Bell Hotel | |
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General information | |
Location | Thetford, Breckland, Norfolk, England |
Address | King Street Thetford Norfolk IP24 2AZ United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 52°24′51.14″N 0°44′47.91″E / 52.4142056°N 0.7466417°E |
Opening | 1493 (First documented) [1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 46 en-suite bedrooms |
Number of restaurants | 1 |
Parking | Yes but limited |
Website | |
Hotel Website | |
Invalid designation | |
Designated | 3 April 1951 |
Reference no. | 1195935 [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]
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.
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]
Bell Hotel | |
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General information | |
Location | Thetford, Breckland, Norfolk, England |
Address | King Street Thetford Norfolk IP24 2AZ United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 52°24′51.14″N 0°44′47.91″E / 52.4142056°N 0.7466417°E |
Opening | 1493 (First documented) [1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 46 en-suite bedrooms |
Number of restaurants | 1 |
Parking | Yes but limited |
Website | |
Hotel Website | |
Invalid designation | |
Designated | 3 April 1951 |
Reference no. | 1195935 [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]
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.
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]