local pub, but with the addition of standout food and accomodation.