The Bell, Reading

A lovely old traditional pub set in the Berkshire countryside between Reading and Maidenhead.A white exterior with inlaid black timbers, the pub signage tells us the pub is a 15th century Freehouse, the pub heritage site tells us it became a pub around 1723. Traditionaly laid out inside there are several rooms and a central bar. Five handpumps with Froome Gulp, Loddon Hoppit & Wolf Quad, Bond Scrum Five and Butts Backguard, also ten Ciders were available spread equally from Lilleys and local producer Tutts Clump. Food is understanderbly a big thing here but equally so for beer and cider, the pub being enhanced by both.Getting here involves a bus from Maidenhead or a long three mile walk from Twyford train station, in my instance I chose to take the thirty minute drive from home, there is no pub carpark so somewhere has to be found around the small village to park. Certainly worthy of the trip, it's very good.