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The coaching inn, updated. Using locally sourced food cooked simply, the inn provides eating, drinking, lodgings

Our family of modern day coaching inns was born from our relationship with creative director Ilse Crawford, who defined the concept of reinstating the traditional inn, a place of rest and sustenance and a necessary stop for travellers from the rigours of the road. Her portfolio included Soho House New York, Cecconis, Grand Hotel Stockholm and the recent launch of Kettners.

Parts of the building date back to 1135, with nooks and crannies and crooked floors. For the warmer months, enjoy local ales and eats from our summer kitchen in our huge meadow garden, or in the winter, make yourself at home inside by our open fires.

Only an hour from central London, 20 minutes from Heathrow with good transport links and wifi throughout. The Olde Bell is the first in a family of modern day inns, all in historic timber framed buildings.

Eating and Drinking

The kitchen is in the charge of Tony Abarno, providing locally sourced food, served simply using local suppliers.Inn keepers are Florence and Tony, previously at the gastro haven, the Anchor and Hope, on the Cut, southbank.

Open from breakfast until dinner, we can accommodate up to 60 in the main dining room and up to 12 in the private panelled room. Our menu changed daily and we break our bread on site.

For elevenses and afternoon tea, home baked biscuits and cakes, proper coffee and for those ‘in between times’ plates of Welsh rarebit and fruitcake with Cashel blue.

Lodgings

At the inn, we provide simple creature comforts: decent mattresses, pure cotton sheets, with extra Jakob’s wool blankets. Beautifully designed suites with free standing baths in the suites. We use Aesop botanically based skin, hair and body products in every coaching inn bathroom.

Meetings and Events

Only a short walk from the River Thames The Olde Bell has 6 spacious meeting rooms. We can accommodate smaller groups, medium gatherings and breakout room options as well as larger parties up to 150 delegates, theatre style.

Weddings

In the grounds of the Olde Bell are the historic Tithe Barn and the Malthouse, in which we can accommodate gatherings of all sizes. Both buildings have rooms which are licensed to hold civil ceremonies. Capacities for civil ceremonies are 120 guests in the Tithe Barn and 40 guest in The Malthouse.