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The Bell Inn

3.0 star property

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Individually decorated, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Double Room, Ensuite (Room 1)
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Property grounds

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar

Explore the area

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21 Standlake Rd, Ducklington, Witney, England, OX29 7UP
  • Place, River Windrush
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Cogges Manor Farm
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Blenheim Palace
    ‪22 min drive‬
  • Airport, Oxford (OXF)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Individually decorated, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, Ensuite (Room 4)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite (Room 3)

Double Room, Ensuite (Room 3)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room, Ensuite (Room 2)

Single Room, Ensuite (Room 2)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Individually decorated, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite (Room 5)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double Room, Ensuite (Room 1)

Double Room, Ensuite (Room 1)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite (Room 6)

Double Room, Ensuite (Room 6)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Witney

With a stay at The Bell Inn in Witney, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Thames River and North Leigh Roman Villa. .This inn is 12.3 mi (19.9 km) from Blenheim Palace and 13.4 mi (21.6 km) from University of Oxford.
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What's nearby

  • River Windrush - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Cogges Manor Farm - 4 min drive - 4.0 km
  • University of Oxford - 19 min drive - 23.6 km
  • Blenheim Palace - 22 min drive - 24.5 km
  • Silverstone Circuit - 48 min drive - 73.5 km

Getting around

  • Comb (Oxon) Station - 14 min drive
  • Oxford (OXF) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Como Lounge - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Three Horseshoes - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Crafty Pint Bar - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Blue Boar - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Bell Inn

Inn in Witney with free breakfast and a restaurant
The Bell Inn offers 6 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.
Stay in one of 6 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include electric kettles and irons/ironing boards.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and an arcade/game room.
At The Bell Inn, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

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

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Garden

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total pets
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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The Bell Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 100 out of 224 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 75 out of 224 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 224 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 224 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 224 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Cassandra

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

Perfect stopover

Nice place to stay. Rooms are clean and comfortable. Quaint little town. Breakfast in the morning was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Kimble

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy & Quick check in, Nice Staff, good bed, Fantastic Breakfast. Nice location but limited of road parking.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Rachel

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

Overnight stay

Nice clean room. Check in staff very helpful and accommodating. Breakfast lovely. All in all an enjoyable stay - thank you Bell Inn in Ducklington.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

kathleen

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Simon

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

Top gear

A good stay with great weather and atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Comfortable and froendly

Arrived close to closing time and was warmly greeted by publcan, staff and pub regilars. Felt safe and was well fed at breakfast time. Nice to hear other guests talking about their intended visitsof the day. Publican helpful with my additional enquiries and offered suggestions of taxis to get to and from a venue.. Lovely lunch eaten after checking out. Beer Garden well looked after and village was nice to wander around with further walks suggested, if required. The place is cared for. Would go again 8f opportunity arises.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I stayed in a single room. Was clean and the mattress was comfy. I would have liked a chair and a fan in the room. Toiletries and tea-making facilities. Landlord apologised for the building works taking place on the pub. I had a good fish dinner. Didn't explore the village but looks pretty and a lot of locals use the pub. No car park but seems to be an adequate availability of street parking. Short drive to Kelmscott.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Enjoyed

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Christine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The property requires a lot of maintenance inside and out. The pictures need an update! Parking is on the road where available. The rooms have recently been painted, but still only a two star standard.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Melanie

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness

Needs some finishing touches

The owner reduced the rate prior to the visit due to ongoing building works. We had no issue with this as only staying one night. But the walkways to and from the rooms were untidy and messy, even though the building works are happening this could have been kept a bit tidier. The room was freshly decorated, but the tv didn’t work, there is no overhead light only two small wall lights one of which doesn’t work, the blind does not cover the window so at 4am it was very bright in the room. The bathroom radiator was thick with dust, presumably from recent decorating, the previous persons empty shower gel was still on the top of the shower cubicle. All these are easy fixes and if sorted would make a nice stay. The breakfast was very nice and the landlord was pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hazel

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

Nice stay

Perfect for what we needed. Pub downstairs was lovely and breakfast was delicious
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ian

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in Room 4 arriving on 16th April. Toilet found to have feces in it and not cleaned properly! Carpet in room not vaccumed. Mirror in bathroom had fallen and was located on sink not secured. Only window to room had 90 degree slats fitted on exterior. Room very dark. Unable to open window that had a large amount of dirt to its outside and building had scaffolding to its exterior as a roof repair was due to take place shortly. The crash bar to the fire escape door that was the only point of entry broke as we exited! In all very poor and should not have been advertised! A pump for the water was located in the roof space close to the room and provided a lovely wake up call at 6:30 am due to its loud noise as other residents used water! Manager not present as night off!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

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

Great place to stay

Lovely spot, clean tidy friendly and the breakfast was spot on. Definitely be back. Thank you And mustn't forget Great Guinness
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness

The Bell Inn. Could Do Better.

A quick stayover in the village of Ducklington to see family. The pub was ok, but it needs a really good clean. The room was the same and basically two double beds in a double room to make a family room, the beds were however perfectly nice, warm and comfortably but again, the room just needed a really good clean. The facilities were basic at best but ok for a stayover. The staff were friendly but you can see it was run on minimum staff. For example, the breakfast chef was chef, server, and the only person there in the morning. The town, pub and place are perfectly pleasant but lacking cleanliness in our opinion. Even something as simply as our evening meal table hadn't been fully cleared by the time we came for breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were so friendly, as well as the locals in the pub. Breakfast was great as well as evening food. Couldnt find fault with this beautiful little place, within easy reach of getting arould by car.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jackalyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alison

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

Lovely stay at The Bell in Ducklington

Enjoyed a comfortable at The Bell Inn. Very Olde Worlde. We had breakfadt and an evening meal on our two night stay. The food and produce used were excellent and the breakfast really was plentiful and first class. The Landlord seemed to wear several different hats and was most welcoming and polite in everything he did. We found the room, although dated, very clean and hygienic. We would not hesitate to stay again bext time qe are that way on. The only downside was the BLOODY SCAFFOLDING.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Jon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Roof Renovations going on no real parking spaces park at end of street tired restaurant & room needs renovating poor shower staff & food & bar good
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frank

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

The Bell Inn Mar 25

Nice food and good atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Ok for a short stay - good cooked breakfast

The Bell is a 17th-century inn with a wealth of original fearures and a lovely open fire. However, it was lacking in atmosphere and the evening meal we had was not great and quite expensive too. Our room was comfortable and clean but the heated towel rail wasnt working and bathroom mirror was off the wall. It was also a bit dark and claustophobic as there were permanent shutters over the window. On the plus side, the cooked breakfast was excellent and the host was keen to make sure we had everything we needed. The location is also very pretty and close to Oxford, Blenheim, Witney and the wider cotswolds. It was good value, given its location, but I'm not sure we'd stay there again.
The Bell inn
Village green at Ducklington
The pond at Ducklington
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Clive

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Great 1 night stay

Very comfortable. Radiator not working but portable heater provided that heated up room very well on a very cold night. No toilet roll (easy oversight) but nicked roll from adjacent room! Breakfast outstanding! Great place for breaking long journey!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Lynley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Traditional ole English pub/lodge set in a cute wee vilage
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

One night manageable

The staff member who welcomed us was friendly and helpfully showed us to the room. However acess to it was outside via a poorly lit metal staircase, which would've been a nightmare to go down if there had been a fire as it had no contrast edging. The room hadn't been heated and it took a while to get the room warm once we'd turned the radiator on. The shower cubicle door couldn't be fully opened as the toilet wa too close, but everything was very clean and the bed comfy. The dining area at breakfast smelt awful probably because the pub is small and had no doors between different areas. The food was no more than ok and there was no-one around when we came to leave, so we just left the key on the bar.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024