The Bell Hotel Thetford by Greene King Inns

3.0 star property
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December 2024
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Terrace/patio
Exterior
Standard Room (Feature) | Living area
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
King Street, Thetford, England, IP24 2AZ
  • Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life
    1 min walk
  • Charles Burrell Museum
    1 min walk
  • In the Footsteps of Thomas Paine Museum
    2 min walk
  • Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.)
    40 min drive

Room options

Standard Room

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room (Feature)

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room (for 4)

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Family Room (for 3)

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Thetford

With a stay at The Bell Hotel Thetford by Greene King Inns in Thetford, you'll be just steps from Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life and Charles Burrell Museum. .This inn is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from In the Footsteps of Thomas Paine Museum and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Dad's Army Museum.

What's nearby

  • Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Charles Burrell Museum - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Dad's Army Museum - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Elveden Estate - 5 min drive - 5.8 km
  • High Lodge Visitor Centre - 11 min drive - 8.7 km

Getting around

  • Thetford Station - 7 min walk
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Red Lion - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Croxton Fish Bar - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪The Norfolk Terrier - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Chase - ‬6 min walk

About this property

The Bell Hotel Thetford by Greene King Inns

Inn in Thetford with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
The Bell Hotel Thetford by Greene King Inns offers 46 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 46 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Grab a bite to eat at the inn's restaurant, which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours).
This inn has 3 meeting rooms available for events. Free self parking is available onsite.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Polish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping

Business services

  • Meeting rooms - 3

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10.00 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 10.00 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

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The Bell Hotel Thetford by Greene King Inns Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 439 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was a good experience. The lady was very friendly and helpful. The only detail she got wrong is that we’d booked two single rooms and she was under the impression we’d booked a single and a double. She looked again and corrected herself. She gave us the keys and one of the rooms was a double….. we paid for breakfast up front when booking. At checkout, the lady (a different one to the previous) tried to charge breakfast for one of the rooms - the double we were given. I explained that we’d already paid up front for breakfast and that I would show her the email as proof. She didn’t want to see the email and told us not to worry about it. I can only gather from this that the lady who checked us in, still gave us a wrong room, despite me telling her we’d booked two singles, hence why we were asked to pay breakfast for one of them. Anyway, the lady took the keys and we were gone. Two hours later, I received a phone call from the lady asking where the room keys were. All very odd. I reminded her that she took them from us at check out. She said she’d have another look for them. We never heard anything back. As for my room, there was dry urine on the back of the toilet, the soap dispenser was completely empty, the bathroom door did not close, as the door was too big for the frame (clearly moved or warped over the years), the mattress was lumpy and windows drafty. Breakfast, however was lovely - couldn’t fault it.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Anthony

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tired hotel
The room was very tired probably fitted out in the 70s. The shower did not function properly so asked the onsite manager what could be done. She moved us into another room which was better but still in need of a make over. Asked the new manager there was a problem with the cleanliness of the room and she promised this would be done. It wasn't. Waited 45mins for our food to arrive in the evening and was told they had a party of 20 in no apology. This is our second Green King holiday we have had this year and both hotels were the same. Very very tired and the management does not seem to care. We shall not use them again
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Russell

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
I have no comment it was a pleasant stay, no complaints.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

SIEWHONG (SUNNY)

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Like the front garden and free car parking. Property in need of renovation and brought up to modern standards such as new carpets, air-conditioning and high speed free WiFi.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Link to Dad’s Army was a bonus. A hotel with lots of character.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property is dated but comfortable
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I agree with several other reviewers: service at The Bell is excellent, the food (we had) was very good and our room was comfortable . However, it's a shame that Greene King do not seem to be attending to items of wear and tear in the building. Overall though we were very happy with our stay, and felt it was good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cherie

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to stay
Was very friendly staff nothing to much Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Francoise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The location is excellent. The room was clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Nicola

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely friendly and helpful staff, amazing food. Great building, though some of the property was tired and could do with a refurb, though it was all very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Colin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Generally good.
Staff were excellent, breakfast very good. Sadly paintwork and furniture vary dated. Generally everywhere was well cleaned and bed linen was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Lorraine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good. Clean.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hazel

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were all extremely friendly and helpful. Although I am a lone woman, I didn’t feel at all uncomfortable either staying at The Bell, or walking around Thetford in general. I thoroughly recommend The Bell, and will be staying there again. I had previously stayed at the Travelodge in Thetford.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very tired and dated rooms No hot water in the morning, so cold shower, unacceptable Won’t be back
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Beautiful old building but needs some TLC.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Desperately in need of update and renovation
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

George

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Marco

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Bed was comfortable but building felt a bit run down.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024