Bell Hotel, Thetford

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Bell Hotel
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Bell Hotel, Thetford is located in Norfolk
Bell Hotel, Thetford
Norfolk
General information
LocationThetford, Breckland, Norfolk, England
AddressKing Street
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 2AZ
United Kingdom
Coordinates52°24′51.14″N 0°44′47.91″E / 52.4142056°N 0.7466417°E / 52.4142056; 0.7466417
Opening1493 (First documented)[1]
Technical details
Floor count3
Other information
Number of rooms46 en-suite bedrooms
Number of restaurants1
ParkingYes but Limited
Website
Hotel Website
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated3 April 1951
Reference no.384741[2]

The Bell Hotel is an AA[3] 3-star hotel in the English town of Thetford within the county of Norfolk.[4] The hotel has been a Grade II listed building since 3 April 1951.[2]

Location[]

The hotel is located on the corner of King Street and Bridge Street in the centre of Thetford. The hotel is 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Thetford railway station.[5] The hotel is 29.8 miles (48.0 km) south-west of the city of Norwich. The nearest airport is also at Norwich and that is 32.4 miles (52.1 km) north-east of the hotel.

History[]

Documentation shows that there has been an Inn on this site since 1493.[1] The premises served as a principal coaching inn on the London to Norwich mail coach route.[1] The two storey timber framed building which faces on to King street is the oldest part of the present building.[1] With the arrival of the railway connections to Thetford, Norwich and wider Norfolk the inn then was turned into a hotel. In the 17th century and 19th century further wings and extensions have been added with the west wing constructed in the late 20th century.[1] The hotel is reputedly haunted by the ghost of its 18th-century landlady Betty Radcliffe.[6] Actors associated with the BBC comedy show Dad's Army, stayed at the hotel when filming on location[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Norfolk Heritage Explorer Retrieved 19 January 2013
  2. ^ a b Building schedule Retrieved 19 January 2013
  3. ^ The hotels AA listing
  4. ^ OS Explorer Map 229 - Thetford Forest in The Brecks. ISBN 0319238032
  5. ^ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, ISBN 978 1 84348 614 5
  6. ^ "THETFORD - BELL HOTEL". Norfolk Public Houses. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Famous for Dad's Army and Captain Mainwaring - Review of Bell Hotel, Thetford - Tripadvisor". www.tripadvisor.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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