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The Bell Inn, Aldworth

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before it became a pub. It was built in the 15th century or possibly earlier, with C17 and C19 alterations and a C20 addition. It has two rooms, a large panelled tap room with
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and quarry-tiled floor, and a smaller L-shaped room. The bar itself is a servery with sliding glass partitions and hatches, and has no bar fittings at all save for
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Besides its listing and awards, the pub is also notable for having been owned and run by the same family continuously since the 18th century. The pub is a
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The pub is built of brick with a timber frame, and is said to have once been a medieval
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and is the only pub in Berkshire with a Grade II listed interior. It is also on the
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and sells beers from a number of local breweries, as well as its famous
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen: A Year of Things to See and Do in England
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in 1990, and received the accolade again for 2019. It is a
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Index


Public house
Aldworth
West Berkshire
Coordinates
51°30′48″N 1°12′02″W / 51.5132°N 1.2006°W / 51.5132; -1.2006
pub
Aldworth
West Berkshire
CAMRA
National Pub of the Year
Grade II listed building
Campaign for Real Ale
National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors
hall house
manor house
inglenook fireplace
ebony
handpumps
free house
filled rolls
Ridgeway
ISBN
9781852493042


Historic England
"The Bell public house (1117177)"
National Heritage List for England

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