The Blue Bell Inn, Dockenfield - pub details
Address: Dockenfield, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4EX [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 18503) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Bentley - Hants (2.4 miles), Farnham (4.1 miles)
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> Current user rating: 6.1/10 (rated by 24 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Halfway House, Bucks Horn Oak (0.7 miles), Cherry Tree, Rowledge (1.4 miles), Jolly Farmer, Blacknest (1.4 miles), Hare and Hounds, Rowledge (1.5 miles), Holly Bush, Shortfield (1.7 miles)
user reviews of the Blue Bell Inn, Dockenfield
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| Great that we don't have to suffer youg kids in a 'pub'. A pub is just that & we don't all want to endure this.! I sugguest you go to a family friendly chain and use the childrens menu, and leave a proper pub to the grown ups........!! If children are taken to pubs they have not chosen this but you as a parent have, so use your discretion and visit a watering hole that tolerates & indulges you. As for the rest of your review, it is just negative & inaccurate. This is a site for reviewing BEER.........in the main,which is served very well and in good condition, AGAIN.! ladiesview - 6 Feb 2012 11:00 |
| Sadly no longer a warm, welcoming, family friendly pub! New tenants are missing a trick by isolating young families, serving poor food, dirty loo's and lack of welcoming atmosphere. Unfortunately a Sunday lunch that will not be repeated. Amandathorp - 29 Jan 2012 20:41 |
| The new people have given it a lick of paint but there's so much white paint and so many bright lights that it hurts your eyes to go in. The new folk are keen and polite and have great ambitions for the place, so I hope they'll listen to feedback and soften the lighting. The beers on my last visit (3/12/11) were Tripple fff Altons Pride and Moondance and Hogs Back TEA, HBB and Advent Ale (this one straight from the barrel on the bar). I don't like Hogs Back beers but my colleague said the were in good nick. The Tripple fff beers were magic! We need to use this pub or we'll lose it and it's far too lovely for us to let that happen. slickslinger - 7 Dec 2011 14:41 |
| Recently reopened- some new paint!- Good beer selection and some reasonable wines. They say they are planning to install 4 more engines..... Nice fire, and could be cosy if the locals could be bothered to close the door, otherwise this needs a self closure putting in place....& some warm drapes.... Limited looking basic menu for such a rural pub, which should be going all out to attract custom,retain business and really make it fly! The kitchen need to up their game, and put some local game on,.!.....its seasonal available & local!- it even goes in pies....... A good start,but time will tell......if this really can beat the other eateries in the area,and be so much more than just a drinking establishment.! ladiesview - 5 Dec 2011 13:36 |
| The closure of The Blue Bell in Dockenfield is temporary. The pub was abandoned by the previous tenants and left in a mess; the new tenants are picking up the pieces and bringing the pub back to life. There is a new website www.thebluebelldockenfield.com which gives some information on the progress and it's hoped to be open again in mid to late October 2011. They've read the comments on here and hope that anyone who has been disappointed in the past will give it any go some time. The locals are keen to see it open again very soon. DerekA - 4 Oct 2011 16:19 |
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