You are always assured of a warm welcome at The Bell Inn in the village of St.Nicholas-at-Wade, a traditional English pub run for ten years by Danny & Marian, offering a wide choice of food from an à la carte selection and specials, to bar snacks, accompanied by wines and an ever changing range of real ales.
Join us in one of our bars or more private dining areas, or in summer our delightful garden at our busy, friendly, cosy pub in this sleepy little village tucked away in The Garden of England.
Adnams Ghost Ship 4.5% ABV :
Tasting notes : a ghostly pale ale with "good assertive pithy bitterness with a malty backbone and a lemon and lime aroma".
What’s the story ? Taking its inspiration from Adnams 600-year-old haunted pub, The Bell (no relation) in one of England’s most haunted villages, Walberswick, whose shore is littered with the eerie wrecks of smuggling ships and where just out to sea, now under the waves, lies the ghost town of Dunwich, once one of England’s biggest ports, but washed away in 1286.
Tasting notes : a ghostly pale ale with "good assertive pithy bitterness with a malty backbone and a lemon and lime aroma".
What’s the story ? Taking its inspiration from Adnams 600-year-old haunted pub, The Bell (no relation) in one of England’s most haunted villages, Walberswick, whose shore is littered with the eerie wrecks of smuggling ships and where just out to sea, now under the waves, lies the ghost town of Dunwich, once one of England’s biggest ports, but washed away in 1286.
Our lunchtime menu is available between 12 and 2.30 pm from Monday to Saturday, featuring such favourites as skate wing in black butter, smoked mackerel, or cod in beer batter, see the latest full menu here :
Our à la carte menu is served between 6.30 and 9.00 pm Tuesday to Saturday, with starters including tempura battered king prawns, or soup of the day, mains from steak to sea bass, there's sure to be something for everybody. See the full current menu here :
Served alongside our à la carte menu between 6.30 and 9.00 pm from Tuesday to Saturday, the bar menu covers everything from steak'n'ale pie to ham, egg & fries with plenty in between. See the current selection here :
Our Sunday menu is served between 12.00 and 4.00 pm (6pm in summer) every Sunday. View the full current menu here :
The Bell Inn has a relatively modern frontage, but a trained eye will discern the inn's Tudor origin. In the time of Queen Elizabeth I the timber framed building was entered from the side, the two ancient doorways can still be seen in outline, whilst inside, in the bars, the original Tudor crossbeams are much in evidence.
Whether The Bell was purpose built as a Tudor beer-house is not known, but it was definitely operating as a hostelry in 1622 when the landlord was William Chambers.
Whether The Bell was purpose built as a Tudor beer-house is not known, but it was definitely operating as a hostelry in 1622 when the landlord was William Chambers.
Then why not try our Fruits de Mer ?
Just give us 48 hours notice and according to market price and availability let us serve you up a platter of your choice from oysters, mussels, lobster, crab, king prawn, langoustine, you decide !
Just give us 48 hours notice and according to market price and availability let us serve you up a platter of your choice from oysters, mussels, lobster, crab, king prawn, langoustine, you decide !
When any of our menus are being served we will also have a number of specials available, find details of these on the blackboards positioned in the bars. A typical selection might include : Lamb's liver served with bacon, or perhaps you might be tempted by Oven roasted duck breast served with dauphinoise potatoes, fennel & orange sauce.
To follow, check out the board for sweets. There you might find such traditional delights as treacle tart or spotted dick alongside the likes of our cappuccino cheesecake or Mint crème brûlée. Selections change daily, check the boards.
