The Blue Bell Inn

Comfortable, clean bedrooms

We liked the location, in the Yorkshire Wolds. The bathroom and shower was nice, and the bed was comfortable. The dining room had tasteful upholstery.

There was no food or drink available in the village at all at the time of our visit on a Saturday night.

Situation

Nothing

After arriving after a long drive I was met with a phone number to ring attached to the front door.Owner arrived to tell me there would be no food or drink as there was a problem with the chef a couple of days earlier and in his words ‘Dont ever buy a Pub!’ I was told to go upstairs to the room and the exit from the building is through the fire door at the top of stairs which led down a fire escape outside. The door to this is left open which does not give you a great sense of security and I was given no key to get back in. On further inspection I realised I would be the only person in the building for the night as the owners dont live there. So with no food or drink or other humans needless to say I wasnt impressed as when I booked it gave it a very high rating and £111 per night I quickly left and had to find somewhere more suitable urgently. I left a message mentioning the issues and asked for a refund but was told no. Ive also approached Expedia who have reached out to the owner but told the same answer. I am now left wondering how this place is getting its ratings and reviews. I am more than reasonable and understand that things can go wrong in business but if there was an issue with chefs,the booking shoud not have been accepted. My advice to anyone is if you like the idea of solace,hunger and fear when it goes dark at night then this place is for you,otherwise steer well clear.

A great little gastro pub in a beautiful location, unfortunately the restaurant was closed due to staff shortages so we had bed and breakfast only, however the full English with unlimited tea and coffee was fantastic. Karl and Julia made us feel very welcome, highly recommended. Bob Davies.

Restaurant closed due to staff shortages but we were informed well in advance so it was no problem. 10 out of 10

Nice old classic pub set in a historic village

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Lovely, clean, comfortable and quiet location. Host was fantastic.