The Six Bells

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Restaurant
Television
Classic Double Room
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels, soap

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Bar

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The Green, Reading, England, RG7 5NX
  • Place, North Wessex Downs
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, UK Wolf Centre
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, University of Reading
    ‪17 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪45 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

Comfort Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Classic Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Classic Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Reading

With a stay at The Six Bells in Reading, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Thames River and UK Wolf Centre. .This bed & breakfast is 14.8 mi (23.8 km) from Highclere Castle and 3 mi (4.9 km) from Bradfield College Golf Club.

What's nearby

  • North Wessex Downs - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • UK Wolf Centre - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Madejski Stadium - 13 min drive - 18.6 km
  • University of Reading - 17 min drive - 24.2 km
  • Oracle - 17 min drive - 18.0 km

Getting around

  • Reading Aldermaston Station - 5 min drive
  • Farnborough (FAB) - 58 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Rec Soc - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Cobbs at Englefield - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Crown Inn - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Renegade Brewery and Taproom - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪The Angel - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Six Bells

Bed & breakfast in Reading with free breakfast and a coffee shop
The Six Bells offers 4 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Smart televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. This Reading bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Housekeeping is offered on request and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 4 guestrooms featuring Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the bed & breakfast's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The Six Bells has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • Housekeeping on request

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • High-pile carpet in room
  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 30-inch smart TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; your host will greet you
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and outdoor lighting

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Six Bells Reading
The Six Bells Bed & breakfast
The Six Bells Bed & breakfast Reading

The Six Bells Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 81 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 81 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 81 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 81 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 81 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Ian

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Poor stay

Check in was awful. Seemed to be ignored by staff and once in room was full of spiders.TV not working and staff didn't know how to sort. Terrible WiFi reception almost non existent. Breakfast service terrible having been asked what time I wanted it no one around for at least 20 mins
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

ian, Wotton Under Edge

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean room but food was limited.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

T

Great communication
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Neil

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay. Could do with breakfast menu.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Weekend trip

Nice place to stay! Great food
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

joe

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

The six bells

Hotel was great but on your website it said it had a restaurant but didn't say it's shut Mon and Tues but luckily they was expecting a group of runners and was doing chips for them so offered to do me a burger and chips (had no choice) the breakfast was supposed to be at 8 30am ( I was the only guest that night) but was down at 8 20am and waited till 9am and still nobody came so left the pup with no breakfast very disappointed apart from that every thing was ok except the £15.50 for the burger
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter Benhur Odokonyero

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Oasis of calm near Reading

Lovely place to stay. Very quiet and nicely appointed accommodation. Excellent breakfast. Friendly service.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hidden gem with great food

Despite some minor challenges with sorting our check-in, Kordian (B&B owner/manager) more than made up for it with his warm & friendly welcome and making us feel right at home. The room was clean and very comfortable and the fry up in a bap for breakfast was impressive! Thanks for making our trip that bit more fun : )
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jackie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The six bells

Lovely little b n b in its great staff. Room was clean and comfy. We were going to a concert at Englefied house. Got an uber there. We were told by the bar staff that they would be open until midnight for our return so that we could have a drink before bed but in our return the lad behind the bar told us they had closed at 10-45pm and we couldn’t have one even although we had a tab and were staying there. In the morning the owner done our breakfast and he was a pleasure to deal with. All in all I would return and stay again but would triple check closing time of the bar
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful

Amazing little country pub with B&B and a freshly cooked breakfast included. The staff are warm friendly and helpful, the room was clean and comfortable. Great stay, great place.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great venue, Very welcoming community. great place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not what I expected but ok for the price

Advertised to have the option to 'unwind at the bar or restaurant' - neither of which were serving food the night I stayed. Also advertised as having a 'cooked to order breakfast' - all that was available was 2 types of cereal in their boxes, some yoghurts and some berries, still in their plastic supermarket containers. The staff were lovely and despite my room not being ready due to a glitch with the cleaner, my stay was ok. The room was hot, the bed had a thick, feather duvet on it and only a small fan to keep cool.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay - friendly and warm staff, lovely location , really comfortable room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

craig

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great food, great stay :)

I've stayed at the 6 bells a couple of times and it is my favorite place to stay if I'm working in the area. Great food (the Pizza's are amazing), great staff and a beautiful location.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hosts were extremely welcoming, hospitable and helpful. I had a clean and comfortable room and excellent breakfasts. This is a very pleasant village location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Nick

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely fantastic stay at the Six Bells in the lovely village of Beenham. Great staff and a friendly welcome. Decent clean rooms with en suite and a hot shower. Plenty of free on site parking. Great food and one of the best breakfasts I have ever had. Great range of beers and spirits too. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For my short stay all was well. The menu was a little limited for my chosen diet. Great value for money with an included breakfast. Clean and tidy. ALL staff seemed happy and I was made very welcome. Parking is good too. A nice quiet country location with a lovely view from my window. Facilities very good and comfortable. I enjoyed my stay very much and would recommend The Six Bell if asked.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Peaceful

Lovely peaceful surroundings. Good value.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No food available

Hotel was ok, room was up to a reasonable standard but was very dusty on furniture. Biggest problem was the restaurant is closed on a Monday and a Tuesday, this wasn't pointed out at time of booking. This resulted in a 5 mile drive to the nearest pub for food which was not ideal.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Natasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant stay for work purposes
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025